New fisheries management plans for five UK stocks
Five new plans developed by Defra with the Scottish government mark a shift in how these stocks are managed in English and wider UK waters to protect stocks from overexploitation.…
New Minister visits Newlyn
The UK’s new Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Dame Angela Eagle, has paid a visit to Newlyn to meet face to face with Cornwall’s fishing industry and wider…
NFFO meets new minister at critical juncture
With days to go before the 2026 end-of-year fisheries negotiations, the NFFO executive secured a meeting with newly appointed Food Security Minister Angela Eagle at DEFRA’s London offices, marking an…
NFFO prepares response to MPA gear ban
With the English fishing sector facing the proposed closure of fishing grounds to both static and mobile gears, the NFFO is preparing its response to the UK Government on these…
NFFO disappointed by EU-UK deal
In a more carefully-worded response that those given by Scottish Federations, the NFFO has registered its disappointment with the outcome of the deal struck between the UK and the EU…
EU demands merit firm but measured response, urges NFFO
The UK government is urged not to capitulate to what the NFFO describes as the outrageous demands being made by the European Union when it comes to renegotiating the Trade…
I-VMS requirement comes into force for English under-12 fleet
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is introducing a new licence condition that will come into force on 12th May 2025, requiring the use of a type-approved I-VMS device on any…
A load of old pollacks?
With ICES advice still for a zero quota for pollack and the by-catch advice reduced still further compared to the 2024 level, current management isn’t working the way it should…
Fishing back in the offshore wind firing line
The NFFO has criticised the moves by the UK government to expand the network of marine protected areas – with the intention of offsetting the damage caused by offshore wind.…
Minister emphasises food security
Industry leaders were in Brixham this week for their first encounter with the newly appointed Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner. ‘There were no major…
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