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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Joint statement from SFF and NFFO. Elspeth Macdonald and Barrie Deas, chief executives of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) respectively, said: “For the fishing industry in the UK, leaving […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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’ – […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
SFF welcomes national strategy plan. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation today welcomed the Prime Minister’s backing for a national fishing strategy. The SFF has long called for a new blueprint for […]
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