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NFFO Training and Safety Initiative – The NFFO Training Trust, the charity arm of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, has announced that it will be offering grants worth a […]
NFFO Calls for Calm Over Jersey Blockade The blockade of St Helier by French fishing vessels and the somewhat hysterical political over-reaction that has included threats to cut off electricity […]
NFFO Blasts Number 10 – It may be nothing, but No 10 has replied to the Scottish Fishermen’s letter criticising the outcome of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the […]
Labour Disowns Greenpeace Reports the NFFO Full credit to Shadow Fisheries Minister, Luke Pollard MP, for publicly disowning Greenpeace for dumping boulders to endanger fishing vessels in the vicinity of […]
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 […]
NFFO’s response to Struan Stevenson’s criticisms of the fishing industry. In his article Britain’s Fishermen are stranded on the Brexit Rocks but who’s fault is it? (The Herald 22nd January) Struan Stevenson […]
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 Calls For Additional Quota Allocation The NFFO has written to the Secretary of State, George Eustice, arguing that additional quota secured from the EU should be first and foremost […]
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 […]
The NFFO on Brexit Deal – “Miniscule, Marginal, Paltry, Pathetic” Some of the adjectives that will be in circulation within the UK fishing industry today, to describe the change in […]
NFFO Commemorates Life of Dave Bevan – Former General Manager of NFFO Services Limited, Dave Bevan, has passed away after a short illness and Covid related complications. Dave took over the […]
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, […]
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 […]
NFFO welcomes UK/Norway fisheries agreement. The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation has welcomed the signature of a fisheries framework agreement between UK and Norway. The agreement was signed by Secretary […]
Joint statement from SFF and NFFO. Elspeth Macdonald and Barrie Deas, chief executives of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) respectively, said: “For the fishing industry in the UK, leaving […]
NFFO Reiterates Key Positions as Negotiations Intensify – It is difficult to glean much from the official statements made by the EU and the UK after each round in the […]
NFFO Update on UK-EU Negotiations – After last week’s round of negotiations, Michel Barnier singled out fisheries as one of the areas where insufficient progress is being made towards the […]
NFFO Racks up Political Pressure – The NFFO has continued to ratchet up political pressure on the Government for a financial support package for the English fleets. Hundreds of MPs, including […]
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has launched its fishing manifesto for the forthcoming UK General Election which consists of the three key themes; independence, fairness, and sustainability and […]
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