The EU Fleet Register is a database where all the fishing vessels flying the flag of an EU country have to be be registered. Any changes in the status of a fishing vessel, for example if it has been scrapped, need to be registered by the member country in the Fleet Register.
The main objective of the Fleet Register is to enable any EU fishing vessel with key characteristics to be identified, with the aim of:
The data contained in the Fleet Register can be classified in three categories: