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| 10.9.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 289/6 |
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10.9.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 289/6

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1581/2004

of 27 August 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 of 29 June 2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Articles 5(1) and 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Whenever an on-board sampling scheme is established within the respective national programmes, access to vessels should be guaranteed for sampling purposes. Therefore, on-board observers should be accepted on any vessel in order to avoid biased estimates. |
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(1)

Whenever an on-board sampling scheme is established within the respective national programmes, access to vessels should be guaranteed for sampling purposes. Therefore, on-board observers should be accepted on any vessel in order to avoid biased estimates.

| (2) | There is a need to assure a better sampling of stocks under recovery plans and deep-sea species, to obtain a better knowledge of these particular stocks. |
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(2)

There is a need to assure a better sampling of stocks under recovery plans and deep-sea species, to obtain a better knowledge of these particular stocks.

| (3) | The analysis of Member States’ reports on catch per unit of effort (hereinafter referred to as CPUE) data collected from 1995 to 2000, carried out together with the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as the STECF), provides a basis on which to lay down the eligible CPUE data series to be collected in the future. |
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(3)

The analysis of Member States’ reports on catch per unit of effort (hereinafter referred to as CPUE) data collected from 1995 to 2000, carried out together with the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as the STECF), provides a basis on which to lay down the eligible CPUE data series to be collected in the future.

| (4) | Based on the acquired experience during the first year of data collection in 2002 and taking into consideration the STECF advice, technical modifications are needed to the detailed guidelines for data collection laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 (2), and in particular to the names of the stocks and the sampling approach for length and age sampling strategies. |
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(4)

Based on the acquired experience during the first year of data collection in 2002 and taking into consideration the STECF advice, technical modifications are needed to the detailed guidelines for data collection laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 (2), and in particular to the names of the stocks and the sampling approach for length and age sampling strategies.

| (5) | Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(5)

Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 is amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 3 is amended as follows:






  (a) | in the first paragraph, point (c) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(c) | in the event of sampling, a detailed description of the strategies followed and the statistical estimates used making it possible to appreciate the levels of precision and relationship between the cost and precision; this description shall also include estimates of levels of precision of the estimated parameter; these estimates shall be included in the final report, in a format established by the Commission, after having consulted the STECF.’; |
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1.

Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a)

in the first paragraph, point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c)

in the event of sampling, a detailed description of the strategies followed and the statistical estimates used making it possible to appreciate the levels of precision and relationship between the cost and precision; this description shall also include estimates of levels of precision of the estimated parameter; these estimates shall be included in the final report, in a format established by the Commission, after having consulted the STECF.’;

| (b) | the second paragraph is deleted; |
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(b)

the second paragraph is deleted;

| (c) | the following point is added:






  ‘(e) | in the event of sampling, the procedures set within the national programmes shall ensure the collection of the required data by duly appointed observers and the acceptance on board and cooperation with such observers by masters of fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 22(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (*1). |
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(c)

the following point is added:

‘(e)

in the event of sampling, the procedures set within the national programmes shall ensure the collection of the required data by duly appointed observers and the acceptance on board and cooperation with such observers by masters of fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 22(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (*1).

(*1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.’
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| 2. | The Annex is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. |
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2.

The Annex is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

| 3. | The Appendices are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. |
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3.

The Appendices are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 August 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 53.

2

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ANNEX I

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 is amended as follows:

| 1. | In Chapter I, Section B, the following point is added:






  ‘5. | With regard to the data collection of stocks subject to a recovery plan pursuant to a Council Regulation, sampling requirements for the extended programme shall become mandatory under the minimum programme for the year following the Regulation’s adoption and during the applicable period of the recovery plan. The same shall apply to surveys where the main objective stock is subject to a recovery plan.’ |
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1.

In Chapter I, Section B, the following point is added:

‘5.

With regard to the data collection of stocks subject to a recovery plan pursuant to a Council Regulation, sampling requirements for the extended programme shall become mandatory under the minimum programme for the year following the Regulation’s adoption and during the applicable period of the recovery plan. The same shall apply to surveys where the main objective stock is subject to a recovery plan.’

| 2. | In Chapter III, Section F is replaced by the following:






  ‘F. | Collection of data concerning the catches per unit of effort and/or effective effort of specific commercial fleets

  The following series are required:






  1. | At the minimum programme level, data shall only contain data series for catches and effort for:






  — | fleets which have been used at any time from 1995 onwards in stock assessments, either analytical and/or production models, |
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2.

In Chapter III, Section F is replaced by the following:

‘F.

Collection of data concerning the catches per unit of effort and/or effective effort of specific commercial fleets

The following series are required:

1.

At the minimum programme level, data shall only contain data series for catches and effort for:

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fleets which have been used at any time from 1995 onwards in stock assessments, either analytical and/or production models,

| — | stocks where there is no stock assessment and where CPUE data series were the only way to estimate trends in the stocks abundance at any time from 1995 onwards, |
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stocks where there is no stock assessment and where CPUE data series were the only way to estimate trends in the stocks abundance at any time from 1995 onwards,

| — | fisheries for which there are regional fisheries organisation (hereinafter referred to as RFO) obligations. |
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fisheries for which there are regional fisheries organisation (hereinafter referred to as RFO) obligations.

Stock definitions shall correspond with the ones defined by RFOs, and the sampling strategies shall include, as a minimum, the corresponding strata.

Member States shall provide a thorough description of the way in which the abundance index for each stock has been calculated.

| 2. | At the extended programme level, data series for catches and effort for:






  — | fleets which have not yet been used in stock assessments but where stock assessments are expected to be conducted in the future e.g. in the Mediterranean area and for deep-sea resources, |
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2.

At the extended programme level, data series for catches and effort for:

—

fleets which have not yet been used in stock assessments but where stock assessments are expected to be conducted in the future e.g. in the Mediterranean area and for deep-sea resources,

| — | fleets where data collection started in recent years and until these data series are used in stock assessments (such data series may be transferred to the minimum programmes only if they are used in the stock assessment procedures), |
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fleets where data collection started in recent years and until these data series are used in stock assessments (such data series may be transferred to the minimum programmes only if they are used in the stock assessment procedures),

| — | fleets for which CPUE data series are collected but the data are presently only used for biological purposes (length and age composition, maturity data). |
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fleets for which CPUE data series are collected but the data are presently only used for biological purposes (length and age composition, maturity data).

Stock definitions should follow the ones defined by RFOs, and the sampling strategies shall include, as a minimum, the respective strata.

Member States shall provide a thorough description of the way in which the abundance index for each stock has been calculated.’

| 3. | In Chapter III, Section H is amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraph 1 is amended as follows:






  (i) | points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | Parameters:
  Biological sampling must be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as mandatory in Appendix XV. |
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3.

In Chapter III, Section H is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i)

points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

‘(a)

Parameters:

Biological sampling must be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as mandatory in Appendix XV.

| (b) | Disaggregation and precision levels:






  (i) | for stocks under recovery plans Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 2 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings; |
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(b)

Disaggregation and precision levels:

(i)

for stocks under recovery plans Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 2 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings;

| (ii) | for other stocks Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings. |
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(ii)

for other stocks Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings.

However, if this approach cannot be achieved, Member States may apply an alternative methodology for which the required disaggregation levels are specified in Appendix XV.’

| (ii) | in point (d), first indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:






  ‘3. | for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply for blue fin tuna.’ |
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(ii)

in point (d), first indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.

for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply for blue fin tuna.’

| (iii) | in point (d), second indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:






  ‘3. | for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply to blue fin tuna.’ |
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(iii)

in point (d), second indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.

for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply to blue fin tuna.’

| (iv) | point (e) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(e) | Discards:
  Discards shall be the subject of an annual estimation of the distribution of the lengths by type of fishing technique when:






  — | discard data is used in stock assessment working groups, |
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(iv)

point (e) is replaced by the following:

‘(e)

Discards:

Discards shall be the subject of an annual estimation of the distribution of the lengths by type of fishing technique when:

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discard data is used in stock assessment working groups,

| — | discards represent either more than 10 % of the total catches by weight, or more than 20 % of the catches in numbers for the stocks for which yearly discard data must be collected, as specified in Appendix XII. |
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discards represent either more than 10 % of the total catches by weight, or more than 20 % of the catches in numbers for the stocks for which yearly discard data must be collected, as specified in Appendix XII.

The sampling intensities are those as defined in Appendix XV for commercial landings.

When discards take place for length ranges which are not represented in the landings, age-reading shall take place in accordance with the rules set out in in Appendix XV.

However, if Member States cannot reach this level of precision or only at excessive cost, they may obtain a derogation from the Commission provided that this request is fully documented.’

| (b) | paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:






  ‘2. | Extended programme:






  (a) | Complementary parameters:
  Biological sampling shall be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as optional in Appendix XV. |
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(b)

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

Extended programme:

(a)

Complementary parameters:

Biological sampling shall be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as optional in Appendix XV.

| (b) | Disaggregation and precision levels:
  Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings.
  However, if this approach cannot be achieved, Member States may apply an alternative methodology for which the required disaggregation levels are specified in Appendix XV. |
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(b)

Disaggregation and precision levels:

Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings.

However, if this approach cannot be achieved, Member States may apply an alternative methodology for which the required disaggregation levels are specified in Appendix XV.

| (c) | Discards:
  The sampling programme for the estimation of the annual composition in lengths of the discards for optional stocks specified in Appendix XV.’ |
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(c)

Discards:

The sampling programme for the estimation of the annual composition in lengths of the discards for optional stocks specified in Appendix XV.’

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ANNEX II

The Appendices to Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 are amended as follows:

| 1. | Appendix I is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix I
  Geographic stratification by regional fisheries organisations | ICES | NAFO | ICCAT | GFCM | CCAMLR | IOTC | Other |
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| Level 1 | Area | Area | FAO Area | Area
  e.g. 37
  Mediterranean and Black sea | Area
  e.g. 48 | FAO Area | FAO Area |
| Level 2 | Subarea
  e.g. IV
  North Sea | Subarea
  e.g. 21.2
  Labrador | FAO Subarea | Subarea
  e.g. 37.1
  Western | Subarea
  e.g. 48.1
  Antarctic peninsula | FAO Subarea | FAO Subarea |
| Level 3 | Division
  e.g. IVc | Division
  e.g. 21.2 H | Division
  5° × 5° | Division
  e.g. 37.1.2
  Gulf of Lions | Division
  5° × 5° | Division
  5° × 5° | Division
  5° × 5° |
| Level 4 | Rectangle
  30′ × 1° | Rectangle | Rectangle
  1° × 1° | Subdivision | Rectangle
  1° × 1° | Rectangle
  1° × 1° | Rectangle
  1° × 1°’ |

1.

Appendix I is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix I

Geographic stratification by regional fisheries organisations

ICES

NAFO

ICCAT

GFCM

CCAMLR

IOTC

Other

Level 1

Area

Area

FAO Area

Area

e.g. 37

Mediterranean and Black sea

Area

e.g. 48

FAO Area

FAO Area

Level 2

Subarea

e.g. IV

North Sea

Subarea

e.g. 21.2

Labrador

FAO Subarea

Subarea

e.g. 37.1

Western

Subarea

e.g. 48.1

Antarctic peninsula

FAO Subarea

FAO Subarea

Level 3

Division

e.g. IVc

Division

e.g. 21.2 H

Division

5° × 5°

Division

e.g. 37.1.2

Gulf of Lions

Division

5° × 5°

Division

5° × 5°

Division

5° × 5°

Level 4

Rectangle

30′ × 1°

Rectangle

Rectangle

1° × 1°

Subdivision

Rectangle

1° × 1°

Rectangle

1° × 1°

Rectangle

1° × 1°’

| 2. | Appendix II is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix II
  Functional units (FUs) and statistical rectangles
  (Nephrop norvegicus)










  FU No | Name | ICES area | Statistical rectangles |
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| 3 | Skagerrak | IIIa | 47G0-G1; 46F9-G1; 45F8-G1; 44F7-G0; 43F8-F9 |
| 4 | Kattegat | IIIa | 44G1-G2; 42-43G0-G2; 41G1-G2 |
| 5 | Botney Gut — Silver Pit | IVb, c | 36-37 F1-F4; 35F2-F3 |
| 6 | Farn Deeps | IVb | 38-40 E8-E9; 37E9 |
| 7 | Fladen Ground | IVa | 44-49 E9-F1; 45-46E8 |
| 8 | Firth of Forth | IVb | 40-41E7; 41E6 |
| 9 | Moray Firth | IVa | 44-45 E6-E7; 44E8 |
| 10 | Noup | IVa | 47E6 |
| 11 | North Minch | VIa | 44-46 E3-E4 |
| 12 | South Minch | VIa | 41-43 E2-E4 |
| 13 | Clyde | VIa | 39-40 E4-E5 |
| 14 | Irish Sea East | VIIa | 35-38E6; 38E5 |
| 15 | Irish Sea West | VIIa | 36E3; 35-37 E4-E5; 38E4 |
| 16 | Porcupine Bank | VIIc, k | 31-36 D5-D6; 32-35 D7-D8 |
| 17 | Aran Grounds | VIIb | 34-35 D9-E0 |
| 18 | Ireland NW coast | VIIb | 37D9-E1; 36D9 |
| 19 | Ireland SW and SE coast | VIIg, j | 31-33 D9-E0; 31E1; 32E1-E2; 33E2-E3 |
| 20 | NW Labadie, Baltimore and Galley | VIIg, j | 28-30 E1; 28-31 E2; 30-32 E3; 31 E4 |
| 21 | Jones and Cockburn | VIIg, h, j |
| 22 | Smalls | VIIg |
| 23 | Bay of Biscay North | VIIIa | 22-24 E6-E7; 23-24E5 |
| 24 | Bay of Biscay South | VIIIb | 20-21 E7-E8; 19E8 |
| 25 | North Galicia | VIIIc | 15E0-E1; 16E1 |
| 26 | West Galicia | IXa | 13-14 E0-E1 |
| 27 | North Portugal (N of Cape Espichel) | IXa | 6-12E0; 9-12E1 |
| 28 | South-West Portugal (Alentejo) | IXa | 3-5 E0-E1 |
| 29 | South Portugal (Algarve) | IXa | 2E0-E2 |
| 30 | Gulf of Cadiz | IXa | 2-3 E2-E3 |
| 31 | Cantabrian Sea | VIIIc | 16E4-E7 |
| 32 | Norwegian Deep | IVa | 44-52 F2-F6; 43F5-F7 |
| 33 | Off Horn Reef | IVb | 39-41E4; 39-41E5’ |

2.

