North Sea Cod
After three rounds of talks with Norway, probably two more than necessary, during which the…
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North Sea Cod Q&A
North Sea cod is regarded by many as an iconic stock. After the gadoid outburst* in the 1960s and…
Industry Initiative on North Sea Cod
One of the few bright spots in the depressing downturn of the North Sea cod stock has been the way…
Pulse Voluntary Closed Areas Extended for Another Year
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and Dutch fishing associations…
Running out of Options
The NFFO’s East Anglian Committee has highlighted the need for a concerted effort to…
Pulse Fishing Agreement to Protect Sensitive Areas on the East Coast
Following a meeting between Dutch pulse fishermen and English inshore fishermen, just before…
Salmon – Over Precautionary Approach
Salmon fishermen on the Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire coast again face a period of…
NFFO Takes Position on North Sea Plan
Through its work with the North Sea Advisory Council, the NFFO has been centrally involved in…
North Sea Discard Plan for 2017
North Sea Member States have now submitted their Joint Recommendation for the Discard Plan for…
New research to aid sustainable fisheries management in Marine Protected Areas
Scientists now have a better understanding of the level of fishing activity that can be carried…
European Parliament Derails the North Sea Discard Plan
Many have predicted that the EU landings obligation - because of the top-down way it has been…
Improving the evidence for fisheries management decisions in Marine Protected Areas
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) has contracted leading marine…
New NFFO Committee for East Anglia: Out of the Blocks Running
A new regional committee, established to reflect the views of fishermen in East Anglia, came…
NFFO in Norfolk
The NFFO has members right around the Norfolk coast with the biggest concentrations in Cromer,…
Peter Caunter , Skipper/owner of the under-10metre netter MFV Yvonne Anne, writes about the impact that the total ban on EU drift nets would have on
Reference points: Dover (Kent) to Yarmouth ( Suffolk) For hundreds of years traditional…
Norges Fiskarlag joins North Sea RAC
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association, Norge Fiskarlag, joined the Demersal Working Group…
E-log problems Raised at North East meeting
The latest of several regional and port meetings organised by the MMO and NFFO to address…
North Sea RAC Takes View on North Sea Cod
The North Sea RAC has suggested that the TAC for North Sea cod should be increased in order to…
New Data Reveals North Sea Is Teeming
Leading UK Fishing Body Says Dramatic Species Recovery Across North East Atlantic Is…
The Fortunes of Fishing in Yorkshire
There are few places in the UK that can equal the Yorkshire coast for the diversity of its fishing…
North Sea RAC meets the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association
The Demersal Working Group of the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC) travelled…
Test of low impact fishing gear at the Dogger Bank area and an appeal to fishermen to keep a small area free from fishing from April 2013 to July 2014
Scientists from the Danish National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) are conducting…
Work on Next Phase of Nephrops Long Term Management Plan -Invitation to Tender
Sustainable Fishing Plan for the Fladen Nephrops Fishery for the Scottish Whitefish…
North Sea RAC Nephrops Work Recognised by Commission
Progress by the North Sea RAC in developing a long term management plan for the nephrops fishery…
Nephrops Work at Critical Stage
Work on a long-term plan for the North Sea Nephrops fishery has reached a critical stage in the…
North Sea
The main North Sea joint stock TACs were agreed with Norway in late November and with the…
North Sea Marine Plan
The first marine plan in covering much of UK waters in the southern North Sea will start its two…
Norway Agreement for 2011
Agreement with Norway on a reciprocal fisheries agreement for 2011 was reached at the end of a…
North Sea Stock Survey 2010
The NFFO in collaboration with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council and other…
Catch Quota Project Q + A
The NFFO met recently with Defra officials to discuss the details of the DEFRA Catch Quota…
Federations Brief Westminster MPs
The NFFO and Scottish Fishermen’s Federation recently briefed Westminster MPs in…
North Sea RAC Condemns Rush to beat Lisbon
The North Sea RAC has issued a stiffly worded press release criticising the Commission's drive…
Scientific Advice for TACs and Quotas in 2010
The NFFO played a full role in a major meeting organised recently by the European Commission to…
North Sea Stocks Survey 2009
The NFFO in collaboration with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council and other…
North Sea RAC Works on Long Term Management Plan for Nephrops
A strong NFFO delegation recently attended a North Sea RAC meeting in Edinburgh which has been…
Effort Control: The NFFO Position
The NFFO remains engaged in intensive discussions with Defra over the implementation of the…
Dogger Bank : North Sea RAC opens Discussions
The Demersal Working Group of the North Sea Regional Advisory Council met recently in a…
North Sea RAC Takes Strong Stand on Discards
The North Sea Regional Advisory Council, of which the NFFO is a prominent member, adopted a…