EFCA

2017

SPD 2017 and MWP 2017-2021

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Committee on FisheriesEuropean Parliament

26 January 2017, Brussels

EFCA in SNAPSHOTEFCA COST/EU CITIZEN in 2017: 3.4 Cents

• 51 Temporary Agents + 5 Contract Agents

• Establishment plan 100% filled

• In line with the general 5% staff reduction for agencies the removal of a third post was done in 2016

• Gender Balance: 38% women & 20 nationalities

Staff(31/12/2016)

Budget Execution

99,6%

Work Program Achieved

96.85%

Appreciative conclusions

accompanying the EP decision regarding the

discharge for 2014 budget

Unqualified opinion granted by ECA for

2015 Accounts and no open IAS findings

EFCA is very positively seen by the MS and

considered as an “honest broker” in its

operational coordination activities

Sharing services with EC and other agencies

• SLA’s /MoU signed with 3 agencies EMSA, FRONTEX and EUIPO

• 12 SLA’s/MoU with the EC

• In the last 5 years EFCA used/joined more than 50 Framework contracts with the EC

• EFCA is amongst the first wave of agencies where Sysper2 (HR IT tool) will be implemented in 2017

from available information

this number will increase

to 41% in March 2017

Implementation of JDPs

and Operational Plans

What is a JDP?

• The Joint Deployment Plan (JDP) is aimed to implement a

Specific Control and Inspection Programme (SCIP) of the

Commission.

• A JDP is a legal and operational instrument for the

coordination of the control activities of the Member

States.

• It encompasses:

– the pooling of means

– the planning

– the tasking

– the risk management strategy and

– the analysis of the output.

EP WP 2017 – 25/01/2017

Implementation of JDP and operational plans in EU waters

Request for assistance, BALTFISH:Risk AssessmentGuidelines for inspectorsIndustry cooperationRequest for assistance, NWW:

Risk AssessmentGuidelines for inspectors

Black Sea Work PlanJoint Control and inspection actions Risk analysisTraining

Request for assistance, Scheveningen:Risk Assessment

Request for assistance, SWW:Risk assessment

Request for assistance from Adriatic HLG:Details being discussed

REGIONAL COOPERATION / PACTs

A few figures

• Number of EU Fishing vessels: 87445

• Number of EU Fishing vessels below 12:74144 (85%)

• Trawlers: 16%: 14321

• Non-trawlers: 84% : 73124

• PROXY-Number of Union Inspectors: 1970 (31/12/2016)

• Number of EFCA-coordinated inspections (sea + shore): 19415 (3725 + 15690)

26 January 2017 EP WP 2017

JDPs

Inspections

Inspections with at least

one suspected

infringement

2015 2016 2015 2016

NORTH SEA 7571 9231 235 240

BALTIC SEA 6215 5601 172 131

NAFO & NEAFC 131 76 5 7

WESTERN WATERS 2561 2774 170 118

MEDITERRANEAN SEA 607 1733 56 119

T O T A L 17085 19415 638 615

JDPs DATA 2015 & 2016

JDPs evolution (2009-2016)

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Land-based Inspections Total Inspections

Breakdown of

most significant infringements in 2016

Suspected Infringement TOTAL

Falsifying logbook, landing declarations, sales notes, transfer declaration, transport docs or failure to keep or submit these documents as required

254 38%

Use of prohibited or non-compliant fishing gear66 10%

Failure to comply with notification provisions (Exit, Entry, landings, transhipments, catches, pre-notification, etc.)

