9th annual Our Ocean Conference
April 2024 – Sandy Davies (Technical Director) and Maya Bergh (Intern) attended the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) representing Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF).
There were various stakeholders present, including the Malagasy Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy Paubert Mahatante, the Angolan Minister of Fisheries and Marine Recourses Carmen dos Santos, and the Ghanaian Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Mavis Hawa Koomson, representing global initiatives to combat pressing challenges that face the world’s ocean.
At the three-day conference Maya Bergh announced SIFs third commitment on working with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC) in Maputo, Mozambique to implement a Regional Register of Fishing Vessels by 2026.
This Register will be another milestone for the operationalisation of regional cooperation on fisheries through the SADC MCS Coordination Centre, which SIF remains committed to support.
