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An overhaul of the law that governs fishing in Europe only happens every 10 years, so we need to make sure that this time, it works.  We want a Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) that supports sustainable fishing, ends discards and puts the health of our seas first.  

Here's why the Common Fisheries Policy needs fixing.

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It’s crunch time (again) for Europe’s fish ministers

If you listen to Ronan Keating much (I don’t) – you’d be familiar with the concept that Life is a Rollercoaster. But for some of us, it’s a bit more accurate...
Posted by Willie - 13 May, 2013 - 12:56

Championing small-scale fishermen in court battle for fairer quotas

Imagine if someone claimed ownership of a percentage of the sparrows in the sky or a share of the deer in our forests? Would this seem absurd to you? I agree...
Posted by Arianadensham - 1 May, 2013 - 11:28

Revealing the NFFO’s members – opening Pandora’s Box?

How would you feel if you were betrayed by the very people who are meant to be protecting your interests? This is what we discovered about the National...
Posted by Arianadensham - 15 March, 2013 - 12:43

Who holds the UK fish pie? We’d all like to know.

When did the world of fish become so secretive, and why? This is a question that I have been thinking about a lot recently, and which was today also questioned...
Posted by Arianadensham - 5 March, 2013 - 18:34
Fisherman with sustainably caught fish

The fishing giant that claimed their membership was 'this big' when it wasn't

Earlier this week, we exposed that the UK’s top fishing lobby – the National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO) – is not what it says on the tin....
Posted by Arianadensham - 8 February, 2013 - 18:33

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