The NFFO has asked for an early and urgent early meeting with the new minister in view of the extremely short time to the EC December Council that will make critical decisions on the new cod recovery plan as well as quotas and days at sea in 2009.
NFFO chief executive Barrie Deas said: “The Federation is already in detailed discussions with Defra officials and the European Commission in preparation for the December Council and the important EU/Norway negotiations, and it is vital that the new minister gets a handle on the key issues as quickly as possible.”
