Finfish Industry Advisory Group to provide forum for fisheries management issues. Fishing industry invited to engage with new group to support ongoing sustainable management of regionally important fisheries for non-quota […]
New-look WiSA group launches digital hub to promote diversity in aquaculture. Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) has revealed plans for a new online forum launching next month, designed to connect […]
New Chair for Sea Pact advisory board. Sea Pact, a pre-competitive collaboration of ten leading American and Canadian seafood companies working together to drive industry sustainability progress, have a new […]
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 […]
Shellfish group makes progress despite COVID-19. The Shellfish Industry Advisory Group established in November last year has made substantial progress, despite the crisis in the shellfish markets caused by the […]
Novel method to detect neurotoxins in shellfish. Food safety scientists at the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK have been working closely with the Cawthron Institute, […]
NFFO Chairman’s Report 2022. Introduction: The reversal of fortunes of our industry has been sudden and stark. We have a fight on our hands on multiple fronts. The Trade and […]
NFFO Responds to Joint Fisheries Statement, currently under way by the four UK fisheries administrations. Consultation on the draft Joint Fisheries Statement Response by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations […]
No Fishing Sellout. The NFFO takes stock 8 months after the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Domestic Fisheries Policy. There are some in the fishing industry whose trust in the […]
Defra consults over scallop management. Defra is launching two calls for evidence from 19 July 2021 to 30 August 2021 to capture views from the fishing sector, wider fishing community […]
What happened to FOIF? Future of Inshore Fisheries The NFFO takes stock of what happened to the Future of Inshore Fisheries Initiative. Amid Covid and the general post-TCA gloom, many […]
NFFO CHANGES AT THE TOP Andrew Locker has moved into the NFFO hotseat as Chairman of the NFFO, and Andrew Pascoe has been elevated from the Chairman’s role to become […]
Support for ‘Blue Revolution Fund’. The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced its support to the venture capital fund Blue Revolution Fund, providing €20 million under InvestEU and investing in early-stage […]
Obituary of former SFF president, Alan Coghill. Alan Coghill, the former CEO of Orkney Fish Producers Organisation, Secretary of the Orkney Fishermen’s Association as well as ex – SFF President […]
Ping An launches first ocean carbon sink index insurance policy for marine ecosystem protection. Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance (Ping An P&C) has launched its first ocean carbon sink […]
Minister McConalogue receives Marine Institute’s Fish Stock Book 2022. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, visited the Marine Institute in Galway and received the Marine Institute’s […]
Riverence Provisions LLC, first aquaculture producer approved for FishCARE Standard. Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices […]
Appointment of two Directors at the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of two Directors to the state agency’s Senior Leadership Team. Dr Ciaran Kelly […]
Sea Pact tackles problem of global ghost fishing gear. Sea Pact, an innovative association of 10 leading North American seafood companies working together to drive industry sustainability progress has announced […]