Major Lobby Day Ahead of Key Decisions in Parliament according to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) – The NFFO and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) , recently joined forces […]
Scots overwhelmingly supportive of fishing sector. Polling shows UK-produced food as important as UK-produced energy. A LARGE majority of Scots are backing the fishing industry amid growing pressure on fishing […]
Cabinet Secretary signs pledge to protect fishing SCOTLAND’S Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has signed a pledge to protect and support Scotland’s vital fishing industry and coastal communities. The commitment […]
Politicians from across the aisles pledge to protect fishing. Major exhibition inspires over three days at Scottish Parliament. More than 50 MSPs including three party leaders have put their names […]
Protect fishing within our crowded seas, say public. The overwhelming majority of the public believe the fishing industry must not be squeezed out by offshore renewables developments and tougher conservation […]
Crowded seas a serious threat to fishing industry, warns major new report More than half of Scottish waters could be closed to fishing fleets by 2050 if the industry continues […]
SFF Comments on the UK Fisheries Deal Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation on UK fisheries deal with EU and Norway With the news that the UK, Norway and the EU […]
EU contingency plans for fishing – statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), said: “If there is no Fisheries Agreement in place by the […]
SFF Welcomes Funding – The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation welcomed the funding package for smaller vessels as a good first step to support the industry. SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald said: […]
Active Fishermen join Future of Our Inshore Fisheries steering group. Six active fishermen from across the country have been invited to join the steering group of the Future of Our […]