It appears that this project underestimated the difficulties of inter-ministerial cooperation. The Ministry of Fisheries was to be responsible for state actions at ports, while the Ministry of Defense was to handle actions at sea (Coast Guard).
Insufficiently precise boundaries led to mutual misunderstandings and a significants lowdown of the project—at least on this specific front.
An extension of the project by the European Union for 12 to 18 monthsshouldallow for the selection of the beacon supplier and the establishment of the FMC (Fisheries Monitoring Center)."