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FEARS of a revolt by Scotland’s Tory MPs over fishing receded last night after the Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, backed the Brexit deal. He emerged from the five-hour Cabinet meeting […] Continue Reading
A TACTICAL concession or capitulation? That was the provocative question posed last night by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) following the news that the UK will remain in the Common Fisheries […] Continue Reading
THE UK and EU have agreed on a ‘large part’ of the agreement that will lead to the ‘orderly withdrawal’ of the UK. Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier and David Davis […] Continue Reading
UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice said he plans to secure an ‘ambitious’ Brexit for fishermen – but with a soft landing. This would mean those EU vessels operating in British waters […] Continue Reading
LEAVING the European Union will allow Britain an opportunity to manage its fisheries in a different way, said the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO). It will allow the UK […] Continue Reading
THE Common Fisheries Policy is at last beginning to move away from policies dominated by conservation to a more economic and practical outlook, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, said this […] Continue Reading
IRELAND’S fisheries minister Simon Coveney today launched a new €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Seafood Development Programme for the period up to 2020 and beyond, following approval of […] Continue Reading
EUROPECHE, the body representing 80,000 European fishermen, said claims about overfishing, contained in a report released yesterday, are misleading. The Pew Charitable Trusts said, in ‘Turning the Tide’, that swift […] Continue Reading
A LETTER was sent yesterday from 125 organisations to all 28 EU fisheries ministers calling on them to implement the CFP and end overfishing during the upcoming December Fisheries Council. […] Continue Reading