Studi tentang sertifikasi hasil tangkapan ikan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudera Bitung (Study on Fish Catch Certification in Samudera Bitung Fishing Port)

European Union is nowadays the largest market in the world for fisheries products; it is also the strickest country in controlling the food security. It has also established requirements for marine fisheries products (fresh or processed products) exported directly or indirectly to European Union must be free of IUU Fshing. The fish catch certification follows the legal aspects and national reguaations in line with international regulations. Fish catch certification consists of Initial Sheet, Derivative Sheet, and Simplified Derivative Sheet. The objectives of the study are to know the issuance procedure of fish catch certificate in the form of preliminary document, the issuance procedure of fich catch certificate iin the form of derivative document as export supporting document, and the issuance procedure of fish catch certificate in simple form of derivative document. This study was carried out in September - November 2016 in Samudera Bitung Fisheries Port. The initial sheet is used for > 20 GT-fishing vessels and proposed by the ship owner or its representative, the derivative sheet was used for the fish processing unit, and the simplified derivative sheet was export and fishing document for 20 GT, dokumen Lembar Turunan untuk unit pengolahan ikan, dan dokumen Lembar Turunan yang diserhanakan sebagai dokumen ekspor dan penangkapan ikan bagi kapal penangkap berukuran  < 20 GT. Dokumen yang disebut terakhir adalah sertifikat hasil tangkapan ikan di bawah kesepakatan antara DG MARE dan pemerintah Indonesia. Kata-kata Kunci: IUU fshing, sertifikasi, lembar awal, lembar turunan, lembar turunan yang disederhanakan