Data requirements
Updated 2 February 2017
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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-report-fishing-activities-using-an-electronic-logbook-software-system/data-requirements
The UK has defined its own electronic logbook data requirements and these are published within an XSD schema that electronic logbook software system manufacturers have incorporated into their products.
This document is a guide to the electronic logbook reports specified by Fisheries Administration regulations. The current list of reports is:
- departure from port (DEP)
- fishing activity report (FAR)
- discards (DIS)
- catch on entry (COE)
- catch on exit (COX)
- prior notification of arrival (PNO)
- end of fishing (EOF)
- return to port (RTP)
- control point (CON) – not currently used in UK waters
- relocation of fish (RLC)
- transhipment (TRA)
- landing (LAN)
Data reports from UK are transmitted to the UK Electronic Reporting System (UK ERS). An acknowledgement (ACK) will be sent to the vessel for all messages accepted by UK ERS and if rejected a not acknowledged (NAK) will be sent back to the vessel.
You must check that fishing messages have received an ACK or NAK. If you receive a NAK, you must correct the fault and submit a new message.