Landing obligation six months – an opinion piece by the NFFO. It’s early days for the landing obligation, given the magnitude of the changes involved. Ongoing patience and application will be required to address the ...
Evidence on discard ban compliance – Today, 22nd May, the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will take evidence on discard ban compliance from the bodies responsible for enforcing fisheries legislation in England ...
Scottish discard ban warning. The introduction of the landing obligation (discard ban) has the potential to cause series problems to the Scottish fleet, according to the chairman of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association. Davie ...
Fish Council agrees mitigation for impact of discard ban – At the conclusion of this year’s annual fisheries negotiations in Brussels, for Scotland, a resolution has been agreed that seeks to secure year-long fishing opportunities ...
With the EU Fish Council to decide upon catching opportunity for 2019 scheduled to get underway in Brussels at the start of next week, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) says a ‘perfect storm ...