This year, for the fifth time, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) in cooperation with the Member States concerned (Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Malta and Cyprus) and the European Commission is coordinating a joint deployment plan to monitor all aspects of the bluefin tuna fishery and ensure the implementation of the rules.
The EFCA has adopted its annual report for 2011 at the meeting of the Administrative Board held on 15 of March. The annual report highlighted all the activities undertaken by the EFCA during that year. The meeting took place following a seminar on the five year independent external evaluation of the EFCA which conclusions have helped the Board in the issuing of recommendations to the European Commission.
Within the framework of the joint deployment plan for cod in the North Sea coordinated by the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA), a possible infringement, in which blinders were being utilised by a Dutch fishing vessel, was detected in the course of a joint operation involving three Member States (the Netherlands, France and Belgium).
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) has just started up a joint deployment plan (JDP) for pelagic fisheries in Western Waters of the North East Atlantic. This JDP gives effect to the European Commission specific control and inspection programme for these fisheries exploiting herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, anchovy and blue whiting.
The Administrative Board of the Community Fisheries Control Agency, meeting in Vigo today, has announced the appointment of Mr Pascal Savouret as Executive Director. Mr Pascal Savouret, from France, has a solid background in fisheries control issues at European level. He has been Deputy Director for Fisheries at the French Direction of Fisheries and Aquaculture since 2009. He has twenty six year working experience in the Navy and in the French maritime affairs administration. He graduated at the Ecole d'administration des affaires maritimes in 1995.
The Community Fisheries Control Agency has organised the third annual seminar evaluating its operational activities. Whilst, in its first eddition, the issues debated revolved around best practices and guidelines for the future and, in the second one, around developing the concept of regional control areas, the third seminar aims focuses on the assessment of the effectiveness of the joint deployment plans.
For the fourth year, the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) coordinates the Joint Deployment Plan (JDP) for the Blue Fin Tuna fishery in the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic waters for 2011. Under this JDP, Member States pool their control and inspection means, both material and human, in order to carry out jointly control, inspection and surveillance of fishery activities both at sea and ashore.
The CFCA has adopted its annual report for 2010 at the meeting of the Administrative Board held on 15 of March. The annual report highlighted all the activities undertaken by the CFCA during that year. Moreover, at the meeting the Board discussed the multiannual work programme for 2012-2016 as well as the annual work programme and draft budget for 2012.
Lowri Evans, appointed Director General in the month of June 2010, pays her first visit to the Community Fisheries Control Agency, seated in Vigo (Spain), on 10-11 November. During the working meeting, the Director General has familiarised with the work of the CFCA and personally met the management of the Agency and its relevant staff members.