EMFF to be replaced by new European support package. The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be soon replaced by the new European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), an ambitious support package for the ...
SFA attacks flawed basis of EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal. Reacting to the delayed outcome of the EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal that sets total allowable catches (TACs) for 2021 for six jointly managed stocks, Shetland Fishermen’s Association criticised ...
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 manages to emerge as both ...
MMO launches consultation on MPAs. Marine Management Organisation launches consultation on four of England’s Marine Protected Areas. The next phase in the Government’s ambitious plans for a ‘Blue Belt’ of marine protected areas around the ...
Brexit deal falls ‘far short of commitments and promises.’ Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made to the ...
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 UK quota shares as the ...
SFF blast Brexit negotiations. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry only seeks the same sorts ...
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 end of this year, the ...
EU stresses need for post-Covid recovery strategy that keeps oceans healthy. On 8 December, the UN General Assembly debated two resolutions on Oceans and Law of the Seas and on Sustainable Fisheries. In this context, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Response to Brexit and Our Seas Consultation and the next steps towards a future fisheries policy for Wales. By Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs. Last year I published the ‘Brexit and ...
IFM position on the Fisheries Bill. The Fisheries Bill is the first domestic marine fisheries legislation for over 40 years and is primarily a piece of framework legislation designed to fill the governance gap once the ...
Calm before the storm for UK fishing fleet as 2019 economic estimates published. The first economic performance estimates for the UK fishing fleet in 2019 have been published today by Seafish, the public body that ...
Illegal fishing of sharks and rays caught on camera in Mediterranean. Multiple species of sharks and rays, some of them critically endangered, are being illegally caught on a regular basis in the Mediterranean Sea, evidence ...
EU vessels landing even more fish from UK waters. EU fishing vessels have been increasing the amount of fish they catch in UK waters at a much faster rate than the UK’s own boats. Analysis ...
Dangerous behaviour of gill netters – fishermen urge immediate MCA action. Scotland’s two largest fishing associations are urging the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to investigate and charge skippers who put lives in danger at sea. ...