Ioana Hartescu

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.