Fishing will be a ‘red line’ in Brexit negotiations BBC ‘The UK government will make getting a better deal for UK fishermen one of its five key negotiating principles with the EU. It is the only industry to figure specifically in the list of negotiating priorities and is described as a “red line” issue. The […]
Post by: Dale Rodmell, NFFO Assistant Chief Executive, For the fishing industry, the development of large-scale projects (such as offshore windfarms) in the marine area can mean displacement from customary fishing grounds and knock-on effects elsewhere. A major purpose of the marine planning system, as recognised in the UK Marine Policy Statement, is to manage […]
Defra & MMO ‘Sustainable fisheries enshrined in law as UK leaves the EU Flagship Bill creates powers to ensure a profitable future for the nation’s fishing industry and protections for our precious Blue Belt. The Fisheries Bill provides the legal guarantee that the UK will leave the Common Fisheries Policy Legislation creating the powers for […]
The Fisheries Improvement Programme Roger Handford Environment Agency Anglers often ask us about how we spend the money raised from the sale of fishing licences. Whenever faced with this question, I pause to reflect on the wide range of activities this income pays for in order to protect and improve fish stocks and fisheries. Our […]
The Fisheries Bill is mentioned in the December Queen’s Speech page 19 as is the Environment Bill NFFO comment on the The Year Ahead – the negotiation North Sea Cod UK Government text & NFFO commentary: North Sea Cod Bass angling perspective – bag limit increase to 2 – Save our Sea bass Guardian commentary […]
The three mile limit – full proposal, click here This document is an attempt to inform and promote to fishermen and fisheries managers the fact that reinstatement of the three mile limit is not just possible or plausible, but is presently the best chance we have of preserving and allowing some recovery of our inshore fisheries […]
A new paper from jean Luc Solandt and co-workers Managing marine protected areas in Europe: moving from ‘feature-based’ to ‘whole-site’ management of sites JLS, MCS ‘Defra has just announced that the effective ‘Fisheries Management in MPAs’ Implementation Group (that emerged from the ‘Revised Approach’) is to be stopped, and replaced with ‘bilateral meetings’. This lessens […]
The Super-trawler in the English Channel and the developing commentaries (see below) and illustrations have been a stark reminder to a much wider audience about the scale of modern industrial fishing. This note highlights: The sheer size of these super trawlers that simply dwarf any ‘traditional’ trawler. The legality of the quota allocation via the […]