61 9%

Taking on board, transhipping or landing of undersized fish in contravention of the legislation in force

24 4%

Fishing without a valid license, fishing permit or authorisation or with falsified documentation

13 2%

Fishing in a closed area, closed season or beyond a close depth.16 2%

Other (Annex 30 implementing rules)231 35%

665 100%

Major SCIP/JDP possible non compliance

Two standing issues in compliance in 2016:

• False declaration on the logbook, landing declarations, sales notes, transfer declaration, transport docs or failure to keep or submit these documents as required;

• Use of prohibited or non-compliant fishing gear

26/01/2017 EP WP 2017

1 MTotal number of Messages Pulled

from Member States

3889(30% -13301)Total Number of

Vessels pulled from Member

States

VesselsMessages

28Members

states connected

>10000

Documents uploaded in

the platform

>320

Active Users

connected

>40

VC meeting done in 2016

MSDOCUMENT

S USERSVIDEO

CONFERENCES

Support the EU in the

Regional Fisheries Management Organisations

and within the SFPA

The assistance given by EFCA to EU regarding RFMOs

(namely NAFO, NEAFC, ICCAT and GFCM) permits:

• To facilitate compliance of the EU with their

commitments at international level: inspection presence,

formation of inspectors, notifications of inspections and

inspectors, presentation of reports, etc.

• To support the EU Delegation in the meetings of the

RFMOs

• To facilitate cooperation with the organisations:

organisation of Seminars, formation for inspectors, etc.

• Envisaged support to DG MARE and DG DEVCO.

Training Materials

EFCA Core Curriculum

Presentation EP

2013-2015

2016

All courses published and available on the EU bookshop website:

http://bookshop.europa.eu/The e-learning modules on

Inspection at sea and Port

inspection and other training

material such as video

tutorials are now available on

the EFCA e-learning

platform:

https://training.efca.europa.eu/

https://training.efca.europa.eu/

EFCA – Training 2016

Area Events ParticipantsMED & Black Sea 10 185NAFO & NEAFC & WW 6 93North Sea & Baltic Sea 4 83All Member states 3 53Third countries 1 14E-learning platform (users) 150Total 24 578

Assistance to the Commission on IUU 20163 missions with EFCA

participation

• Thailand (2)

• Mauritius

Number of catch certificates and processing statements analysed • 2225 (1800 IN 2015)

1 Training Mission

Liberia

EU PP Aspirational main objectives

Enhance coordination to create synergies

Improve information flow for rapid response

Test operational actions in practice

Build on existing legislative framework

EU Coast Guard Pilot Project Tasks

Task Topics Activities Agency

TASK 1 Sharing

information

Fusing and analysing data.

Mapping and enhanced sharing

of services

EMSA

(coordinator)

TASK 2 Surveillance

services

Remotely piloted aircraft

systems (trails & call for tender)

Maritime Patrol Aircraft (joint

use)

EMSA-

Frontex

(coordinating)

TASK 3 Capacity

building

Outline of guidelines for inter-EU

agencies cooperation

EFCA

(coordinator)

TASK 4 Capacity

sharing

Multipurpose operations

(with input from task 1 and 2)

Frontex-EFCA

(coordinating)

Task 4 – State of Play

Sightings received 2016

Pilot Project

"Modernising fisheries controls and

optimising vessel monitoring through

the use of innovative European systems"

MARE/EFCA/2016/MARSURV Pilot Project

18 month duration

Budget: 420 000 Euro

Users: All Ms

MS input through IUU SG and SNE

EFCA leading with EMSA technical contribution

Expected results

Readily available and validated vessel data source on a 24/7 basis with world wide coverage supporting both manual and automated IUU catch certificate verification

Improved fisheries monitoring and control with regards to the worldwide fight against IUU.

EFCA’s mission

The European Fisheries Control Agency’s objective is to organise operational coordination

of fisheries control and inspection activities by the Member States and to assist them to

cooperate so as to comply with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in order to ensure

its effective and uniform application

to cooperate with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, tosupport the national authorities carrying out coast guard functions by:- Sharing, fusing and analyzing information in ship reporting

systems;

- Providing, surveillance and communication services;

- Building capacity;

- Enhancing the exchange of information;

- Sharing capacity.

