NEWS & UPDATES

12 May 2022: The West Africa Task Force of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) has been monitoring and...

Key ocean nation outlines how voluntary guidelines can set a clear policy framework for enhanced regulation, monitoring and control of at-se

29 April 2022 A multi-agency group met this week at the Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) regional office in Mombasa to discuss new support...

By Duncan Copeland Executive Director, TMT and Dr Ian M Ralby CEO, I.R. Consilium 28th April 2022, Oslo. A new Spotlight report by TMT,...

We're looking for a Head of Finance and Administration and a Data Manager Analyst to join our team - read the full job descriptions here....

Between January and March 2022, during short ceremonies in Ghana, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo, the FCWC Secretariat have handed over...

We will move away from using the organisation’s full name to the abbreviated version TM-Tracking (TMT)

Contributions from the Ground Joint report by Global Fishing Watch, the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network, The...

By Duncan Copeland Executive Director of TM-Tracking and Courtney Farthing International Policy Director at Global Fishing Watch. As the...

The FCWC announces the completion of its first subregional joint patrol operation Isaac Gatorwu, between Togo and Benin.

December 15, 2021, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: Today The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) begins the 13th...

December 8th 2021: TMT has been monitoring the high seas squid fishery taking place in the northwest Indian Ocean since 2017. The fishery...

LA PÊCHE À LA CANNE / LA PESCA CON CAÑA

LA PÊCHE À LA SENNE COULISSANTE / PESCA CON CERCO DE JARETA

LA PÊCHE À LA PALANGRE / LA PESCA CON PALANGRE

INSPECTIONS DE NAVIRES DE PÊCHE INDUSTRIELLE / INSPECCIONES DE BUQUES DE PESCA INDUSTRIAL

The ‘MCS Practitioners Introductory Guides’ to support government and non-government personnel in fishing vessel recognition

The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), a fisheries intergovernmental organization in Ghana, will be...

Global Fishing Watch, Trygg Mat Tracking, Oceana, Ocean Unite and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance are partnering to create...

Four African nations and a regional fisheries organization are harnessing new technology to strengthen port controls and combat illegal...

Accra, Ghana (13 – 17 September 2021) – The Fisheries Committee of the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) will host a five-day Task Force...

What is the Combined IUU List? The Combined IUU List is a website maintained by TMT as a public service. It contains all fishing vessels...

We are happy to have collaborated on a new report ‘Regional Cooperation to Stop Illegal Fishing: A Tale of Two Task Forces’. The report...

Key equipment is being provided to each of the FCWC Member States to support their national and regional MCS efforts in 2021

Established in 2020, the FCWC Regional Fisheries Monitoring Centre (RMCSC) addresses major national and regional in combatting IUU...

Regional Monitoring Control and Surveillance Centre launches in the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) region

This photo manual covers photography as a supporting function of fisheries air patrol inspections.

We are very pleased to announce that Zahor El Kharousy has joined the Board of TMT, bringing with him extensive experience in Tanzanian,...

Published: 4th Feb, 2021 This collection of case studies aims to highlight the diverse and complex role that transhipment plays. They...

Long Beach, CA (February 1, 2021) – Fisheries intelligence organization Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT) gained approval to become an official...

Illegal Fishing Operators Exploit Company Structures to Cover Up Illegal Operations and Conceal their Ultimate Beneficial Ownership. By...

Trygg Mat Tracking's new SPOTLIGHT briefing series is being developed with our partners to shine a light on the operational practises,...

TMT’s Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List integrated into IHS Markit Sea-web Ships database to highlight vessels with ties to IUU Fishing

Trygg Mat Tracking is recruiting for two fisheries analysts to support our partner countries on strengthening port controls and the...

To support fisheries inspectors communicate clearly during vessel inspections a new phrase book has been developed by Trygg Mat Tracking...

Unregulated fishing on the high seas of the Indian Ocean is putting marine life and seafood supplies at risk - new research by WWF and TMT

Nearly 200 Iranian vessels detected in Somali and Yemeni waters represent one of the world’s largest illegal fishing operations.

‘Document Verification Manual: Vessel Identity’ is published by Trygg Mat Tracking, Stop Illegal Fishing and their partners

Practical training and case studies illustrating how document verification has been used to uncover cases of illegal fishing.

Trygg Mat Tracking, Stop Illegal Fishing e seus parceiros produziram o "Manual de verificação de documentos: identidade do navio" para forne

Trygg Mat Tracking, Stop Illegal Fishing et leurs partenaires ont produit le ‘Manuel de vérification des documents: identité du navire’ afin

FishGuard is a partnership between TMT, tech start-up ATLAN Space and GRID Arendal’s Environmental Crime Programme, aimed at promoting the u

2018 has been a busy year for the Combined IUU List website. Since its relaunch in March, the site has provided high quality, up to date...

The announcement of Phase 2 of Norad support to the FCWC West Africa Task Force was at the forefront of the WATF7 agenda last week, as...

The Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, one of the newest operational RFMOs, covering non-tuna species in the Indian Ocean, has...

A new report from the West Africa Task Force has been launched today at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on...

A team consisting of ATLAN Space, GRID-Arendal and Trygg Mat Tracking has been awarded a National Geographic Marine Protection Prize.

Five vessels have been added to the Combined IUU List. The vessels were IUU-listed by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) at their...

Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT), have launched a new Combined IUU Vessel List website, with new functions and richer data, to give users even...

AIS monitoring has been a crucial tool for FISH-i Africa, and triggered several investigations into illegal fishing and vessel identity frau