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…
UK fishing squeezed out
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…
Loophole leaves migrant crews open to systematic abuse
A report by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) claims that migrant fishermen working on UK vessels are vulnerable to systematic labour exploitation as the Government refuses close loopholes in…
Wild-caught fish is already a climate smart choice
Reacting to a report by WWF, RSPB and the Marine Conservation Society attacking the fishing industry with regards to climate change, SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has stated that wild-caught…
Fishing industry urges PM to support industry after Brexit fiasco
Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the Prime Minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels…
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…
The Brexit deal falls significantly short of promises that had been made, according to the SFF
Scottish fishing in crisis
Describing the current situation as a ‘full-blown crisis,’ Scottish Seafood Association chief executive Jimmy Buchan has told the UK and Scottish governments to get a grip, and fast, ‘before severe…
The Brexit deal falls significantly short of promises that had been made, according to the SFF
Brexit deal falls short of promises
The deal between the EU and the UK on fisheries falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made to the industry by those at the highest…
UK betrayed on fisheries, claim federations
UK betrayed on fisheries, claim federations
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…
Both EU and UK fishing organisations see current proposals as a betrayal
Betrayal all round
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…