COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) 2021/1167

of 27 April 2021

establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) requires the Member States to collect the biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data that are necessary for fisheries management.

(2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 requires the Commission to establish a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (EU MAP).

(3) The EU MAP is necessary for Member States to specify and plan their data collection activities in their national work plans and sets out a detailed list of data requirements for the collection and management of biological, environmental and socioeconomic data, lists mandatory surveys at sea and sets thresholds for data collection. The EU MAP for 2020-2021 was adopted by Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 (3) and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 (4). Both decisions expire on 31 December 2021.

(4) This Decision therefore establishes detailed arrangements on the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data by Member States as referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 from 1 January 2022.

(5) The Commission has consulted the relevant regional coordination groups and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries in line with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

(6) This decision is to be read in conjunction with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 (5), which repeals Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 and establishes the list of mandatory surveys at sea and the thresholds below which it is not mandatory for Member States to collect data based on their fishing and aquaculture activities or carry out research surveys at sea, as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, from 1 January 2022. It also lays down the areas of marine regions for the purposes of data collection as referred to in Article 9(11) of that Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

(7) For reasons of legal certainty, Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 should be repealed with effect from 1 January 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector from 2022 covering the detailed list of data requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 1 January 2022.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1

(2) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (

OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22

(3) Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 of 13 March 2019 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (

OJ L 145, 4.6.2019, p. 27

(4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 of 18 February 2019 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys and thresholds for the purposes of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (

OJ L 145, 4.6.2019, p. 21

(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 of 27 April 2021 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (see page 92 of this Official Journal).

ANNEX

CHAPTER I

Definitions

For the purpose of this Annex, the definitions set out in the following regulations apply: Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (3), Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply:

(1) active vessel

: a vessel that has been engaged in any fishing operation for at least one day in a calendar year.

(2) catch fraction

: a part of the total catch, such as the part of the catch landed above the minimum conservation reference size, the part landed below the minimum conservation reference size, and the legal discards, broken down into the part below the minimum conservation reference size and the part above the minimum conservation reference size.

(3) day at sea:

any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within a defined fishing area and absent from port.

(4) recreational catches:

all retained, discarded and released components of the catch, either dead or alive, taken during recreational fisheries.

(5) diadromous species:

fish species that migrate between the sea and freshwater as part of their life cycle.

(6) fishing day:

any calendar day at sea in which a fishing activity takes place, without prejudice to the international obligations of the Union and its Member States. One fishing trip can contribute to both the sum of the fishing days for passive gears and the sum of the fishing days for active gears used on that trip.

(7) fishing ground

: a geographical unit where fishing takes place. The units shall be agreed at marine region level on the basis of existing areas defined by regional fisheries management organisations or scientific bodies.

(8) fleet segment

: group of vessels with the same length class (LOA, length overall) and predominant fishing gear during a given calendar year.

(9) inactive vessel

: a vessel that has not been engaged in fishing operations during a given calendar year.

(10) metier

: a group of fishing activities targeting a similar species or assemblage of species, using similar gear (6), during the same period of the year and/or within the same area, and which are characterised by a similar exploitation pattern.

(11) research survey at sea

: activities involving the monitoring of fish stocks and/or marine biological resources and the ecosystem, carried out on a vessel dedicated to such scientific research and designated for this task by a Member State.

CHAPTER II

Data collection methods and data requirements

1. General principles

1.1.

In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, Member States shall develop national work plans, specifying the data to be collected and data collection methods.

1.2.

Data collection methods and quality shall be suitable for the intended purposes defined in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. The methods applied shall follow relevant scientific advice and best practices. Member States may conduct studies to further explore, develop and test data collection methods. The methods and their application shall be assessed at regular intervals by independent scientific bodies to ascertain whether they are appropriate for the purposes intended. Member States shall adapt their data collection planning and implementation in accordance with the results of these assessments.

1.3.

As regards the data specified in points 2, 3, 4 and 5 below, data reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including but not limited to logbooks, sales notes and positional data, such as VMS data, shall be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans.

1.4.

As regards the data specified in points 2, 3 and 4 below, Member States shall agree at marine region level on the data to be collected, based on the identified needs of end users of scientific data (‘end-user needs’), including, where appropriate, the species, stocks, regions, variables, methodology and frequency of data collection in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004. The data so collected shall enable the end users to derive the necessary assessments for all relevant types of fisheries, time periods and areas. If no regional coordination can be achieved, Member States shall establish national data collection based on end-user needs.

1.5.

As regards the social and economic data specified in points 5, 6 and 7 below, the definitions referred to in the European Business Statistics Regulation (7) shall apply. Additional definitions of variables, strata, and, where appropriate, collection methodology, shall be coordinated among the Member States concerned.

1.6.

In specifying the data to be collected, Member States shall take account of the thresholds set in Chapter II of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 (8) establishing the list of mandatory surveys and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

1.7.

The data to be collected are divided into sets, specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter.

2. Biological data on exploited biological resources caught by Union commercial and recreational fisheries

2.1.

As regards commercial fisheries:

data shall comprise catch quantities by species and biological data from individual specimens, to enable the estimation of volume and length frequency, as well as biological variables such as individual age, sex, weight, maturity and fecundity, for each catch fraction by species and management area listed in Table 1. Data required to estimate volume and length frequency shall be reported at the level of aggregation required by the relevant end user, where relevant using gear codes listed in Table 5;

in addition, the following data shall be collected on diadromous species listed in Table 3 caught during the freshwater part of their lifecycle, however such fisheries are undertaken:

stock-related variables selected by Member States at a regional level based on end-user needs,

ii.

annual catch quantities for salmon and sea trout,

iii.

annual catch quantities by life stage for eel.

2.2.

As regards recreational fisheries, Member States shall implement statistically robust multispecies sampling schemes that enable catch quantities to be estimated for stocks agreed at regional level, in accordance with the relevant end-user needs. Where no such schemes exist, Member States shall collect data that enable catch quantities to be estimated for the species and areas listed in Table 4.

Where recreational catches affect the development of fish stocks, Member States shall carry out biological sampling in accordance with end-user needs, as agreed at marine region level.

2.3.

In addition:

for salmon and sea trout, data shall be collected on the abundance of smolt and parr and the number of ascending individuals in rivers.

for eel, data shall be collected in any relevant marine or inland water habitat in at least one body of water per eel management unit on: the abundance of recruits, the abundance of the standing stock (yellow eel), and the number and weight, and sex ratio of migrating silver eels.

The designation of bodies of water, including rivers, the selection of stock-related variables to be collected and monitored, and the sampling frequency for salmon, sea trout and eel shall be defined and coordinated at regional level, depending on end-user needs. Where no regional coordination exists, Member States shall establish national sampling schemes based on end-user needs.

3. Data on the activity of Union fishing vessels

(9)

within and outside Union waters

3.1.

Data shall cover variables indicated in Table 6 at the lowest relevant geographic level by fleet segment (Table 8) and metier level 6 (Table 5). Such data, including positional data, such as VMS (10) or AIS (11) data, recorded, reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to record these data, or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods shall be applied.

3.2.

Data on inland water commercial fisheries for eel shall cover the variables indicated in Table 6. Data recorded under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 are to be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 to record these data, or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods shall be applied.

4. Data on the impact of Union fisheries on marine biological resources and marine ecosystems within and outside Union waters

4.1.

Data shall be collected on occurrences (as a minimum the weight and/or the numbers of individuals per species, depending on the appropriate unit for a particular species) of incidental catches of all protected sea birds, mammals, reptiles and fish species, as referred to in Union legislation and under international agreements, including those specified in Table 2, and invertebrate benthic species identified as a VME (12) indicator (13). Such data shall be recorded during scientific observer trips on fishing vessels, or by the fishers themselves, using logbooks or other appropriate means. Where these data are insufficient for end-user needs, other complementary methods and observations shall be used, based on the scientific knowledge available, including risk assessments.

4.2.

The data necessary to assess the impact of fisheries on marine habitats and on species recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and other relevant EU legislation shall be made available, at an appropriate level of aggregation, to the national institutions implementing the national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to record these data or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods should be applied, including methods determined through targeted studies.

4.3.

Data collection on the impact of fishing activities on food webs shall include stomach sampling and analysis.

5. Socioeconomic data on fisheries

5.1.

Economic data shall be collected on all active and inactive vessels listed in the Union Fishing Fleet Register (14) on 31 December of the reporting year, and on other vessels that have fished for at least one day during the reporting year. As regards active vessels, the data collected shall cover the variables indicated in Table 7 according to the fleet segmentation indicated in Table 8 and according to supra regions as defined in Table 2 of Chapter III in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168. In the case of inactive vessels, data shall be collected on capital value and capital cost.

Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.

Data on economic variables may be aggregated for confidentiality reasons or where necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such aggregation shall be consistent over time.

5.2.

Social data shall cover the variables indicated in Table 9 and shall be collected every three years, counting from 2017 as the first reference data year.

6. Socioeconomic and environmental data on aquaculture

6.1.

Economic data shall be collected on all enterprises whose primary activity is defined according to European Classification of Economic Activities (NACE) codes 03.21, ‘marine aquaculture’, and 03.22, ‘freshwater aquaculture’. The data collected shall cover economic variables indicated in Table 10 according to the sector segmentation set out in Table 11.

Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.

Data on economic variables may be aggregated for confidentiality reasons or where necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such aggregation shall be consistent over time.

6.2.

Social data shall cover variables indicated in Table 9 and shall be collected every three years, counting from 2017 as the first reference data year.

6.3.

Environmental data, such as data on water quality, escapees, the use of antibiotics and other medicines, and disease status, required under relevant EU and national legislation, shall be made available to the national institutions implementing the national work plans.

7. Socioeconomic data on the fish processing sector

Over and above the data published by Eurostat, collected by the Member States in line with the European Business Statistics Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), Member States may collect additional socioeconomic data on the fish processing sector.

Table 1 (previously Tables 1A, B and C)

Species and areas in Union waters and all marine regions under regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and Outermost Regions

Region	Baltic Sea
Area	Baltic Sea (ICES areas 3b-d, FAO area 27)
RCGc	Balti
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	ICES area
European eel		Anguilla anguilla	22-32
Herring		Clupea harengus	22-24; 25-27, 28.2, 29, 32; 28.1; 30-31
Vendace		Coregonus albula	22-32
Common whitefish/houting		Coregonus lavaretus	3d
Cod		Gadus morhua	22-24; 25-32
Dab		Limanda limanda	22-32
Perch		Perca fluviatilis	3d
Flounder		Platichthys flesus	22-32
Plaice		Pleuronectes platessa	21-23; 24-32
Salmon		Salmo salar	22-31; 32
Sea trout		Salmo trutta	22-32
Pike-perch		Sander lucioperca	3d
Turbot		Scophthalmus maximus	22-32
Brill		Scophthalmus rhombus	22-32
Sole		Solea solea	20-24
Sprat		Sprattus sprattus	22-32

Region	North Sea and Eastern Arctic
Area	Eastern Arctic, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea (ICES areas 1, 2, FAO area 27)
RCG	NANS&EA
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	ICES area
European eel		Anguilla anguilla	1, 2
Greater silver smelt		Argentina silus	1, 2, 5a, 14
Tusk		Brosme brosme	1, 2
Herring		Clupea harengus	1, 2
Cod		Gadus morhua	1, 2
Tope		Galeorhinus galeus	1, 2
American plaice		Hippoglossoides platessoides	1, 2
Capelin		Mallotus villosus	1, 2
Haddock		Melanogrammus aeglefinus	1, 2
Blue whiting		Micromesistius poutassou	1, 2
Blue ling		Molva dypterygia	2
Ling		Molva molva	1, 2
Smooth-hound		Mustelus spp.	1, 2, 14
Northern shrimp		Pandalus borealis	1, 2
Saithe		Pollachius virens	1, 2
Greenland halibut		Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	1, 2
Salmon		Salmo salar	1, 2
Sea trout		Salmo trutta	1, 2
Mackerel		Scomber scombrus	2
Beaked redfish		Sebastes mentella	1, 2
Golden redfish		Sebastes norvegicus	1, 2
Picked dogfish		Squalus acanthias	All areas
Horse mackerel		Trachurus trachurus	2a

Region	North Sea and Eastern Arctic
Area	North Sea and Eastern Channel (ICES areas 3a, 4 and 7d, FAO area 27)
RCG	NANS&EA
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	ICES area
Sandeel		Ammodytidae	3a, 4
Catfish		Anarhichas spp.	4
European eel		Anguilla anguilla	3a, 4, 7d
Greater silver smelt		Argentina silus	3a, 4
Argentine		Argentina spp.	4
Red gurnard		Aspitrigla cuculus	3a
Tusk		Brosme brosme	3a, 4
Herring		Clupea harengus	3a, 4, 7d
Roundnose grenadier		Coryphaenoides rupestris	3a
Common shrimp		Crangon crangon	4, 7d
Sea bass		Dicentrarchus labrax	4, 7d
Grey gurnard		Eutrigla gurnardus	3a, 4
Cod		Gadus morhua	3aN; 3aS; 4, 7d
Tope		Galeorhinus galeus	3a, 4, 7d
Witch flounder		Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	3a, 4
Blue-mouth rockfish		Helicolenus dactylopterus	4
Four-spot megrim		Lepidorhombus boscii	4, 7d
Megrim		Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	4, 7d
Cuckoo ray		Leucoraja naevus	3a, 4
Dab		Limanda limanda	3a, 4, 7d
Black-bellied angler		Lophius budegassa	4, 7d
Anglerfish		Lophius piscatorius	4
Roughhead grenadier		Macrourus berglax	4
Haddock		Melanogrammus aeglefinus	3a, 4
Whiting		Merlangius merlangus	3a, 4, 7d
Hake		Merluccius merluccius	3a, 4, 7
Blue whiting		Micromesistius poutassou	3a, 4, 7d
Lemon sole		Microstomus kitt	4, 7d
Blue ling		Molva dypterygia	3a, 4
Ling		Molva molva	3a, 4
Red mullet		Mullus barbatus	4, 7d
Striped red mullet		Mullus surmuletus	4, 7d
Smooth-hound		Mustelus spp.	3a, 4, 7d
Norway lobster		Nephrops norvegicus	3a, 4 and 2a Union waters
Northern shrimp		Pandalus borealis	3a, 4 and 2a Union waters; 4 Norwegian waters south of 62°N
Common scallop		Pecten maximus	4, 7d
Greater forkbeard		Phycis blennoides	4
Forkbeard		Phycis phycis	4
Flounder		Platichthys flesus	4
Plaice		Pleuronectes platessa	3aN; 3aS; 4, 7d
Saithe		Pollachius virens	3a, 4
Turbot		Scophthalmus maximus	3a, 4, 7d
Blonde ray		Raja brachyura	4a, 4c, 7d
Thornback ray		Raja clavata	3a, 4, 7d
Small-eyed ray		Raja microocellata	7de
Spotted ray		Raja montagui	3a, 4, 7d
Undulate ray		Raja undulata	7de
All skates and rays		Rajidae	3a
Greenland halibut		Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	4
Salmon		Salmo salar	3a, 4, 7d
Sea trout		Salmo trutta	3a, 4, 7d
Mackerel		Scomber scombrus	3a, 4, 7d
Brill		Scophthalmus rhombus	3a, 4, 7d
Lesser-spotted dogfish		Scyliorhinus canicula	3a, 4, 7d
Sole		Solea solea	Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4; 7d
Sprat		Sprattus sprattus	Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4; 7d
Picked dogfish		Squalus acanthias	All areas
Horse mackerel		Trachurus trachurus	Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d
Tub gurnard		Trigla lucerna	4
Norway pout		Trisopterus esmarki	3a, 4
John Dory		Zeus faber	4, 7d

