Archived News - Latest News 19th June 2008 Minister Jonathan Shaw responds to NUTFA over quotas Read here 28th May 2008 Fishermen go to court over quotas Read here 27th May 2008 New under-10m grouping take on Defra Read here 27th May 2008 - Press Release This Association has instructed our legal team to commence with litigation against DEFRA regarding their Quota mismanagement. Read here 7th May 2008 Jonathan Shaw calls an emergency meeting within 2 hrs of receiving the enclosed complaint letter from NUTFA. The meeting is scheduled for 13th May. We will post details asap. 25th April 2008 Quotas ‘sinking boatmen’. (Click here to read the Newcastle Journal News item) 22nd April 2008 NUTFA founder members meet with Minister Jonathan Shaw in London to discuss quotas. (Click here to read the Meeting Agenda) 18th April 2008 Click here to read NUTFA's reply letter to DEFRA on the decommissioning 10m scheme 26th March 2008 - Its No laughing Matter! Jake Freethy, a small boat skipper operating out of Newlyn whose profession is increasingly under threat read here this newsfeed in the Guardian Newspaper. 7th February 2008 - all the legal and banking formalities were completed, the new Members website is launched, and NUTFA are ready for business! 9th January 2008 - Fishermen have threatened to blockade the Port of Dover in protest at EU regulations over how much cod they are allowed to catch. click here to view video. 9th January 2008 - Local fishermen scored their first victory in the fish quota battle today. click here to read the article 4th January 2008 Fishermen to take Government to court over cod click here to read the article. Video News Fisherman Philip Walsh explains how EU fishing quotas mean he has to throw much of his catch, dead, back into the sea. on this BBC Video Click here or on picture below to view. BBC Video News Fishermen are throwing freshly caught cod back into the sea because of EU fishing quotas. Click on link to view.