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►B COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No2018/93
of30June1993
on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest
Atlantic
(OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/2001 of 23 July 2001 L 222 1 17.8.2001
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No2018/93
of30June1993
onthesubmissionofcatchandactivitystatisticsbyMemberStates
fishingintheNorthwestAtlantic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereasthe Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the
Northwest Atlantic fisheries approved by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78(
1), and establishing the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
(NAFO), requiresthe Community to s upply the NAFO Scientific
Council with any available statistical and scientific information
requested by the Scientific Council in the performance of its work;
Whereas timely catch and activity statistics have been identified by the
NAFO Scientific Council as essential to the performance of its work inevaluating the state of the fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic;
WhereasCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 3881/91 of 17 December 1991
on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishingin the Northwest Atlantic(
2) doesnot fully meet the requirements
necessary for the Community to supply the NAFO Scientific Council
with all statistical information as stated under Article 6 (3) of theNAFO Convention; whereas it is necessary to repeal the said Regula-tion;
Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of
thisRegulation, clos e cooperation between the Member Statesand theCommission should continue, in particular via the Standing Committee
for Agricultural Statistics set up in Decision 72/279/EEC(
3),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the catches
by vessels registered in, or flying the flag of, that Member State fishingin the Northwest Atlantic, with due regard to Council Regulation
(Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of
data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of theEuropean Communities(
4).
The nominal catch data shall include all fishery products landed or
transhipped at sea in no matter what form but shall exclude quantitieswhich, subsequent to capture, are discarded at sea, consumed on boardor used as bait on board. Aquaculture production shall be excluded.
The data shall be recorded as the live weight equivalent of the landings
or transshipments, to the nearest tonne.
Article 2
1. The data to be submitted shall be of two types:
(a) the annual nominal catches, expressed in tonnes live weight equiva-
lent of the landings, of each of the species listed in Annex 1 in
each of the statistical fishing regions of the Northwest Atlanticlisted in Annex 2 and defined in Annex 3;1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 365, 31. 12. 1991, p. 19.
(3) OJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 1.
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(b) the catches as specified under 1 (a) and the corresponding fishing
activity, subdivided by calendar month of capture, fishing gear,vessel size and main species sought.
2. The data referred to in 1 (a) shall be submitted by 31 May of the
year following the reference year and may be preliminary data. Thedata referred to in 1 (b) shall be submitted by 31 August of the yearfollowing the reference year and shall be definitive data.
The data referred to in 1 (a) and submitted as preliminary data should
be clearly identified ass uch.
No submissions shall be required for species/fishing region combina-
tionsfor which no catcheswere recorded in the reference period ofthe submission.
Should the Member State not have fished in the Northwest Atlantic in
the preceding calendar year, it shall inform the Commission thereof by31 May of the following year.
3. The definitions and codes to be used in submitting information on
fishing activity, fishing gear method of fishing and vessel size are
given in Annex IV.
4. The list of species and statistical fishing regions and the descrip-
tions of these regions, as well as the measures, codes and definitionsapplied to fishing activity, fishing gears, vessel sizes and methods offishing may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 6.
Article 3
Except where provisions adopted under the common fisheries policy
dictate otherwise, a Member State shall be permitted to use samplingtechniques to derive catch data for those parts of the fishing fleet forwhich the complete coverage of the data would involve the excessiveapplication of administrative procedures. The details of the sampling
procedures, together with details of the proportion of the total data
derived by such techniques, must be included by the Member State inthe report submitted pursuant to Article 7 (1).
Article 4
Member States shall fulfil their obligations to the Commission pursuant
to Articles1 and 2 by s ubmitting the data on magnetic medium, theformat of which isgiven in Annex 5.
With the prior approval of the Commission, Member States may submit
data in a different form or on a different medium.
Article 5
Within 24 hours of receipt of the reports, whenever possible, the
Commission shall transmit the information contained therein to theExecutive Secretary of NAFO.
