Under the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, the member states (MS) cooperate and coordinate their actions in the same marine region to improve the quality, timeliness and coverage of data.
To facilitate cooperation, the MS operate in Regional Coordination Groups (RCG): Baltic, North Sea & Eastern Arctic, North Atlantic, Mediterranean/Black Sea, Large Pelagics, Long Distance Fisheries, and on Economic Issues.
Since 2020, RCG ECON has continued the work of the Planning Group on economic issues (PGECON).
A Liaison meeting is organised every year to assess, discuss and coordinate work among the RCGs on issues that affect several marine regions.
Regional Coordination Groups: MS coordinate their actions in the same marine region
Meetings between RCGs, end users and the Commission to coordinate issues that affect marine regions
New approaches are explored with the aim to better face marine issues
For more information on the activities of the Regional Coordination Groups, access their dedicated website
Calls for proposals aiming to support projects that further enable RCGs and MS to strengthen regional or EU-wide cooperation on data collection
Quality checking of Mediterranean & Black Sea data and training for Member State experts