📍Brussels | 🌊 EU–China Blue Partnership Forum
Contributing to discussions on fisheries governance, control & the fight against #IUU fishing alongside @vitcheva_eu, @EU_MARE and @CostasKadis.
Reinforcing common approaches for the sustainable use of marine resources worldwide.
📌Today at EFCA: Advisory Board meeting
Twice a year, we meet with representatives from the European Fisheries Advisory Councils, bringing together stakeholders from across the sector.
This exchange allows us to hear their views on EFCA’s work & broader sector perspectives.🎣
#EUAgencies #WeAssist
Wanted! 📢 Assistant to the Executive Director
📨Apply by 07/05/2026
Reference: EFCA/TA/AST3/2601
More information: tinyurl.com/57y7xzra
@EU_Careers #EUJobs
🌊EFCA supported the 1st #WASOP regional joint fisheries control operation in the @FCWC_CPCO area.
The operation combined analysis, training & joint sea deployment across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire & Liberia.
A key step for regional cooperation.🎣
🔗https://bit.ly/4sOnEjB
#FisheiresControl #WeAssist
Continuing our mission in Côte d’Ivoire
We met with the @UEenCI, visited ISMI and the Port of Abidjan.
Meeting partners on the ground helps us better understand local needs & strengthen cooperation in support of effective #FisheriesControl and the fight against #IUUfishing.
Sustainable fisheries in West Africa: a concrete step forward🌍
In Abidjan, we joined regional partners for the signature of a strategic cooperation agreement under the EU-funded #WASOP project.
🎯Strengthening governance
🤝Building capacities
🚫Tackling #IUUfishing
#WeAssist
🔴 Today at EFCA: Steering Group on Training & Exchange of Experience
With 25 experts from 19 EU Member States & @EU_MARE, working towards one shared objective: a common approach to fisheries control training.
Because effective #FisheriesControl starts with learning together.🎣
The 2nd edition of the Greening Award Initiative is open for applications!🌿
Set up to celebrate the sustainability actions & activities carried out by authorities which empower a green transition, and contribute to a more sustainable future!
Apply now➡️ bit.ly/4rLmLaH
EFCA at #SeafarersConf26
Our Executive Director @susan-steele.bsky.social joined the panel on climate, energy & environment, contributing EFCA’s perspective on cooperation in #FisheriesControl.
A strong conference exploring skills, data & tech shaping the maritime sector.
#EUAgencies
Looking to start your career in the EU?🌍
Apply for #BlueBookTraineeship programme and choose EFCA as your host organisation to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic decentralised European agency.
Apply now👉 lnkd.in/deSgjt4S
Deadline: 7 April 2026, 10:00 a.m. (CET)
At EMSA reinforcing the strong partnership between our agencies.
Working side by side is essential to effectively support national authorities and address shared maritime challenges across European waters. We look forward to continuing this close collaboration.
#coastguard #cooperation #EUAgencies
Great energy at EFCA this week!
Students from @uvigo & O Castro British School joined us to learn about our work, and to hear directly from colleagues about their career paths and life at EFCA. 💬🌊
Always a pleasure to engage with the next generation and share EFCA’s mission!
🎣#RTC alert!
A new Real-Time Closure has been established by Denmark in the #NorthSea.
🗓️From tomorrow until 03 April 2026 at midnight.
More information here ℹ️ bit.ly/3LfFzuB
#FisheriesControl #SustainableFisheries
Wrapping up 2days of workshop in Chioggia
with @emsa-eu.bsky.social , @frontex.bsky.social , @guardiacostiera & experts from EU Member States under the European Coast Guard Functions Forum.
Focus on multipurpose maritime operations, innovative surveillance & more.🔗http://bit.ly/4150b1O
#EUAgencies
A week of coordination, learning & operational alignment at the EFCA Coordination Centre!
7 experts from Belgium, Latvia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden gathered to advance the #NorthSea and #BalticSea Joint Deployment Plans.
Great teamwork & progress!
#FisheriesControl #JDPs #WeAssist
ESPADON: 1st coordinated maritime action under #WASOP with Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Mauritania & Senegal.
Results:
🔎30 industrial vessels inspected
⚠️8 detained for infringements
🌐Controls extended to artisanal fisheries
More: bit.ly/4sCc77g
#StopIUUfishing
Photo credit: Garde Côtes Mauritanienne
Training for uniform #FisheriesControl in the #Med!
We trained 60+ EU Fisheries Inspectors under the 2026 Joint Deployment Plan #JDP to ensure harmonised inspections & effective surveillance ahead of the swordfish & albacore fishing seasons.
#WeAssist #SustainableFisheries
Maritime security requires cooperation. At #EuropeanOceanDays, we joined partners from coast guards and EU agencies to discuss how stronger coordination, shared information and multipurpose maritime operations help tackle today’s evolving challenges at sea.
Events like European Ocean Days are an important opportunity to connect policy discussions with operational experience and continue building a safer and more resilient maritime domain for Europe.
#MaritimeSecurity #EUAgencies #WeAssist #EuropeanOceanPact
Maritime security requires strong cooperation across authorities and sectors.
We work closely with @emsa-eu.bsky.social & @frontex.bsky.social under the EU Coast Guard framework, through multipurpose maritime operations, information exchange and training for Member States.
#EUMSS
At EFCA, we coordinate joint #FisheriesControl & inspection activities between Member States to support the uniform implementation of the #CFP.
Through #JDPs, multinational inspection teams & our patrol vessels, we help ensure a level playing field & tackle #IUUFishing.
#WeAssist
📍Brussels | #EuropeanOceanDays 🌊
Policymakers, agencies, industry and researchers gathered to discuss the future of Europe’s ocean and maritime domain.
We contributed to the session on maritime security, with our Executive Director joining the panel on #CoastGuardCooperation.
New #RTC alert!
A Real-Time Closure has been established by The Netherlands in the #NorthSea for the protection of fish juveniles.
🗓️ until 20 March 2026
ℹ️ bit.ly/3YwyXzR
#SustainableFisheries
📍EFCA headquarters
New training for Member States inspectors operating in the #NAFO regulatory area.
🔹Goal: supporting the uniform & effective implementation of the NAFO Scheme of Control & Enforcement.
✅Common training for a level playing field.
#FisheriesControl #WeAssist #NorthAtlantic
🎣#RTC alert!
A new Real-Time Closure has been established by Denmark in the #NorthSea.
🗓️ until 19 March 2026 at midnight.
More information here ℹ️bit.ly/3LfFzuB
#FisheriesControl #SustainableFisheries
EFCA at CROSS Étel: deepening cooperation with French fisheries authorities
Visited control centres, fish auction and discussed:
💻 Digital innovation in fisheries control
🚤 Joint operations
🎓 Future training opportunities
+ a live demonstration of the MonitorFish app.
PATROLLING THE SEA 🌊
#OceanProtector in the North Western Waters with
Inspection team from Ireland + Estonia + Lithuania working together at sea.
Different flags. One mission:
🎣 Fair fishing
🐟 Healthy stocks
🤝 Strong cooperation
#WeCoordinate #FisheriesControl
Supporting @guardiacostiera and fisheries authorities in Malta.
Hands-on #Training to strengthen #FisheriesControl skills and share best practises.
From regional fisheries measures to🌎inspection schemes & real-life scenarios, the focus was on practical work.
#WeAssist
“What stood out in our workshop on evidence gathering on fisheries control?”
Our participants agreed: learning how other Member States work in real cases is what brings the most value.
🎥 Hear it from the experts.
#WeAssist #FisheriesControl
The ECGFF workshop opened in Lisbon this morning, bringing together coast guard authorities, EU institutions and experts, including @efca-eu.bsky.social and @frontex.bsky.social to discuss maritime challenges under the theme: geopolitical shifts and capacity building for coast guard operations.
