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Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC Norway)

The FMC is the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries' 24/7 office for monitoring Norwegian and foreign fishing vessels' activities.

The centre is responsible for processing various reporting schemes imposed on the Norwegian fishing fleet while at sea, and foreign vessels operating in Norwegian waters.

One key task is the follow-up of Norwegian and foreign vessels regarding tracking reports and various electronic catch and activity reports required when active at sea.

IUU fishing

The centre serves as a hub for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) through close contact with national and international monitoring authorities.

The FMC operates the Directorate's call centre, open 24/7, where you can report illegal fishing activity. 

Alongside its fisheries monitoring and surveillance operations, the centre also acts as a response centre for reporting harmful algal and jellyfish blooms, stranded marine mammals and escapees from fish farms.