Updates & Resources

May 26, 20235 min read

Marine Insurers Prevented From Doing Business With Vessels Fishing Illegally

Lloyd’s Market Association adopts new contract clause to prevent marine insurers from doing business with vessels fishing illegally. In...

May 24, 20231 min read

FCWC, TMT and EFCA onboard new staff at the Regional MCS Centre

The FCWC, TMT and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) are working together to onboard and train new staff at the FCWC Regional...

May 20, 20232 min read

Inter-agency workshop in Guinea: trialling drone technology to support fisheries port controls

Between the 15 - 18 May 2023, the Guinea Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy organised a workshop which focused on inter-agency...

Apr 24, 20232 min read

Ending IUU caught imports - Inter-agency meeting in Nigeria

Lagos, March 2023 An MCS inter-agency workshop was held from 20th-23rd March in Lagos Nigeria convened all national agencies coordinating...

Mar 27, 20232 min read

Case Studies Ultimate Beneficial Ownership

Developing Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the Fishing Industry 28 March 2023: The global commercial fishing industry generates...

Mar 10, 20232 min read

National Efforts Towards PSMA Implementation in Ghana

Tema, 10th March 2023: An inter-agency workshop was held this week in Tema, Ghana, focusing on the practical implementation of the Port...

Mar 2, 20234 min read

Inter-agency Cooperation to End IUU Fishing in the Union of Comoros

Moroni, 2nd March 2023: The Union of Comoros will soon have its National Committee dedicated to the fight against IUU fishing. This is...

Jan 10, 20232 min read

FCWC to Hold 14th Session of Ministerial Conference to Advance Regional Fisheries Cooperation

Accra, Ghana: January 6, 2023 The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) hereby announces the holding of its 14th...

Dec 7, 20223 min read

TMT and IMCS Network launch MCS Practitioner's Guide to Carrier Vessels

7 December 2022 : Today TMT and the International MCS Network (IMCS Network) launched the MCS Practitioners Introductory Guide to Carrier...