Sweden has established a Real Time Closure in the context of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 of 1 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council with detailed rules for the implementation of real-time closures for Northern prawn fisheries in the Skagerrak.
Further details can be found on the Swedish website.
Sweden has established a Real Time Closure in the context of Commission Regulation (EC) no 724/2010.
Further details can be found on the Swedish website.
RTC closures are published by the Member States, and the relevant announcements are now centralised at this link.
Denmark has established a Real Time Closure 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 States, and the relevant announcements are now centralised at this link.
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, the Administrative Board members elected a new Chair, Ms Veronika Veits and Deputy Chair Ms Melanie Seibert.
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 JDPs are the vehicle through which the EFCA organises the deployment of human and material resources of control and inspection pooled by Member States and EFCA.
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 requiring Secure, inTeroperable, innovativE and standardiseD services, i.e. ENTRUSTED project.
The project kicked off on 15 September 2020 with a 30-month timeline and a budget of close to EUR 3 million allocated under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
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 States, and the relevant announcements are now centralised at this link.
The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have been successfully resumed on board the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) chartered fisheries Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Lundy Sentinel. These services were interrupted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis and related restrictions, even though Lundy Sentinel continued operating under COVID-19 protocols after having established safeguard measures.
The European Fisheries Control Agency is proud to present a refreshed look that includes a new logo and visual identity. The new visual identity aims to update the image of EFCA as the EU Agency promoting the highest standards in the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy.
The logo has been modernised and simplified to better integrate in a digital environment giving a recognisable and consistent image to EFCA in the concert of the EU decentralised agencies, executive agencies and other bodies as joint undertakings, etc.
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: