Belgium has established a new Real-Time Closure (RTC) in the North Sea:
For the period from the 23 of April 2022 to the 14 of May 2022 (See more Information).
The area is closed for fishery except for the following gears:
(a) pelagic trawls, purse seines, driftnets and jiggers targeting herring,
mackerel, and horse mackerel;
(b) pots;
(c) scallop dredges; and
(d) gillnets
Denmark has established a new Real-Time Closure (RTC) in their waters of The Skagerrak :
For the period from the 20 of April 2022 to the 4 of may 2022, included (See more Information).
The company Ipsos has been commissioned to undertake a survey as part of the Independent External Evaluation of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), for the period 2017-2021.
The evaluation seeks to assess EFCA’s working practices, performance, and activities, as well as its impact on the achievement of compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The evaluation also explores the potential need to make changes to EFCA’s tasks, scope, structure, functions, and working practices. The survey will contribute to the evidence base for this evaluation.
During its meeting held in Vigo, hybrid for the first time, EFCA Administrative Board adopted the Annual Report reflecting all the activities undertaken by the EFCA during 2021, an outstanding year for EFCA due to increased resources and growing tasks.
Fabrizio Donatella, Director of Fisheries Policy Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic and Outermost Regions in the Directorate General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of the European Commission (EC), has been elected the new Chairman of the EFCA Administrative Board.
Denmark has established a new Real-Time Closure (RTC) in their waters of The Skagerrak :
For the period from the 29 of March 2022 to the 19 of April 2022 at midnight (see more information).
Denmark has established two new Real-Time Closures (RCT) in their waters of The Skagerrak :
For the period from the 8 of March 2022 to the 29 of March 2022 at midnight (see more information).
Denmark has established two Real Time Closures (RCT) in their waters of the Skagerrak :
Denmark has established a Real Time Closure (RCT) in their waters of the Skagerrak from the 11 to the 31 of January 2022, inclusive.
Further conditions governing fisheries during an RTC will apply:
The area is closed for fishery except for the following gears:
A new 5-year independent external evaluation of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the years 2017-2021 commenced on 26 November.
The evaluation will be conducted in line with the Evaluation Mandate and its Terms of Reference.
The key to the success of this evaluation is ensuring comprehensive feedback from all stakeholders to the benefit of EFCA´s whole community, therefore we would appreciate your involvement if you are contacted by the external evaluator.
From 20 to 25 November 2021, in the framework of the EU-funded Programme PESCAO, EFCA supported the joint control operation “Seydouba Camara” organised by the Subregional Fisheries Commission (SRFC), a regional fisheries body based in Dakar (Senegal) that brings together 7 Western African countries[1] to enhance the sustainable management of fisheries resources in the area.