Appendix II is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix II

Functional units (FUs) and statistical rectangles
  (Nephrop norvegicus)

FU No

Name

ICES area

Statistical rectangles

3

Skagerrak

IIIa

47G0-G1; 46F9-G1; 45F8-G1; 44F7-G0; 43F8-F9

4

Kattegat

IIIa

44G1-G2; 42-43G0-G2; 41G1-G2

5

Botney Gut — Silver Pit

IVb, c

36-37 F1-F4; 35F2-F3

6

Farn Deeps

IVb

38-40 E8-E9; 37E9

7

Fladen Ground

IVa

44-49 E9-F1; 45-46E8

8

Firth of Forth

IVb

40-41E7; 41E6

9

Moray Firth

IVa

44-45 E6-E7; 44E8

10

Noup

IVa

47E6

11

North Minch

VIa

44-46 E3-E4

12

South Minch

VIa

41-43 E2-E4

13

Clyde

VIa

39-40 E4-E5

14

Irish Sea East

VIIa

35-38E6; 38E5

15

Irish Sea West

VIIa

36E3; 35-37 E4-E5; 38E4

16

Porcupine Bank

VIIc, k

31-36 D5-D6; 32-35 D7-D8

17

Aran Grounds

VIIb

34-35 D9-E0

18

Ireland NW coast

VIIb

37D9-E1; 36D9

19

Ireland SW and SE coast

VIIg, j

31-33 D9-E0; 31E1; 32E1-E2; 33E2-E3

20

NW Labadie, Baltimore and Galley

VIIg, j

28-30 E1; 28-31 E2; 30-32 E3; 31 E4

21

Jones and Cockburn

VIIg, h, j

22

Smalls

VIIg

23

Bay of Biscay North

VIIIa

22-24 E6-E7; 23-24E5

24

Bay of Biscay South

VIIIb

20-21 E7-E8; 19E8

25

North Galicia

VIIIc

15E0-E1; 16E1

26

West Galicia

IXa

13-14 E0-E1

27

North Portugal (N of Cape Espichel)

IXa

6-12E0; 9-12E1

28

South-West Portugal (Alentejo)

IXa

3-5 E0-E1

29

South Portugal (Algarve)

IXa

2E0-E2

30

Gulf of Cadiz

IXa

2-3 E2-E3

31

Cantabrian Sea

VIIIc

16E4-E7

32

Norwegian Deep

IVa

44-52 F2-F6; 43F5-F7

33

Off Horn Reef

IVb

39-41E4; 39-41E5’

| 3. | Appendix III is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix III (Section C)
  Basic segmentation of vessels for capacities (MP)










  Vessel length | < 12 m | 12 ≤ 24 m | 24 ≤ 40 m | ≥ 40 m |
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| Type of fishing technique | | | | |
| Mobile gears | Beam trawl | | | | |
| Demersal trawl and demersal seiner | | | | |
| Pelagic trawl and seiners | | | | |
| Dredges | | | | |
| Polyvalent | | | | |
| Others (to be specified) | | | | |
| Passive gears | Gears using hooks | (1) | | | |
| Drift and fixed nets | | | |
| Pots and traps | | | |
| Polyvalent | | | |
| Others (to be specified) | | | |
| Polyvalent gears | Combining mobile and passive gears | | | | |
| Vessels with no licence | | | | |
| Note 1: If a gear category contains less than 10 vessels, then the cell can be merged with a neighbouring length category to be specified in the national programme.

  Note 2: If a vessel spends more than 50 % of its time using a specific type of fishing technique, it should be included in the corresponding segment.

  Note 3: Length is defined as length over all (LOA).’ |

3.

Appendix III is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix III (Section C)

Basic segmentation of vessels for capacities (MP)

Vessel length

< 12 m

12 ≤ 24 m

24 ≤ 40 m

≥ 40 m

Type of fishing technique

Mobile gears

Beam trawl

Demersal trawl and demersal seiner

Pelagic trawl and seiners

Dredges

Polyvalent

Others (to be specified)

Passive gears

Gears using hooks

(1)

Drift and fixed nets

Pots and traps

Polyvalent

Others (to be specified)

Polyvalent gears

Combining mobile and passive gears

Vessels with no licence

Note 1: If a gear category contains less than 10 vessels, then the cell can be merged with a neighbouring length category to be specified in the national programme.

Note 2: If a vessel spends more than 50 % of its time using a specific type of fishing technique, it should be included in the corresponding segment.

Note 3: Length is defined as length over all (LOA).’

| 4. | Appendix IV is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix IV (Section C)
  Detailed disaggregation of vessels for capacities (EP)













  Vessel length | < 10 m | 10 ≤ 12 m | 12 ≤ 18 m | 18 ≤ 24 m | 24 ≤ 40 m | ≥ 40 m |
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| Type of fishing technique | | | | | | |
| Mobile gears | Beam trawl | North Sea ≤ 221 kW | | | | | | |
| North Sea > 221 kW | | | | | | |
| Outside North Sea | | | | | | |
| Demersal trawl and demersal seine | Bottom trawl | | | | | | |
| Danish and Scottish seiners | | | | | | |
| Polyvalent | | | | | | |
| Pelagic trawl and seiners | Pelagic trawl | | | | | | |
| Pelagic seiner and purse seiner | | | | | | |
| Polyvalent | | | | | | |
| Dredges | | | | | | |
| Polyvalent mobile gears | | | | | | |
| Others (to be specified) | | | | | | |
| Passive gears | Gears using hooks | Long-lines | | | | | | |
| Other gears using hooks | | | | | | |
| Drift nets and fixed nets | | | | | | |
| Pots and traps | | | | | | |
| Polyvalent passive gears | | | | | | |
| Others (to be specified) | | | | | | |
| Polyvalent gears | Combining mobile and passive gears | | | | | | |
| Vessels with no licence’ | | | | | | |

4.

Appendix IV is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix IV (Section C)

Detailed disaggregation of vessels for capacities (EP)

Vessel length

< 10 m

10 ≤ 12 m

12 ≤ 18 m

18 ≤ 24 m

24 ≤ 40 m

≥ 40 m

Type of fishing technique

Mobile gears

Beam trawl

North Sea ≤ 221 kW

North Sea > 221 kW

Outside North Sea

Demersal trawl and demersal seine

Bottom trawl

Danish and Scottish seiners

Polyvalent

Pelagic trawl and seiners

Pelagic trawl

Pelagic seiner and purse seiner

Polyvalent

Dredges

Polyvalent mobile gears

Others (to be specified)

Passive gears

Gears using hooks

Long-lines

Other gears using hooks

Drift nets and fixed nets

Pots and traps

Polyvalent passive gears

Others (to be specified)

Polyvalent gears

Combining mobile and passive gears

Vessels with no licence’

| 5. | Appendix V is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix V (Section D)
  Fishing capacity units by type of fishing technique






  Fishing technique | Fishing capacity units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Towed gears | kW and GT |
| Static gears | kW and GT |
| Polyvalent vessels | kW and GT’ |

5.

Appendix V is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix V (Section D)

Fishing capacity units by type of fishing technique

Fishing technique

Fishing capacity units

Towed gears

kW and GT

Static gears

kW and GT

Polyvalent vessels

kW and GT’

| 6. | Appendix VI is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix VI (Section D)
  Stocks related to specific effort







  Species and area | Threshold 1 (1) | Threshold 2 (2) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salmon (Baltic Sea) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Cod (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Haddock (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Saithe (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Whiting (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Plaice (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Sole (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 10  % | 5  % |
| Sole (Mediterranean) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Nephrops (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Hake (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Anchovy (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Sardine (all areas) | 50  % | 5  % |
| Mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 50  % | 10  % |
| Horse mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 50  % | 10  % |
| Swordfish (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Bluefin tuna (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Bigeye tuna (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Albacore (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Yellow-fin tuna (all areas) | 30  % | 5  % |
| Herring (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 50  % | 10  % |
| Sprat (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 50  % | 10  % |
| Sand eel (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 70  % | |
| Norway pout (all areas, except Mediterranean) | 70  % | |
| European eel (all areas) | 30  % | |

6.

Appendix VI is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix VI (Section D)

Stocks related to specific effort

Species and area

Threshold 1 (1)

Threshold 2 (2)

Salmon (Baltic Sea)

30  %

5  %

Cod (all areas, except Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Haddock (all areas, except Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Saithe (all areas, except Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Whiting (all areas, except Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Plaice (all areas, except Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Sole (all areas, except Mediterranean)

10  %

5  %

Sole (Mediterranean)

30  %

5  %

Nephrops (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Hake (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Anchovy (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Sardine (all areas)

50  %

5  %

Mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean)

50  %

10  %

Horse mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean)

50  %

10  %

Swordfish (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Bluefin tuna (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Bigeye tuna (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Albacore (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Yellow-fin tuna (all areas)

30  %

5  %

Herring (all areas, except Mediterranean)

50  %

10  %

Sprat (all areas, except Mediterranean)

50  %

10  %

Sand eel (all areas, except Mediterranean)

70  %

Norway pout (all areas, except Mediterranean)

70  %

European eel (all areas)

30  %

| 7. | Appendix XI is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XI (Section E)
  List of recreational fisheries stocks (MP)








  1. | Salmon (marine waters in the Baltic Sea and North Sea):
  Catch figures collected in weight and number by:






  — | geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

7.

Appendix XI is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XI (Section E)

List of recreational fisheries stocks (MP)

1.

Catch figures collected in weight and number by:

—

geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2.

| 2. | Bluefin tuna (all areas):
  Catch figures collected in weight and number by:






  — | annual basis, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

Catch figures collected in weight and number by:

—

annual basis,

| — | geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2, |
| --- | --- |

—

geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2,

| — | distinguishing catch of fish below and above 10 kg. |
| --- | --- |

—

distinguishing catch of fish below and above 10 kg.

| 3. | Cod in areas III, IV, V, VI and VII:
  Catch figures collected in weight by:






  — | geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2. |
| --- | --- | --- |

3.

Catch figures collected in weight by:

—

geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2.

The conclusions of these surveys must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 March 2007.’

| 8. | Appendix XII is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XII (Section E)
  List of stocks for landings and discards monitoring (MP)
  LEGEND:

  Catch and landings monitoring: within the market or sea-sampling programme the stratification of sampling is prioritised at the total or fleet level, with monthly, quarterly or annual sampling schemes, with data reported by rectangle, division or area. | Fishing technique stratification:







  M | Monthly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N | Monthly total |
| Q | Quarterly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) |
| R | Quarterly total |
| Y | Yearly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) |
| Z | Yearly total |
| T | Triannual (one yearly over a period of three years) by type of technique (Appendix III) |

8.

Appendix XII is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XII (Section E)

List of stocks for landings and discards monitoring (MP)

LEGEND:

Catch and landings monitoring: within the market or sea-sampling programme the stratification of sampling is prioritised at the total or fleet level, with monthly, quarterly or annual sampling schemes, with data reported by rectangle, division or area.

Fishing technique stratification:

M

Monthly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III)

N

Monthly total

Q

Quarterly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III)

R

Quarterly total

Y

Yearly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III)

Z

Yearly total

T

Triannual (one yearly over a period of three years) by type of technique (Appendix III)

| | Geographical stratification:







  0 | Functional unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ICES Statistical rectangle |
| 2 | ICES/NAFO divisions |
| 3 | ICES/NAFO subareas |
| 4 | ICCAT 1o rectangle |
| 5 | ICCAT 5o rectangle |
| 6 | FAO division |
| 7 | FAO subarea |
| 8 | FAO area |

Geographical stratification:

0

Functional unit

1

ICES Statistical rectangle

2

ICES/NAFO divisions

3

ICES/NAFO subareas

4

ICCAT 1o rectangle

5

ICCAT 5o rectangle

6

FAO division

7

FAO subarea

8

FAO area

Important remarks:

| 1. | Stock definitions should follow those defined by regional fisheries organisations, and the sampling strategies should include at least the respective strata. |
| --- | --- |

1.

Stock definitions should follow those defined by regional fisheries organisations, and the sampling strategies should include at least the respective strata.

| 2. | Data concerning areas separated by commas may be aggregated, while data concerning areas separated by slashes must not be aggregated. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Data concerning areas separated by commas may be aggregated, while data concerning areas separated by slashes must not be aggregated.

| Species | Area/Stock | Sampling Strata | Discards |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MP | EP | MP |
| ICES areas I, II |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | Q2 | M1 | |
| Atlanto-scandian herring | Clupea harengus | IIa, V | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | I, II | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | I, II | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | I, II | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | I, II | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | I, II | Y3 | Q2 | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde | Q2 | M1 | T |
| North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north) |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IIIa N | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa N | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa N | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa N | Q2 | M1 | |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | Q0 | M0 | Y |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east | R2 | Q1 | T |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | R2 | Q1 | Y |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | T |
| ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | All areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | All areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | All areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | 22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32 | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | Q0 | M0 | Y |
| Flounder | Platichthys flesus | IIIa-d | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IIIb-d, 22-31/32 | R2 | Q1 | T |
| Sea trout | Salmo trutta | IIIb-d | R2 | Q2 | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | R2 | Q1 | Y |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa S/IIIb-d | Q2 | M1 | T |
| North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IV | Q1 | M1 | T |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | IV | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Shrimp | Crangon crangon | IV, VIId | Q1 | M1 | T |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IV, VIId | Y3 | Q3 | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | IV, VIId | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | IV, VIId | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VIId | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IV, VI | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | IV, VIId | Z2 | Q2 | T |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | IV, VIId | Z2 | Q2 | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | Q0 | M0 | Y |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east/IVa | R2 | Q1 | T |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IV/VIId | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | IV, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Brill | Scopthalmus rhombus | IV, VIId | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IV/VIId | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IV | Q1 | M1 | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV | Q1 | M1 | Y |
| NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. | IXa, X | Q2 | Q3 | T |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | all areas | Z2 | R2 | T |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | X | R2 | Q2 | T |
| Crab | Cancer pagurus | all areas | Z2 | Y2 | T |
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | all areas | Y2 | M4 | T |
| Leafscale gulper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | all areas | Y2 | M4 | T |
| Portuguese dogfish | Centroscymnus coelolepis | all areas | Y2 | M4 | T |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj | Q2 | M1 | Y |
| Conger | Conger conger | X | R2 | Q2 | T |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | all areas excluding IX | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | VIII | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | IXa (only Cadiz) | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Vb, VI, XII, XIV | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k/VIII | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Blue mouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IXa, X | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Lobsters | Homarus gammarus | all areas | Z2 | Y2 | T |
| Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus | all areas | Z2 | Y2 | T |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | VI/VII, VIIIabd | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VI/VIIe-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | VIII/IX, X | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | X | R2 | Q2 | T |
| Ling | Molva molva | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | Z2 | Y2 | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | Q0 | M0 | Y |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | X | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | VII, VIII, IX, X | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Wreckfish | Polyprion americanus | X | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Blond ray | Raja brachyura | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | all areas | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | V, VI, XII, XIV | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Spanish mackerel | Scomber japonicus | VIII, IX | Y2 | R2 | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX/VIIIc, IXa | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | V, VI, XII, XIV | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | VIIIc, IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIIab | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIbc/VIIhk/IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Sea bream | Sparidae | VIIIc, IXa, X | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Blue jackmackerel | Trachurus picturatus | X | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X | Q2 | M1 | T |
| Pouting | Trisopterus luscus | VIIIc, IXa | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Mediterranean |
| Glass eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Yellow eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Silver eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | Q2 | M1 | |
| Giant red shrimp | Aristeomorpha foliacea | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Red shrimp | Aristeus antennatus | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Bogue | Boops boops | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus | all areas | Y6 | Q6 | |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena equiselis | all areas | Z6 | R6 | |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | 1, 2 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Horned octopus | Eledone cirrosa | all areas | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Musky octopus | Eledone moschata | all areas | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Squid | Illex spp., Todarodes spp. | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Black-bellied anglerfish | Lophius budegassa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Grey mullet | Mugilidae | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Pandora | Pagellus erythrinus | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Caramote prawn | Penaeus kerathurus | 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Brown ray | Raja miraletus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | all areas | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber spp. | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Sole | Solea vulgaris | 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Gilthead sea bream | Sparus aurata | 1.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Picarels | Spicara spp. | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Mantis shrimp | Squilla mantis | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Tub gurnard | Trigla lucerna | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | Y6 | Q6 | T |
| Clam | Veneridae | 2.1, 2.2 | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | all areas | Q5 | Q4 | T |
| NAFO areas |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 2J3KL | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3M | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3NO | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3Ps | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | SA 1 | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 3NO | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3LNO | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3M | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea | 3LNO | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Grenadiers | Macrouridae | SA 2 + 3 | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Pandalus shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3M | Q2 | M2 | Y |
| Skates | Raja spp. | SA 3 | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 3KLMNO | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | SA 1 | Y2 | Q2 | T |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3M | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3LN | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3O | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | SA 1 | Y2 | Q2 | Y |
| Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans |
| Frigate tuna | Auxis spp. | | Y | M4 | Y |
| Atlantic back skipjack | Euthynnus alleteratus | | Y | M4 | Y |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | | Y | M4 | Y |
| Short fin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | | Y | M4 | T |
| Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | | M5 | M4 | T |
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | | Y | M4 | T |
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | | Y | M4 | T |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | | Y | M4 | Y |
| Sharks | Squalidae | | Y | M4 | Y |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | | M5 | M4 | T |
| Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | | M5 | M4 | Y |
| Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | | M5 | M4 | Y |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | | M5 | M4 | T |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | | M5 | M4 | T |
| CECAF FAO 34 |
| Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo | Madeira | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Hake | Merluccius spp. | Atlantic EC | Q6 | M6 | T |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | Atlantic EC | Q4 | M4 | T |
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapeneus longirostris | Atlantic EC | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Southern pink shrimp | Penaeus notialis | Atlantic EC | Q3 | M3 | T |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | Atlantic EC | Q5 | M5 | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Madeira | Q2 | M2 | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. | Madeira | Q2 | M2 | T |
| WECAF |
| Red snapper | Lutjanus purpureus | French Guiana EEZ | Y6 | Q7 | T |
| Penaeus shrimp | Penaeus subtilis | French Guiana EEZ | M6 | M7 | T’ |

Species

Area/Stock

Sampling Strata

Discards

MP

EP

MP

ICES areas I, II

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

I, II

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

I, II

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

I, II

Q2

M1

Atlanto-scandian herring

Clupea harengus

IIa, V

Q2

M2

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

I, II

Q2

M2

Y

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

I, II

Q2

M2

Y

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

Q2

M1

T

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

I, II

Y2

Q2

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

I, II

Q2

M2

Y

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

I, II

Y3

Q2

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde

Q2

M1

T

North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IIIa N

Q2

M1

T

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa N

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa N

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa N

Q2

M1

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

Q2

M2

Y

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

Q2

M1

Y

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

Q2

M1

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

Q0

M0

Y

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east

R2

Q1

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

Q2

M1

Y

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

Q2

M1

T

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

R2

Q1

Y

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa

Q2

M1

T

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV, IIIa

Q2

M1

T

ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

All areas

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

All areas

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

All areas

Q2

M1

Herring

Clupea harengus

22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga

Q2

M1

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32

Q2

M2

Y

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

Q2

M1

Y

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

Q2

M1

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

Q0

M0

Y

Flounder

Platichthys flesus

IIIa-d

Q2

M1

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Salmon

Salmo salar

IIIb-d, 22-31/32

R2

Q1

T

Sea trout

Salmo trutta

IIIb-d

R2

Q2

T

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

R2

Q1

Y

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa S/IIIb-d

Q2

M1

T

North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IV

Q1

M1

T

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

Argentine

Argentina spp.

IV

Z2

R2

T

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Shrimp

Crangon crangon

IV, VIId

Q1

M1

T

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

IV, VIId

Y3

Q3

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

IV, VIId

Y2

Q2

T

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

IV, VIId

Y2

Q2

T

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VIId

Y2

Q2

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

IV, VI

Y2

Q2

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

Q2

M1

Y

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

Y

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

Q2

M2

Y

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

Q2

M1

T

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

IV, VIId

Z2

Q2

T

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

IV, VIId

Z2

Q2

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

Q0

M0

Y

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east/IVa

R2

Q1

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IV/VIId

Q2

M1

Y

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

Q2

M1

Y

Turbot

Psetta maxima

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Starry ray

Raja radiata

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Spotted ray

Raja montagui

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Other rays and skates

Rajidae

IV, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

Q2

M1

T

Brill

Scopthalmus rhombus

IV, VIId

Q2

M1

T

Sole

Solea solea

IV/VIId

Q2

M1

Y

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IV

Q1

M1

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId

Z2

R2

T

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV

Q1

M1

Y

NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Scabbardfish

Aphanopus spp.

IXa, X

Q2

Q3

T

Argentine

Argentina spp.

all areas

Z2

R2

T

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

X

R2

Q2

T

Crab

Cancer pagurus

all areas

Z2

Y2

T

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

all areas

Y2

M4

T

Leafscale gulper shark

Centrophorus squamosus

all areas

Y2

M4

T

Portuguese dogfish

Centroscymnus coelolepis

all areas

Y2

M4

T

Herring

Clupea harengus

VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj

Q2

M1

Y

Conger

Conger conger

X

R2

Q2

T

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

all areas excluding IX

Y2

Q2

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

VIII

Q2

M1

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

IXa (only Cadiz)

Q2

M2

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

Vb, VI, XII, XIV

Y2

Q2

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k/VIII

Q2

M2

T

Blue mouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

IXa, X

Q2

M2

T

Lobsters

Homarus gammarus

all areas

Z2

Y2

T

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

all areas

Z2

Y2

T

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M2

T

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

VI/VII, VIIIabd

Q2

M2

Y

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M2

T

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Q2

T

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VI/VIIe-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M2

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M2

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV

Y2

Q2

Y

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k

Q2

M2

Y

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k

Q2

M2

Y

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

VIII/IX, X

Y2

Q2

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M2

Y

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

Q2

M1

T

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

X

R2

Q2

T

Ling

Molva molva

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

Z2

Y2

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

Q0

M0

Y

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Q2

T

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

IXa

Y2

Q2

T

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

X

Q2

M2

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg

Q2

M2

Y

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI

Q2

M2

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

VII, VIII, IX, X

Y2

Q2

T

Wreckfish

Polyprion americanus

X

Y2

Q2

T

Blond ray

Raja brachyura

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Spotted ray

Raja montagui

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Other rays and skates

Rajidae

all areas

Y2

Q2

T

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

V, VI, XII, XIV

Y2

Q2

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M1

T

Spanish mackerel

Scomber japonicus

VIII, IX

Y2

R2

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX/VIIIc, IXa

Q2

M1

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

V, VI, XII, XIV

Q2

M2

T

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Q2

T

Sole

Solea solea

VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIIab

Q2

M2

T

Sole

Solea solea

VIIbc/VIIhk/IXa

Y2

Q2

T

Sea bream

Sparidae

VIIIc, IXa, X

Y2

Q2

T

Blue jackmackerel

Trachurus picturatus

X

Q2

M2

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X

Q2

M1

T

Pouting

Trisopterus luscus

VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Q2

T

Mediterranean

Glass eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Yellow eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Silver eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

Q2

M1

Giant red shrimp

Aristeomorpha foliacea

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Red shrimp

Aristeus antennatus

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Bogue

Boops boops

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

all areas

Y6

Q6

Dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

all areas

Z6

R6

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

1, 2

Y6

Q6

T

Horned octopus

Eledone cirrosa

all areas

Y6

Q6

T

Musky octopus

Eledone moschata

all areas

Y6

Q6

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Squid

Illex spp., Todarodes spp.

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Billfish

Istiophoridae

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Black-bellied anglerfish

Lophius budegassa

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Grey mullet

Mugilidae

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Pandora

Pagellus erythrinus

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Caramote prawn

Penaeus kerathurus

3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Brown ray

Raja miraletus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

all areas

Q6

M6

T

Mackerel

Scomber spp.

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Sharks

Shark-like Selachii

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

1.3, 2.1, 3.1

Q6

M6

T

Sole

Solea vulgaris

1.2, 2.1, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Gilthead sea bream

Sparus aurata

1.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Picarels

Spicara spp.

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Mantis shrimp

Squilla mantis

1.3, 2.1, 2.2

Q6

M6

T

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Tub gurnard

Trigla lucerna

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

Y6

Q6

T

Clam

Veneridae

2.1, 2.2

Q6

M6

T

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

all areas

Q5

Q4

T

NAFO areas

Cod

Gadus morhua

2J3KL

Y2

Q2

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

3M

Y2

Q2

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

3NO

Y2

Q2

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

3Ps

Y2

Q2

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

SA 1

Y2

Q2

Y

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

3NO

Y2

Q2

T

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3LNO

Y2

Q2

T

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3M

Y2

Q2

T

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

3LNO

Y2

Q2

T

Grenadiers

Macrouridae

SA 2 + 3

Y2

Q2

T

Pandalus shrimp

Pandalus spp.

3M

Q2

M2

Y

Skates

Raja spp.

SA 3

Y2

Q2

T

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

3KLMNO

Y2

Q2

Y

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

SA 1

Y2

Q2

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3M

Y2

Q2

Y

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3LN

Y2

Q2

Y

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3O

Y2

Q2

Y

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

SA 1

Y2

Q2

Y

Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans

Frigate tuna

Auxis spp.

Y

M4

Y

Atlantic back skipjack

Euthynnus alleteratus

Y

M4

Y

Billfish

Istiophoridae

Y

M4

Y

Short fin mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

Y

M4

T

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

M5

M4

T

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Y

M4

T

Blue shark

Prionace glauca

Y

M4

T

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

Y

M4

Y

Sharks

Squalidae

Y

M4

Y

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

M5

M4

T

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

M5

M4

Y

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

M5

M4

Y

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

M5

M4

T

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

M5

M4

T

CECAF FAO 34

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Madeira

Q2

M2

T

Hake

Merluccius spp.