Article 6
1. Where the procedure laid down in thisArticle isto be followed,
the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee on Agri-
cultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’ either on
his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a MemberState.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shalldeliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion
shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theEEC Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required toadopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representa-tivesof the Member Stateswithin the Committee s hall be weighted inthe manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 3
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3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion
of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commissionshall without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating tothe measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualifiedmajority.
If on the expiry of three monthsfrom the date of referral to the
Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shallbe adopted by the Commission.
Article 7
1. Within 12 monthsof the entry into force of thisRegulation,
Member States shall submit a detailed report to the Commissiondescribing how the data on catches and fishing activity are derived
and specifying the degree of representativity and reliability of these
data. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shalldraw up a summary of these reports.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications
of the information provided under paragraph 1 within three monthsoftheir introduction.
3. Where the methodological reportsunder paragraph 1 s how that a
Member State cannot immediately meet the requirementsof thisRegu-
lation and that changesin s urvey techniquesand methodology arenecessary, the Commission may, in cooperation with the Member State,set a transitional period of up to two years during which theprogramme of thisRegulation isto be achieved.
4. Methodological reports, transitional arrangements, data avail-
ability, data reliability and other relevant issues connected with the
application of thisRegulation s hall be examined once a year within
the competent Working Group of the Agricultural Statistics Committee.
Article 8
Regulation (EEC) No 3881/91 ishereby repealed.
Article 9
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the day following itspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1994.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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ANNEX I
LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH
STATISTICSFORTHENORTH-WESTATLANTIC
Member States must report the nominal catches of those species marked with an asterisk (*). The
reporting of nominal catchesof the remaining s peciesisoptional asconcernsthe identification of
the individual species. However, where data for individual species are not submitted the data shall
be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data for species not in the list
provided that the species are clearly identified.
Note: ‘n.e.i.’ isthe abbreviation for ‘not els ewhere identified’.
English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name
GROUNDFISH
Atlantic cod COD (*) Gadusmorhua
Haddock HAD (*) Melanogrammusaeglefinus
Atlantic redfishes n.e.i. RED (*) Sebastes spp.
Silver hake HKS (*) Merlucciusbilinearis
Red hake HKR (*) Urophycischus s
Saithe (= pollock) POK (*) PollachiusvirensGolden redfish REG (*) Sebastes marinusBeaked redfish REB (*) Sebastes mentella
American plaice (L. R. dab) PLA (*) Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossusYellowtail flounder YEL (*) Pleuronectesferruginea
Greenland halibut GHL (*) Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Atlantic halibut HAL (*) Hippoglossus hippoglossusWinter flounder FLW (*) Pseudopleuronectes americanusSummer flounder FLS (*) Paralichthysdentatus
Windowpane flounder FLD (*) Scophthalmusaquos us
Flatfishes n.e.i. FLX PleuronectiformesAmerican angler ANG (*) Lophiusamericanus
Atlantic searobins SRA Prionotus spp.
Atlantic tomcod TOM MicrogadustomcodBlue antimora ANT Antimora rostrataBlue whiting (= poutassou) WHB Micromesistius poutassou
Cunner CUN Tautogolabrus adspersus
Cusk (= tusk) USK Brosme brosmeGreenland cod GRC Gadusogac
Blue ling BLI Molva dypterygia
Ling LIN (*) Molva molvaLumpfish (= lumpsucker) LUM (*) Cyclopterus lumpusNorthern kingfish KGF Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern puffer PUF Sphoeroidesmaculatus
Eelpoutsn.e.i. ELZ Lycodes spp.
Ocean pout OPT Macrozoarcesamericanus
Polar cod POC Boreogaduss aida
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestrisRoughhead grenadier RHG MacrourusberglaxSandeels (= sand lances) SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sculpinsn.e.i. SCU Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup SCP Stenotomuschrys opsTautog TAU Tautoga onitis
Tilefish TIL Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 5
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English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name
White hake HKW (*) Urophycistenuis
Wolf-fishes n.e.i. CAT (*) Anarhichas spp.
