Federations’ spatial squeeze report gets Parliamentary launch
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…
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…
The Federation’s former chairman, Mike Cohen, has been appointed its new deputy chief executive, taking over from Dale Rodmell at the beginning of January. ‘Dale Rodmell has built a solid…
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 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…