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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…