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

September 2025 — Per Erik Bergh (CEO and Managing Director), Noa Senete (MCS Expert) and Andréa Durighello (Fisheries Expert) travelled to Maputo for an operational training on the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in inland fisheries.

This training was organised through the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Center (MCSCC), as part of the measures taken by the MCSCC to increase support to inland fisheries.

The training introduced the various objectives and benefits of using BWC, both for national MCS and to support regional MCS cooperation through the MCSCC.

At the end of the training, during which the fisheries officers learnt how to use BWC, including best practices and procedures in terms of handling of information, each participating country was handed over two BWC by the MCSCC, to be used in inland fisheries MCS operations. As a follow-up to this meeting, participants will establish the national conditions needed for the use of the BWC, identify situations and operations in which BWC could be used, and liaise with the MCSCC to report on next steps of implementation. Through their experience and feedback, the countries will play a major role in supporting the elaboration of standardised procedures for the use of BWC throughout the region, supporting the objective of the MCSCC to harmonise regional MCS procedures.