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Eustice – UK committed to levelling up coastal communities. On Monday 27 December, the UK government announced a £75 million investment to modernise the UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities. […]
Eustice – challenging science led to some tough decisions. Speaking after concluding negotiations at the EU Fish Council in the early hours this morning, UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice said […]
English skippers participate in bluefin tuna research. Last week, 28 skippers and their crew from fishing ports across the South West and Southern England made their first voyage of the […]
Skippers take to the sea as part of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna monitoring programme. Today, 28 skippers and their crew from fishing ports across the South West and Southern England will […]
Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector joins calls for more flexibility in UK immigration policy to address labour shortages. Scotland’s farm-raised salmon sector has joined calls from the food and drink industry […]
Two new appointments at Newlyn Harbour. Following the monthly Board Meeting of Newlyn Pier & Harbour Commissioners (NP&HC), the Commission reports on the local reaction to proposed developments at Newlyn Harbour and […]
UK Government and Devolved Governments seek views on the Joint Fisheries Statement. Joint framework on fisheries management proposed by the UK Government and Devolved Governments. Consultation to run from 18 […]
£75m boost to modernise UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities. Multimillion investment boost to infrastructure to modernise UK ports and processing facilities and create jobs. Funding will also go […]
UK and EU reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022. The UK and EU reach bilateral agreement on catch limits for 2022. The catch limits provide around 140,000 tonnes of […]
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 […]
UK and France in fishing stand-off. Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose sanctions on British vessels in a deepening […]
The UK Government has announced the first set of programmes to receive funding from the £500m Blue Planet Fund launched by the Prime Minister at the G7 summit. The £16.2m sum programmes, […]
UK-EU fishing deal provides ‘stability’ for UK industry. UK Environment Secretary George Eustice says the recently agreed fisheries deal with the EU for 2021 will bring stability and certainty to […]
EU and UK conclude fisheries negotiations The EU and the United Kingdom have concluded negotiations on an agreement in principle setting out catch limits for jointly managed fish stocks for […]
UK Government supports seal protection campaign. Last week, the Seal Alliance launched a campaign, backed by Defra, aimed at educating the public about the devastating impacts human interactions can have on […]
Extension to fishing catch limits to provide certainty to industry The Government has today (1 April 2021) announced that it intends to set provisional catch limits for UK-EU shared fish […]
Increased support for fishing and shellfish businesses. Expanded Seafood Response Fund for the UK’s seafood and aquaculture sectors. The Government has announced enhanced financial support for the seafood industry with cash grants […]
NFFO Calls on Political Parties to Condemn Greenpeace Vigilantes – The NFFO has written to the leaders of the main political parties, and to UK fisheries ministers and shadows, pressing […]
Increased support for fishing and shellfish businesses. The Government has announced enhanced financial support for the seafood industry with cash grants for seafood and aquaculture businesses across the UK. In […]
Government Agrees to Second Financial Support Package After weeks of lobbying by the NFFO the Government has announced a further tranche of financial support for the fishing industry. An announcement […]
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