Atlantic EC

Q6

M6

T

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Atlantic EC

Q4

M4

T

Deepwater rose shrimp

Parapeneus longirostris

Atlantic EC

Q2

M2

T

Southern pink shrimp

Penaeus notialis

Atlantic EC

Q3

M3

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

Atlantic EC

Q5

M5

T

Mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Madeira

Q2

M2

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Madeira

Q2

M2

T

WECAF

Red snapper

Lutjanus purpureus

French Guiana EEZ

Y6

Q7

T

Penaeus shrimp

Penaeus subtilis

French Guiana EEZ

M6

M7

T’

| 9. | Appendix XIII is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XIII
  List of optional species for EP








  Species | Area/Stock | Sampling strata |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ICES areas I, II |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | I, II | Y3 |
| North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north) |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IIIa N | R2 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IIIa N | R2 |
| Sharks | Squalidae | IIIa N | Z3 |
| ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic |
| Whitefish | Coregonus lavaretus | IIId | R2 |
| Pike | Esox lucius | IIId | R2 |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IIIa S, IIIb-d | R2 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IIIa S | R2 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IIIa S | R2 |
| Perch | Perca fluviatilis | IIId | R2 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIb-d | R2 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IIIa S | R2 |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IIIb-d | R2 |
| Pike-perch | Stizostedion lucioperca | IIId | R2 |
| North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId |
| Catfish | Anarhichas spp. | IV | Z3 |
| Tusk | Brosme brosme | IV, IIIa | Z3 |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | IV | Z3 |
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IV | Z3 |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IV, VIId | Z2 |
| Roughhead grenadier | Macrourus berglax | IV, IIIa | Z3 |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | IV, IIIa | Z3 |
| Ling | Molva molva | IV, IIIa | Z3 |
| Common scallop | Pecten maximus | VIId | Z2 |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | IV | Z3 |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | IV | Z3 |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IV | Z0 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | IV | Z3 |
| Deepwater sharks | Shark-like Selachii | IV | Z3 |
| Small sharks | Shark-like Selachii | IV, VIId | Z3 |
| Spurdogs | Squalus acanthias | IV, VIId | Z3 |
| NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV |
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. | all areas, excluding IXa, X | Z2 |
| Meagre | Argyrosoma regius | all areas | Z2 |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | all areas, excluding X | Z2 |
| Whelks | Busycon spp. | all areas | Y2 |
| Conger | Conger conger | all areas, excluding X | Y2 |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IX | Y2 |
| Witch | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | VI, VII | Y2 |
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | all areas, excluding IXa, X | Z2 |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | Y2 |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | XIV | Y2 |
| Wedge sole | Microchirus variegatus | all areas | Y2 |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | all areas | Z2 |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | all areas, excluding X | Y2 |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | Z2 |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. | all areas | Z2 |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | all areas, excluding X | Z2 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIbc/VIIhk/VIII, IX, X | Y2 |
| Pollack | Pollachius pollachius | all areas | Y2 |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | all areas | Z0 |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | Z2 |
| Razor clams | Solen spp. | all areas | Z2 |
| Sea bream | Sparidae | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X | Z2 |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | all areas | Y2 |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | VIIIc, IXa | Y2 |
| Pouting | Trisopterus spp. | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | Z2 |
| Other deepwater species | Other deepwater species | all areas | Z2 |
| Mediterranean |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | 1.1, 3.1 | Y6 |
| NAFO areas |
| Pandalus shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3LN | Y2 |
| CECAF FAO 34 |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | | Y7 |
| Silver scabbardfish | Lepidopus caudatus | Mauritania | Y7 |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | Atlantic EC | Y7 |
| Bonito | Sarda sarda | Mauritania | Q7 |
| Round sardinella | Sardinella aurita | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | Y7 |
| Short-body sardinella | Sardinella maderensis | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | Y7 |
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Mauritania | Y7 |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia hierredda | Atlantic EC | Y7 |
| Finfish | Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae | Atlantic EC | Y7 |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | Mauritania | Y7 |
| Cunene horse mackerel | Trachurus trecae | Mauritania | Y7 |
| Scabbardfish | Trichiuridae | | Y7 |
| CCAMLR FAO 58 |
| Antarctic icefish | Champsocephalus gunnari | Kerguelen | Y6 |
| Antarctic toothfish | Dissostichus eleginoides | Kerguelen | Y6 |
| Grenadiers | Macrouridae | Kerguelen, Crozet | Y6 |
| Grey rock cod | Notothenia squamifrons | Kerguelen | Y6 |
| Skates | Raja spp. | Kerguelen, Crozet | Y6 |
| South-west Atlantic FAO 41 |
| Antarctic toothfish | Dissostichus eleginoides | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Cusk-eel | Genypterus blacodes | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Short-finned squid | Illex argentinus | Argentina/UK | Q7 |
| Patagonian squid | Loligo gahi | Argentina/UK | Q7 |
| Grenadiers | Macrourus spp. | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Patagonian grenadier | Macruronus magellanicus | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Southern hake | Merluccius australis | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Argentinian hake | Merluccius hubbsi | Argentina/UK | Q7 |
| Southern blue whiting | Micromesistius australis | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Patagonian rock cod | Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp. | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Red cod | Salilota australis | Argentina/UK | Y7 |
| Angola FAO 47 |
| Red striped shrimp | Aristeus varidens | Angola | Q7 |
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | Angola | Q7 |
| Penaeid shrimp | Penaeus spp. | Angola | Q7’ |

9.

Appendix XIII is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XIII

List of optional species for EP

Species

Area/Stock

Sampling strata

ICES areas I, II

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

I, II

Y3

North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)

Dab

Limanda limanda

IIIa N

R2

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IIIa N

R2

Sharks

Squalidae

IIIa N

Z3

ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic

Whitefish

Coregonus lavaretus

IIId

R2

Pike

Esox lucius

IIId

R2

Dab

Limanda limanda

IIIa S, IIIb-d

R2

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IIIa S

R2

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IIIa S

R2

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

IIId

R2

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIb-d

R2

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IIIa S

R2

Turbot

Psetta maxima

IIIb-d

R2

Pike-perch

Stizostedion lucioperca

IIId

R2

North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId

Catfish

Anarhichas spp.

IV

Z3

Tusk

Brosme brosme

IV, IIIa

Z3

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

IV

Z3

Bluemouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

IV

Z3

Dab

Limanda limanda

IV, VIId

Z2

Roughhead grenadier

Macrourus berglax

IV, IIIa

Z3

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

IV, IIIa

Z3

Ling

Molva molva

IV, IIIa

Z3

Common scallop

Pecten maximus

VIId

Z2

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

IV

Z3

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

IV

Z3

Salmon

Salmo salar

IV

Z0

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

IV

Z3

Deepwater sharks

Shark-like Selachii

IV

Z3

Small sharks

Shark-like Selachii

IV, VIId

Z3

Spurdogs

Squalus acanthias

IV, VIId

Z3

NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV

Scabbardfish

Aphanopus spp.

all areas, excluding IXa, X

Z2

Meagre

Argyrosoma regius

all areas

Z2

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

all areas, excluding X

Z2

Whelks

Busycon spp.

all areas

Y2

Conger

Conger conger

all areas, excluding X

Y2

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

IX

Y2

Witch

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

VI, VII

Y2

Bluemouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

all areas, excluding IXa, X

Z2

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

XIV

Y2

Wedge sole

Microchirus variegatus

all areas

Y2

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

all areas

Z2

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

all areas, excluding X

Y2

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

Z2

Pandalid shrimp

Pandalus spp.

all areas

Z2

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

all areas, excluding X

Z2

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIbc/VIIhk/VIII, IX, X

Y2

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

all areas

Y2

Salmon

Salmo salar

all areas

Z0

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

Z2

Razor clams

Solen spp.

all areas

Z2

Sea bream

Sparidae

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X

Z2

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

all areas

Y2

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

VIIIc, IXa

Y2

Pouting

Trisopterus spp.

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

Z2

Other deepwater species

Other deepwater species

all areas

Z2

Mediterranean

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

1.1, 3.1

Y6

NAFO areas

Pandalus shrimp

Pandalus spp.

3LN

Y2

CECAF FAO 34

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Y7

Silver scabbardfish

Lepidopus caudatus

Mauritania

Y7

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

Atlantic EC

Y7

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Mauritania

Q7

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

Y7

Short-body sardinella

Sardinella maderensis

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

Y7

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Mauritania

Y7

Cuttlefish

Sepia hierredda

Atlantic EC

Y7

Finfish

Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae

Atlantic EC

Y7

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Mauritania

Y7

Cunene horse mackerel

Trachurus trecae

Mauritania

Y7

Scabbardfish

Trichiuridae

Y7

CCAMLR FAO 58

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Kerguelen

Y6

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Kerguelen

Y6

Grenadiers

Macrouridae

Kerguelen, Crozet

Y6

Grey rock cod

Notothenia squamifrons

Kerguelen

Y6

Skates

Raja spp.

Kerguelen, Crozet

Y6

South-west Atlantic FAO 41

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Argentina/UK

Y7

Cusk-eel

Genypterus blacodes

Argentina/UK

Y7

Short-finned squid

Illex argentinus

Argentina/UK

Q7

Patagonian squid

Loligo gahi

Argentina/UK

Q7

Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.

Argentina/UK

Y7

Patagonian grenadier

Macruronus magellanicus

Argentina/UK

Y7

Southern hake

Merluccius australis

Argentina/UK

Y7

Argentinian hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Argentina/UK

Q7

Southern blue whiting

Micromesistius australis

Argentina/UK

Y7

Patagonian rock cod

Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp.

Argentina/UK

Y7

Red cod

Salilota australis

Argentina/UK

Y7

Angola FAO 47

Red striped shrimp

Aristeus varidens

Angola

Q7

Deepwater rose shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Angola

Q7

Penaeid shrimp

Penaeus spp.

Angola

Q7’

| 10. | Appendix XIV is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XIV (Section G)
  List of surveys (MP, EP)











  Name of the survey | Area | Period | Main objectives (Species etc.) | Survey effort | Priority |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| days | hauls |
| ICES area III including Baltic |
| BITS first/fourth quarter | IIIaS, IIIb-d | First and fourth quarters | Cod and other demersal species | 129-157 | 510 | 1 |
| IBTS first/third quarter | IIIa | First and third quarters | Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout | 22-26 | 95 | 1 |
| Herring acoustic survey | IIIa and IIIb-d | Third and fourth quarters | Herring, sprat | 60-74 | 180 | 1 |
| Sprat acoustic survey | IIIc-d | Second quarter | Sprat | 32-39 | 85 | 1 |
| Herring larvae survey | IIIc | Second quarter | Herring larvae | 54-66 | 400 | 2 |
| German flatfish survey | IIIc | Third quarter | Flounder | 24-30 | 20 | 2 |
| North Sea and eastern Channel and Area II |
| IBTS first quarter | IV, IIIa | First quarter | Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout | 117-143 | 360 | 1 |
| Atlan/Scand. herring survey | IIa | May | Herring, blue whiting | 27-33 | 90 + track | 1 |
| IBTS third quarter | IV, IIIa | Third quarter | Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout | 117-143 | 360 | 1 |
| NS herring acoustic survey | IV, IIIa | July | Herring, sprat | 68-83 | 150 + track | 1 |
| BTS | IVb, IVc, VIId | Third quarter | Plaice, sole | 50-62 | 280 | 1 |
| Sole net survey | IVb, IVc | Third quarter | Sole, plaice | 14-17 | 60 | 1 |
| Demersal young fish survey | Coasts of NS | Third, fourth quarters | Plaice, sole, brown shrimp | 117-143 | 1 000 | 1 |
| Herring larvae survey | IV, VIId | First, fourth quarters | Herring, sprat larvae | 37-45 | 390 | 2 |
| Greenland halibut survey | IIb slopes | October since 1997 | Greenland halibut | 27-33 | 120 from 300-750 m water depth | 2 |
| Nephrops TV survey | IVa, IVb | First, fourth quarters | Nephrops | 17-21 | 90 | 2 |
| Channel ground fish survey | VIId | Fourth quarter | Whiting, cod, pout, plaice, red gurnard, black bream, red mullet | 27-33 | 100 | 2 |
| German cod survey | German Bight | First, fourth quarters | Cod, whiting, plaice and dab | 14-18 | 70 | 2 |
| Mackerel egg survey | IV | May-July (triennial) | Mackerel egg production | 14 | 130 | 1 |
| NE Atlantic area and western Channel |
| Western IBTS fourth quarter | VIa, VII, VIII, IXa | October-November | Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics) abundance indices | 149-182 | 580 | 1 |
| ISBCBTS | VIIa f g | September | Sole, plaice | 22-26 | 120 | 1 |
| Mackerel/horse mackerel egg survey | VIa, VII, VIII, IXa | January-July (triennial) | Mackerel, horse mackerel egg production | 252-308 | 1 750 plankton/50 bottom trawls | 1 |
| Spawning/pre-spawning herring acoustic survey | VIa, VIIa, g | July, September, November, March, January | Herring, sprat | 126-154 | Acoustic track | 1 |
| Sardine, anchovy, horse mackerel acoustic survey | VIII, IX | March/April/May | Sardine, anchovy, mackerel, horse mackerel abundance indices | 77-95 | 140 | 1 |
| Bioman | VIII | May | Anchovy SSB (DEP) | 18-22 | 600/20 pelagic hauls | 1 |
| Redfish survey | Irminger Sea | June (every two years) | Redfish abundance, age | 24-30 | 20 | 1 |
| Sardine DEPM | VIIIc, IXa | Spring (VIII), winter (IX), Triennial | Sardine SSB and use of CUFES to improve estimates | 108-132 | 1 200 | 1 |
| WCBTS | VIIe | October | Sole, plaice, anglerfish, lemon sole | 7-9 | 55 | 1 |
| Blue whiting survey | VI, VII | March-April | Blue whiting | 40 | 80 | 1 |
| RESSGASC | VIIIa, b | May and October | Abundance indices, discards for hake, sole | 22-26 | 70 | 2 |
| Nephrops TV survey | VIa | | Nephrops (from burrow counts) | 28-34 | 200 | 2 |
| Egg production survey | VIIa | January-May (five-yearly) | Egg production (demersal) | 58-70 | 800 | 2 |
| DARD groundfish | VIIa | March | Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics) | 9-11 | 45 | 2 |
| DARD herring larvae | VIIa | November | Larva indices: herring | 5-6 | 60 | 2 |
| DARD MIK-net | VIIa | May/June | Pelagic juvenile indices: gadoids | 5-6 | 45 | 2 |
| DARD Nephrops | VIIa | April and August | Distribution and biology: Nephrops | 14-18 | 80 | 2 |
| Juvenile plaice survey | VIIa | May | Young plaice | 6-8 | 25 | 2 |
| Nephrops | VIIa | June | Nephrops ecology | 6-8 | 25 | 2 |
| Cod tagging | VIIa, b, VIa-b | March | Cod | 9-11 | 30 | 2 |
| Egg and larval survey | VI | April | Demersal (gadoids) | 25-31 | 70 | 2 |
| ARSA | IXa | March | Abundance indices for demersal stocks | 15-19 | 50 | 2 |
| Sardine acoustic survey (SAR) | IXa | November | Abundance indices, recruitment | 23-29 | 40 | 2 |
| Nephrops | IXa | June | Nephrops abundance indices/Nephrops recruitment | 15-19 | 60 | 2 |
| Groundfish survey summer | IXa | July/August | Abundance for hake, horse mackerel, mackerel | 23-28 | 65 | 2 |
| Deep sea fish survey | IXa | August/September | Abundance indices of deep sea stocks | 41-50 | 130 | 2 |
| ARQDAÇO | X | April/May | Abundance of bluemouth rockfish, forkbears, alfonsinos, conger, sea breams | 41-50 | 35 | 2 |
| DEEP | X | Fourth quarter | Distribution and abundance | 27-33 | 25 | 2 |
| Pelagicos | X | Third quarter | Distribution and abundance of tuna and sharks | 27-33 | 25 | 2 |
| Greenland groundfish survey | ICES XIV, NAFO SA1 | September/October | Distribution, abundance, biomass, recruitment of target species, cod and other species | 42-52 | 70 down to 400 m | 2 |
| IBTS (WCGFS) | VIIe-k, VIIIa | March | Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics) | 27-33 | 80 | 2 |
| Scottish west coast, young fish survey | VIa, VIIa | March | Gadoids, herring, mackerel | 19-23 | 60 | 2 |
| Rockall survey | VIb | September (biennial) | Haddock | 12-14 | 40 | 2 |
| Deepwater survey | VIa | September (biennial) | Deepwater species abundance | 14 | 35 | 2 |
| Porcupine groundfish survey | VIIb, c, j, k | Third quarter | Hake, monk, megrim | 30 | 90 | 2 |
| Mediterranean |
| Medits | 37(1, 2, 3.1) | Second quarter | 30 species | 320-391 | 1 100 | 1 |
| Pelmed | 37(2) | June-July | Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices) | 23-28 | 15 | 2 |
| GRUND | 37(1, 2) | | Biological data of 10 target species | 81-99 | 1 080 | 2 |
| Anchovy | 37(3.1) | | Anchovy abundance estimation | 11-13 | 110 | 2 |
| Ecomed | 37(1) | November-December | Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices) | 27-33 | 55 | 2 |
| Sardine | 37(3.1, 2.2) | | Sardine abundance estimation | 27-33 | 110 | 2 |
| NAFO area |
| Flemish cap groundfish survey | 3M | July since 1988 | Cod, American plaice, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier, shrimp | 30-36 | 120 up to 750 m water depth | 1 |
| 3NO groundfish survey | 3NO | April/May since 1995 | Yellowtail flounder, American plaice, cod, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier | 27-33 | 120 to 1 250 m | 2 |
| Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean Sea |
| Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes) | Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean | | Bigeye, bluefin, swordfish | | | 1 |
| Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes) | Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean | | Yellow fin, skipjack, albacore | | | 2’ |

