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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
A Shared Commitment to the Fishing Industry – Government, the national fishing federations and the Fishermen’s Mission share a commitment to the whole fishing industry. This means not only the fishing businesses that make up the sector – but also the crews who work on the vessels ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fishing industry seeks support for December 2020 CFP exit. The fishing industry is urging politicians to support its goal of exiting the Common Fisheries Policy within one year of the general election. Scottish Fishermen’s Federation ...
Delay to implementation period would harm fish catching sector. An extension of the implementation period due to the latest Brexit delay would be highly damaging for the Scottish fishing fleet. That was the warning from ...
SFF statement on Brexit agreement. The SFF today welcomed the agreement reached between the UK and European Union to secure the UK’s exit from the EU. Three years since the referendum, this agreement provides the ...
Fisheries bodies push ministers for maximum Brexit benefits. The Scottish fishing industry united today (Thurs) to press ministers to maximise the opportunities for the UK outside the Common Fisheries Policy, including the rapid adoption of ...
SFF Ambitious Growth Forecast – The fishing industry should be the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy in the next decade. That is the ambition of new Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdonald ...