🌊Updates from the Med
The latest #OceanSentinel patrol — with inspectors from Cyprus, Greece, Malta & Italy — has wrapped up after weeks of coordinated work across the Levant, Aegean & Ionian Seas.
Joint work, shared procedures — real cooperation at sea.📸Below.
#FisheriesControl #WeCoordinate
In Amorgos for the launch of the new Marine Protected Area.
Our Executive Director, together with fisheries inspectors from Cyprus, Greece, Italy & Malta, welcomed Greek authorities on board the #OceanSentinel— showcasing EFCA’s operational support to Member States under the #CommonFisheriesPolicy.
🌊Patrolling the Adriatic with inspectors from Italy, Croatia, Montenegro & Albania aboard our #OceanSentinel under the #GFCM international inspection scheme.
A clear example of operational collaboration between EU & non-EU partners to strengthen #FisheriesControl in the Mediterranean.
#WeCoordinate
🚨#COASTEX SHARK 2025 kicked off from Civitavecchia!
We joined Italy & other MS with our vessel #OceanSentinel, alongside @emsa-eu.bsky.social & @frontex.bsky.social, for a multipurpose exercise at sea.
Scenarios? Illegal fishing, search & rescue, pollution response — all in one coordinated drill.
🐟Latest Med patrol!
We teamed up with inspectors from Malta, Italy & Tunisia for Joint #FisheriesControl Activities under the #GFCM & #ICCAT schemes.
Onboard the #OceanSentinel & at our Coordination Centre, checks focused on:
✅Dolphinfish
✅Demersal stocks & shrimps
✅Migratory species
#WeCoordinate
Thanks to the cooperation with @emsa-eu.bsky.social , each of our patrol vessels — #OceanSentinel, #OceanGuardian & #OceanProtector — is equipped with RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems), enhancing our surveillance capacity from the air.
#FisheriesControl #WeAssist #EUAgencies
Targeted. Coordinated. Effective.
EFCA Joint Deployment Plans help prioritise fisheries control across the EU.
On the latest patrol in the #Mediterranean aboard our #OceanSentinel, we worked with Italian inspectors monitoring bluefin tuna under the #ICCAT inspection scheme.
#WeCoordinate
Oceanborn Sentinel with the Spear of Tides.
#OceanSentinel #UnderwaterWarrior #SeaSovereign #FantasyArmor #TidalSpear #AnimeMermaidQueen #AtlantisPower #DeepSeaDivine #AquaticGoddess #MythicalTide
⛴️ Our #OceanSentinel hosted #FisheriesControl officers from Malta, Italy & Türkiye.
In cooperation with Türkiye’s fisheries authority, we coordinated a patrol in the Central #Mediterranean to inspect live #BluefinTuna fisheries under the #ICCAT Joint Scheme of International Inspection.
Today, we had the honour to welcome EU Commissioner
@CostasKadis
on board the #OceanSentinel alongside Minister Anton Refalo.
Together, we promote a culture of compliance, united in our EU commitment to sustainability, fairness, & joint operations in our seas. 🌊 #WeAssist
We’re in Malta this week — hosting visits aboard our patrol vessel #OceanSentinel, supporting joint #FisheriesControl in the #Mediterranean.
One of EFCA stops across EU sea basins in 2025, showcasing our operational footprint as part of our 20th anniversary.
#EFCA20
🚨On duty in the Central #Mediterranean | EU & international waters
Our #OceanSentinel continues patrolling as part of the #BluefinTuna purse seiner campaign.
With inspectors from Italy, Malta & France, our Fixed Wing Aircraft & @emsa-eu.bsky.social RPAS in the sky.
#FisheriesControl #WeCoordinate
