Malta has selected Satlink to deploy Europe’s most advanced fisheries digitalisation system, integrating 100% of national fisheries activity under a single platform.
The Fisheries Information Integrated System (FIIS) was officially launched in Madrid during a high-level institutional event attended by Maltese government representatives and Satlink leadership.
“The FIIS is not just a digital project. It is a national reform aimed at supporting our fishers, protecting our seas and strengthening good governance,” said Dr Alicia Bugeja, Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries.
Unified framework
The system establishes a unified national framework for fisheries management, designed to consolidate monitoring, reporting, market supervision and administration within one integrated governance structure.
Satlink will design and deploy the cloud-based platform, integrating nine previously independent systems and migrating all national fisheries data into a single environment.
The system will support over 800 commercial vessels and nearly 2,000 recreational vessels, alongside the installation of more than 700 VMS units to strengthen real-time visibility and fisheries data integrity across the fleet.
The FIIS enables end-to-end traceability from fishing activity to market, incorporating vessel monitoring systems, electronic logbooks, inspection tools, automated port weighing and sales systems processing more than 31,000 sales notes annually, subsidy management and automated EU reporting under FLUX.
Developed in alignment with the Common Fisheries Policy, ICCAT obligations and EU data protection standards, the platform strengthens structured fisheries data flows and administrative efficiency.
More than 1,000 stakeholders will receive training to embed the system into daily operations, further positioning Malta at the forefront of fisheries management and fisheries digitalisation in Europe.
