Non-native crabs and lobsters found off the Sussex coast
The MMO has reported that a small number of fishermen on the Sussex coast are reporting catches…
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NFFO Summit: The Future of Shellfish Policy
A summit of fishermen, regulators, scientists and other stakeholders was held recently in the…
NFFO Summit to Direct Future Shellfish Policy
The NFFO is to hold a major summit focused on the future direction of shellfish policy. The…
ACRUNET 6th Partner Meeting in Lisbon
A very successful meeting of the ACRUNET (Atlantic Crab Resource Users Network) was held at the…
Crab faces Extinction: No it Doesn’t – The Pantomime Goes On
As Jonathan Leak, the Sunday Times’ Environment Editor, was the journalist who last…
ACRUNET Partners Gather for Significant Meeting in Vigo
The 4th ACRUNET (Atlantic Crab Resource Users Network) partner meeting was hosted by Centro…
NFFO Shellfish Committee Works on removing obstacles to Policy
The NFFO Shellfish Committee met recently. NFFO representatives from Cornwall and Devon,…
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…
Progressing Shellfish Policy
A delegation of NFFO shellfish interests met recently with senior Defra officials to discuss…
Nephrops Work at Critical Stage
Work on a long-term plan for the North Sea Nephrops fishery has reached a critical stage in the…
NFFO Shellfish Policy
After careful consideration, the NFFO's Shellfish Committee has adopted a policy on the crab,…
NFFO Shellfish Policy: Discussion Paper
The idea of capping effort in the UK crab and lobster fisheries has been in circulation for many…
Shellfish Policy
A Defra consultation later this year will mark a fork in the road for the shellfish fisheries.
Flexibility and Functional Units
The International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Port Meetings Validate Long-term Plan
The North Sea Regional Advisory Council is well through its programme of port visits to discuss…
Nephrops: Taking it to the Ports
North Sea RAC takes its Ideas for a Long-Term Management Plan for Nephrops to the main prawn…
Effort Limitation in the Shellfish Fisheries: NFFO Policy
At a meeting in London on 9th March 2010, the NFFO Shellfish Committee reviewed its policy…
Major NFFO Policy Review on Brown Crab
Brown Crab will be the focus for a comprehensive examination of policy when the NFFO Shellfish…
“Make Your Voice Heard” Calls NFFO Shellfish Chairman
A project to assess the relative merits of alternative management approaches for the brown…
Shellfish Consultation
An NFFO delegation met recently with Defra officials and the Shellfish Association of Great…
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…
Crab and Lobster Measures: “Must be Considered, not Rushed” Says NFFO’s Shellfish Committee Chairman
Following questions raised to the Fisheries Minister at the NFFO’s Annual General…
Shellfish Conservation: Finding a way forward
A recent meeting of the NFFO Shellfish Committee considered the way forward on crab and lobster…