Third Tranche of Marine Conservation Zones
An evidence-based approach and good location choice continues to be critical to the success of…
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Wilful Ignorance
We liked this antidote by Sustainable Fisheries UB to George Monbiot’s “wilful…
Battle over Maximum Sustainable Yield
The dangers of one-dimensional fisheries management.
Developing a participatory approach to the management of fishing activity in UK offshore Marine Protected Areas
JNCC and partners the Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, the National…
Tackling the Threat Posed by Unlicensed Fishing
Responding to grassroots concerns from the quayside, the NFFO has joined forces with the MMO,…
Mid-Channel Conference Communique on Skates and Rays
For 37 years the Mid-Channel Conference has provided an international forum for Channel…
The Science of Sustainability
Scientists are doing a fantastic job in rubbishing the damaging exaggerations, distortions…
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…
Who’s to Blame for Landing the Blame?
In an open letter to the New Economics Foundation, the NFFO has challenged its misguided…
Fisheries Debate: NFFO Briefing Note
In advance of the annual round of quota negotiations, the National Federation of…
The Realities of Bass Conservation
Peter Caunter operates an under-10m vessel, netting off the south east coast. In this short…
Pew response fails to address EU fishing sector concerns over misleading information
It is disappointing that your response fails to address the issues that we have raised. We drew…
EU fishing sector sends open letter to Pew on damage of misleading information
In March of this year Pew Charitable Trusts published a report Turning the Tide: Ending…
From Deck To Dinner! Gregg Wallace Fronts Campaign To Champion Home Caught Sustainable Fish
Following the release of new scientific research that shows the stocks of many commercial fish…
Fishermen's 'sacrifice' to thank for fish stock recovery
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Praises Fishermen’s Role in…
Reducing Fishing Footprints through Gear Modification
A workshop on efforts to reduce the seabed contact from trawl gears demonstrates the huge…
European Fisherman and WFO Pledge to Eliminate Marine Litter
Europêche, the body representing 80,000 European fishermen, has teamed up with…
Seafood and the UK Fishing Industry
“The UK public are being misinformed - by certain core national media organisations,…
NFFO Welcomes Defra’s “Measured Approach to Designating Marine Conservation Zones”
Defra has launched its second tranche consultation on 23 Marine Conservation Zones which is…
Call to resurrect Marine Conservation Zones is a 'Mishmash of Misinformation and ignorance'
The NFFO has responded to a call to re-launch a government campaign to designate 127 marine…
Fishing’s Low Ecological Footprint
Confirmation of fishing’s relatively low ecological footprint was provided recently…
Have Your Hake and Eat It
Leading Chef and UK Fishing Industry Unite To Champion Hake as UK’s Current Most…
A Telling Exchange
Last week, George Monbiot, renowned environmental journalist for the Guardian, launched a…
New Data Reveals North Sea Is Teeming
Leading UK Fishing Body Says Dramatic Species Recovery Across North East Atlantic Is…
Fishing Industry Views Brought to the Heart of the Conservation Agenda
At the request of the Norwegian Government, the NFFO has presented the fishing…
NFFO Releases ‘Fishing Fact, Fishing Fiction’
The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), the body representing…
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…
What delivers sustainable fisheries?
An interesting and authoritative “global meta analysis” of 345 fish stocks has…
A Turning Point in European Fisheries?
Will Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall’s Fight for Fish campaign mark a turning point in the…
European Fish Stocks: Positive Trends
At a major seminar on European fish stocks held recently in Brussels, organised by the European…
There’s “Overfishing”, then there’s “Overfishing”
“Overfishing” is a widely used phrase, especially in the media. But it…