Angry and frustrated
Much of the UK fishing industry remains angry and frustrated at the gulf between what as promised in the December 2020 Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and what has actually been…
Much of the UK fishing industry remains angry and frustrated at the gulf between what as promised in the December 2020 Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and what has actually been…
As quotas for 2023 for the North Sea have seen advice for significantly higher increases than those finally decided on, the body representing the fishing industry in England and Wales…
The Executive Committee of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, representing fishermen in England and Wales, has appointed Mike Cohen to take over as chief executive when long-serving CEO Barrie…
Committee Room 9 in the Palace of Westminster has seen the parliamentary launch of the ABPmer report on the looming displacement crisis for fishing. The purpose of the event, organised…
The Welsh Fishermen’s Association-Cymdeithas Pysgotwyr Cymru (WFA-CPC) has moved to formalise its membership of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations. The WFA-CPC’s application for membership has been warmly welcomed into…
There has been considerable turbulence between Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities and fishermen in their districts over recent months, according to NFFO Chairman Paul Gilson – to the point that in some areas…
The findings of a major report commissioned by the NFFO and SFF demonstrate that the fishing industry continues to be shoved aside in the race for offshore energy, with more…
The NFFO has slammed the Marine Management Organisation, accusing it of chickening out, after already having effectively won its legal case against Greenpeace for dumping boulders on fishing grounds. ‘The…
Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK authorities of consultation concerning the Joint Fisheries Statement, the NFFO describes it as a statement of intent – and the political context within which…
A longstanding member of the NFFO’s Executive Committee and vice-chairman of its South- East Committee, Paul Gilson has been elected as the next chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s…