Effective monitoring and enforcement of marine and fishing laws is vital if we are to protect Scotland's valuable marine areas and fisheries. It is important that these are protected by detecting breaches of fisheries regulations by monitoring and inspection at sea and in ports, and then reporting as appropriate to the prosecuting authorities, and by providing intelligence on fishing activity in the sea areas around Scotland.
Actions
Our responsibilities include:
- maintaining a fleet of ships and aircraft and fishery offices
- monitoring, controlling and the surveillance of fishing activities in Scotland’s waters, in accordance with risk management protocols
- overseeing the proper use of electronic reporting and recording systems
- monitoring suspicious activity in Scotland's waters
- registering the buyers and sellers of fish and shellfish
- the use of fixed penalty notices for the fishing industry
- publishing statistics on enforcement relating to marine and fisheries compliance
Vessel owners
Fishing vessels over 12 metres are required to submit their fishing activity electronically. If you own a vessel that is not required to, but wish to do so, you can provide details about your fishing activity electronically. Please fill in the application form for the fishing catch declaration (COMPASS) form.
Background
- Marine compliance: UK responsibilities
- List of designated landing ports
- Marine compliance privacy notice
- Marine compliance: marine authorities and their jurisdiction
Related links:
- UK Visas and Immigration
- EUR-Lex: Access to EU law and other public EU documents
- Food Standards Agency Scotland
- Health & Safety Executive
- Legislation.gov.uk: Access to UK legislation
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Marine Management Organisation
- Police Scotland
Bills and legislation
Contact
Email: UKFMC@gov.scot
Phone: 0131 244 2286
Fax: 0131 244 6471
A variety of other contact details, including email addresses and telephone numbers for specific needs and purposes, are available at our central contacts page.