This Regulation establishes detailed rules for the application of the Union fisheries control system as established under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, particularly on the control of fisheries, the surveillance and inspection of fishing activities, as well as regarding enforcement and compliance. It prioritizes the monitoring of fishing activities by fisheries monitoring centres; fishing logbook, prior notifications, transhipment declarations, and landing declaration; the duties of control observers; inspections at sea, in ports or landing sites, at transport and marketing stages and in premises; inspection of fishing gear at sea, an operator fishing without a vessel, bluefin tuna farms and recreational fisheries; the duties of operators and masters relating to inspections; suspension and permanent withdrawal of fishing licence and right to command; registration of masters; and measures to ensure compliance. This Regulation also provides for inspections to determine whether fishing activities involving forced labour according to the indicators listed in Annex V and any other available information.
2025-08-27