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20 March 2025 - Dr. Gaston Djihinto, the Secretary-General of the FCWC, led a delegation from the FCWC and TMT in a courtesy visit to the Executive Director of Ghana’s Fisheries Commission, Prof. Benjamin Campion, at the Fisheries Commission Headquarters in Accra, Ghana. This visit followed an earlier meeting in which Executive Director Campion had visited the FCWC Secretariat shortly after assuming his position. During the meeting, they discussed preparations for upcoming monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) activities, as well as the integration of Ghana’s Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) with the FCWC Regional MCS Centre.

Great to see this delegation meeting in Ghana this week, @tm_tracking look forward to continuing our work with IFG!

Thank you to @GlobalFishWatch for highlighting the critical work of the Joint Analytical Cell in this report. @tm_tracking is proud to be part of this coalition also with @C4ADS, skylight @allen_ai & IMCS Network, providing analysis & capacity building to combat #IUUFishing

Day 4 🇸🇨 training: time to put it all into practice! Today, we concluded the training with a #fishing vessel inspection exercise at port, with a well prepared inspection team. The key: they had done a risk assessment on the vessel prior to the inspection. Well done!

🐟TMT welcomes the Monrovia Declaration! - supported by Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Togo - to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in West Africa #IUUFishing @FCWC_CPCO tm-tracking.org/post/tmt-welco…

🐟 #IUUFishing thrives in environments where information on the history and activity of vessels is lacking. ⛴️ Vessel Viewer, developed by @GlobalFishWatch and @tm_tracking, is helping authorities bridge data gaps and increase transparency at sea. bit.ly/4ffpIdW

The 15th Advisory and Coordinating Committee (ACC) Meeting report was adopted including recommendations to establish the Regional Record of Authorized Fishing Vessels (RRAFV) and support the sustainability of the FCWC Regional MCS Centre; sustain efforts to implement regional fisheries management measures, including closed seasons; to support sustainable aquaculture development across the FCWC region through @FAOfish, @AfDB_Group, @jica_direct_en and others; and to establish regional scientific working groups to undertake further scientific studies on closed seasons.

The Ministerial Session of the 15th Conference of Ministers has just ended at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Monrovia, Liberia held under the auspices of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The President of Liberia, H. E. Joseph Boakai, graced the occasion to deliver the keynote address and declare the meeting open.

Key takeaways from today’s Ministerial Session of the 15th FCWC Conference of Ministers: 4 out of the 6 fisheries ministers participated in this session: 🇳🇬's Hon. Min. Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, and 🇱🇷's Director-General Emma Glassco, Hon. DG of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) attended the meeting in-person. Today 🇬🇭's Hon. Min. Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD), and 🇨🇮’s Min. Sidi Touré Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources (MIRAH), delivered their statements virtually.

TMT is at @FCWC_CPCO's Conference of Ministers today - a warm welcome from Liberia's Director General of Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority, Emma Metieh Glassco & chance for TMT's Executive Director, Gareth Johnstone, to thank President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, for hosting us.

Meeting the next generation of fisheries experts in West Africa - TMT's Executive Director, Gareth Johnstone, talked with first-year fisheries students in #Liberia today at the @FCWC_CPCO Conference of Ministers - the future guardians of Africa's oceans 🐟

Stronger together - fisheries Ministers and Directors from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo, members of the @FCWC_CPCO, meet in #Monrovia this week to plan fisheries management activities for the coming year and beyond: tm-tracking.org/post/regional-…

🚨🚨 Monrovia Hosts 15th Ministerial Fisheries Conference MONROVIA – Fisheries Directors and technicians from the Fisheries Committee for West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) gathered in Monrovia on December 11, 2024, to kick off the 15th Ministerial Fisheries Conference. Running

11 December 2024 - The 15th Session of the @FCWC_CPCO FCWC Conference Ministers began today with the two-day Advisory and Coordinating Committee (ACC) session at the Mamba Point Hotel in Monrovia, Liberia.

2/2 ➡️The conference will deliver the Monrovia Declaration for action on fisheries management, particularly closed fishery seasons & development of a Regional Record of Authorised Fishing Vessels. TMT is committed to working alongside @FCWC_CPCO with @S_I_F supported by @noradno

🌍Partnerships are key to protecting West Africa's fisheries. Ministers & Directors of Fisheries in @FCWC_CPCO's Member States #Benin #CôtedIvoire #Ghana #Liberia #Nigeria & #Togo meet today in Monrovia. ℹ️ tinyurl.com/wtv6dh8k 1/2⬇️

🚢Many stories of progress in the implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement were shared last week. Presenters included Head of Monitoring Control & Surveillance in #Nigeria, Osman Garba, on how Nigeria is adopting the #PSMA into law ℹ️tinyurl.com/yay6tr2f #IUUFishing

Renforcement de la lutte contre la pêche INN :  Un atelier régional à Madagascar midi-madagasikara.mg/un-atelier-reg… via @Midi Madagasikara

🌍Key stakeholders meet in Madagascar this week discussing Port State Measures Agreement & support to 11 African nations through analysis, Vessel Viewer & port profiles + enhancing comms between agencies, states & regions & regional centre participation ℹ️tinyurl.com/yay6tr2f

🌊#IUUfishing threatens oceans & communities. Next week, in Madagascar, key stakeholders will discuss the Port State Measures Agreement. Now supporting 11 African nations, we’re reviewing progress & advancing tools incl. Vessel Viewer w/ @GlobalFishWatch ➡️tinyurl.com/yay6tr2f