15.04.2008
EFTTA APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jean-Claude Bel has been appointed as EFTTA’s first ever full-time CEO.

26.03.2008
EFTTA RELEASES EIGHT NEW LINE TEST RESULTS
Eight new monofilament lines have been tested for the accuracy of their diameters and breaking strengths by EFTTA, the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association.

26.03.2008
RECFISH FUNDING CLOSER AFTER EFTTA LOBBYIST’S CALL FOR FISHERIES DATA
A major workshop will take place next January with the aim of compiling a detailed description of all marine recreational fisheries in each EU country for the first time.

26.03.2008
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR EFTTEX EXHIBITORS
There are a number of international grants available for companies who wish to exhibit at EFTTEX 2008.

26.03.2008
EFTTA WELCOMES DECISION OVER CONTROVERSIAL UK SEA LICENCE SCHEME
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has welcomed the decision by UK Fisheries Minister, Jonathan Shaw, to scrap proposals for a national sea angling licence.

06.03.2008
EFTTA WELCOMES NEW SWEDISH FISHING POLICY
The Swedish government has unveiled a new six-year fishing policy that will reduce the nation's commercial fishing fleet by 30% in a bid to save fish stocks in Swedish seas.

06.03.2008
EFTTA SECRETARIAT STAFF CHANGES
Kate Scrafton (Exhibition Manager) and Heather Kerr (PR and Marketing Officer) have resigned their positions from the EFTTA Secretariat to move onto pastures new.

06.03.2008
EFTTA ROUND-UP OF IMPORTANT WORLD FISHING NEWS
Some of the latest world fishing news for EFTTA members – including important information about ICAST.

06.03.2008
EFTTA DEMANDS ACTION OVER ALIEN SPECIES
EFTTA will be represented at a significant meeting next week in Brussels to discuss invasive non-native species - which comes days after a deadly 'Snakehead' fish was allegedly caught in a British river.

06.03.2008
EFTTA WELCOMES SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT DEBATE ON RECREATIONAL SEA ANGLING
Campaigning continues to grow in Scotland to preserve and sustain recreational fishing, which is seen as vital to the country's economy.