Projet de Surveillance des Pêches, Phase 3 (client DSPCM, German funding agency KfW)
Region: World Wide
Date: 2006
With a global budget of 6 million euros (approximate), the client DSPCM (fisheries surveillance department of Mauritania) requires long term technical assistance to improve the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of the Mauritanian EEZ. The global system of vessel monitoring system (VMS) by satellite, radars, radiocommunication, aerial surveillance, inspections and observers on board will allow an efficient control of fishing vessels from Mauritania, neighbour countries, the European Union and other countries such as China with which Mauritania signed agreements for fisheries access. The project focuses mainly on installation of an efficient Vessel Tracking System (VTS) by satellite complemented by the other means of MCS systems needed for an efficient and complete control of fishing activities.
MEP Ltd.assist technically the consortium leader GFA Terra Systems for backstopping the project and providing the relevant experts. Regular visits to Mauritania are planned for backstopping the project for reaching the targetted outputs within time schedules. Photos provided by our VMS expert.
Photo 1: ref. MAR GE argosPhoto 2: ref. INMARSAT C