Ordinance on registration and marking of fishing vessels in the North Sea. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Regulation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Marine fishes Fishing vessel Registration Marking/identification Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the registration and marking of fishing vessels in the North Sea. In particular, the Ordinance applies to all fishing vessels destined to be used for fishing in the North Sea except in coastal waters. Article 2 establishes that such fishing vessels shall be registered by their owners at the Fishery Office of the Land Schleswig-Holstein. Article 4 lists the marking signs for vessels belonging to different regions of Schleswig-Holstein. The text consists of 13 articles. Full text German Website www.schleswig-holstein.de