Region	North-East Atlantic
Area	North-East Atlantic and Western Channel (ICES areas 5, 6, 7 (excl. 7d), 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, FAO area 27)
RCG	NANS&EA
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	ICES area
Queen scallop		Aequipecten opercularis	7
Smooth-head		Alepocephalus bairdii	6, 12
Sandeel		Ammodytidae	6a
European eel		Anguilla anguilla	All areas
Black scabbardfish		Aphanopus carbo	5, 6, 7, 12; 9, 10, 13
Deep water catsharks		Apristurus spp.	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Greater silver smelt		Argentina silus	5, 6, 7
Meagre		Argyrosomus regius	All areas
Red gurnard		Aspitrigla cuculus	All areas
Alfonsinos		Beryx spp.	3-14
Tusk		Brosme brosme	5, 6, 7
Edible crab		Cancer pagurus	All areas
Boarfish		Capros aper	6, 7, 8
Gulper shark		Centrophorus spp.	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Portuguese dogfish		Centroscymnus coelolepis	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Longnose velvet dogfish		Centroscymnus crepidater	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Black dogfish		Centroscyllium fabricii	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Frilled shark		Chlamydoselachus anguineus	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Herring		Clupea harengus	5a; 5b, 6b; 7aN; 6a, 7bc; 7aS, 7gh, 7jk
Conger		Conger conger	All areas
Roundnose grenadier		Coryphaenoides rupestris	5b, 6, 7; 8, 9, 10, 12, 14
Kitefin shark		Dalatias licha	All areas
Common stingray		Dasyatis pastinaca	7, 8
Birdbeak dogfish		Deania calcea	5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
Sea bass		Dicentrarchus labrax	All areas
Wedge sole		Dicologlossa cuneata	8c, 9
Blue skate		Dipturus batis, Dipturis intermedius	6, 7a, 7e-k; 8, 9a
Anchovy		Engraulis encrasicolus	8; 9, 10
Great lanternshark		Etmopterus princeps	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Velvet belly		Etmopterus spinax	6, 7, 8, 10
Grey gurnard		Eutrigla gurnardus	7de
Cod		Gadus morhua	5b; 6a; 6b; 7a; 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9, 10; 5, 14
Tope		Galeorhinus galeus	5-10, 12
Black-mouthed dogfish		Galeus melastomus	6, 7; 8, 9a
Mouse catshark		Galeus murinus	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Witch		Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	6, 7
Bluntnose sixgill shark		Hexanchus griseus	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Bluemouth rockfish		Helicolenus dactylopterus	All areas
Atlantic halibut		Hippoglossus hippoglossus	5, 14
Lobster		Homarus gammarus	All areas
Orange roughy		Hoplostethus atlanticus	All areas
Silver scabbardfish		Lepidopus caudatus	9a
Four-spot megrim		Lepidorhombus boscii	8c, 9a
Megrim		Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	6; 7, 8abd; 8c, 9a
Sandy ray		Leucoraja circularis	6, 7
Shagreen ray		Leucoraja fullonica	6, 7
Cuckoo ray		Leucoraja naevus	6, 7, 8ab; 8c; 9a
Dab		Limanda limanda	7a, 7f-h; 7e
Common squid		Loligo vulgaris	All areas
Black-bellied angler		Lophius budegassa	6; 7b-k, 8abd; 8c, 9a
Anglerfish		Lophius piscatorious	6; 5b, 12, 14; 7, 8abd; 8c, 9a
Roughhead grenadier		Macrourus berglax	8, 9, 10, 12, 14
Spider crab		Maja brachydactyla	5, 6, 7
Capelin		Mallotus villosus	14
Haddock		Melanogrammus aeglefinus	5b, 6a; 6b, 12, 14; 7a; 7b-k, 8, 9, 10
Whiting		Merlangius merlangus	8, 9, 10; 5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7b-k
Hake		Merluccius merluccius	5b, 6, 7, 12, 14; 8abde; 8c, 9, 10
Wedge sole		Microchirus variegatus	All areas
Blue whiting		Micromesistius poutassou	1-9, 12, 14
Lemon sole		Microstomus kitt	All areas
Blue ling		Molva dypterygia	5b, 6, 7; 12 international waters
Spanish ling		Molva macrophthalma	10
Ling		Molva molva	5; 6-14
Striped red mullet		Mullus surmuletus	All areas
Starry smooth-hound		Mustelus asterias	6, 7, 8, 9
Smooth-hound		Mustelus mustelus	6, 7, 8, 9
Blackspotted smooth-hound		Mustelus punctulatus	6, 7, 8, 9
Smooth-hound		Mustelus spp.	5-10, 12, 14
Norway lobster		Nephrops norvegicus	5b, 6; 7; 8abde; 8c; 9
Common octopus		Octopus vulgaris	All areas
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)		Oxynotus paradoxus	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Blackspot sea bream		Pagellus bogaraveo	6, 7, 8; 9; 10
Northern shrimp		Pandalus borealis	5, 14
Pandalid shrimps		Pandalus spp.	5, 14
Deepwater rose shrimp		Parapenaeus longirostris	9a
Scallop		Pecten maximus	6, 7
Greater forkbeard		Phycis blennoides	All areas
Forkbeard		Phycis phycis	All areas
Plaice		Pleuronectes platessa	5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7bc; 7de; 7fg; 7h-k; 8, 9, 10
Pollack		Pollachius pollachius	5b, 6, 12, 14; 7; 8abde; 8c; 9, 10
Saithe		Pollachius virens	5b, 6, 12, 14; 7, 8, 9, 10
Wreckfish		Polyprion americanus	10
Blonde ray		Raja brachyura	4a, 6; 7a, 7fg; 7e; 9a
Thornback ray		Raja clavata	6; 7a, 7fg; 7e; 8; 9a; 10, 12
Small-eyed ray		Raja microocellata	7de; 7fg
Spotted ray		Raja montagui	6, 7b, 7j; 7a, 7e-h; 8; 9a
Undulate ray		Raja undulata	7b, 7j; 7de; 8ab; 8c; 9a
Greenland halibut		Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	5a, 14; 5b, 6
White skate		Rostroraja alba	All areas
Salmon		Salmo salar	All areas
Sea trout		Salmo trutta	All areas
Sardine		Sardina pilchardus	8abd; 8c, 9a
Atlantic chub mackerel		Scomber colias	8, 9, 10
Mackerel		Scomber scombrus	5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Turbot		Scophthalmus maximus	All areas
Brill		Scophthalmus rhombus	All areas
Lesser-spotted dogfish		Scyliorhinus canicula	6, 7a-c, 7e-j; 8abd; 8c, 9a
Greater spotted dogfish		Scyliorhinus stellaris	6, 7
Knifetooth dogfish		Scymnodon ringenes	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Beaked redfish		Sebastes mentella	5, 12, 14 (shallow pelagic); 5, 12, 14 (deep pelagic); 5, 14 (demersal)
Golden redfish		Sebastes norvegicus	5, 14
Cuttlefish		Sepia officinalis	All areas
Sole		Solea solea	5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7bc; 7d; 7e; 7fg; 7hjk; 8ab; 8cde, 9, 10
Greenland shark		Somniosus microcephalus	All areas
Sea breams		Sparidae	All areas
Picked dogfish		Squalus acanthias	All areas
Mediterranean horse mackerel		Trachurus mediterraneus	8, 9
Blue jack mackerel		Trachurus picturatus	8, 9, 10
Horse mackerel		Trachurus trachurus	4a, 5b, 6a, 7a-c, 7e-k, 8; 9a
Pouting		Trisopterus spp.	All areas
John Dory		Zeus faber	All areas

