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First capacity-building workshop in the Seychelles

January 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Seychelles for

FCWC 15th Conference of Ministers – A Step

December 2024 – Sandy Davies, Senior Fisheries and Environment Director, participated in the two-day Advisory and Consulting Committee sessions,

Ghana validates SOPs for PSMA implementation

November 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Tema, Ghana

Third in-person coaching of Angolan MCS officers

October 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert)

Handover meeting of the SADC MCSCC Board of

September 2024 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, together with the Regional

The SADC MCSCC Ocean Vigilance Project Workshop

August 2024 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO) and JD Kotze (Expert) provided training support for workshops on risk assessment

36th Committee on Fisheries

July 2024 – Sandy Davies (Technical Director) and Maya Bergh (Intern) attended the 36th Committee on Fisheries (COFI). There

Sixteenth meeting of the West Africa Task Force

June 2024 — Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) participated in the sixteenth meeting of the Fisheries Commission for the West

Risk Assessment training provided in Angola.

June 2024 – JD Kotze (Expert) and Noa Senete (Consultant) provided a three-day training workshop on Risk Assessment in

SADC meetings to kick start the MCSCC Centre

June 2024 – The NFDS Team Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Technical Director), Andréa Durighello

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) workshop at

May 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) and JD Kotze (Investigator) attended a workshop at the

9th annual Our Ocean Conference

April 2024 – Sandy Davies (Technical Director) and Maya Bergh (Intern) attended the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) representing Stop

SADC Technical Committee on Fisheries held 41st

March 2024 – Sandy Davies (Technical Director) attended the 41st meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Technical

Vigilance and Cooperation – essential assets of

March 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Technical Director), JD Kotze (Investigator) and Andréa

16th Meeting of the SADC RTT in the Kingdom of

March 2024 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO) attended the SADC Regional Technical Team (RTT) for the SADC Regional Fisheries

Initial training of Angolan MCS officers under the

February 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), JD Kotze (Investigator) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled

Risk Assessment training organised in Durban with

January-February 2024 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), JD Kotze (Investigator) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled

The Fifteen FCWC West Africa task force.

December 2023 – Sandy Davies (Technical Director), travelled to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on the 11 – 12 December 2023

First meeting of the SADC MCSCC Task Force takes

December 2023-Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Technical Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert), JD Kotze (Investigator)

NFDS active in Ghana and West Africa Task Force.

October 2023 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), JD Kotze (Investigator) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled

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