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…
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 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…
After having first made plain their disappointment at the deal reached by the UK government on fishing in its negotiations with the European Union, UK federations have had a breathing…
UK industry federations have been quick to slam the agreement reached between the EU and the UK on fisheries as far from living up to what had been promised. According…
Four and a half years on, and it seems that an agreement between the EU and the UK on fisheries is as far off now as at any time since…
During talks with senior UK politicians, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations have urged them to hold firm on the commitments made to fishermen and…
The chief executives of the two main UK fishing industry federations have issued a statement, setting out their support for the UK government’s Brexit negotiating position. ‘For the fishing industry…
In a commentary on the current state of negotiations between the European Union and the UK, a spokesman for the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, representing much of the English…
It’s no secret that the UK fishing industry has been hit hard by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the fallout affecting businesses and crews. Now the Fishermen’s Mission…