European Fisheries Control Agency

Looking to start your career in the EU?🌍 Apply for the #BlueBookTraineeship programme and choose EFCA as your host organisation to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic decentralised European agency. Apply now👉lnkd.in/deSgjt4S Deadline: 7 April 2026, 10:00 a.m. (CET)

From April to October 2026, local communities across Europe can organise #EMDInMyCountry events. Workshops, clean-ups, exhibitions or port visits, all focused on ocean literacy and the blue economy. 📅 Submit your event by 20 March 🔗 link.europa.eu/Qf66w4

📍EMSA's HQ Reinforcing the strong partnership between our agencies. Working side by side is essential to effectively support national authorities and address shared maritime challenges across European waters. #CoastGuard #cooperation #EUAgencies

Great energy at EFCA this week! We were delighted to welcome students from @uvigo & O Castro British School. Each session gave them the chance to learn about EFCA’s work supporting #SustainableFisheries, & hear from colleagues about life & careers at the agency. 💬🌊#WeAssist

🎣#RTC alert! A new Real-Time Closure has been established by Denmark 🇩🇰 in the #NorthSea. 🗓️From tomorrow until 03 April 2026 at midnight. More information here ℹ️ bit.ly/3LfFzuB #FisheriesControl #SustainableFisheries

The illegal trade in European eel is a major transnational environmental crime. EFCA supports Europol, OLAF, Member States and global partners to strengthen control, share intelligence and support enforcement. “Individually we are a drop, together we are an ocean.” 🌍🐟👇

Wrapping up 2days of workshop in Chioggia 🇮🇹 with @EMSA_EU, @Frontex, @guardiacostiera & experts from EU Member States under the European Coast Guard Functions Forum. Focus on multipurpose maritime operations, innovative surveillance & more.🔗bit.ly/4150b1O #EUAgencies

A week of coordination, learning & operational alignment at the EFCA Coordination Centre! 7 experts from 🇧🇪🇱🇻🇩🇪🇩🇰 & 🇸🇪 gathered to advance the #NorthSea and #BalticSea Joint Deployment Plans. Great teamwork & progress! #FisheriesControl #JDPs #WeAssist

🌊ESPADON: 1st coordinated maritime action under #WASOP with Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Mauritania & Senegal. Results: 🔎30 industrial vessels inspected 🌐Controls extended to artisanal fisheries Read more: bit.ly/4sCc77g #StopIUUfishing #WeAssist

Commission regrets lack of progress in coastal states consultations on mackerel and calls for efforts to continue⬇️ link.europa.eu/CxVcGx

Training for uniform #FisheriesControl in the #Med! We trained 60+ EU Fisheries Inspectors under the 2026 Joint Deployment Plan #JDP to ensure harmonised inspections & effective surveillance ahead of the swordfish & albacore fishing seasons. #WeAssist #SustainableFisheries

💙 What does #InternationalWomensDay look like at sea? Sometimes it’s women working together to protect our shared marine resources. Across EFCA, women contribute at sea and on land, strengthening cooperation and supporting sustainable fisheries. Happy #IWD2026. #GiveToGain

Events like European Ocean Days are an important opportunity to connect policy discussions with operational experience and continue building a safer and more resilient maritime domain for Europe. #MaritimeSecurity #EUAgencies #WeAssist #EuropeanOceanPact

Maritime security requires strong cooperation across authorities and sectors. 🇪🇺 We work closely with EMSA & Frontex under the EU Coast Guard framework, through multipurpose maritime operations, information exchange and training for Member States. #EUMSS

📍Brussels | #EuropeanOceanDays 🌊 Policymakers, agencies, industry and researchers gathered to discuss the future of Europe’s ocean and maritime domain. We contributed to the session on maritime security, with our Executive Director joining the panel on #CoastGuardCooperation.

We must protect the ocean. It shapes our climate, our safety and our future. That’s why we are stepping up our efforts. By 2030, the EU will deliver a fully operational European Ocean Observation System. Protecting the ocean starts with understanding it.🌍🌊

Maritime security in focus this afternoon at #EUOceanDays. From shadow fleets to threats to critical maritime infrastructure, discussions look at how the EU Maritime Security Strategy and the #EUOceanPact, grounded in #UNCLOS, support safe & secure seas: youtube.com/watch?v=Ykbs78…

New #RTC alert! A Real-Time Closure has been established by The Netherlands 🇳🇱 in the #NorthSea for the protection of fish juveniles. 🗓️Until 20 March 2026 ℹ️bit.ly/3YwyXzR #SustainableFisheries

🌊 The Mediterranean Sea powers Europe’s blue economy - from transport to fisheries. 🛰️ This @CMEMS_EU map shows chlorophyll-a, key to tracking marine health. At European Ocean Days, @vonderleyen announced OceanEye, boosting EU ocean observation. 🔗 copernicus.eu/en/media/image…