# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(a)‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel as defined in the Article 4 paragraph 1(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(b)...
(c)...
(d)‘aquaculture vessel’ means a vessel equipped exclusively for harvesting, transport, handling and/or landing of aquaculture products;
(e)‘event’ means any entry to or exit from the fleet of a vessel or change in one of its characteristics as listed in Annex I;
(f)...
(g)...
(h)...
(i)...
(j)‘legal owner’ means any natural or legal person that appears on the vessel's registration documents as having the legal title of ownership of the vessel;
(k)‘operator’ means a natural or legal person as defined in Article 4(19) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(l)‘United Kingdom fleet register (UKFR) number’ means the unique identification number of the vessel in the United Kingdom fleet;
(m)‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person as defined in Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001;
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(o)‘United Kingdom fishing fleet register’ means the register, kept by the Secretary of State, containing information on all United Kingdom fishing vessels.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/218/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-218/article-2
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