Region	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Area	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (GFCM GSA 1-29, FAO area 37)
RCG	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	GFCM sub-region
Pontic shad		Alosa immaculata	GSAs 28-29
European Eel		Anguilla anguilla	GSAs 1-27
Transparent goby		Aphia minuta	GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19
Giant red shrimp		Aristaeomorpha foliacea	GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27
Red shrimp		Aristeus antennatus	GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27
Sand smelt		Atherina spp.	GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19
Bogue		Boops boops	GSAs 1-27
Blue crab		Callinectes sapidus	GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-16, 18-21
Striped Venus clam		Chamelea gallina	GSAs 17-18
Sardinia coral		Corallium rubrum	GSAs 1-27
Dolphinfish		Coryphaena hippurus	GSAs 12-27
Sea bass		Dicentrarchus labrax	GSAs 1-27
Annular seabream		Diplodus annularis	GSAs 12-16, 19-21
Horned/curled octopus		Eledone cirrhosa	GSA 1-23
Musky octopus		Eledone moschata	GSA 8-23
Anchovy		Engraulis encrasicolus	GSAs 1-29
Grey gurnard		Eutrigla gurnardus	GSA 13-16, 18-23
Blackmouth catshark		Galeus melastomus	GSAs 1-11
Squid		Illex spp., Todarodes spp.	GSAs 1-27
Silver-cheeked toadfish		Lagocephalus sceleratus	GSAs 1-27
Common squid		Loligo vulgaris	GSAs 1-27
Black-bellied angler		Lophius budegassa	GSAs 1-16, 19-21; 22-23
Anglerfish		Lophius piscatorius	GSA 1-16, 18-23
Whiting		Merlangius merlangus	GSAs 28-29
Hake		Merluccius merluccius	GSAs 1-27
Blue whiting		Micromesistius poutassou	GSA 1-11, 22-23
Grey mullets		Mugilidae	GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-23
Red mullet		Mullus barbatus	GSAs 1-29
Striped red mullet		Mullus surmuletus	GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27
Norway lobster		Nephrops norvegicus	GSAs 1-21
Common octopus		Octopus vulgaris	GSAs 1-27
Blackspot seabream		Pagellus bogaraveo	GSAs 1-11
Common pandora		Pagellus erythrinus	GSAs 1-27
Caramote prawn		Penaeus kerathurus	GSA 22-23
Deepwater rose shrimp		Parapenaeus longirostris	GSAs 1-27
Blue crab		Portunus segnis	GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-16, 18-21
Devil firefish		Pterois miles	GSAs 1-27
Mediterranean starry ray		Raja asterias	GSAs 1-11
Thornback ray		Raja clavata	GSAs 1-16, 19-21
Rapa whelk		Rapana venosa	GSAs 28-29
Sardine		Sardina pilchardus	GSAs 1-27
Round sardinella		Sardinella aurita	GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27
Lizardfish		Saurida lessepsianus	GSAs 22-27
Brushtooth lizardfish		Saurida undosquamis	GSAs 22-27
Turbot		Scophthalmus maximus	GSAs 28-29
Atlantic chub mackerel		Scomber colias	GSAs 1-11, 22-27
Mackerel		Scomber scombrus	GSAs 1-16, 19-21
All commercial sharks, rays and skates (4)		Selachii, Rajidae	GSAs 1-29
Cuttlefish		Sepia officinalis	GSAs 1-21
Dusky spinefoot		Siganus luridus	GSAs 22-27
Marbled spinefoot		Siganus rivulatus	GSAs 22-27
Sole		Solea solea (Solea vulgaris)	GSAs 17-18, 22-27
Gilthead sea bream		Sparus aurata	GSA 7, 22-23
European barracuda		Sphyraena sphyraena	GSAs 12-16, 19-21
Picarel		Spicara smaris	GSAs 17-18, 22-27
European sprat		Sprattus sprattus	GSAs 28-29
Picked dogfish		Squalus acanthias	GSAs 28-29
Mantis shrimp		Squilla mantis	GSAs 17-18
Mediterranean horse mackerel		Trachurus mediterraneus	GSAs 1-29
Blue jack mackerel		Trachurus picturatus	GSAs 1-11
Atlantic horse mackerel		Trachurus trachurus	GSAs 1-29
Poor cod		Trisopterus minutus	GSAs 1-29
Clams		Veneridae	GSA 6, 13-21

Region	The outermost regions
Area	EU waters around Azores (FAO area 27.10.a.2), Madeira and Canary islands (FAO area 34.1.2)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)
Limpets		Patellidae	Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ
Sardine		Sardina pilchardus	Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ
Round sardinella		Sardinella aurita	Canary/Madeira EEZ
Short-body sardinella		Sardinella maderensis	Azores EEZ
Parrotfish		Sparisoma cretense	Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ

Region	The outermost regions
Area	EU waters around French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe islands (FAO area 31)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)
Softhead sea catfish		Amphiarius rugispinis	French Guiana EEZ
Kumakuma		Brachyplatystoma filamentosum	French Guiana EEZ
Crevalle jack		Caranx hippos	French Guiana EEZ
Snooks(= Robalos) nei		Centropomus spp.	French Guiana EEZ
Acoupa weakfish		Cynoscion acoupa	French Guiana EEZ
Smalltooth weakfish		Cynoscion steindachneri	French Guiana EEZ
Green weakfish		Cynoscion virescens	French Guiana EEZ
Atlantic goliath grouper		Epinephelus itajara	French Guiana EEZ
Torroto grunt		Genyatremus luteus	French Guiana EEZ
Tripletail		Lobotes surinamensis	French Guiana EEZ
Southern red snapper		Lutjanus purpureus	French Guiana EEZ
King weakfish		Macrodon ancylodon	French Guiana EEZ
Tarpon		Megalops atlanticus	French Guiana EEZ
Southern brown shrimp		Penaeus subtilis	French Guiana EEZ
South American silver croaker		Plagioscion squamosissimus	French Guiana EEZ
Gillbacker sea catfish		Sciades parkeri	French Guiana EEZ
Crucifix sea catfish		Sciades proops	French Guiana EEZ
Seerfishes nei		Scomberomorus spp.	French Guiana EEZ
Honeycomb cowfish		Acanthostracion polygonius	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Scrawled cowfish		Acanthostracion quadricornis	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Ocean surgeon		Acanthurus bahianus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Doctorfish		Acanthurus chirurgus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Scribbled leatherjac. filefish		aluterus scriptus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Black margate		Anisotremus surinamensis	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Batoid fishes nei		Batoidimorpha (Hypotremata)	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Queen triggerfish		Balistes vetula	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Jolthead porgy		Calamus bajonado	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
American whitespotted filefish		Cantherhines macrocerus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Ocean triggerfish		Canthidermis sufflamen	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Yellow jack		Caranx bartholomaei	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Horse-eye jack		Caranx latus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Bar jack		Caranx ruber	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Graysby		Cephalopholis cruentata	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Coney		Cephalopholis fulva	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Rock hind		Epinephelus adscensionis	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Red hind		Epinephelus guttatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Nassau grouper		Epinephelus striatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Queen snapper		Etelis oculatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Caesar grunt		Haemulon carbonarium	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
French grunt		Haemulon flavolineatum	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Sailor’s grunt		Haemulon parra	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
White grunt		Haemulon plumierii	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Bluestriped grunt		Haemulon sciurus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Mutton snapper		Lutjanus analis	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Schoolmaster snapper		Lutjanus apodus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Dog snapper		Lutjanus jocu	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Silk snapper		Lutjanus vivanus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Yellow goatfish		Mulloidichthys martinicus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Yellowtail snapper		Ocyurus chrysurus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Green spiny lobster		Panulirus argus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Spotted spiny lobster		Panulirus guttatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Keeltail needlefish		Platybelone argalus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Atlantic bigeye		Priacanthus arenatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Spotted goatfish		Pseudupeneus maculatus	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Lion fish		Pterois volitans	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Various sharks nei		Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata)	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Redband parrotfish		Sparisoma aurofrenatum	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Redtail parrotfish		Sparisoma chrysopterum	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Redfin parrotfish		Sparisoma rubripinne	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ
Queen conch		Strombus gigas	Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ

Region	The outermost regions
Area	EU waters around Mayotte and La Réunion islands (FAO area 51)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)
Green jobfish		Aprion virescens	Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ
Bluefin trevally		Caranx melampygus	Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ
Yellow-edge lyretail		Variola louti	Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ
Rusty jobfish		Aphareus rutilans	La Réunion EEZ
Golden hind		Cephalopholis aurantia	La Réunion EEZ
Blacktip grouper		Epinephelus fasciatus	La Réunion EEZ
Oblique-banded grouper		Epinephelus radiatus	La Réunion EEZ
Deep water red snapper		Etelis carbunculus	La Réunion EEZ
Deep water longtail red snapper		Etelis coruscans	La Réunion EEZ
Brilliant pomfret		Eumegistus illustris	La Réunion EEZ
Spotcheek emperor		Lethrinus rubrioperculatus	La Réunion EEZ
Common bluestrip snapper		Lutjanus kasmira	La Réunion EEZ
Bluestrip snapper		Lutjanus notatus	La Réunion EEZ
Ornate jobfish		Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus	La Réunion EEZ
Goldbanded jobfish		Pristipomoides multidens	La Réunion EEZ
Bigeye scad		Selar crumenophthalmus	La Réunion EEZ
Amber jacks		Seriola riviolana	La Réunion EEZ
White-edge lyretail		Variola albimarginata	La Réunion EEZ

Region	Other regions
Area	North-West Atlantic (FAO area 21)
RCG	NANS&EA
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	NAFO convention area
Thorny skate		Amblyraja radiata	3LNOPs
Deep water catsharks		Apristurus spp.	SA1-6
Alfonsinos		Beryx sp.	6G
Roundnose grenadier		Coryphaenoides rupestris	SA 1-3
Gulper shark		Centrophorus spp.	SA1-6
Portuguese dogfish		Centroscymnus coelolepis	SA1-6
Longnose velvet dogfish		Centroscymnus crepidater	SA1-6
Black dogfish		Centroscyllium fabricii	SA1-6
Frilled shark		Chlamydoselachus anguineus	SA1-6
Kitefin shark		Dalatias licha	SA1-6
Birdbeak dogfish		Deania calcea	SA1-6
Great lanternshark		Etmopterus princeps	SA1-6
Velvet belly		Etmopterus spinax	SA1-6
Cod		Gadus morhua	3M; 3NO; 3Ps; SA1
Mouse catshark		Galeus murinus	SA1-6
Witch flounder		Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	3NO; 2J3KL
Bluntnose sixgill shark		Hexanchus griseus	SA1-6
American plaice		Hippoglossoides platessoides	3LNO; 3M
Shortfinned squid		Illex illecebrosus	SA 3-4
Yellowtail flounder		Limanda ferruginea	3LNO
Roughhead grenadier		Macrourus berglax	SA 1-3
Capelin		Mallotus villosus	3NO
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)		Oxynotus paradoxus	SA1-6
Northern shrimp		Pandalus borealis	SA1; 3LNO; 3M
Greenland halibut		Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	3KLMNO; SA1
Salmon		Salmo salar	NAFO SA1 + ICES Sub-area 14, NEAFC, NASCO
Knifetooth dogfish		Scymnodon ringenes	SA1-6
Beaked redfish		Sebastes mentella	SA1
Redfish		Sebastes spp.	3LN; 3M; 3O
Greenland shark		Somniosus microcephalus	SA1-6
White hake		Urophycis tenuis	3NO