10.

Appendix XIV is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XIV (Section G)

List of surveys (MP, EP)

Name of the survey

Area

Period

Main objectives (Species etc.)

Survey effort

Priority

days

hauls

ICES area III including Baltic

BITS first/fourth quarter

IIIaS, IIIb-d

First and fourth quarters

Cod and other demersal species

129-157

510

1

IBTS first/third quarter

IIIa

First and third quarters

Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout

22-26

95

1

Herring acoustic survey

IIIa and IIIb-d

Third and fourth quarters

Herring, sprat

60-74

180

1

Sprat acoustic survey

IIIc-d

Second quarter

Sprat

32-39

85

1

Herring larvae survey

IIIc

Second quarter

Herring larvae

54-66

400

2

German flatfish survey

IIIc

Third quarter

Flounder

24-30

20

2

North Sea and eastern Channel and Area II

IBTS first quarter

IV, IIIa

First quarter

Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout

117-143

360

1

Atlan/Scand. herring survey

IIa

May

Herring, blue whiting

27-33

90 + track

1

IBTS third quarter

IV, IIIa

Third quarter

Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout

117-143

360

1

NS herring acoustic survey

IV, IIIa

July

Herring, sprat

68-83

150 + track

1

BTS

IVb, IVc, VIId

Third quarter

Plaice, sole

50-62

280

1

Sole net survey

IVb, IVc

Third quarter

Sole, plaice

14-17

60

1

Demersal young fish survey

Coasts of NS

Third, fourth quarters

Plaice, sole, brown shrimp

117-143

1 000

1

Herring larvae survey

IV, VIId

First, fourth quarters

Herring, sprat larvae

37-45

390

2

Greenland halibut survey

IIb slopes

October since 1997

Greenland halibut

27-33

120 from 300-750 m water depth

2

Nephrops TV survey

IVa, IVb

First, fourth quarters

Nephrops

17-21

90

2

Channel ground fish survey

VIId

Fourth quarter

Whiting, cod, pout, plaice, red gurnard, black bream, red mullet

27-33

100

2

German cod survey

German Bight

First, fourth quarters

Cod, whiting, plaice and dab

14-18

70

2

Mackerel egg survey

IV

May-July (triennial)

Mackerel egg production

14

130

1

NE Atlantic area and western Channel

Western IBTS fourth quarter

VIa, VII, VIII, IXa

October-November

Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics) abundance indices

149-182

580

1

ISBCBTS

VIIa f g

September

Sole, plaice

22-26

120

1

Mackerel/horse mackerel egg survey

VIa, VII, VIII, IXa

January-July (triennial)

Mackerel, horse mackerel egg production

252-308

1 750 plankton/50 bottom trawls

1

Spawning/pre-spawning herring acoustic survey

VIa, VIIa, g

July, September, November, March, January

Herring, sprat

126-154

Acoustic track

1

Sardine, anchovy, horse mackerel acoustic survey

VIII, IX

March/April/May

Sardine, anchovy, mackerel, horse mackerel abundance indices

77-95

140

1

Bioman

VIII

May

Anchovy SSB (DEP)

18-22

600/20 pelagic hauls

1

Redfish survey

Irminger Sea

June (every two years)

Redfish abundance, age

24-30

20

1

Sardine DEPM

VIIIc, IXa

Spring (VIII), winter (IX), Triennial

Sardine SSB and use of CUFES to improve estimates

108-132

1 200

1

WCBTS

VIIe

October

Sole, plaice, anglerfish, lemon sole

7-9

55

1

Blue whiting survey

VI, VII

March-April

Blue whiting

40

80

1

RESSGASC

VIIIa, b

May and October

Abundance indices, discards for hake, sole

22-26

70

2

Nephrops TV survey

VIa

Nephrops (from burrow counts)

28-34

200

2

Egg production survey

VIIa

January-May (five-yearly)

Egg production (demersal)

58-70

800

2

DARD groundfish

VIIa

March

Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics)

9-11

45

2

DARD herring larvae

VIIa

November

Larva indices: herring

5-6

60

2

DARD MIK-net

VIIa

May/June

Pelagic juvenile indices: gadoids

5-6

45

2

DARD Nephrops

VIIa

April and August

Distribution and biology: Nephrops

14-18

80

2

Juvenile plaice survey

VIIa

May

Young plaice

6-8

25

2

Nephrops

VIIa

June

Nephrops ecology

6-8

25

2

Cod tagging

VIIa, b, VIa-b

March

Cod

9-11

30

2

Egg and larval survey

VI

April

Demersal (gadoids)

25-31

70

2

ARSA

IXa

March

Abundance indices for demersal stocks

15-19

50

2

Sardine acoustic survey (SAR)

IXa

November

Abundance indices, recruitment

23-29

40

2

Nephrops

IXa

June

Nephrops abundance indices/Nephrops recruitment

15-19

60

2

Groundfish survey summer

IXa

July/August

Abundance for hake, horse mackerel, mackerel

23-28

65

2

Deep sea fish survey

IXa

August/September

Abundance indices of deep sea stocks

41-50

130

2

ARQDAÇO

X

April/May

Abundance of bluemouth rockfish, forkbears, alfonsinos, conger, sea breams

41-50

35

2

DEEP

X

Fourth quarter

Distribution and abundance

27-33

25

2

Pelagicos

X

Third quarter

Distribution and abundance of tuna and sharks

27-33

25

2

Greenland groundfish survey

ICES XIV, NAFO SA1

September/October

Distribution, abundance, biomass, recruitment of target species, cod and other species

42-52

70 down to 400 m

2

IBTS (WCGFS)

VIIe-k, VIIIa

March

Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics)

27-33

80

2

Scottish west coast, young fish survey

VIa, VIIa

March

Gadoids, herring, mackerel

19-23

60

2

Rockall survey

VIb

September (biennial)

Haddock

12-14

40

2

Deepwater survey

VIa

September (biennial)

Deepwater species abundance

14

35

2

Porcupine groundfish survey

VIIb, c, j, k

Third quarter

Hake, monk, megrim

30

90

2

Mediterranean

Medits

37(1, 2, 3.1)

Second quarter

30 species

320-391

1 100

1

Pelmed

37(2)

June-July

Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices)

23-28

15

2

GRUND

37(1, 2)

Biological data of 10 target species

81-99

1 080

2

Anchovy

37(3.1)

Anchovy abundance estimation

11-13

110

2

Ecomed

37(1)

November-December

Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices)

27-33

55

2

Sardine

37(3.1, 2.2)

Sardine abundance estimation

27-33

110

2

NAFO area

Flemish cap groundfish survey

3M

July since 1988

Cod, American plaice, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier, shrimp

30-36

120 up to 750 m water depth

1

3NO groundfish survey

3NO

April/May since 1995

Yellowtail flounder, American plaice, cod, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier

27-33

120 to 1 250 m

2

Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean Sea

Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes)

Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean

Bigeye, bluefin, swordfish

1

Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes)

Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean

Yellow fin, skipjack, albacore

2’

| 11. | Appendix XV is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XV (Section H)
  Age-length sampling scheme (MP, EP)
  LEGEND:






  (a) | M | : | Mandatory species which should be sampled within the minimum programme |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O | : | Optional species which could be sampled within extended programme |
| N/A | : | not applicable |

11.

Appendix XV is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XV (Section H)

Age-length sampling scheme (MP, EP)

LEGEND:

(a)

M

:

Mandatory species which should be sampled within the minimum programme

O

:

Optional species which could be sampled within extended programme

N/A

:

not applicable

| (b) | Market sampling effort defined as the numbers of samples taken per average tonne of landings of the last three years, on an annual basis:







  A | 1/20 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B | 1/50 |
| C | 1/100 |
| D | 1/200 |
| E | 1/500 |
| F | 1/1 000 |
| G | 1/2 000 |

(b)

Market sampling effort defined as the numbers of samples taken per average tonne of landings of the last three years, on an annual basis:

A

1/20

B

1/50

C

1/100

D

1/200

E

1/500

F

1/1 000

G

1/2 000

| (c) | Length sampling level defined as the number of fish measured per sample:







  0 | 400 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 200 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 50 |
| 4 | 25 or less as available |

(c)

Length sampling level defined as the number of fish measured per sample:

0

400

1

200

2

100

3

50

4

25 or less as available

| (d) | As regards ageing, in cases where the sampling scheme as given in this Appendix is excessive, the following rule applies:
  For stocks for which age reading is possible, 40 individuals must be aged per year within each length interval. However, this number can be reduced if Member States establish that such a reduction will not affect the quality of the age composition estimate. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

As regards ageing, in cases where the sampling scheme as given in this Appendix is excessive, the following rule applies:

For stocks for which age reading is possible, 40 individuals must be aged per year within each length interval. However, this number can be reduced if Member States establish that such a reduction will not affect the quality of the age composition estimate.