Council Regulation No 768/2005Amended in 14 September 2016

(Regulation (EU) 2016/1626 of the EP and Council)

+ amendment

Article 3 and article 7a

The precise form of

cooperation will be

determined in a working

arrangement.(Approved by the governing

bodies of the 3 Agencies

EFCA – EMSA - FRONTEX)

2017: Moving from “ME” to “US”• To cooperate with FRONTEX and EMSA each within its mandate, to

support the national authorities carrying out coast guard functions as

set out in Article 7a of this Regulation, by providing services,

information, equipment and training as well as by coordinating

multipurpose operations strengthened during the inception phase

offered with the pilot project :

-the tripartite working arrangement is agreed between the 3 agencies;

A significant capacity increase with the additional resources including

chartered assets (Chartered OPV, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, etc.);

• Ambitions for improving compliance though additional efforts in

standardization, the risk management strategy and the target

allocation;

• Harmonisation encompassing the support to the regional groups of

MS;

• The Mediterranean Sea is a priority;

• Support to the EU in the international dimension of the EU

EFCA JDPS coverage

AREAS OF EFCA WORK IN 2017FOR HARMONISATIONTraining seminars, e-learning and CoreCurricula AND INDUSTRY?

Continuation of risk assessment work

Implementation of SCIP/JDP Provision ofcatch composition data

Standardisation of inspections

Electronic Inspection Reporting System

Training

InspectionReporting

- EUCG functions are imbedded into the operational activities

- EFCA was reorganized in the end of 2016 (organisation chart + budget

structure ) to take on board these new challenges/tasks.

- Elaboration of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in the framework of

task force 4 for Frontex/EFCA JOs-JDPs:

• Central Mediterranean and Ionian Seas - ICC Rome (Practica di

Mare) - applied

• Western Mediterranean - ICC Madrid

• Eastern Mediterranean, Ionian and Aegean Seas - ICC Piraeus

• Ambitions for Black Sea and Baltic Sea;

• Inter agencies Operations implementation Group (MS, EC, agencies).

Task 4 – Multipurpose operations

EFCA activities

Task 3 EUCG Handbook

• Mapping of 3 agencies core curricula and operation guide lines– Applicable training courses

– relevant EU Coastguard functions in which any of the 3 agencies are involved

• Development of a Handbook based on the outline for guidelines

What is changing in 2017?

9,22MEUR

17,11MEUR

2017

2016

Establishment Plan BUDGET

86% 20%

Does not includes

750K for two pilot

projects to be

implemented in

2016 and 2017

Title DescriptionBudget

2016Budget

2017Var %

1 Staff 6.149.000 7.949.000 29%

2 Infrastructure and operating expenditure 1.330.000 2.300.000 73%

3 Operational expenditure 1.738.000 6.864.000 295%

3 0 Capacity Building 963.000

3 1 Operational Coordination 775.000

3 2 Acquisition of Means pm

3 3 Coordination 775.000

3 4 Assistance and expertise 1.325.000

3 5 Harmonisation and standardisation 4.764.000

TOTAL 9.217.000 17.113.000 86%

(Figures do not include the 2 multi-annual ad hoc grants amounting to 750K)

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•Coordinate the implementation of JDPs and support to MS CG Authorities in EU waters

•Coordinate the implementation of the EU contribution to the International Control in International waters and support to MS CG Authorities

•Running of the Maritime Operation Centre

Coordination

(Operations)

•Harmonising the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy in EU waters

•Harmonisation of implementation of CFP in Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and external waters, and Cooperation with Third Countries and RFMO’s

•EUCG Multipurpose Operations

•Contribute to the implementation of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy

Harmonisation and

standardisation

•Promoting effectiveness and efficiency of control operations

•Development and maintenance of the EU Data Node from the Fisheries Information System (FIS)

•Provision of training activities

•Provide assistance to the European Commission and the Member States (IUU, external dimension)

Assistance and expertise

ABMS

5 MEUR

ABMS

8,4

MEUR

ABMS

3,6

MEUR

THANK YOU!efca@efca.europa.eu

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