Atlantic wolf-fish CAA (*) Anarhichas lupusSpotted wolf-fish CAS (*) Anarhichas minorGroundfishes n.e.i. GRO Osteichthyes
PELAGIC FISH
Atlantic herring HER (*) Clupea harengus
Atlantic mackerel MAC (*) Scomber scombrusAtlantic butterfish BUT Peprilus triacanthus
Atlantic menhaden MHA (*) Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic saury SAU Scomberesox saurusBay anchovy ANB Anchoa mitchilliBluefish BLU Pomatomus saltatrix
Crevalle Jack CVJ Caranx hippos
Frigate tuna FRI AuxisthazardKing mackerel KGM Scomberomoruscavalla
Atlantic Spanish mackerel SSM (*) Scomberomorus maculatus
Sailfish SAI Istiophorus platypterusWhite marlin WHM TetrapturusalbidusBlue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans
Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius
Albacore tuna ALB ThunnusalalungaAtlantic bonito BON Sarda sarda
Little tunny LTA Euthynnusalletteratus
Bigeye tuna BET Thunnusobes usNorthern bluefish tuna BFT Thunnus thynnusSkipjack tuna SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnusalbacares
Tunasn.e.i. TUN ScombridaePelagic fishes n.e.i. PEL Osteichthyes
OTHER FIN FISH
Alewife ALE Alosa pseudoharengus
Amberjacksn.e.i. AMX Seriola spp.
American conger COA Conger oceanicusAmerican eel ELA Anguilla rostrata
American shad SHA Alosa sapidissima
Argentinesn.e.i. ARG Argentina spp.
Atlantic croaker CKA Micropogoniasundulatus
Atlantic needlefish NFA Strongylura marina
Atlantic thread herring THA Opisthonema oglinumBaird'ss lickhead ALC AlepocephalusbairdiiBlack drum BDM Pogoniascromis
Black sea bass BSB Centropristis striata
Blueback herring BBH Alosa aestivalisCapelin CAP (*) Mallotusvillos us
Char n.e.i. CHR Salvelinus spp.
Cobia CBA Rachycentron canadumCommon (= Florida) pompano POM TrachinotuscarolinusGizzard shad SHG Dorosoma cepedianum
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English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name
Hickory shad SHH Alosa mediocris
Lanternfish LAX Notoscopelus spp.
Mulletsn.e.i. MUL MugilidaeNorth Atlantic harvestfish HVF Peprilus alepidotus (= Paru)Pigfish PIG Orthopristis chrysoptera
Rainbow smelt SMR Osmerus mordax
Red drum RDM SciaenopsocellatusRed porgy RPG Pagruspagrus
Rough shad RSC Trachurus lathami
Sand perch PES Diplectrum formosumSheepshead SPH Archosargus probatocephalusSpot croaker SPT Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotted weakfish SWF Cynoscion nebulosus
Squeteague STG Cynoscion regalisStriped bass STB Morone saxatilis
Sturgeonsn.e.i. STU Acipens eridae
Tarpon TAR Tarpon (= Megalops) atlanticusTrout n.e.i. TRO Salmo spp.
White perch PEW Morone americana
Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
Spiny (= picked) dogfish DGS (*) Squalus acanthiasDogfishes n.e.i. DGX (*) Squalidae
Porbeagle POR (*) Lamna nasus
Large sharks n.e.i. SHX SqualiformesShortfin mako shark SMA Isurus oxyrinchusAtlantic sharpnose shark RHT Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Black dogfish CFB Centroscyllium fabricii
Boreal (Greenland) shark GSK Somniousus microcephalusBasking shark BSK Cetorhinus maximus
Little skate RJD Leucoraja erinacea
Barndoor skate RJL Dipturus laevisWinter skate RJT Leucoraja ocellataThorny skate RJR Amblyraja radiata
Smooth skate RJS Malacoraja senta
Spinytail (spinetail) skate RJQ Bathyraja spinicaudaArctic skate RJG Amblyraja hyperborea
Skatesn.e.i. SKA (*) Raja spp.
