Sessions
European organisations and how they use satellite data
9:30 AM - 11:10 AM Wed
Following a career as a national fisheries enforcement officer, Sven Tahon joined the European Commission (DG MARE) in 2001 as a European Fisheries Inspector. Currently Sven is a Project Officer at the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) which he joined in 2007.
With a background in fisheries monitoring control & surveillance (MCS) Sven has 25 years of experience in European and international fisheries inspection, management and policy issues. Besides high seas fishery patrol and aerial surveillance missions he has performed many EU and international MCS audits. Sven has gained considerable expertise addressing the challenges of fisheries monitoring and control.
He provides support to various FP7 and H2020 projects and is responsible at EFCA for developing and implementing innovative inspection and surveillance methodologies, such as integrating Copernicus Services in an operational environment.