The North Western Waters Advisory Council and the Pelagic Advisory Council are celebrating twenty years of providing stakeholder voices in European fisheries governance at an event held at Dublin Castle.
One of the European Fisheries Control Agency’s offshore patrol vessels also arrived in Dublin port and is today hosting on board those attending the twentieth anniversary of the two advisory councils.
Ocean Protector is one of the three inspection platforms chartered by EFCA, supporting Member States in the different EFCA joint deployment plans and other coast guard functions, such as search and rescue situations, maritime surveillance and pollution response.
Its deployment enhances the EU capacity to improve the effectiveness of fisheries control operations in the EU and beyond.
The Chairs of the two Advisory Councils, Emiel Brouckaert and Sean O’Donoghue, expressed their gratitude to EFCA for their initiative and collaboration in bringing the vessel to Dublin Port for this occasion, describing the presence of Ocean Protector as a symbol of the enduring collaboration between EFCA and the Advisory Councils, highlighting the strides made in safeguarding Europe’s fisheries resources and promoting responsible fishing practices.
