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Today, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), in the context of the European Union funded e-FishMed project, launched an exchange programme to enhance cooperation and to promote sharing of expertise and best practices in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
New rules for a reinforced control system enter into force today, Tuesday 9 January 2024.
Among the main measures, the EU and neighbouring countries agreed within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to launch new tools to keep track of the activities of all fleets fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and sharing the various multiannual management
Fishery rules that exist only on paper won't make fishing any more sustainable. One way to enforce these rules, especially in vast ocean areas where monitoring is hard, is through joint inspection programs. The European Fishery Control Agency (EFCA) helps coordinate such inspections for EU countries
On 4 September the EU announced its readiness to exchange fisheries control data using a new common global standard recognised by the United Nations. This is an important milestone towards the modernisation of fisheries data exchange, as it is the first time this new global standard will be used
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the revision of the fisheries control system proposed by the European Commission exactly 5 years ago with a view to a better implementation of the common
Today, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) presented three new patrol vessels that will strengthen fisheries inspections in European and international waters.
On 29 June, the EU and Norway concluded fisheries consultations that will modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes.
The Administrative Board of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has elected Fabrizio Donatella, Director of Fisheries Policy Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic and Outermost Regions at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission,
The European Commission has adopted a ‘Practical Handbook’ for closer cooperation between coast guard functions across the EU.