Decision of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the Registers of the Fishing Industry.

This Decision concerns the registers referred to in section 4 of the Act on Implementing the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union (1139/1994). A fishing vessel register, a register on professional fishermen, a catch register and a fish marketing register are kept for monitoring and compiling statistics as required by the common fisheries policy. Vessels and boats, hereafter referred to as vessel, flying the flag of Finland practicing professional fishing in the maritime area shall be entered into the fishing vessel register. Data referred to in the Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community about the vessel and the licence granted to it shall be entered into the fishing vessel register. As regards the freshwater vessel the data referred to in section 8(1) of the Boat Traffic Decree (152/1969) shall be entered into the register. Fishing vessels are grouped into four categories according to their principal use of fishing: trawlers; vessels fishing with drift gillnets and longlines; other vessels; and freshwater vessels. The data of the catch logbook as well as the data concerning the landing of the catch referred to in title II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy shall be entered into the catch register. The data related to the first buying of fishery products referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 title II shall be entered into the fish marketing register.