05 Nov 2018

NEF blog and video looking at the issues around quota allocation for the vast majority of the fishing fleet and making the case for a fundamental rethink of that process. Battling the waves around our coast, fishers may seem peripheral to political decision-making, but, perhaps more than almost any other industry, the future of UK […]

23 Apr 2018

The issue of ownership of UK quota by European companies apparently isn’t likely to be changed by Brexit.  Fishing industry warning over future of small boats before Brexit By Ross Hawkins Political correspondent, BBC News   UK is set to stay in the Common Fisheries Policy until the Brexit transition period ends in December 2020. Hundreds […]