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EFCA adopts its Work Programme for 2021 and multiannual strategy to address evolving needs and priorities
15/10/2020 The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) Administrative Board held its 34th meeting on 14 October. During this meeting, that took place online this time due to the COVID-19 related restrictions,...
EFCA provides support to Cyprus in cooperation with Frontex during an airborne mission of fisheries surveillance
08/10/2020 The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) provided additional operational support as requested by Cyprus in the context of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Joint Deployment Plan (JDP).
The...
EFCA support to the Horizon 2020 ENTRUSTED project for secure satellite communications
01/10/2020 As a member of the project consortium, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is participating in the European Networking for satellite Telecommunication Roadmap for the governmental Users...
Real Time Closures (RTC) in the North Sea
15/09/2020 Denmark has established two Real Time Closures in the context of Commission Regulation (EC) no 724/2010.
Further details can be found on the Danish website.
RTC closures are published by the Member...
International Day for the Fight Against IUU
05/06/2020 On the occasion of the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU), we would like to highlight the ways EFCA contributes to this key priority for the EU...
EFCA´s turn to lead the EU Coast Guard cooperation for the next 12 months
29/05/2020 On 28 May 2020 and for one year, the European Fisheries Control Agency took over the rotating chairmanship of the European cooperation on Coast Guard functions, formalised through a Tripartite...
EFCA Annual Report for 2019 adopted by the agency’s Administrative Board
29/04/2020 EFCA Administrative Board adopted the agency’s Annual Report for 2019. The agency supported the Member States and the European Commission in the implementation of the Control regime of the Common...
The Sub-regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC), the EFCA and France fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)
07/02/2020 "Operation" Sardinelle ", a fishery surveillance operation in which Member States of the Sub-regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) cooperated to detect Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU)...
RPAS surveillance flights being used to enhance fisheries control
05/02/2020 The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been closely cooperating with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to support enhanced fisheries control by providing additional surveillance...
Evaluation suggests non-compliance with the Landing Obligations in certain fisheries in the North Sea and North Western Waters
30/01/2020 The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) in cooperation with the Member States Control Expert Groups (CEGs) has carried out an evaluation of compliance with the Landing Obligation (LO) in...