Guidance

Fishing vessels: observer requirements

Rules on observers for operators, masters and observers on commercial fishing vessels.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 7 August 2025

Documents

Commercial fishing vessel operators: requirements for working with observers

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Commercial fishing vessel masters: requirements for working with observers

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Observers: requirements for the role

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Details

This guidance explains:

• when commercial fishing vessel operators need to arrange an observer, and rules for working with them
• rules for commercial fishing vessel masters when working with observers
• requirements observers need to meet in commercial fisheries

Published 7 August 2025