# Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, Article 71: Sightings at sea and detection ...

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. A fisheries administration must carry out surveillance in United Kingdom waters based on:
(a) sightings of fishing vessels by inspection vessels or surveillance aircrafts;
(b) a vessel monitoring system as referred to in Article 9; or
(c) any other detection and identification methods.
2. If the sighting or detection does not correspond to other information available to the fisheries administration, it shall undertake any investigations that may be necessary to determine the appropriate follow-up.
3. If the sighting or detection refers to a fishing vessel of a third country, and the information does not correspond to any other information that is available to the competent authority of a fisheries administration, and if the authority is not in a position to undertake further action, it shall record its findings in a surveillance report and shall transmit that report without delay, if possible by electronic means, to the flag state concerned.
4. In the event that an official ... sights or detects a fishing vessel engaged in activities that may be considered to be an infringement of Fisheries Rules, he shall without delay issue a surveillance report and send it to his competent authorities.
5. A fisheries administration may, by regulations, specify the content of the surveillance report.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1224/article/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1224/article-71
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