Finfishes n.e.i. FIN Osteichthyes
INVERTEBRATES
Long-finned squid SQL (*) Loligo pealei
Short-finned squid SQI (*) Illex illecebrosus
Squidsn.e.i. SQU (*) Loliginidae, Ommas trephidae
Atlantic razor clam CLR Ensis directusHard clam CLH Mercenaria mercenaria
Occan quahog CLQ Arctica islandica
Soft clam CLS Mya arenariaSurf clam CLB Spisula solidissimaClams n.e.i. CLX Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea
Bay scallop SCB Argopecten irradians
Calico scallop SCC Argopecten gibbusIcelandic scallop ISC Chlamys islandica1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 7
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English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name
Sea scallop SCA Placopecten magellanicus
Scallopsn.e.i. SCX Pectinidae
American cupped oyster OYA Crassostrea virginicaBlue mussel MUS Mytilus edulisWhelksn.e.i. WHX Bus ycon spp.
Periwinklesn.e.i. PER Littorina spp.
Marine molluscs n.e.i. MOL MolluscaAtlantic rock crab CRK Cancer irroratus
Blue crab CRB Callinectess apidus
Green crab CRG CarcinusmaenasJonah crab CRJ Cancer borealisQueen crab CRQ Chinoecetesopilio
Red crab CRR Geryon quinquedens
Stone king crab KCT LithodesmaiaMarine crabsn.e.i. CRA Reptantia
American lobster LBA Homarus americanus
Northern prawn PRA (*) PandalusborealisAesop shrimp AES Pandalus montaguiPenaeuss hrimpsn.e.i. PEN (*) Penaeus spp.
Pink (= pandalid) shrimps PAN (*) Pandalus spp.
Marine crustaceans n.e.i. CRU CrustaceaSea urchin URC Strongylocentrotus spp.
Marine wormsn.e.i. WOR Polychaeta
Horeshoe crab HSC Limulus polythemusMarine invertebratesn.e.i. INV Invertebrata
SEAWEEDS
Brown seaweeds SWB Phaeophyceae
Red seaweeds SWR Rhodophyceae
Seaweedsn.e.i. SWX Algae
SEALS
Harp seal SHE Pagophilus groenlandicus
Hooded seal SEZ Cystophora cristata1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 8
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ANNEX II
STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC
FORWHICHDATAARETOBESUBMITTED
Sub-area 0
Division 0 ADivision 0 B
Sub-area 1
Division 1 ADivision 1 B
Division 1 C
Division 1 DDivision 1 EDivision 1 F
Division 1 NK (not known)
Sub-area 2
Division 2 GDivision 2 H
Division 2 J
Division 2 NK (not known)
Sub-area 3
Division 3 K
Division 3 L
Division 3 MDivision 3 NDivision 3 O
Division 3 P
Sub-division 3 P n
Sub-division 3 P s
Division 3 NK (not known)
Sub-area 4
Division 4 R
Division 4 S
Division 4 TDivision 4 V
Sub-division 4 V n
Sub-division 4 V sDivision 4 WDivision 4 X
Division 4 NK (not known)
Sub-area 5
Division 5 YDivision 5 Z
Sub-division 5 Z e
Sub-unit 5 Z c
Sub-unit 5 Z uSub-division 5 Z w
Division 5 NK (not known)
Sub-area 6
Division 6 ADivision 6 B
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Division 6 D
Division 6 EDivision 6 FDivision 6 G
Division 6 H
Division 6 NK (not known)1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 10
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StatisticalfishingareasfortheNorthwestAtlantic
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ANNEX III
DESCRIPTION OF THE NAFO SUBAREAS AND DIVISIONS USED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FISHERY STATISTICS AND REGULATIONS