| Species | Area/Stock | M/O | Length | Age |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ICES areas I, II |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | M | A2 | A2 |
| Atlanto-Scandian herring | Clupea harengus | IIa, V | M | F3 | F4 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | I, II | M | D3 | E4 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | I, II | M | D3 | E4 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | M | F3 | F3 |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | I, II | M | D2 | N/A |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | I, II | M | D2 | E3 |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | I, II | O | F3 | F3 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | I, II | M | E2 | E2 |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde | M | F3 | F4 |
| North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north) |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IIIa N | M | F3 | F3 |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa N | M | A2 | A2 |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa | M | F2 | F2 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | M | C3 | C4 |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IIIa N | O | C3 | C3 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | M | C3 | C3 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IIIa N | O | C3 | C3 |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | M | C3 | C3 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | M | F3 | F3 |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | M | C1 | N/A |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east | M | C0 | N/A |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa | M | C3 | C3 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | M | C3 | C3 |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | M | E3 | E3 |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | P | B3 | B3 |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa | M | F2 | F2 |
| Sharks | Squalidae | IIIa N | O | C4 | N/A |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV, IIIa | M | F3 | F3 |
| ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa (excluding a N) | M | A2 | A2 |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | 22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga | M | F2 | F2 |
| Whitefish | Coregonus lavaretus | IIId | O | C3 | C3 |
| Pike | Esox lucius | IIId | O | C3 | C3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IIIa S | M | C3 | C3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IIIb-d | M | D3 | D4 |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IIIa S, IIIb-d | O | D3 | D3 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IIIa S | O | C3 | C3 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IIIa S | O | C3 | C3 |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | M | C3 | C3 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | M | F3 | F3 |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | M | C1 | N/A |
| Perch | Perca fluviatilis | IIId | O | C3 | C3 |
| Flounder | Platichtys flesus | IIIb-d | M | C3 | C3 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa S | M | C3 | C3 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIb-d | O | D3 | D3 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IIIa S | O | C3 | C3 |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IIIb-d | O | C3 | C3 |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IIIb-d, 22-31/32 | M | C3 | C3 |
| Sea trout | Salmo trutta | IIIb-d | M | C3 | C3 |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | M | B3 | B3 |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa S | M | F2 | F3 |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIb-d | M | G2 | G3 |
| Pike-perch | Stizostedion lucioperca | IIId | O | C3 | C3 |
| North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IV | M | G3 | G3 |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | M | A2 | A2 |
| Catfish | Anarhichas spp. | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | IV | M | F1 | F2 |
| Tusk | Brosme brosme | IV, IIIa | O | C4 | C4 |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa | M | F3 | F4 |
| Shrimp | Crangon crangon | IV, VIId | M | E2 | N/A |
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IV, VIId | M | D3 | D3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | M | D3 | D4 |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Blue-mouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | IV, VIId | M | E3 | E4 |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | IV, VIId | M | E3 | E4 |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IV, VIId | O | C4 | C4 |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VIId | M | D4 | D4 |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IV, VI | M | D4 | D4 |
| Roughhead grenadier | Macrourus berglax | IV, IIIa | O | C4 | C4 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | M | D3 | D4 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IV, VIId | M | E4 | D4 |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | M | C4 | C4 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | M | F3 | F3 |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | IV, VIId | M | D4 | D4 |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | IV, IIIa | O | C4 | C4 |
| Ling | Molva molva | IV, IIIa | O | C4 | C4 |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | IV, VIId | M | D3 | D3 |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | IV, VIId | M | D3 | D3 |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | M | B0 | N/A |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east/IVa | M | E2 | N/A |
| Common scallop | Pecten maximus | VIId | M | D3 | N/A |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IV | M | E3 | E4 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIId | M | C1 | C3 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | M | D3 | D4 |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IV, VIId | M | D4 | D4 |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | IV, VIId | M | E4 | N/A |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | IV, VIId | M | E4 | N/A |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | IV, VIId | M | E4 | N/A |
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | IV, VIId | M | E4 | N/A |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | IV, VIId | M | E4 | N/A |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | M | F3 | F4 |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | IV, VIId | M | D4 | D4 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | IV | O | C4 | C4 |
| Deepwater shark | Shark-like Selachii | IV | O | C4 | N/A |
| Small shark | Shark-like Selachii | IV, VIId | O | C4 | N/A |
| Sole | Solea solea | IV | M | D3 | D4 |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIId | M | C1 | C3 |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IV/VIIde | M | G3 | G3 |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | IV, VIId | O | C4 | N/A |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId | M | F2 | F4 |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV | M | G3 | G3 |
| NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | M | A2 | A2 |
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. | all areas, excluding IXa, X | V | F3 | F3 |
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. | IXa, X | M | B2 | B4 |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | all areas | M | F1 | F2 |
| Meagre | Argyrosoma regius | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | all areas, excluding X | O | F3 | F3 |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | X | M | A3 | A4 |
| Whelk | Busycon spp. | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Edible crab | Cancer pagurus | all areas | M | D3 | N/A |
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | all areas | M | B4 | N/A |
| Leafscale gulper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | all areas | M | B4 | N/A |
| Portuguese dogfish | Centroscymnus coelolepis | all areas | M | B4 | N/A |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | VIa/VIaN/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj | O | F3 | F4 |
| Conger | Conger conger | all areas, excluding X | O | F3 | F4 |
| Conger | Conger conger | X | M | B4 | B4 |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | all areas | M | F3 | C2 |
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | all areas, excluding IX | M | D3 | E4 |
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IX | O | F3 | F4 |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | IXa (only Cádiz) | M | E2 | F3 |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | VIII | M | D3 | E4 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | M | D3 | E4 |
| Witch | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | VI, VII | O | F3 | F3 |
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | all areas, excluding IXa, X | O | F3 | F2 |
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IXa, X | M | B3 | B4 |
| Lobster | Homarus gammarus | all areas | M | F3 | N/A |
| Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus | all areas | M | F3 | F3 |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | VIIIc, IXa | M | C3 | E3 |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | M | C3 | E3 |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | O | F3 | N/A |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | M | B2 | N/A |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd | M | C3 | D4 |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | VIIIc, IXa | M | B3 | E3 |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorious | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd | M | C3 | D4 |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorious | VIIIc, IXa | M | B3 | E3 |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | XIV | O | F3 | F3 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Va/Vb | M | F4 | F4 |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k | M | E4 | E3 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | VIII/IX, X | M | F3 | F4 |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | M | C3 | E3 |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa | M | C3 | E3 |
| Wedge sole | Microchirus variegatus | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | M | F3 | F4 |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | all areas, excluding X | O | F3 | F4 |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | X | M | A4 | A4 |
| Ling | Molva molva | all areas | M | F3 | F4 |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | M | F3 | F3 |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VI Fuctional unit | M | B0 | N/A |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VII Functional unit | M | B1 | N/A |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VIII, IX Functional unit | M | A1 | N/A |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | O | F3 | N/A |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | M | B3 | N/A |
| Pandalid shrimps | Pandalus spp. | all areas | O | F3 | N/A |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | IXa | M | B1 | N/A |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | all areas, excluding X | O | F3 | F3 |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | X | M | B3 | B4 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg | M | B1 | B3 |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, X | O | F3 | F4 |
| Pollack | Pollachius pollachius | all areas | O | F3 | F4 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI | M | C3 | E3 |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | VII, VIII | M | F3 | F4 |
| Wreckfish | Polyprion americanus | X | M | A4 | A4 |
| Blond ray | Raja brachyura | all areas | M | F4 | N/A |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | all areas | M | F4 | N/A |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | all areas | M | F4 | N/A |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | all areas | M | E4 | N/A |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | all areas | M | F4 | N/A |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | V, XIV/VI | M | A2 | E3 |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | M | C3 | E3 |
| Spanish mackerel | Scomber japonicus | VIII, IX | M | D3 | F4 |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (excluding VIIIc, IXa) | M | F3 | F4 |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | VIIIc, IXa | M | D4 | D4 |
| Redfishes | Sebastes spp. | V, VI, XII, XIV | M | C2 | E3 |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | Mackerel, excluding VIIIc, IXa | O | F3 | N/A |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | VIIIc, IXa | M | B3 | N/A |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIa/VIIfg | M | B1 | B3 |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa | M | F3 | F4 |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIe | M | C3 | D4 |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIIab | M | B1 | C3 |
| Razor clams | Solen spp. | all areas | V | F3 | N/A |
| Sea bream | Sparidae | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X | O | F3 | F3 |
| Sea bream | Sparidae | VIIIc, IXa, X | M | B3 | B4 |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | all areas | O | F3 | N/A |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | VIII, IX | V | F3 | F4 |
| Blue jack mackerel | Trachurus picturatus | X | M | B3 | C4 |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/X | M | F3 | F4 |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | VIIIc, IXa | M | D3 | E2 |
| Pouting | Trisopterus luscus | VIIIc, IXa | M | B4 | B4 |
| Pouting | Trisopterus spp. | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | O | F3 | F3 |
| Other deepwater species | Other deepwater species | all areas | O | F3 | F3 |
| Mediterranean |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | M | A2 | A2 |
| Giant red shrimp | Aristeomorpha foliacea | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | B3 | N/A |
| Red shrimp | Aristeus antennatus | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | B3 | N/A |
| Bogue | Boops boops | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | E3 | E4 |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus | all areas | M | B3 | B3 |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena equiselis | all areas | M | B3 | B3 |
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | 1.2 | M | E3 | E3 |
| Horned octopus | Eledone cirrosa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | E4 | N/A |
| Musky octopus | Eledone moschata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | E4 | N/A |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | all areas | M | D3 | E4 |
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | D3 |
| Squid | Illex spp., Todarodes spp. | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | N/A |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | all areas | M | D2 | D2 |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | N/A |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | C2 | D4 |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | C2 | D4 |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | all areas | M | C3 | D4 |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | 1.1, 3.1 | V | D3 | D3 |
| Grey mullets | Mugilidae | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | D3 |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | all areas | M | C3 | D4 |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | M | C3 | D4 |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | B3 | N/A |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas | M | E4 | N/A |
| Pandora | Pagellus erythrinus | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | E4 |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | C3 | N/A |
| Caramote prawn | Penaeus kerathurus | 3.1 | M | E3 | N/A |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | N/A |
| Brown ray | Raja miraletus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | N/A |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | all areas | M | E4 | E4 |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | all areas | M | D3 | E4 |
| Mackerel | Scomber spp. | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | E4 | E4 |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 | M | E3 | N/A |
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | all areas | M | D2 | N/A |
| Sole | Solea vulgaris | 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 | M | E3 | E3 |
| Gilthead sea bream | Sparus aurata | 1.2, 3.1 | M | E3 | E3 |
| Picarels | Spicara spp. | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | M | E3 | E3 |
| Mantis shrimp | Squilla mantis | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | M | E4 | N/A |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | all areas | M | C2 | C2 |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | all areas | M | C2 | C2 |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | M | E3 | E4 |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | M | E3 | E4 |
| Tub gurnard | Trigla lucerna | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | M | D3 | D3 |
| Clam | Veneridae | 2.1, 2.2 | M | F3 | EI |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | all areas | M | C2 | C2 |
| NAFO areas |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 2J 3KL | M | A2 | E3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3M | M | A2 | E3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3NO | M | A2 | E3 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3Ps | M | F4 | F4 |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | SA 1 | M | F4 | F4 |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 3NO | M | A2 | A2 |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3LNO | M | A2 | E3 |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3M | M | A2 | E3 |
| Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea | 3LNO | M | A2 | A2 |
| Grenadier | Macrouridae | SA 2 + 3 | M | A2 | E3 |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3LN | O | F3 | N/A |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3M | M | D2 | N/A |
| Rays and skates | Raja spp. | SA 3 | M | D2 | N/A |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 3KLMNO | M | A2 | E3 |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | SA 1 | M | A2 | E3 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3LN | M | A2 | A2 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3M | M | A2 | F3 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3O | M | C2 | C2 |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | SA 1 | M | A2 | A2 |
| Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans |
| Frigate tuna | Auxis spp. | | M | E4 | |
| Atlantic back skipjack | Euthynnus alleteratus | | M | E4 | |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | | M | D2 | |
| Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | | M | A4 | |
| Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | | M | C2 | |
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | | M | A4 | |
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | | M | A4 | |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | | M | E4 | |
| Shark | Squalidae | | M | D2 | |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | | M | C2 | |
| Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | | M | C2 | |
| Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | | M | C2 | |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | | M | C2 | |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | | M | C2 | |
| CECAF FAO 34 |
| Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo | Madeira | M | D3 | |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | | O | E3 | |
| Silver scabbardfish | Lepidopus caudatus | Mauritania | O | D2 | |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | Atlantic EC | O | D2 | |
| Hake | Merluccius spp. | Atlantic EC | M | C2 | |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | Atlantic EC | M | C2 | |
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | Atlantic EC | M | C2 | |
| Southern pink shrimp | Penaeus notialis | Atlantic EC | M | C2 | |
| Bonito | Sarda sarda | Mauritania | O | F2 | |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | Atlantic EC | M | E3 | |
| Round sardinella | Sardinella aurita | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | O | F3 | |
| Short-body sardinella | Sardinella maderensis | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | O | F3 | |
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Madeira | M | D2 | |
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Mauritania | O | D2 | |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia hierredda | Atlantic EC | O | D2 | |
| Finfish | Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae | Atlantic EC | O | D2 | |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. | Madeira | O | D3 | |
| Atlantic horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | Mauritania | O | D2 | |
| Cunene horse mackerel | Trachurus trecae | Mauritania | O | D2 | |
| Scabbardfish | Trichiuridae | | O | D2 | |
| WECAF |
| Red snapper | Lutjanus purpureus | French Guiana EEZ | M | C2 | |
| Penaeus shrimp | Penaeus subtilis | French Guiana EEZ | M | C2 | |
| CCAMLR FAO 58 |
| Antarctic icefish | Champsocephalus gunnari | Kerguelen | O | C2 | |
| Antarctic toothfish | Dissostichus eleginoides | Kerguelen | O | C2 | D3 |
| Grenadier | Macrouridae | Kerguelen Crozet | O | C2 | |
| Grey rock cod | Notothenia squamifrons | Kerguelen | O | C2 | |
| Rays and skates | Raja spp. | Kerguelen Crozet | O | C2 | |
| South-west Atlantic FAO 41 |
| Antarctic toothfish | Dissostichus eleginoides | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Cusk eel | Genypterus blacodes | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Argentine short-finned squid | Illex argentinus | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | N/A |
| Patagonian squid | Loligo gahi | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | N/A |
| Grenadier | Macrourus spp. | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Patagonian grenadier | Macruronus magellanicus | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Southern hake | Merluccius australis | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Argentinian hake | Merluccius hubbsi | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | C2 |
| Southern blue whiting | Micromesistius australis | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Patagonian rock cod | Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp. | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Red cod | Salilota australis | Argentina/UK | O | D2 | D2 |
| Angola FAO 47 |
| Red striped shrimp | Aristeus varidens | Angola | O | B2 | N/A |
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | Angola | O | B2 | N/A |
| Penaeid shrimps | Penaeus spp. | Angola | O | B2 | N/A’ |

Species

Area/Stock

M/O

Length

Age

ICES areas I, II

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

I, II

M

A2

A2

Atlanto-Scandian herring

Clupea harengus

IIa, V

M

F3

F4

Cod

Gadus morhua

I, II

M

D3

E4

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

I, II

M

D3

E4

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

M

F3

F3

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

I, II

M

D2

N/A

Saithe

Pollachius virens

I, II

M

D2

E3

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

I, II

O

F3

F3

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

I, II

M

E2

E2

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde

M

F3

F4

North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IIIa N

M

F3

F3

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa N

M

A2

A2

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa

M

F2

F2

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

M

C3

C4

Dab

Limanda limanda

IIIa N

O

C3

C3

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

M

C3

C3

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IIIa N

O

C3

C3

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

M

C3

C3

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

M

F3

F3

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

M

C1

N/A

Pandalid shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east

M

C0

N/A

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa

M

C3

C3

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

M

C3

C3

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

M

E3

E3

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

P

B3

B3

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa

M

F2

F2

Sharks

Squalidae

IIIa N

O

C4

N/A

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV, IIIa

M

F3

F3

ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa (excluding a N)

M

A2

A2

Herring

Clupea harengus

22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga

M

F2

F2

Whitefish

Coregonus lavaretus

IIId

O

C3

C3

Pike

Esox lucius

IIId

O

C3

C3

Cod

Gadus morhua

IIIa S

M

C3

C3

Cod

Gadus morhua

IIIb-d

M

D3

D4

Dab

Limanda limanda

IIIa S, IIIb-d

O

D3

D3

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IIIa S

O

C3

C3

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IIIa S

O

C3

C3

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

M

C3

C3

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

M

F3

F3

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

M

C1

N/A

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

IIId

O

C3

C3

Flounder

Platichtys flesus

IIIb-d

M

C3

C3

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa S

M

C3

C3

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIb-d

O

D3

D3

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IIIa S

O

C3

C3

Turbot

Psetta maxima

IIIb-d

O

C3

C3

Salmon

Salmo salar

IIIb-d, 22-31/32

M

C3

C3

Sea trout

Salmo trutta

IIIb-d

M

C3

C3

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

M

B3

B3

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa S

M

F2

F3

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIb-d

M

G2

G3

Pike-perch

Stizostedion lucioperca

IIId

O

C3

C3

North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IV

M

G3

G3

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IV, VIId

M

A2

A2

Catfish

Anarhichas spp.

