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The Regional Coordination Group for Long Distance Fisheries (RCG LDF) is pleased to announce its upcoming meeting, scheduled to take place from the 3rd to the 6th of July 2023 in Palanga, Lithuania. The meeting is set to gather experts, stakeholders, and policymakers to engage in fruitful discussions on significant matters concerning long distance fisheries. The RCG LDF annual technical meeting serves as a vital… Read More »The Regional Coordination Group for Long Distance Fisheries gears up for a Productive Meeting

The Regional Coordination Group (RCG) Large Pelagics (LP) is meeting for its annual in-person technical meeting from June 26th to June 28th, 2023 in St. Julians, Malta. The meetingbrings together experts and stakeholders in the field of large pelagics species. The RCG LP meeting serves as a crucial platform for exchange of ideas among participants and collaboration between member states. All outputs of the meeting will… Read More »Experts in Large Pelagics Fisheries Convene for Annual Coordination Meeting

The highly anticipated RCG Econ Technical Meeting is set to take place from 5th to 8th June 2023, in Brussels. It brings together expert groups to assist the Commission in the implementation of the (DCF) Data Collection Framework concerning the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy. The event aims to foster… Read More »Technical Meeting 2023 RCG ECON

The AnnualTechnical Meeting 2023 of RCG NANSEA and RCG Baltic, starts with one-day virtual session on May 25th followed by the plenary meeting in Gdansk from 6th to 9th June. This annual event serves as a platform for experts, national correspondents, stakeholders and the Commission to convene and discuss critical topics for the Regional Coordination Groups, paving the way for future actions. During this year’s… Read More »RCG NANSEA and RCG Baltic back-to-back Annual Technical Meeting 2023

The Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Data Management & Observer Coordination ISSG meeting took place in a hybrid format, with the participation of 37 people (20 in-person and 17 online). Among the participants were representatives from the Spanish institutes IEO and AZTI, the French institute IRD, DG MARE, ICCAT (end-user), Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) providers, and third countries involved in the sampling, such as Seychelles and… Read More »RCG-LP Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Data Management & Observer Coordination ISSG Meeting

We are proud to introduce our latest addition to the Regional Coordination Group’s website: the Repository section. This section is a comprehensive collection of bilateral and multilateral agreements related to fisheries data collection, offering easy access to the existing agreements among different countries. The RCG Repository is a one-stop-shop for bilateral and multilateral agreements related to fisheries data collection. It is equipped with an advanced… Read More »Bilateral and Multilateral Fisheries Agreements: find them at the RCGs’ Repository

Based on the Secweb objective for engaging with the data collection fisheries network a stakeholder database has been created and is now available on our website. This tool provides information about registered stakeholders, including contact details, background and interests. The objective is to improve communication within the network by ensuring effective interaction with and among members. To make it easy for anyone to use the… Read More »Integrating Stakeholder Database into Fisheries Website: A Practical Guide

The RCG ECON ISSG on Fish processing data collection issues was successfully held virtually on the 18th and 19th of April 2023. The event, organized by RCG ECON in collaboration with NISEA (Italy) and ELGO DIMITRA -FRI (Greece), was chaired by Loretta Malvarosa and Christos Danatskos. The meeting was attended by 30 participants/delegates from 19 MSs and 2 experts from JRC. The aim of the… Read More »RCG Fish Processing Meeting 2023: key highlights

RCG  ECON in collaboration with NISEA (Italy) recently organized the Intersessional subgroup Regional comparisons and sharing of knowhow for the evaluation of tangible and intangible capital values workshop. The two-day online event was held on March 13th-14th, 2023, and was attended by 32 experts from 15 Member States, as well as representatives from JRC and DG MARE. The workshop was chaired by Monica Gambino and… Read More »RCG ECON Meeting 2023 Discusses Estimation Methods of Tangible and Intangible Capital Values

The EU-funded Med&BS RDBFIS project after two years of work has completed its objective of developing a web-based integrated fisheries information system for the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The project aimed to facilitate the work of the EU Member States by reducing the burden of multiple data submissions under different formats, to support help to streamline and ease the reporting of Member States on the… Read More »Med&BS RDBFIS project successfully completes the development of a regional database for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea