Barrie Deas

Barrie Deas has been the Chief Executive of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, the body representing fishermen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, since 1995. He is the Chair of the North Sea Advisory Council’s Demersal Working Group and sits on the Executive Committee of the North West Waters Advisory Council. Until recently, he was one of the vice presidents of the European trade association, Europeche.