Region	Other regions
Area	Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO area 34)
RCG	LDF
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	CECAF convention area
Black scabbardfish		Aphanopus carbo	All areas
Intermediate scabbardfish		Aphanopus intermedius	All areas
Deep water catsharks		Apristurus spp.	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Striped red shrimp		Aristeus varidens	All areas
Grunt		Brachydeuterus spp.	All areas
Atlantic pomfret		Brama brama	All areas
Jack		Caranx spp.	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6
Gulper shark		Centrophorus spp.	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Portuguese dogfish		Centroscymnus coelolepis	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Longnose velvet dogfish		Centroscymnus crepidater	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Black dogfish		Centroscyllium fabricii	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Frilled shark		Chlamydoselachus anguineus	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Tongue sole		Cynoglossus spp.	All areas
Kitefin shark		Dalatias licha	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Birdbeak dogfish		Deania calcea	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Scad		Decapterus spp.	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6
Large-eye dentex		Dentex macrophthalmus	All areas
Anchovy		Engraulis encrasicolus	All areas
White grouper		Epinephelus aeneus	34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6
Bonga shad		Ethmalosa fimbriata	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6
Great lanternshark		Etmopterus princeps	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Velvet belly		Etmopterus spinax	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Southern pink shrimp		Farfantepenaeus notialis	All areas
Lesser African threadfin		Galeoides decadactylus	34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6
Mouse catshark		Galeus murinus	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Bluntnose sixgill shark		Hexanchus griseus	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Common squid		Loligo vulgaris	All areas
Benguela hake		Merluccius polli	All areas
Senegalese hake		Merluccius senegalensis	All areas
Common octopus		Octopus vulgaris	All areas
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)		Oxynotus paradoxus	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Axillary sea bream		Pagellus acarne	34.1.1
Red pandora		Pagellus bellottii	All areas
Blue spotted sea bream		Pagrus caeruleostictus	All areas
Deepwater rose shrimp		Parapenaeus longirostris	All areas
Grunt		Pomadasys spp.	All areas
West African croakers		Pseudotolithus spp.	34.1.1
Sardine		Sardina pilchardus	34.1.1, 34.1.3
Round sardinella		Sardinella aurita	All areas
Short-body sardinella		Sardinella maderensis	All areas
Atlantic chub mackerel		Scomber colias	All areas
Knifetooth dogfish		Scymnodon ringenes	34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
Cuttlefish		Sepia hierredda	All areas
Common cuttlefish		Sepia officinalis	All areas
Sea bream		Sparus spp.	34.1.1
Horse mackerel		Trachurus spp.	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	South- Pacific (FAO area 81 and 87)
RCG	LDF
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	SPRFMO Convention area
Jack mackerel		Trachurus murphyi	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (FAO areas 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, 34, 48) (17)
RCG	LP
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	ICCAT convention area
Wahoo		Acanthocybium solandri	All areas
Bigeye thresher shark		Alopias superciliosus	All areas
Common thresher shark		Alopias vulpinus	All areas
Bullet tuna		Auxis rochei	All areas
Frigate tuna		Auxis thazard	All areas
Silky shark		Carcharhinus falciformis	All areas
Oceanic whitetip shark		Carcharhinus longimanus	All areas
Requiem sharks		Carcharhinus spp.	All areas
Dolphinfish		Coryphaena hippurus	All areas
Atlantic back skipjack		Euthynnus alleteratus	All areas
Sailfish		Istiophorus albicans	All areas
Shortfin mako		Isurus oxyrinchus	All areas
Longfin mako shark		Isurus paucus	All areas
White marlin		Kajikia albida	All areas
Skipjack tuna		Katsuwonus pelamis	All areas
Porbeagle		Lamna nasus	All areas
Blue marlin		Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	All areas
Mobulidae-manta rays		Mobula spp.	All areas
Plain bonito		Orcynopsis unicolor	All areas
Blue shark		Prionace glauca	All areas
Whale shark		Rhincodon typus	All areas
Atlantic bonito		Sarda sarda	All areas
Serra Spanish mackerel		Scomberomorus brasiliensis	All areas
King mackerel		Scomberomorus cavalla	All areas
Atlantic Spanish mackerel		Scomberomorus maculatus	All areas
Cero		Scomberomorus regalis	All areas
West African Spanish mackerel		Scomberomorus tritor	All areas
Scalopped hammerhead shark		Sphyrna lewini	All areas
Great hammerhead shark		Sphyrna mokarran	All areas
Smooth hammerhead shark		Sphyrna zygaena	All areas
Mediterranean spearfish		Tetrapturus belone	All areas
Roundscale spearfish		Tetrapturus georgii	All areas
Longbill spearfish		Tetrapturus fluegeri	All areas
Albacore tuna		Thunnus alalunga	All areas
Yellowfin tuna		Thunnus albacares	All areas
Blackfin tuna		Thunnus atlanticus	All areas
Bigeye tuna		Thunnus obesus	All areas
Bluefin tuna		Thunnus thynnus	All areas
Swordfish		Xiphias gladius	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
RCG	LP
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	IOTC Convention area
Wahoo		Acanthocybium solandri	All areas
Pelagic thresher shark		Alopias pelagicus	All areas
Bigeye thresher shark		Alopias superciliosus	All areas
Bullet tuna		Auxis rochei	All areas
Frigate tuna		Auxis thazard	All areas
Silky shark		Carcharhinus falciformis	All areas
Oceanic whitetip shark		Carcharhinus longimanus	All areas
Requiem sharks		Carcharhinus spp.	All areas
Dolphinfish		Coryphaena hippurus	All areas
Kawakawa		Euthynnus affinis	All areas
Black marlin		Istiompax indica	All areas
Indo-Pacific sailfish		Istiophorus platypterus	All areas
Shortfin mako		Isurus oxyrinchus	All areas
Longfin mako shark		Isurus paucus	All areas
Skipjack tuna		Katsuwonus pelamis	All areas
Porbeagle		Lamna nasus	All areas
Blue marlin		Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	All areas
Mobulidae-manta rays		Mobula spp.	All areas
Blue shark		Prionace glauca	All areas
Whale shark		Rhincodon typus	All areas
Indo-Pacific king mackerel		Scomberomorus guttatus	All areas
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel		Scomberomorus commerson	All areas
Longtail tuna		Thunnus tonggol	All areas
Scalloped hammerhead shark		Sphyrna lewini	All areas
Great hammerhead shark		Sphyrna mokarran	All areas
Smooth hammerhead shark		Sphyrna zygaena	All areas
Striped marlin		Tetrapturus audax	All areas
Shortbill spearfish		Tetrapturus angustirostris	All areas
Albacore tuna		Thunnus alalunga	All areas
Yellowfin tuna		Thunnus albacares	All areas
Bigeye tuna		Thunnus obesus	All areas
Swordfish		Xiphias gladius	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Western Central Pacific (FAO area 71)
RCG	LP
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	WCPFC convention area
Pelagic thresher shark		Alopias pelagicus	All areas
Bigeye thresher shark		Alopias superciliosus	All areas
Common thresher shark		Alopias vulpinus	All areas
Silky shark		Carcharhinus falciformis	All areas
Oceanic whitetip shark		Carcharhinus longimanus	All areas
Black marlin		Istiompax indica	All areas
Shortfin mako shark		Isurus oxyrinchus	All areas
Longfin mako shark		Isurus paucus	All areas
Skipjack tuna		Katsuwonus pelamis	All areas
Porbeagle		Lamna nasus	All areas
Blue marlin		Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	All areas
Blue shark		Prionace glauca	All areas
Whale shark		Rhincodon typus	All areas
Scalopped hammerhead shark		Sphyrna lewini	All areas
Great hammerhead shark		Sphyrna mokarran	All areas
Smooth hammerhead shark		Sphyrna zygaena	All areas
Striped marlin		Tetrapturus audax	All areas
Albacore tuna		Thunnus alalunga	All areas
Yellowfin tuna		Thunnus albacares	All areas
Bigeye tuna		Thunnus obesus	All areas
Pacific bluefin tuna		Thunnus orientalis	All areas
Swordfish		Xiphias gladius	All areas
Mobulidae-manta rays		Mobula spp.	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Eastern Central Pacific (FAO area 77 and 87)
RCG	LP
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	IATTC Convention area
Silky shark		Carcharhinus falciformis	All areas
Oceanic whitetip shark		Carcharhinus longimanus	All areas
Black marlin		Istiompax indica	All areas
Mako sharks		Isurus spp.	All areas
Skipjack tuna		Katsuwonus pelamis	All areas
Porbeagle		Lamna nasus	All areas
Blue marlin		Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	All areas
Whale shark		Rhincodon typus	All areas
Scalopped hammerhead shark		Sphyrna lewini	All areas
Great hammerhead shark		Sphyrna mokarran	All areas
Smooth hammerhead shark		Sphyrna zygaena	All areas
Striped marlin		Tetrapturus audax	All areas
Albacore tuna		Thunnus alalunga	All areas
Yellowfin tuna		Thunnus albacares	All areas
Bigeye tuna		Thunnus obesus	All areas
Pacific bluefin tuna		Thunnus orientalis	All areas
Swordfish		Xiphias gladius	All areas
Mobulidae-manta rays		Mobula spp.	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Western Central Atlantic (FAO area 31)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	WECAFC convention area
Acoupa weakfish		Cynoscion acoupa	Northern Brazil shelf
Red hind		Epinephelus guttatus	All areas
Southern brown shrimp		Farfantepenaeus subtilis	Northern Brazil shelf
Flying fish		Hirundichthys affinis	All areas
Queen conch		Lobatus gigas	All areas
Blackfin snapper		Lutjanus buccanella	All areas
Red snapper		Lutjanus campechanus	All areas
Southern red snapper		Lutjanus purpureus	Northern Brazil shelf
Silk snapper		Lutjanus vivanus	All areas
Caribbean spiny lobster		Panulirus argus	All areas

Area	South-East Atlantic (FAO area 47)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	SEAFO convention area
Alfonsinos		Beryx spp.	All areas
Red/Golden crabs		Chaceon spp.	All areas
Patagonian toothfish		Dissostichus eleginoides	All areas
Blackbelly rosefishes		Helicolenus spp.	All areas
Orange roughy		Hoplostethus atlanticus	All areas
Pelagic armourhead/Southern boarfish		Pseudopentaceros richardsoni	All areas
Mackerel		Scomber spp.	All areas
Horse mackerel		Trachurus spp.	All areas

Region	Other regions
Area	Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean (FAO area 48, 58 and 88)
RCG	none
Species (common name)		Species (scientific name)	CCAMLR Convention area
Alfonsinos		Beryx spp.	All areas
Icefish		Champsocephalus gunnari	All areas
Toothfish		Dissostichus spp. (Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni)	All areas
Krill		Euphausia superba	All areas
Orange roughy		Hoplostethus atlanticus	All areas
Rockcod		Lepidonotothen spp.	All areas
Grenadier		Macrourus spp.	All areas
Skates and rays		Rajiformes	All areas
Deep sea sharks		All species	All areas

Table 2 (former 1D)

Regulatory texts and bodies relevant to species that are to be monitored under protection programmes in the Union or under international obligations

EU legislative acts

Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(18), all marine species listed in Annexes II, IV and V.

Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds(19), all waterbirds and seabirds, including migratory species.

Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)(20)

Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15 July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears(21)

Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002(22)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94(23)

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007(24)

Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005(25)

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007(26)

Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area(27)

International conventions

Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean(28)

Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic(29)

Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area(30)

Regional fisheries management organisations

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)(31)

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)(32)

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)(33)

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)(34)

North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)(35)

North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)(36)

Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF)(37)

Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)(38)

South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)(39)

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)(40)

South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)(41)

Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement(42)

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)(43)

Table 3 (previously Table 1E)

Freshwater diadromous species

Species (common name)	Species (Scientific name)	Non-marine areas where the stock is located/stock code
European eel	Anguilla anguilla	Eel management units as defined in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007(44)
Salmon	Salmo salar	All areas of natural distribution
Sea trout	Salmo trutta	All areas of natural distribution

Table 4 (previously Table 3)

Species for which data are to be collected for recreational fisheries

Area	Species
Baltic Sea (ICES subdivisions 22-32)	Salmon, eel and sea trout (including in fresh water), cod
North Sea (ICES areas 3a, 4 and 7d)	Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), sea bass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs
Eastern Arctic (ICES areas 1 and 2)	Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), cod, pollack, elasmobranchs
North Atlantic (ICES areas 5-14 and NAFO areas)	Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), sea bass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species
Mediterranean Sea	Eel (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species
Black Sea	Eel (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species

Table 5 (previously Table 2)

Fishing activity (metier)

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
Activity	Gear classes	Gear groups	Gear type	Target assemblage (45)	Mesh size and other selective devices
Fishing activity	Dredges	Dredges	Boat dredge [DRB]	Anadromous species (ANA) Benthic species (DES) Catadromous species (CAT) Cephalopods (CEP) Crustaceans (CRU) Demersal species (DEF) Deep-water species (DWS) Finfish (FIF) Freshwater species (FWS) Miscellaneous (MIS) Mixed cephalopod and demersal (MCF) Mixed crustaceans and demersal (MCD) Mixed deep-water species and demersal (MDD) Mixed pelagic and demersal (MPD) Molluscs (MOL) Large pelagic fish (LPF) Small pelagic fish (SPF)	According to existing coding in relevant regulations
	Dredges	Dredges	Mechanised/Suction dredge [DRM] [DRH]
	Trawls	Bottom trawls	Bottom otter trawl [OTB]
			Multi-rig otter trawl [OTT] [OTP]
			Bottom nephrops trawls [TBN]
			Bottom shrimp trawls [TMS]
			Bottom pair trawl [PTB]
			Beam trawl [TBB]
		Pelagic trawls	Midwater otter trawl [OTM]
			Midwater pair trawl [PTM]
			Midwater shrimp trawls [TMS]
			Semipelagic trawls [TSP]
	Hooks and lines	Rods and lines	Hand and pole lines [LHP] [LHM]
			Trolling lines [LTL]
			Vertical lines [LVT]
		Longlines	Drifting long lines [LLD]
		Longlines	Set longlines [LLS]
	Traps	Traps	Aerial traps [FAR]
			Pots and traps [FPO]
			Fyke nets [FYK]
			Stationary uncovered pound nets [FPN]
			Stow nets [FSN]
			Fixed installations for fences and weirs [FWR]
			Barriers [FWR]
	Nets	Lift nets	Portable lift nets [LNP]
			Boat-operated lift nets [LNB]
			Shore-operated stationary lift nets [LNS]
		Falling gear	Cast nets [FCN]
		Falling gear	Cover pots/Lantern nets [FCO]
		Nets	Trammel nets [GTR]
			Set gillnets [GNS]
			Drift gillnets [GND]
			Combined gillnets-trammel nets [GTN]
			Encircling gillnets [GNC]
			Fixed gillnets (on stakes) [GNF]
	Seines	Surrounding nets	Purse seine [PS]
		Surrounding nets	Lampara nets [LA]
		Seines(46)	Fly shooting seine [SSC]
			Anchored seine [SDN]
			Pair seine [SPR]
			Beach and boat seine [SB] [SV]
	Small-scale inshore metiers	Small-scale inshore metiers	Diving [DIV]
			Fishing on foot [FOO]
			Lift nets [LN]
	Other gear	Other gear	Glass eel fishing [GES]	Glass eel
	Other gear	Other gear	Harvesting gear seaweeds [HMS]	Seaweed (SWD)
	Miscellanous	Miscellanous (specify)
Activity other than fishing
Inactive

Table 6 (previously Table 4)

Fishing activity variables

Variables (47)	Unit
Marine waters
Capacity
Number of vessels	Number
GT, kW, Vessel age	Number
Effort
Days at sea	Days
Hours fished (optional)	Hours
Fishing days(48)	Days
kW * Days at sea(49)	Number
GT * Days at sea(50)	Number
kW * Fishing days(51)	Number
GT * Fishing days(52)	Number
Number of trips(53)	Number
Number of fishing operations	Number
Length of nets (m) * soak time (days)	Metres-days
Number of nets/length(54)	Number/metres
Number of hooks, number of lines(55)	Number
Numbers of pots, traps(56)	Number
Number of FADs/buoys	Number
Number of support vessels	Number
Landings
Value of landings, total and by commercial species	Euro
Live weight of landings, total and by species(57)	Tonnes
Average price per species	Euro/kg

Inland waters (eel)
Capacity
Number of licences	Number
Effort
Fishing days(58)	Number
Number of trips(59)	Number
Landings
Live weight of landings, total and by life stage(60)	kg

Table 7 (previously Table 5A)

Fleet economic variables

Variable group	Variable	Unit
Income	Gross value of landings	Euro
	Income from leasing out quota or other fishing rights	Euro
	Operating subsidies	Euro
	Subsidies on investments	Euro
	Other income	Euro
Operating costs	Personnel costs	Euro
	Value of unpaid labour	Euro
	Energy costs	Euro
	Repair and maintenance costs	Euro
	Other variable costs	Euro
	Other non-variable costs	Euro
	Lease/rental payments for quotas or other fishing rights	Euro
Capital costs	Consumption of fixed capital	Euro
Investments (flow)	Investments in tangible assets (net purchase of assets)	Euro
Financial position (assets and liabilities)	Total assets	Euro
	Value of physical capital	Euro
	Value of quotas and other fishing rights	Euro
	Gross debt	Euro
Employment	Paid labour	Number
	Unpaid labour	Number
	Full-time equivalent (FTE)	Number
	Total hours worked per year (optional)	Number
Fleet	Number of vessels	Number
	Mean LOA of vessels	Metres
	Total vessel tonnage	GT
	Total vessel power	kW
	Mean age of vessels	Years
Effort	Days at sea	Days
Effort	Energy consumption	Litres
Number of fishing enterprises/units	Number of fishing enterprises/units	Number

Table 8 (previously Table 5B)

Fleet segmentation

		Length classes (LOA) (61)
Active vessels (62)		0 – < 6/8/10 m	6/8/10 – < 12 m	12 – < 18 m	18 – < 24 m	24 – < 40 m	40 m or larger
Using ‘active’ gears	Beam trawlers
	Demersal trawlers and/or demersal seiners
	Pelagic trawlers
	Purse seiners
	Dredgers
	Vessel using other active gears
	Vessels using polyvalent ‘active’ gears only
Using ‘passive’ gears	Vessels using hooks	(63)	(64)
	Drift and/or fixed netters
	Vessels using pots and/or traps
	Vessels using other passive gears
	Vessels using polyvalent ‘passive’ gears only
Using polyvalent gears	Vessels using active and passive gears
Inactive vessels

