Tag: Brexit
Canadian seafood industry welcomes UK trade deal. The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC), on behalf of our members in the wild-capture commercial fish and seafood industry, says it applauds the governments of Canada and the ...
English Aquaculture Strategy from Seafood 2040 sets out plan for sustainable development of sector over next 20 years. A comprehensive strategy which outlines a plan for growth across the English aquaculture sector has been released ...
Seafish boosts Brexit transition support for the seafood industry. Focus is on helping seafood businesses to continue to trade in 2021 with revamped website hub, webinars and 1-2-1 support. Seafish, the public body that supports ...
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 to 200 nautical miles, as ...
Preparing for the End of the Transition Period – The top team at the Marine Management Organisation use the Fathom broadcast to discuss  preparations for the end of the transition period on 31st December 2020 ...
Myth Making and Bluster – The NFFO responds to an article in the Irish Times that asserts the UK position in negotiations is based on “myth-making and bluster” as it seeks to reset its fisheries ...
Brexit threat to UK Fishing for Litter as EU funding ends – A successful scheme that supports fishermen who clean up marine litter faces an uncertain future as the UK leaves the European Union. Organisers ...
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, urged the Government to stand ...
UK and Iceland to step up cooperation on fisheries. The UK has yesterday (11th November) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iceland to boost cooperation on fisheries matters. As the UK prepares to leave the ...
MMO consults on more protection for English seas. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO)Â has launched a call for evidence, seeking views on proposals to better safeguard marine habitats. The call for evidence is specifically looking at ...
Scots Industry Leaders letter to the PM, a joint open letter to the Prime Minister from the Scottish food and drink industry Dear Prime Minister As Scotland’s leading food, drink, seafood and farming organisations, we ...
Macron shift signals start of real fishing talks. The legal and political realities confronting the EU on fishing have been finally acknowledged by President Macron, in the wake of last week’s EU summit. In a ...
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 of State, George Eustice, and ...
Wider economic impacts of aquaculture. The aquaculture sector contributed approximately £885 million to the wider Scottish economy and supported 11,700 jobs in 2018, according to new research. The Marine Scotland commissioned report – Estimation of ...
Minister urges Irish fisheries sector to complete Brexit preparations. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has called on companies in the agri-food and fisheries sectors to urgently complete their ...
Irish reaffirm commitment to get Brexit deal that protects fishing industry. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., has with representatives of the Irish fishing industry to reconfirm the Government’s ...
Fishing centre stage in EU negotiations. Negotiations with the EU have bounced back centre stage, as time to reach an agreement of the UK’s future relationship with the EU runs out. Both parties have said ...
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