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Back to the Future

22 May 2025

A new deal with the EU drags UK fishing back into a past we thought had been left behind, as fishing communities’ prospects are traded away yet again.

Ocean with David Attenborough: A Challenge

9 May 2025

The new film narrated by Sir David Attenborough has some important things to say, but some equally important things should be added to it.

Demands and Threats from the EU over Access to UK Waters Deserve a Firm but Measured Response

28 March 2025

As we approach the time when Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU with be reviewed, the rhetoric around the upcoming negotiations is becoming increasingly heated. We shouldn’t take it all too seriously.

New MPAs Will Compensate for Damage from Offshore Wind – and Fishing is in the Firing Line Again.

29 January 2025

A Ministerial Statement by Emma Hardy MP, Minister for Water and Flooding, has set out the Government’s plans to expand the UK’s MPA network, to make up for environmental damage caused by offshore wind farms.

Fail to plan: plan to fail

14 October 2024

NFFO Chief Executive Mike Cohen argues that we need a plan for our seas and a strategy for developing the fishing industry’s place in them.

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