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NFDS Africa Supports the first capacity building workshop organised in Namibia as par…

February, 2026

February 2026– Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) and Phil Snijman (Fisheries Consultant), travelled to Walvis Bay, Namibia to join...

South African MCS Officers enhance SADC Capacity: NFDS Supports SA

December, 2025

December 2025 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) and Estelle van der...

Consultative workshop on combatting monofilament nets organised in Malawi

November, 2025

October 2025 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Senga Bay, Salima, district of Lake Malawi, for a...

Third MCSCC Operational Task Force and Board of Director meetings take place in Maput…

October, 2025

October 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert), Regina Dithapo (Communications Expert)...

Regional Working Group of SADC ATLANTIC meets in Walvis Bay

September, 2025

September 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert), Malebogo Seofeleng (Project Administrator) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to...

Officers from inland fisheries trained on the use body-worn cameras in MCS operations

September, 2025

September 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Maputo for an operational...

Fourth in-person coaching of Angolan MCS officers through the SADC Atlantic Project

August, 2025

July 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Angola for a fourth...

France: Third UN Oceans Conference to accelerate implementation of SDG 14

June, 2025

June 2025 —Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Nice on behalf of NFDS during the third high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation...

The FCWC Regional Register of Authorized Fishing Vessels (RRAFV) taking shape

May, 2025

May 2025 — Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Lomé, Togo for the eighteenth meeting of the...

NFDS Africa Supports the first capacity building

February 2026– Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) and Phil Snijman (Fisheries Consultant), travelled

South African MCS Officers enhance SADC Capacity:

December 2025 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director), Andréa Durighello

Consultative workshop on combatting monofilament

October 2025 – Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Senga Bay, Salima,

Third MCSCC Operational Task Force and Board of

October 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director), Noa Senete

Regional Working Group of SADC ATLANTIC meets in

September 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert), Malebogo Seofeleng (Project Administrator) and

Officers from inland fisheries trained on the use

September 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert)

Fourth in-person coaching of Angolan MCS officers

July 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert)

France: Third UN Oceans Conference to accelerate

June 2025 —Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Nice on behalf of NFDS during the third high-level 2025 United

The FCWC Regional Register of Authorized Fishing

May 2025 — Sandy Davies (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Lomé, Togo

SWIO Countries Unite to Strengthen Monitoring and

May 2025 —Sandy Davies, (Senior Fisheries and Environment Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) and Malebogo Seofeleng (Project Administrator) travelled

Madagascar: MCS capacity-building workshop &

April 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) and Jean-Louis Rabe (MCS Expert)

The MCSCC Board of Directors makes significant

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

MCS capacity-building workshop focused on inland

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

First capacity-building workshop in 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