About - Structure
EIFAAC Officers
Following the elections at the 32nd Session (2024), the Officers of the Commission are:
| Title | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson of EIFAAC | Cathal Gallagher (until July 2025)/ presently vacant | Ireland |
| 1st Vice-Chairperson of EIFAAC | Reinhold Hanel | Germany |
| 2nd Vice-Chairperson of EIFAAC | Ruta Medne | Latvia |
The vacant EIFAAC chairperson position will be filled again at the elections during the 33rd session in 2026
Management Committee (MC)
The chairperson and members of the EIFAAC management Committee for the intersessional period October 2024 – May 2026 are the following.
| Title | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Management Committee | Cathal Gallagher(Chairperson of EIFAAC) (until July 2025)/ presently vacant | Ireland |
| Member | Reinhold Hanel | Germany |
| Member | Ruta Medne | Latvia |
| Member | Fiona Kelly | Ireland |
| Elected member | Maria Piria | Croatia |
| Elected member | Gudni Magnus Eiriksson | Iceland |
| Elected member | Dushica Ilikj-Boeva | North Macedonia |
Technical and Scientific Committee (TSC)
The Technical and Scientific Committee is composed of a Chairperson and six experts, all elected by the Commission. The 32nd Session elected also one alternate member.
| Title | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson of the Technical and Scientific Committee | Fiona Kelly | Ireland |
| Elected member | Andreas Melcher | Austria |
| Elected member | Ana Gavrilovic | Croatia |
| Elected member | Robert Arlinghaus | Germany |
| Elected member | Klaus Wysujack | Germany |
| Elected member | Béla Urbányi | Hungary |
| Elected member | Daniel Zarski | Poland |
| Elected member | Nico Alioravainen | Finland |
The MC and TSC chairpersons and members can be contacted in writing via the EIFAAC Secretariat e-mail ([email protected]) or by phone at (+39) 0657050155.
The EIFAAC Secretary since April 2022 is Raymon van Anrooy, Senior Fishery Officer at FAO. He can be reached via the EIFAAC Secretariat e-mail or the phone number above.