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A LOOK AT SOME OF THE KEY EVENTS FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS
JANUARY NFFO predicts a pivotal year T It is
important not to surrender before the fight has begun
HE National Federation of Fishermen’s
Organisations an- nounced their belief that 2012 will be pivotal for the fishing industry. The Federation said the reform of the Com- mon Fisheries Policy and the review of the EU Cod Management Plan were two develop- ments this year with a ‘huge capacity on their own’ to shape the fishing industry’s future, for good or ill. At the same time, during the course of 2012 it is likely, they said, that important decisions will be made in domestic UK fisheries policy. They predicted that the shape of the Concordat between Defra and the devolved administra- tions would be revealed at some stage, as well