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Former NFFO Chief Executive Honoured King Charles III’s first Birthday Honours list has seen former NFFO Chief Executive Officer, Barrie Deas, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire […]
NFFO elects its next chairman. Chris Ranford will be the next Chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations. He was elected recently by the NFFO’s Executive Committee and will […]
Cefas and NFFO Create a New Industry Forum The inaugural meeting was held on the 30th November 2022, facilitating a more direct dialogue between the fishing industry and fisheries scientists […]
NFFO chief executive slams the way fishing industry is misrepresented Barrie Deas, the chief executive of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has highlighted the degree to which commercial […]
NFFO Announces New Chief Executive – The NFFO Executive Committee has appointed Mike Cohen to take over as Chief Executive of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, when current CEO […]
UK fishers highlight displacement crisis for fishing industry. Committee Room 9 in the Palace of Westminster recently saw the parliamentary launch of the ABPmer report, commissioned by the NFFO and […]
WFA-CPC Formalises Membership with NFFO The Welsh Fishermen’s Association-Cymdeithas Pysgotwyr Cymru (WFA-CPC) has moved to formalise its membership of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO). The WFA-CPC has applied […]
NFFO & MMO Meeting on a Joined Up Approach to Managing ‘Spatial Squeeze’ The accelerated expansion of offshore wind and the pace of application of management measures within marine protected […]
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Risk, Safety and Training Lead. The post is partially supported by a three- year […]
New chairman for NFFO. 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 […]
National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations announces new deputy. The NFFO is pleased to announce the appointment of its former Chairman, Mike Cohen, as the Federation’s Deputy Chief Executive. Chief Executive, […]
NFFO keeps pressure on for financial support. The NFFO has written again to Secretary of State, George Eustice and Fisheries Minister, Victoria Prentis, for a second tranche of financial support […]
NFFO Calls for Financial Support – The NFFO has written urgently to fisheries ministers making the case for a further tranche of financial support under the Fisheries Response Fund. NFFO […]
NFFO Strong Letter to PM – The NFFO has written in strong terms to the Prime Minister about the Government’s portrayal of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement as a […]
Flagship Fisheries Bill Becomes Law The Fisheries Bill receives Royal Assent after 10 months in Parliament The new Act allows the UK to take back control of its waters out […]
Fisheries Science Data Collection Programme Calls for Industry for Support – Volunteer skippers fishing out of England and Wales are needed to contribute to fisheries data usually collected by scientific […]
Sustainability Leadership for UK Shellfish – New fisheries management groups to provide sustainability leadership for UK shellfish. Fishing industry invited to engage with groups to support ongoing sustainable management of […]
WWF Calls for Camera Monitoring to Help Reduce Fishery bycatches Hundreds of thousands of endangered marine animals are dying unnecessarily every year as a result of being accidentally caught in […]
Joint letter to PM from SFF and NFFO. In a joint letter to the Prime Minister, the representatives of the UK fishing industry – SFF and NFFO – have yesterday, […]
An influential and authoritative event hosted online by Seafarers UK takes forward recommendations from the recent landmark report, “Fishing Without a Safety Net: The Financial Resilience of Small-Scale Coastal Fishers, […]
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