Our Initiatives
Joint Analytical Cell​
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​The Joint Analytical Cell, or JAC, provides authorities with fisheries intelligence, data analysis and capacity building to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Founded by the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network, Global Fishing Watch and TMT, the initiative’s members also include C4ADS and Skylight.
By harnessing innovative technology and the complementary expertise of its collaborating organizations, the JAC fosters cooperation among State and non-State actors to build insights and capacity to help enhance fisheries management.
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WEST AFRICA TASK FORCE
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​The West Africa Task Force brings together the six member countries of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) – Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo – to tackle illegal fishing and fisheries crime. The Task Force is facilitated by the FCWC Secretariat in collaboration with a Technical Team that includes TMT and Stop Illegal Fishing with funding from Norad. By actively cooperating, by sharing information and by facilitating national inter-agency working groups the West Africa Task Force is working together to end illegal fishing.
REGIONAL COOPERATION IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
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​FISH-i Africa was established in 2012 to unite eight East African coastal countries to tackle illegal fishing in their waters. The Western Indian Ocean is home to plentiful fish resources that provide jobs, support local economies and represent an important food source for the region and globally. However, it is also an IUU fishing hotspot that draws illegal operators from across the world.
Eight countries – Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and Tanzania – joined forces to tackle this problem, together with Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) and TMT. In 2020, FISH-i Africa was integrated into the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC), which continues to be supported by SIF and TMT.
Intelligence-led fisheries
port controls
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​Entered into force in 2016, the Port State Measure Agreement (PSMA), is the first legally binding international agreement designed to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing.
TMT and Global Fishing Watch have developed a dedicated programme to support the practical implementation of the PSMA by introducing new tools and methods and providing capacity building to national authorities.
The ‘Intelligence-led fisheries port controls’ programme, promotes a risk-based approach to PSMA implementation and focuses primarily on the Advance Request for Entry to Port (AREP) process, which is the cornerstone of the Agreement.
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