Updates & Resources

New Introductory Guides for MCS Practitioners

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

Visit of High-Level Norwegian Delegation to FCWC Secretariat

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

Press Release: New Technology to Help Tackle Illegal Fishing by Alerting Insurers to Risk

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

Pilot Project Delivers New Vessel Tracking Technology and Analysis

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

Tenth FCWC West Africa Task Force Meeting Celebrates Successes in MCS, Pushes for Further Progress

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

Are RFMO IUU lists useful? A User Evaluation of the Combined IUU Vessel List

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...

New Report - Regional Cooperation to Stop Illegal Fishing: A Tale of Two Task Forces

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

Equipping FCWC Member States for Success in Combating IUU Fishing

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

FCWC Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Centre

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