SFF view on desperately poor Brexit fisheries deal. SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has today written to the Prime Minister voicing the industry’s anger over the mounting financial losses faced by vessels on top of ...
Defra state Brexit deal will result in significant uplift in quota for Scotland – The Scottish government and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) have raised concerns over the UK-EU agreement which has been reported in ...
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 ...
SFF on Brexit Fisheries Agreement Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said that while the full details of the Fisheries Agreement reached between the UK and the EU had yet to emerge, ...
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 ...
SFF Statement on Brexit Talks – The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation this weekend urged the Prime Minister to refuse to accept a bad deal for the UK fishing industry. Amid media reports that the EU will ...
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 ...
Seafarers UK Supports Safety Folder for Fishers Seafarers UK is supporting the Safety Folder, a unique safety aid for professional fishers, as it embarks on a campaign to increase its use by fishing boat owners, ...
No evidence for alleged ‘benefits’ of three mile limit. There is no evidence that a three mile limit around Scotland’s coastline banning fishing vessels with mobile gear would improve sustainability or raise earnings in the ...
Charisma herring survey. Shetland pelagic fishing vessel Charisma recently returned to her home port of Symbister, Whalsay after carrying out acoustic survey work for west coast herring. Skippered by Davie Hutchison, and with scientific staff ...
MK3 FishSAFE unit now available. The latest version of the FishSAFE unit, the essential safety information tool for fishermen working near offshore oil and gas infrastructure in the UK Continental Shelf, is now available. FishSAFE ...
SFF underlines key Brexit demands. Scottish fisheries leaders have re-iterated the industry’s demands as talks resumed over a Brexit deal. SFF chief executive Elspeth MacDonald said the UK’s departure from the EU and its Common ...
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: “The markets that these boats ...
Industry will keep up pressure over key Brexit goals. Scottish fishermen’s leaders will maintain pressure on ministers to secure the industry’s top priority of control over access to UK waters as the Brexit trade talks ...
Scottish seafood leaders to innovate and act for prosperous, sustainable fisheries. Fisheries Innovation Scotland’s announcement of the Scottish Fishing Conference 2020, and its focus – ‘from innovation to action’ – has been welcomed by Cabinet ...
No Brexit betrayal warns SFF. Failure by the government to gain full control of access to UK waters in the next phase of Brexit negotiations would be a “colossal betrayal” of the fishing industry. That ...
Challenging outcome for Scotland at EU Fish Council. The traditional end-of-year European Union fishery negotiations have concluded with agreement on a range of quotas and management measures. But the talks – potentially Scotland’s last as ...
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