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A Fish Producers' Organisation with members based primarily in the southwest but fishing around the whole of the UK. https://teapawt.net/t.co/mNwvmEPF94

Joined October 2020
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Every fancied working for the fishing industry on lots of exciting projects like hydro-foil fishing gear, net recycling and decarbonisation? Come and work for WFPO! description here: cmscoms.com/?p=32709
Great to meet the new Fisheries Minister Mark Spencer yesterday with @NFFO_UK colleagues to talk about our priorities for a sustainable fishing sector in 2023 and beyond
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Reminder 🚨 @SCTNewlyn are hitting the road & coming to a port near you throughout September, October & November. Safety Adviser @palfreyclive will be delivering a variety of safety training, so find a port near you & drop in! 👇
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Replying to @DefraGovUK
@DefraGovUK @david_duguid Price of fuel to the vessels now hovering at £1 per litre. Being price takers, not price makers, leaves commercial fishermen economically vulnerable. It’s time for fiscal package to support it #FoodSecurity #feedthenation
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Pleased to confirm we have funding to work with the industry to improve data on lobster, crab and whelk stocks. This work will shape long-term sustainable fisheries management. @welsh_fishermen @western_fish @holdernessFIG @heriotwattuni @BangorUni
Our Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships scheme is under way! We’ve announced the first £1.4m of funding for 8 projects that will conduct vital research on the UK’s fish stocks and marine environment. The second round opens 2 March. ➡️ gov.uk/government/news/14m-d… #LevellingUp
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30% reduction in fuel use and 69% reduction in benthic discards! Read the report on the trial of the Sumwing by the Margaret of Ladram, Seafish and WFPO. seafish.org/responsible-sour…
We support the fishing industry to develop selective gear technologies. We were asked to provide technical support during a sea trial of an innovative Sumwing beam trawl by @western_fish. A report on the trial is available on our website: seafish.org/responsible-sour…
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If you are wondering about that headline on bottom trawling releasing more carbon than the aviation industry, you should read this article on the critiques by some of the top fisheries scientists in the world on the flawed assumptions made. sustainablefisheries-uw.org/…
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BBC Devon and BBC Spotlight featuring the fishing apprenticeship! This will hopefully start getting the word out about this amazing program to give young people a leg up to become a fishermen/women. WFPO is proud to be involved. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de…
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Little clip of a #whale along side us @MSCintheUK #Hake #fishing last week 50mile NW of #cornwall taken by one of the crew, had about 5-6 of them in the area for most of daylight hrs
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Wonderful to meet our Fisheries Minister @VictoriaPrentis MP in person. We hope you had a productive and positive visit to Brixham
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One of the most striking results of our paper was that the vast majority of studies on marine spatial management (e.g. #MPAs) have focused on measuring ecological characteristics. There is a clear need for more social & economic analysis #MarSocSci
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WFPO welcomes the Amanda of Ladram to the Waterdance fleet and the WFPO, we are excited to add gill netting to the range of sustainable fisheries we represent. @amandaofladram thefishingdaily.com/features…
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Take your own containers to Morrisons fish counters!
You can now bring your own reusable containers to our counters including our butchers, fishmongers and deli, where our colleagues will happily fill them for you. Simply hand over your container to be weighed. #ReduceReuseRecycle