Table 9 (previously Table 6)

Social variables for the fishing and aquaculture sectors

Variable	Unit
Employment by gender	Number
FTEs by gender	Number
Unpaid labour by gender	Number
Employment by age	Number
Employment by level of education	Number
Employment by nationality	Number
Employment by employment status	Number

Table 10 (previously Table 7)

Economic variables in the aquaculture sector

Variable group	Variable	Unit
Income	Gross sales per species	Euro
	Operating subsidies	Euro
	Subsidies on investments	Euro
	Other income	Euro
Operating costs	Personnel costs	Euro
	Value of unpaid labour	Euro
	Energy costs	Euro
	Raw material: livestock costs	Euro
	Raw material: feed costs	Euro
	Repair and maintenance	Euro
	Other operating costs	Euro
Capital costs	Consumption of fixed capital	Euro
Investments (flow)	Investments in tangible assets (net purchase of assets)	Euro
Financial position (assets and liabilities)	Total value of assets	Euro
Financial position (assets and liabilities)	Gross debt	Euro
Financial results	Financial income	Euro
Financial results	Financial expenditures	Euro
Raw material weight	Livestock used	kg
Raw material weight	Fish feed used	kg
Weight of sales	Weight of sales per species	kg
Employment	Paid labour	Number
	Unpaid labour	Number
	Full-time equivalent (FTE)	Number
	Number of hours worked by employees and unpaid workers (optional)	Hours
Number of enterprises	Number of enterprises by size category	Number

Table 11 (previously Table 9)

Segmentation to be applied for the collection of aquaculture data

Fish farming techniques (66)

Polyculture

Hatcheries and nurseries (67)

Shellfish farming techniques

Ponds

Tanks and raceways

Enclosures and pens (68)

Recirculation systems (69)

Other methods

Cages (70)

All methods

Off-bottom

On-bottom (71)

Other

Rafts

Long line

Salmon

Trout

Sea bass & sea bream

Carp

Tuna

Eel

Sturgeon (eggs for human consumption)

Other fresh water fish

Other marine fish

Mussel

Oyster

Clam

Crustaceans

Other molluscs

Multispecies

Macroalgae

Microalgae

Other aquatic organisms

(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (

OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (

OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1

(4) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (

OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22

(5) Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1

(6) As specified in Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

(7) Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (

OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1

(8) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 of 27 April 2021 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (OJ L 253 … 92).

(9) Including specific requirements for regional fisheries management organisations.

(10) Vessel monitoring system data – defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

(11) Automatic identification system – referred to in Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system.

(12) Vulnerable marine ecosystem – defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15 July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.

(13) VME indicators – referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic.

(14) Defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (

OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9

(15) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (

OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164

(16) When designing sampling plans for the collection of biological information as laid down in Chapter II of this Annex, any stock boundaries set by the relevant end user should be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort should be assigned to each stock.

(17) Highly migratory and tuna-like species listed under ICCAT and IOTC sections should be included in sampling plans in all relevant areas.

(18)

OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7

(19)

OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7

(20)

OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19

(21)

OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 8

(22)

OJ L 354, 23.12.2016, p. 1

(23)

OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11

(24)

OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 1

(25)

OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105

(26)

OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1

(27)

OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 30

(28) https://web.unep.org/unepmap/who-we-are/legal-framework

(29) https://www.ospar.org/convention/text

(30) http://www.helcom.fi/about-us/convention

(31) http://www.fao.org/gfcm/activities/environment-and-conservation/en

(32) https://www.iccat.int/en/bycatch.html

(33) https://iotc.org/cmms

(34) https://www.iattc.org/ResolutionsActiveENG.htm

(35) https://www.nafo.int/Fisheries/Conservation

(36) https://www.neafc.org/basictexts

(37) http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/cecaf

(38) http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/wecafc/en

(39) http://www.seafo.org/Documents/Conservation-Measures

(40) https://www.wcpfc.int/conservation-and-management-measures

(41) https://www.sprfmo.int/measures

(42) https://www.apsoi.org/cmm

(43) https://www.ccamlr.org/en/conservation-and-management/conservation-and-managment

(44) Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (

OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17

(45) According to existing coding in relevant regulations.

(46) To be distinguished between purse seines used in fish aggregating devices (FADs) and in free schools for tropical tunas.

(47) All variables to be reported at the aggregation level (metiers and fleet segment) specified in Table 5 and Table 8, and by sub-region/fishing ground as specified in Table 2 of Chapter III in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168. Specific numbers of operations and/or gear elements shall be used for appropriate gear.

(48) Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(49) kW*Days at sea; kW *Fishing days – use of active gears only.

(50) GT*Days at sea; GT*Fishing days – use of passive gears only.

(51) kW*Days at sea; kW *Fishing days – use of active gears only.

(52) GT*Days at sea; GT*Fishing days – use of passive gears only.

(53) Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(54) Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(55) Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(56) Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(57) For certain species (salmon, tuna) specimen number should be used when appropriate.

(58) Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(59) Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(60) Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(61) For vessels less than 12 m in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, the length categories are 0-< 6, 6-< 12 m. For vessels less than 12 m in the Baltic Sea, the length categories are 0-< 8, 8-< 12 m. For all other regions, the length categories are defined as 0-< 10, 10-< 12 m.

(62) The dominance criteria are be used to allocate each vessel to a segment based on the number of fishing days used with each gear. If a fishing gear is used by more than the sum of all the others (i.e. a vessel spends more than 50 % of its fishing time using that gear), the vessel shall be allocated to that segment. If not, the vessel shall be allocated to the following fleet segment: (a) ‘Vessels using polyvalent ‘active’ gears only’ if it only uses active gears; (b) ‘Vessels using polyvalent ‘passive’ gears only’ if it only uses passive gears; (c) ‘Vessel using active and passive gears’.

(63) Vessels less than 12 metres using passive gears in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea may be disaggregated by gear type. The fleet segment definition also includes an indication of the supra-region and, if available, a geographical indicator to identify vessels fishing in outermost regions and exclusively outside EU waters.

(64) Vessels less than 12 metres using passive gears in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea may be disaggregated by gear type. The fleet segment definition shall also include an indication of the supra-region and, if available, a geographical indicator to identify vessels fishing in outermost regions and exclusively outside EU waters.

(65) For definitions of farming techniques, see Regulation (EC) No 762/2008.

(66) Enterprises should be segmented according to their main farming technique.

(67) Hatcheries and nurseries are defined as places for the artificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of aquatic animals. For statistical purposes, hatcheries are limited to the production of fertilised eggs. Further juvenile stages of aquatic animals are considered as being produced in nurseries. When hatcheries and nurseries are closely associated, statistics shall refer only to the latest juvenile stage produced (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(68) Enclosures and pens are defined as areas of water confined by nets, mesh and other barriers allowing uncontrolled water interchange and distinguished by the fact that enclosures occupy the full water column between substrate and surface; pens and enclosures generally enclose a relatively large volume of water (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(69) Recirculation systems means systems where the water is reused after some form of treatment (e.g. filtering).

(70) Cages are defined as open or covered enclosed structures constructed with net, mesh or any porous material allowing natural water interchange. These structures may be floating, suspended or fixed to the substrate, but still permit water interchange from below (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(71) ‘On-bottom’ techniques cover shellfish farming in inter-tidal areas (directly on the ground or elevated).