THE HARMONI ZATI ON OF FI SHERI ES CONTROLS I N EUROPE Héctor Villa González Deputy General Director of Control and Inspection General Secretariat of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Food and Environment SPAIN
ROLE AS FLAG ROLE AS ROLE AS PORT STATE COASTAL STATE STATE THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF STATES ROLE AS ROLE AS MARKET STATE NATIONAL STATE 2
EU MARKET I UU CONTROL REGULATI ON REGULATI ON EU FLEETS AND THIRD COUNTRIES SYSTEMS AND NATIONALS
REGULATION (EC) 1224/ 2009 AND IMPLEMENTING REGs (CONTROL REGULATION)
STRATEGY (i) INTERNAL ORGANIZATION UNDER A SINGLE UNIT (AND LOCATION), INVOLVING 3 MAIN AREAS: AREA 1: CONTROL AREA * ISSUING OF LICENCES AND AUTHORIZATIONS * FMC FOR VMS AND ERS (INCLUDING FISHERIES INSPECTORS) * COLLECTION OF DATA: LOGBOOKS, SALES NOTES, VMS… * FOLLOW-UP OF QUOTAS * IT ISSUES …
STRATEGY (ii) AREA 2: INSPECTION AREA * DEPLOYMENT OF MEANS AND PLANNING OF MISSIONS * FISHERIES INSPECTORS AT CENTRAL AND COASTAL LEVEL * RISK ASSESSMENT * IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIPs AND JDPs * COORDINATION WITH OTHER BODIES: REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NAVY , CIVIL GUARD, CUSTOMS… …
STRATEGY (iii) COMBINATION OF BOTH AREAS * ALL INFO EXPLOITED FOR CONTROL AND INSPECTION * ALL DATA SOURCES AVAILABLE: VMS, ERS, QUOTAS, IR, SANCTIONS, LICENCING, MANAGEMENT MEASURES, … * FISHERIES INSPECTORS IN ALL SERVICES: FMC, SCIPs-JDPs, … * BASIC SOFTWARES IN LAPTOP (AND SMARTPHONE) FOR MISSIONS * RISK ASSESSMENT: CENTRAL VIEW, LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY (iv) ENHANCED HORIZONTAL ISSUES : * CONSTANT TRAINING (NOT ONLY FOR FISHERIES INSPECTORS) * STABLE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER NATIONAL BODIES: NAVY AND CIVIL GUARD. FULL COLLABORATION. * STABLE FORA WITH REGIONAL BODIES. COORDINATION, RESPECT TO COMPETENCES. * NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY COUNCIL
SOME PROPOSALS FOR I MPROVEMENT PROPORTI ONALI TY • PNO only for fishing activities outside territorial waters • 10% of margin of tolerance • Knowledge of differences between fisheries and fleets: regionalization W EI GHTI NG AND TRANSPORT • Different points to update • Responsability of owner rather than trasporter or others I T TOOLS • Enough time for developing and implementation • Exemptions for coastal fleets (with daily trips)
REGULATION (EC) 1005/ 2008 AND IMPLEMENTING REG (IUU REGULATION)
STRATEGY FOR I MPLEMENTATI ON CENTRALI ZED VI EW • Central services in Madrid at documental level (100% ) and additional physical controls • Coordination with other Spanish organisms: Customs,… • INTELLIGENCE TEAM: - Multifunctional -Including fisheries inspectors: essential for knowledge of fisheries law and operation RI SK ASSESSMENT • Based on all available info • Essential IT tool developed: automatic crosschecks of CC. ESSENTI AL SUPPORT BY NATI ONAL DEVELOPED LAW : Ley 3 3 / 2 0 1 4 (capacity, investigation,… SPARROW) operations
PROPOSALS FOR I MPROVEMENT MI NI MUM % OF VERI FI CATI ONS ( ART. 1 7 ) • Significant increase of rejections when verifications are carried out • 1 % of total consignm ents in each MS • Based on risk assessment BETTER PERFORMANCE • Answers to verifications by third countries: faster and complete • Better harm onized procedures betw een MS, including risk assessm ent and com m on I T tool: COM and EFCA roles. SOME GAPS I N THE TEXT • Operation in third country w aters • Movements of fishing vessels between operators and flags
NEXT STEP: TOW ARDS I SO 9 0 0 1 CERTI FI CATI ON Thank you for your attention hvillago@magrama.es
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