Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation chief executive Seán O’Donoghue warns that a failure to achieve an orderly Brexit will precipitate ‘chaos and conflict at sea’ with port blockades across Europe being a…
The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon and the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford have jointly written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to immediately rule out a…
The EU Commission has issued a Brexit Contingency Plan, agreed with Ireland and seven other affected Member States, which sets out how fisheries would be managed in a No Deal…
A set of plans intended to mitigate the effects of a potential No Deal Brexit have been presented by European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella. These…
Speaking at a reception held jointly in Parliament today by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, DEFRA minister Robert Goodwill stated that ‘leaving the EU…
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will tomorrow question Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove MP on his Department’s preparations for a…