IV

O

C4

C4

Argentine

Argentina spp.

IV

M

F1

F2

Tusk

Brosme brosme

IV, IIIa

O

C4

C4

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa

M

F3

F4

Shrimp

Crangon crangon

IV, VIId

M

E2

N/A

Sea bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

IV, VIId

M

D3

D3

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

M

D3

D4

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

IV

O

C4

C4

Blue-mouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

IV

O

C4

C4

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

IV, VIId

M

E3

E4

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

IV, VIId

M

E3

E4

Dab

Limanda limanda

IV, VIId

O

C4

C4

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VIId

M

D4

D4

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

IV, VI

M

D4

D4

Roughhead grenadier

Macrourus berglax

IV, IIIa

O

C4

C4

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

M

D3

D4

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IV, VIId

M

E4

D4

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

M

C4

C4

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

M

F3

F3

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

IV, VIId

M

D4

D4

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

IV, IIIa

O

C4

C4

Ling

Molva molva

IV, IIIa

O

C4

C4

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

IV, VIId

M

D3

D3

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

IV, VIId

M

D3

D3

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

M

B0

N/A

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east/IVa

M

E2

N/A

Common scallop

Pecten maximus

VIId

M

D3

N/A

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

IV

O

C4

C4

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IV

M

E3

E4

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIId

M

C1

C3

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

M

D3

D4

Turbot

Psetta maxima

IV, VIId

M

D4

D4

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

IV, VIId

M

E4

N/A

Spotted ray

Raja montagui

IV, VIId

M

E4

N/A

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

IV, VIId

M

E4

N/A

Starry ray

Raja radiata

IV, VIId

M

E4

N/A

Other rays and skates

Rajidae

IV, VIId

M

E4

N/A

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

IV

O

C4

C4

Salmon

Salmo salar

IV

O

C4

C4

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

M

F3

F4

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

IV, VIId

M

D4

D4

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

IV

O

C4

C4

Deepwater shark

Shark-like Selachii

IV

O

C4

N/A

Small shark

Shark-like Selachii

IV, VIId

O

C4

N/A

Sole

Solea solea

IV

M

D3

D4

Sole

Solea solea

VIId

M

C1

C3

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IV/VIIde

M

G3

G3

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

IV, VIId

O

C4

N/A

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId

M

F2

F4

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV

M

G3

G3

NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

M

A2

A2

Scabbardfish

Aphanopus spp.

all areas, excluding IXa, X

V

F3

F3

Scabbardfish

Aphanopus spp.

IXa, X

M

B2

B4

Argentine

Argentina spp.

all areas

M

F1

F2

Meagre

Argyrosoma regius

all areas

O

F3

F3

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

all areas, excluding X

O

F3

F3

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

X

M

A3

A4

Whelk

Busycon spp.

all areas

O

F3

F3

Edible crab

Cancer pagurus

all areas

M

D3

N/A

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

all areas

M

B4

N/A

Leafscale gulper shark

Centrophorus squamosus

all areas

M

B4

N/A

Portuguese dogfish

Centroscymnus coelolepis

all areas

M

B4

N/A

Herring

Clupea harengus

VIa/VIaN/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj

O

F3

F4

Conger

Conger conger

all areas, excluding X

O

F3

F4

Conger

Conger conger

X

M

B4

B4

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

all areas

M

F3

C2

Sea bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

all areas, excluding IX

M

D3

E4

Sea bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

IX

O

F3

F4

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

IXa (only Cádiz)

M

E2

F3

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

VIII

M

D3

E4

Cod

Gadus morhua

Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k

M

D3

E4

Witch

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

VI, VII

O

F3

F3

Bluemouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

all areas, excluding IXa, X

O

F3

F2

Bluemouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

IXa, X

M

B3

B4

Lobster

Homarus gammarus

all areas

M

F3

N/A

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

all areas

M

F3

F3

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

VIIIc, IXa

M

C3

E3

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

M

C3

E3

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

O

F3

N/A

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

M

B2

N/A

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd

M

C3

D4

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

VIIIc, IXa

M

B3

E3

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorious

IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd

M

C3

D4

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorious

VIIIc, IXa

M

B3

E3

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

XIV

O

F3

F3

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Va/Vb

M

F4

F4

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k

M

E4

E3

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

VIII/IX, X

M

F3

F4

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k

M

C3

E3

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa

M

C3

E3

Wedge sole

Microchirus variegatus

all areas

O

F3

F3

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

M

F3

F4

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

all areas

O

F3

F3

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

all areas, excluding X

O

F3

F4

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

X

M

A4

A4

Ling

Molva molva

all areas

M

F3

F4

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

M

F3

F3

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VI Fuctional unit

M

B0

N/A

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VII Functional unit

M

B1

N/A

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VIII, IX Functional unit

M

A1

N/A

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

O

F3

N/A

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

M

B3

N/A

Pandalid shrimps

Pandalus spp.

all areas

O

F3

N/A

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

IXa

M

B1

N/A

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

all areas, excluding X

O

F3

F3

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

X

M

B3

B4

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg

M

B1

B3

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, X

O

F3

F4

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

all areas

O

F3

F4

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI

M

C3

E3

Saithe

Pollachius virens

VII, VIII

M

F3

F4

Wreckfish

Polyprion americanus

X

M

A4

A4

Blond ray

Raja brachyura

all areas

M

F4

N/A

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

all areas

M

F4

N/A

Spotted ray

Raja montagui

all areas

M

F4

N/A

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

all areas

M

E4

N/A

Other rays and skates

Rajidae

all areas

M

F4

N/A

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

V, XIV/VI

M

A2

E3

Salmon

Salmo salar

all areas

O

F3

F3

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

M

C3

E3

Spanish mackerel

Scomber japonicus

VIII, IX

M

D3

F4

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (excluding VIIIc, IXa)

M

F3

F4

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

VIIIc, IXa

M

D4

D4

Redfishes

Sebastes spp.

V, VI, XII, XIV

M

C2

E3

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Mackerel, excluding VIIIc, IXa

O

F3

N/A

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

VIIIc, IXa

M

B3

N/A

Sole

Solea solea

VIIa/VIIfg

M

B1

B3

Sole

Solea solea

VIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa

M

F3

F4

Sole

Solea solea

VIIe

M

C3

D4

Sole

Solea solea

VIIIab

M

B1

C3

Razor clams

Solen spp.

all areas

V

F3

N/A

Sea bream

Sparidae

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X

O

F3

F3

Sea bream

Sparidae

VIIIc, IXa, X

M

B3

B4

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

all areas

O

F3

N/A

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

VIII, IX

V

F3

F4

Blue jack mackerel

Trachurus picturatus

X

M

B3

C4

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/X

M

F3

F4

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

VIIIc, IXa

M

D3

E2

Pouting

Trisopterus luscus

VIIIc, IXa

M

B4

B4

Pouting

Trisopterus spp.

all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa

O

F3

F3

Other deepwater species

Other deepwater species

all areas

O

F3

F3

Mediterranean

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

M

A2

A2

Giant red shrimp

Aristeomorpha foliacea

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

B3

N/A

Red shrimp

Aristeus antennatus

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

B3

N/A

Bogue

Boops boops

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

E3

E4

Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

all areas

M

B3

B3

Dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

all areas

M

B3

B3

Sea bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

1.2

M

E3

E3

Horned octopus

Eledone cirrosa

1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

E4

N/A

Musky octopus

Eledone moschata

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

E4

N/A

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

all areas

M

D3

E4

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

D3

Squid

Illex spp., Todarodes spp.

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

N/A

Billfish

Istiophoridae

all areas

M

D2

D2

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

N/A

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

C2

D4

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

C2

D4

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

all areas

M

C3

D4

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

1.1, 3.1

V

D3

D3

Grey mullets

Mugilidae

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

D3

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

all areas

M

C3

D4

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

M

C3

D4

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

B3

N/A

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

all areas

M

E4

N/A

Pandora

Pagellus erythrinus

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

E4

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

C3

N/A

Caramote prawn

Penaeus kerathurus

3.1

M

E3

N/A

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

N/A

Brown ray

Raja miraletus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

N/A

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

all areas

M

E4

E4

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

all areas

M

D3

E4

Mackerel

Scomber spp.

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

E4

E4

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

1.3, 2.1, 3.1

M

E3

N/A

Sharks

Shark-like Selachii

all areas

M

D2

N/A

Sole

Solea vulgaris

1.2, 2.1, 3.1

M

E3

E3

Gilthead sea bream

Sparus aurata

1.2, 3.1

M

E3

E3

Picarels

Spicara spp.

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

M

E3

E3

Mantis shrimp

Squilla mantis

1.3, 2.1, 2.2

M

E4

N/A

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

all areas

M

C2

C2

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

all areas

M

C2

C2

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

M

E3

E4

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

M

E3

E4

Tub gurnard

Trigla lucerna

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

M

D3

D3

Clam

Veneridae

2.1, 2.2

M

F3

EI

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

all areas

M

C2

C2

NAFO areas

Cod

Gadus morhua

2J 3KL

M

A2

E3

Cod

Gadus morhua

3M

M

A2

E3

Cod

Gadus morhua

3NO

M

A2

E3

Cod

Gadus morhua

3Ps

M

F4

F4

Cod

Gadus morhua

SA 1

M

F4

F4

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

3NO

M

A2

A2

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3LNO

M

A2

E3

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3M

M

A2

E3

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

3LNO

M

A2

A2

Grenadier

Macrouridae

SA 2 + 3

M

A2

E3

Pandalid shrimp

Pandalus spp.

3LN

O

F3

N/A

Pandalid shrimp

Pandalus spp.

3M

M

D2

N/A

Rays and skates

Raja spp.

SA 3

M

D2

N/A

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

3KLMNO

M

A2

E3

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

SA 1

M

A2

E3

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3LN

M

A2

A2

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3M

M

A2

F3

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

3O

M

C2

C2

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

SA 1

M

A2

A2

Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans

Frigate tuna

Auxis spp.

M

E4

Atlantic back skipjack

Euthynnus alleteratus

M

E4

Billfish

Istiophoridae

M

D2

Shortfin mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

M

A4

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

M

C2

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

M

A4

Blue shark

Prionace glauca

M

A4

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

M

E4

Shark

Squalidae

M

D2

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

M

C2

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

M

C2

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

M

C2

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

M

C2

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

M

C2

CECAF FAO 34

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Madeira

M

D3

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

O

E3

Silver scabbardfish

Lepidopus caudatus

Mauritania

O

D2

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

Atlantic EC

O

D2

Hake

Merluccius spp.

Atlantic EC

M

C2

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Atlantic EC

M

C2

Deepwater rose shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Atlantic EC

M

C2

Southern pink shrimp

Penaeus notialis

Atlantic EC

M

C2

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Mauritania

O

F2

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

Atlantic EC

M

E3

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

O

F3

Short-body sardinella

Sardinella maderensis

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

O

F3

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Madeira

M

D2

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Mauritania

O

D2

Cuttlefish

Sepia hierredda

Atlantic EC

O

D2

Finfish

Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae

Atlantic EC

O

D2

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Madeira

O

D3

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Mauritania

O

D2

Cunene horse mackerel

Trachurus trecae

Mauritania

O

D2

Scabbardfish

Trichiuridae

O

D2

WECAF

Red snapper

Lutjanus purpureus

French Guiana EEZ

M

C2

Penaeus shrimp

Penaeus subtilis

French Guiana EEZ

M

C2

CCAMLR FAO 58

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Kerguelen

O

C2

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Kerguelen

O

C2

D3

Grenadier

Macrouridae

Kerguelen Crozet

O

C2

Grey rock cod

Notothenia squamifrons

Kerguelen

O

C2

Rays and skates

Raja spp.

Kerguelen Crozet

O

C2

South-west Atlantic FAO 41

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Cusk eel

Genypterus blacodes

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Argentine short-finned squid

Illex argentinus

Argentina/UK

O

D2

N/A

Patagonian squid

Loligo gahi

Argentina/UK

O

D2

N/A

Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Patagonian grenadier

Macruronus magellanicus

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Southern hake

Merluccius australis

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Argentinian hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Argentina/UK

O

D2

C2

Southern blue whiting

Micromesistius australis

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Patagonian rock cod

Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp.

