Beatriz Huarte Melgar
Project Officer
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)
Vigo, Spain
About
Doctorate in Law (Dr. iur.): Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (2014). Master in European Law: Europa-Institut der Universität des Saarlandes, Germany (2010). Degree in Law: University of Vigo, Spain (2007). She works for the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) within the field of coast guard, but previously she worked as a lawyer specialized in Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in several companies. Associate Professor in the Master of Maritime Law of the Catholic University of Valencia. She has also been a member of the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) working group of the International Maritime Committee. She has been a visiting research fellow of the University of UCLA, United States, and has publications in the field of International Law.
My organisation
The European Fisheries Control Agency has its official seat in Vigo (Spain). Its mission is to promote the highest common standards for control, inspection and surveillance under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Its primary role is to organise coordination and cooperation between national control and inspection activities so that the rules of the CFP are respected and applied effectively.
The added value of the work of the agency lies in its contribution to a European-wide level playing field for the fishing industry and in its contribution towards sustainable fisheries by enhancing normative compliance.
The Agency, in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency, each within its mandate, supports the national authorities carrying out coast guard functions.
Speaker sessions (1)
Friday, 31 May 2024
11:15 - 12:30