National survey to give a voice to UK fishing communities
Over the summer maritime charities Seafarers UK and Cornwall Rural Community Charity (CRCC)…
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A Telling Exchange
Last week, George Monbiot, renowned environmental journalist for the Guardian, launched a…
Fisherman uses net to share life at sea
Tweeting Trawlerman Tweets From The Deep to Show Reality of Life as a Fisherman
The Tweeting Fisherman David Warwick
David Warwick has been a fisherman since the day he left school more than 25 years ago.…
Fisherman uses Net to send "Tweets from the deep"
Trawlerman to Show Harsh Reality of Life at Sea To Help Tackle Industry’s Negative…
Fishing News calls Greenpeace bluff
A row has broken out in recent weeks as Greenpeace criticized Fishing News’ editorial…
Rubbishing Science
It's more than a little strange for Greenpeace, in its attempts to demonise the NFFO, to claim…
Greenpeace’s ignorance will damage small-scale fishermen
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations response to…
The NFFO challenges the Observer on its portrayal of the fishing industry
A letter from Chief Executive of the NFFO, Barrie Deas, in response to the Observer’s…
WWF: A Worrying Development
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is apparently considering withdrawing from the Regional…
NFFO Slams Greenpeace For Failing To Act on Real Issues Affecting UK Fishermen
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) has slammed claims by…
Greenpeace Gets its Sums Wrong
We anticipated that having spent a significant amount of money on a media attack on the NFFO…
NFFO Releases ‘Fishing Fact, Fishing Fiction’
The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), the body representing…
NFFO URGES GREENPEACE TO 'FOCUS ON THE FISHERMAN'
The National Federation of Fisherman's Organisations (NFFO), the body representing…
The enemy within (Fishing News/Cormac Burke)
Greenpeace poised to launch major attack on U.K. fishing organization, writes Cormac Burke,…
UK Fishermen’s Organisations Reject Greenpeace Report
UK Fishing Body Says Inaccurate and Propaganda-based Research Runs Risk of Harming…
The Most Inaccurate Headline in History?
The BBC has suggested that the Sunday Times front page headline Only 100 Adult Cod Left in the…
BBC Fisheries Coverage
The NFFO holds a seat on the BBC’s Rural Affairs Committee.
Dear Hugh………… Fight for Fish Campaign
The NFFO has written to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with some advice on how to take the Channel…
A Turning Point in European Fisheries?
Will Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall’s Fight for Fish campaign mark a turning point in the…
The Mixed Blessings of Celebrity – The Fight for Fish
This week sees the start of a major Channel 4 campaign focused on fish and fishing. In a series of…
The End of the Line
The current press excitement over the film The End of the Line raises two fundamental…
Starter Kit for Bone Idle Journalists
The recent spate of superficial and sensationalist stories appearing in the media has…
December Council Media Coverage
"Hostile and sometimes ill-informed, superficial comment can be highly damaging to the…