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Red cod

Salilota australis

Argentina/UK

O

D2

D2

Angola FAO 47

Red striped shrimp

Aristeus varidens

Angola

O

B2

N/A

Deepwater rose shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Angola

O

B2

N/A

Penaeid shrimps

Penaeus spp.

Angola

O

B2

N/A’

| 12. | Appendix XVI is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix XVI (Section I)
  Other biological samplings
  Y= yearly;
  T= every three years;
  S= every six years


















  Species | Area/Stock | Growth Data | Maturity Data | Fecundity | Sex ratio |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Length | Weight | Length | Age | Length | Age | Length | Age |
| ICES areas I, II |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | T | T | | | | | | |
| Atlanto-Scandian herring | Clupea harengus | IIa, V | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | I, II | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | I, II | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Northern prawn | Pandalus borealis | I, II | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | I, II | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | I, II | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north) |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IIIa N | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa N | T | T | | | | | | |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | S | S | S | | | | T | |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa (excluding a N) | T | T | | | | | | |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | 22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Flounder | Platichthys flesus | IIIb-d | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | S | S | S | | | | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa S | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IIIb-d, 22-31/32 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sea trout | Salmo trutta | IIIb-d | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa S/IIIb-d | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId |
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | T | T | | | | | | |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. (*1) | IV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Shrimp | Crangon crangon | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IV, VI | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | S | S | S | | | | T | |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east/IVa | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IV/VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae
   (*1) | IV, VIId | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | IIIa, IVbc, VIId | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Brill | Scopthalmus rhombus | IV, VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sole | Solea solea | IV/VIId | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. (*1) | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | T | T | | | | | | |
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. (*1) | IXa, X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. (*1) | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. (*1) | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Edible crab | Cancer pagurus | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | all areas | T | T | T | N/A | | | T | N/A |
| Leafscale gulper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | all areas | T | T | T | N/A | | | T | N/A |
| Portuguese dogfish | Centroscymnus coelolepis | all areas | T | T | T | N/A | | | T | N/A |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Conger | Conger conger | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | all areas, excluding IX | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | IXa, only Cádiz | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | VIII | T | T | T | T | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IXa, X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Lobster | Homarus gammarus | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Four-spot Megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | VI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIII abd/VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | VIII/IX, X | T | T | | | | | T | |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Ling | Molva molva | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | S | S | S | | | | T | |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | IXa | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI/VII, VIII | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Wreckfish | Polyprion americanus | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blond ray | Raja brachyura | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Spotted Ray | Raja montagui | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae
   (*1) | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | V, XIV/VI | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Spanish mackerel | Scomber japonicus | VIII, IX | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | V, VI, XII, XIV | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIa/VIIbc/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIhk/VIIIab/IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sea bream | Sparidae
   (*1) | VIIIc, IXa, X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Blue jack mackerel | Trachurus picturatus | X | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
| Pouting | Trisopterus luscus | VIIIc, IXa | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mediterranean |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | T | T | | | | | | |
| Giant red shrimp | Aristeomorpha foliacea | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Red shrimp | Aristeus antennatus | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Bogue | Boops boops | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena spp. (*1) | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | 1.2 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Horned octopus | Eledone cirrhosa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Musky octopus | Eledone moschata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Squid | Illex spp. (*1), Todarodes spp. (*1) | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae
   (*1) | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius
   (*1) | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Grey mullet | Mugilidae
   (*1) | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | S | S | S | | | | T | |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Pandora | Pagellus erythrinus | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Caramote prawn | Penaeus kerathurus | 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Picarels | Spicara maris | 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Brown ray | Raja miraletus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mackerel | Scomber spp. | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii
   (*1) | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | 1.3, 2.1, 3.1 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Sole | Solea vulgaris | 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Gilthead sea bream | Sparus aurata | 1.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Picarels | Spicara spp. (*1) | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mantis shrimp | Squilla mantis | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | 1.1, 1.3, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Tub gurnard | Trigla lucerna | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Clams | Veneridae
   (*1) | 2.1, 2.2 | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | all areas | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| NAFO areas |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 2J 3KL | T | T | | | | | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3M | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3NO | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3Ps | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | SA I | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 3NO | T | T | | | | | T | |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3LNO | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3M | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea | 3LNO | T | T | | | | | T | |
| Grenadiers | Macrouridae
   (*1) | SA 2 + 3 | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. (*1) | 3M | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Skates | Raja spp. (*1) | SA 3 | T | T | | | | | T | |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 3KLMNO | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 1D | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | 3M | T | T | | | | | T | |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | 3LN | T | T | | | | | | |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | 3O | T | T | | | | | | |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. (*1) | SA I | T | T | | | | | | |
| Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans |
| Frigate tunas | Auxis spp. (*1) | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Atlantic back skipjack | Euthynnus alleteratus | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Billfish | Istiophoridae
   (*1) | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Short-fin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Sharks | Squalidae
   (*1) | | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| CECAF FAO 34 |
| Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo | Madeira | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Hake | Merluccius spp. (*1) | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapeneus longirostris | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Southern pink shrimp | Penaeus notialis | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Bonito | Sarda sarda | Mauritania | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Round sardinella | Sardinella aurita | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Short-body sardinella | Sardinella maderensis | Mauritania, Atlantic EC | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Madeira, Mauritania | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia hierredda | Atlantic EC | T | T | T | | | | T | |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. (*1) | Madeira | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| WECAF |
| Red snapper | Lutjanus purpureus | French Guiana EEZ | T | T | T | T | | | T | T |
| Penaeus shrimp | Penaeus subtilis | French Guiana EEZ | T | T | T | | | | T | |

12.

Appendix XVI is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix XVI (Section I)

Other biological samplings

Y= yearly;

T= every three years;

S= every six years

Species

Area/Stock

Growth Data

Maturity Data

Fecundity

Sex ratio

Length

Weight

Length

Age

Length

Age

Length

Age

ICES areas I, II

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

I, II

T

T

Atlanto-Scandian herring

Clupea harengus

IIa, V

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

I, II

T

T

T

T

T

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

I, II

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

I, II

T

T

T

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

I, II

T

T

T

T

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

I, II

T

T

T

T

T

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde

T

T

T

T

T

T

North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IIIa N

T

T

T

T

T

T

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa N

T

T

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

S

S

S

T

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east

T

T

T

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IIIa (excluding a N)

T

T

Herring

Clupea harengus

22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga

T

T

T

T

T

T

Flounder

Platichthys flesus

IIIb-d

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

S

S

S

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa S

T

T

T

T

T

T

Salmon

Salmo salar

IIIb-d, 22-31/32

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sea trout

Salmo trutta

IIIb-d

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sole

Solea solea

IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIa S/IIIb-d

T

T

T

T

T

T

North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId

Sand eel

Ammodytidae

IV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

IV, VIId

T

T

Argentine

Argentina spp. (*1)

IV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Herring

Clupea harengus

IV, VIId, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Shrimp

Crangon crangon

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

IV, VIId, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

IV, VI

T

T

T

T

T

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IV, IIIa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

S

S

S

T

Northern shrimp

Pandalus borealis

IIIa, IVa east/IVa

T

T

T

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

IV/VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

IV, IIIa, VI

T

T

T

T

T

T

Turbot

Psetta maxima

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Starry ray

Raja radiata

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Spotted ray

Raja montagui

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Other rays and skates

Rajidae
   (*1)

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVbc, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Brill

Scopthalmus rhombus

IV, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sole

Solea solea

IV/VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp. (*1)

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV

T

T

T

T

T

T

NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

T

T

Scabbardfish

Aphanopus spp. (*1)

IXa, X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Argentine

Argentina spp. (*1)

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp. (*1)

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Edible crab

Cancer pagurus

all areas

T

T

T

T

Gulper shark

Centrophorus granulosus

all areas

T

T

T

N/A

T

N/A

Leafscale gulper shark

Centrophorus squamosus

all areas

T

T

T

N/A

T

N/A

Portuguese dogfish

Centroscymnus coelolepis

all areas

T

T

T

N/A

T

N/A

Herring

Clupea harengus

VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj

T

T

T

T

T

T

Conger

Conger conger

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

all areas, excluding IX

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

IXa, only Cádiz

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

VIII

T

T

T

T

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cod

Gadus morhua

Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k

T

T

T

T

T

T

Bluemouth rockfish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

IXa, X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Lobster

Homarus gammarus

all areas

T

T

T

T

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Four-spot Megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

VI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIII abd/VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k

T

T

T

T

T

T

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

VIII/IX, X

T

T

T

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k

T

T

T

T

T

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I-IX, XII, XIV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Ling

Molva molva

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Functional unit

S

S

S

T

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

IXa

T

T

T

T

Forkbeard

Phycis phycis

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg

T

T

T

T

T

T

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI/VII, VIII

T

T

T

T

T

T

Wreckfish

Polyprion americanus

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blond ray

Raja brachyura

all areas

T

T

T

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

all areas

T

T

T

T

Spotted Ray

Raja montagui

all areas

T

T

T

T

Cuckoo ray

Raja naevus

all areas

T

T

T

T

Other rays and skates

Rajidae
   (*1)

all areas

T

T

T

T

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

V, XIV/VI

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Spanish mackerel

Scomber japonicus

VIII, IX

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

V, VI, XII, XIV

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

Sole

Solea solea

VIIa/VIIbc/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIhk/VIIIab/IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sea bream

Sparidae
   (*1)

VIIIc, IXa, X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Blue jack mackerel

Trachurus picturatus

X

T

T

T

T

T

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Pouting

Trisopterus luscus

VIIIc, IXa

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mediterranean

Eel

Anguilla anguilla

all areas

T

T

Giant red shrimp

Aristeomorpha foliacea

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Red shrimp

Aristeus antennatus

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Bogue

Boops boops

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Dolphinfish

Coryphaena spp. (*1)

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

1.2

T

T

T

T

T

T

Horned octopus

Eledone cirrhosa

1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Musky octopus

Eledone moschata

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Squid

Illex spp. (*1), Todarodes spp. (*1)

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Billfish

Istiophoridae
   (*1)

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Black-bellied angler

Lophius budegassa

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anglerfish

Lophius piscatorius

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Hake

Merluccius merluccius
   (*1)

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Grey mullet

Mugilidae
   (*1)

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Red mullet

Mullus barbatus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Striped red mullet

Mullus surmuletus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

S

S

S

T

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

all areas

T

T

T

T

Pandora

Pagellus erythrinus

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

White shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Caramote prawn

Penaeus kerathurus

3.1

T

T

T

T

Picarels

Spicara maris

3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Brown ray

Raja miraletus

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mackerel

Scomber spp.

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sharks

Shark-like Selachii
   (*1)

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

1.3, 2.1, 3.1

T

T

T

T

Sole

Solea vulgaris

1.2, 2.1, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Gilthead sea bream

Sparus aurata

1.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Picarels

Spicara spp. (*1)

1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mantis shrimp

Squilla mantis

1.3, 2.1, 2.2

T

T

T

T

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

1.1, 1.3, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Tub gurnard

Trigla lucerna

1.3, 2.2, 3.1

T

T

T

T

T

T

Clams

Veneridae
   (*1)

2.1, 2.2

T

T

T

T

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

all areas

T

T

T

T

T

T

NAFO areas

Cod

Gadus morhua

2J 3KL

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

3M

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

3NO

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

3Ps

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cod

Gadus morhua

SA I

T

T

T

T

T

T

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

3NO

T

T

T

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3LNO

T

T

T

T

T

T

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

3M

T

T

T

T

T

T

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

3LNO

T

T

T

Grenadiers

Macrouridae
   (*1)

SA 2 + 3

T

T

T

T

T

T

Pandalid shrimp

Pandalus spp. (*1)

3M

T

T

T

T

Skates

Raja spp. (*1)

SA 3

T

T

T

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

3KLMNO

T

T

T

T

T

T

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

1D

T

T

T

T

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

3M

T

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

3LN

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

3O

T

T

Redfish

Sebastes spp. (*1)

SA I

T

T

Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans

Frigate tunas

Auxis spp. (*1)

T

T

T

T

T

T

Atlantic back skipjack

Euthynnus alleteratus

T

T

T

T

T

T

Billfish

Istiophoridae
   (*1)

T

T

T

T

T

T

Short-fin mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

T

T

T

T

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

T

T

T

T

T

T

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

T

T

T

T

Blue shark

Prionace glauca

T

T

T

T

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

T

T

T

T

T

T

Sharks

Squalidae
   (*1)

T

T

T

T

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

T

T

T

T

T

T

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

T

T

T

T

T

T

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

T

T

T

T

T

T

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

T

T

T

T

T

T

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

T

T

T

T

T

T

CECAF FAO 34

Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Madeira

T

T

T

T

T

T

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

T

T

T

T

T

T

Common squid

Loligo vulgaris

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

Hake

Merluccius spp. (*1)

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

T

T

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

Deepwater rose shrimp

Parapeneus longirostris

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

Southern pink shrimp

Penaeus notialis

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

Sardine

Sardina pilchardus

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

T

T

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Mauritania

T

T

T

T

T

T

Round sardinella

Sardinella aurita

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

T

T

Short-body sardinella

Sardinella maderensis

Mauritania, Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

T

T

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Madeira, Mauritania

T

T

T

T

T

T

Cuttlefish

Sepia hierredda

Atlantic EC

T

T

T

T

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp. (*1)

Madeira

T

T

T

T

T

T

WECAF

Red snapper

Lutjanus purpureus

French Guiana EEZ

T

T

T

T

T

T

Penaeus shrimp

Penaeus subtilis

French Guiana EEZ

T

T

T

T

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(1)  This segment is aggregated for all passive gears.

1

(1)  A fishing day is to be considered as targeting one specific species, if the percentage of this species in total daily catch is higher than threshold 1.

1

(2)  A fishing day is to be considered as affecting significantly a species, if the percentage of the particular species is higher than threshold 2.’

2

(*1)  Each present species in a particular area should be considered separately.’

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