INTHENORTH-WESTATLANTIC
The scientific and statistical subareas, divisions and subdivisions provided for by
Article XX of the Convention of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
are asfollows :
Subarea0
That portion of the Convention Area bounded on the south by a line extending
due east from a point at 61º00 ′north latitude and 65º00 ′west longitude to a
point at 61º00 ′north latitude and 59º00 ′west longitude, thence in a south-east-
erly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60º12 ′north latitude and 57º13 ′
west longitude; thence bounded on the east by a series of geodisic lines joining
the following points:
Point No Latitude Longitude
1 60º12 ′0 57º13 ′0
2 61º00 ′0 57º13 ′1
3 62º00 ′5 57º21 ′1
4 62º02 ′3 57º21 ′8
5 62º03 ′5 57º22 ′2
6 62º11 ′5 57º25 ′4
7 62º47 ′2 57º41 ′0
8 63º22 ′8 57º57 ′4
9 63º28 ′6 57º59 ′7
10 63º35 ′0 58º02 ′0
11 63º37 ′2 58º01 ′2
12 63º44 ′1 57º58 ′8
13 63º50 ′1 57º57 ′2
14 63º52 ′6 57º56 ′6
15 63º57 ′4 57º53 ′5
16 64º04 ′3 57º49 ′1
17 64º12 ′2 57º48 ′2
18 65º06 ′0 57º44 ′1
19 65º08 ′9 57º43 ′9
20 65º11 ′6 57º44 ′4
21 65º14 ′5 57º45 ′1
22 65º18 ′1 57º45 ′8
23 65º23 ′3 57º44 ′9
24 65º34 ′8 57º42 ′3
25 65º37 ′7 57º41 ′9
26 65º50 ′9 57º40 ′7
27 65º51 ′7 57º40 ′6
28 65º57 ′6 57º40 ′1
29 66º03 ′5 57º39 ′6
30 66º12 ′9 57º38 ′2
31 66º18 ′8 57º37 ′8
32 66º24 ′6 57º37 ′8
33 66º30 ′3 57º38 ′3
34 66º36 ′1 57º39 ′2
35 66º37 ′9 57º39 ′6
36 66º41 ′8 57º40 ′6
37 66º49 ′5 57º43 ′0
38 67º21 ′6 57º52 ′7
39 67º27 ′3 57º54 ′9
40 67º28 ′3 57º55 ′3
41 67º29 ′1 57º56 ′1
42 67º30 ′7 57º57 ′8
43 67º35 ′3 58º02 ′2
44 67º39 ′7 58º06 ′2
45 67º44 ′2 58º09 ′9
46 67º56 ′9 58º19 ′8
47 68º01 ′8 58º23 ′3
48 68º04 ′3 58º25 ′0
49 68º06 ′8 58º26 ′7
50 68º07 ′5 58º27 ′2
51 68º16 ′1 58º34 ′1
52 68º21 ′7 58º39 ′0
53 68º25 ′3 58º42 ′4
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Point No Latitude Longitude
55 68º34 ′0 59º04 ′6
56 68º37 ′9 59º14 ′3
57 68º38 ′0 59º14 ′6
58 68º56 ′8 60º02 ′4
59 69º00 ′8 60º09 ′0
60 69º06 ′8 60º18 ′5
61 69º10 ′3 60º23 ′8
62 69º12 ′8 60º27 ′5
63 69º29 ′4 60º51 ′6
64 69º49 ′8 60º58 ′2
65 69º55 ′3 60º59 ′6
66 69º55 ′8 61º00 ′0
67 70º01 ′6 61º04 ′2
68 70º07 ′5 61º08 ′1
69 70º08 ′8 61º08 ′8
70 70º13 ′4 61º10 ′6
71 70º33 ′1 61º17 ′4
72 70º35 ′6 61º20 ′6
73 70º48 ′2 61º37 ′9
74 70º51 ′8 61º42 ′7
75 71º12 ′1 62º09 ′1
76 71º18 ′9 62º17 ′5
77 71º25 ′9 62º25 ′5
78 71º29 ′4 62º29 ′3
79 71º31 ′8 62º32 ′0
80 71º32 ′9 62º33 ′5
81 71º44 ′7 62º49 ′6
82 71º47 ′3 62º53 ′1
83 71º52 ′9 63º03 ′9
84 72º01 ′7 63º21 ′1
85 72º06 ′4 63º30 ′9
86 72º11 ′0 63º41 ′0
87 72º24 ′8 64º13 ′2
88 72º30 ′5 64º26 ′1
89 72º36 ′3 64º38 ′8
90 72º43 ′7 64º54 ′3
91 72º45 ′7 64º58 ′4
92 72º47 ′7 65º00 ′9
93 72º50 ′8 65º07 ′6
94 73º18 ′5 66º08 ′3
95 73º25 ′9 66º25 ′3
96 73º31 ′1 67º15 ′1
97 73º36 ′5 68º05 ′5
98 73º37 ′9 68º12 ′3
99 73º41 ′7 68º29 ′4
100 73º46 ′1 68º48 ′5
101 73º46 ′7 68º51 ′1
102 73º52 ′3 69º11 ′3
103 73º57 ′6 69º31 ′5
104 74º02 ′2 69º50 ′3
105 74º02 ′6 69º52 ′0
106 74º06 ′1 70º06 ′6
107 74º07 ′5 70º12 ′5
108 74º10 ′0 70º23 ′1
109 74º12 ′5 70º33 ′7
110 74º24 ′0 71º25 ′7
111 74º28 ′6 71º45 ′8
112 74º44 ′2 72º53 ′0
113 74º50 ′6 73º02 ′8
114 75º00 ′0 73º16 ′3
