Demand for transparency over TCA deal
2021 has been a turbulent year so far, beginning with the UK fishing industry shocked at the extent of the UK government’s willingness to give ground on fisheries in its…
The UK government is stacking the odds heavily against the fishing industry as it seeks to impose HPMAs
UK government rigs MPAs to harm fishing communities
The government’s process to select Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) needs a rethink, according to the NFFO, which states that human use issues are being deliberately relegated to a second…
UK federations consider EU fisheries deal implications
Having been unsuccessful in reaching agreements on fisheries with Norway and the Faroe Islands, the UK has finally reach a bilateral fisheries agreement with the European Union for the remained…
NFFO Training Trust offers grants worth £100,000
The NFFO Training Trust, the charity arm of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced that it will be offering grants worth a total of £100,000 to support training…
UK government’s MPAs Blitzkrieg
The Government’s intention to implement management measures in 40 offshore marine protected areas over the next three years emerged towards the end of a recent NFFO meeting with the management…
There are fears that English fishing could become a casualty of devolution politics
England’s fishing a casualty of devolution politics
According to the NFFO, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation’s letter to the Prime Minister setting out its criticisms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU has been replied to.…
Greenpeace dumping boulders at sea during a previous stunt. Image: Greenpeace
Time to take a stand on Greenpeace vigilantes
The NFFO has written to the leaders of political leaders, pressing them to condemn Greenpeace’s most recent publicity stunt in unequivocal terms. Letters have been sent to Prime Minister Boris…
Secretary of State George Eustice
Keeping up the pressure on government
As fishing businesses in the UK struggle to survive the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the pst-Brexit fallout, according to the NFFO, things for the sector are getting…
Image: Equinor/Ole Jørgen Bratland
MPA fishing ban – another industry sell-out
The NFFO has hit back at the Marine Management Organisation’s announced intention to outlaw towed gears in the Dogger Bank SAC and the majority of three other offshore MPAs, describing…
The NFFO advises that extra quota should go where it’s needed, not to a lucky few
Extra quota should go where it’s needed
The NFFO argues that additional quota secured by the UK under the terms of the agreement with the EU should be used primarily to address cases where acute quota shortages…