CHAPTER VIDENTIFICATION OF FISHING VESSELS ENGAGED IN IUU FISHING
Article 25Alleged IUU fishing
1
The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall compile and analyse:
a
all information on IUU fishing obtained in accordance with Chapters II, III, IV, VIII, X and XI; and/or
b
any other relevant information, as appropriate, such as:
- (i)
the catch data;
- (ii)
trade information obtained from national statistics and other reliable sources;
- (iii)
vessel registers and databases;
- (iv)
regional fisheries management organisation catch documents or statistical document programmes;
- (v)
reports on sightings or other activities of fishing vessels presumed to be engaged in IUU fishing as referred to in Article 3 and IUU vessel lists reported or adopted by regional fisheries management organisations;
- (vi)
reports under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on fishing vessels presumed to be engaged in IUU fishing as referred to in Article 3;
- (vii)
any other relevant information obtained, inter alia, in the ports and on the fishing grounds.
2
Member States may, at any time, submit to the Commission any additional information which might be relevant for the establishment of the Community IUU vessel list. The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall circulate the information, together with all the evidence provided, to the Member States and to the flag States concerned.
3
The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall keep a file in respect of each fishing vessel reported as allegedly involved in IUU fishing which shall be updated as new information is obtained.