115 75º05 ′ 73º30 ′
and thence due north to the parallel of 78º10 ′north latitude; and bounded on the
west by a line beginning at 61º00 ′north latitude and 65º00 ′west longitude and
extending in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to the coast of BaffinIsland at East Bluff (61º55 ′north latitude and 66º20 ′west longitude), and thence
in a northerly direction along the coast of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, Devon
Island and Ellesmere Island and following the meridian of 80º west longitude
in the waters between those islands to 78º10 ′north latitude; and bounded on
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Subarea 0 is composed of two divisions
Division 0A
That portion of the subarea lying to the north of the parallel of 66º15 ′north lati-
tude.
Division 0B
That portion of the subarea lying to the south of the parallel of 66º15 ′north
latitude.
Subarea1
That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of subarea 0 and to the
north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60º12 ′north latitude and
57º13 ′west longitude with a point at 52º15 ′north latitude and 42º00 ′west long-
itude.
Subarea 1 is composed of six divisions
Division 1A
That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 68º50 ′north latitude
(Christianshaab).
Division 1B
That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 66º15 ′north latitude (5
nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak) and the parallel of 68º50 ′north lati-
tude (Christianshaab).
Division 1C
That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 64º15 ′north latitude (4
nautical milesnorth of Godthaab) and the parallel of 66º15 ′north latitude (5
nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak).
Division 1D
That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 62º30 ′north latitude
(Frederikshaab Glacier) and the parallel of 64º15 ′north latitude (4 nautical
milesnorth of Godthaab).
Division 1E
That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 60º45 ′north latitude
(Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62º30 ′north latitude (Frederikshaab
Glacier).
Division 1F
That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 60º45 ′north latitude
(Cape Desolation).
Subarea2
That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of the meridian of 64º30 ′
west longitude in the area of Hudson Strait, to the south of subarea 0, to the
south and west of subarea 1 and to the north of the parallel of 52º15 ′north lati-
tude.
Subarea 2 is composed of three divisions
Division 2G
That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 57º40 ′north latitude
(Cape Mugford).
Division 2H
That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 55º20 ′north latitude
(Hopedale) and the parallel of 57º40 ′north latitude (Cape Mugford).1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 14
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Division 2J
That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 55º20 ′north latitude
(Hopedale).
Subarea3
That portion of the Convention Area lying south of the parallel of 52º15 ′north
latitude, and to the east of a line extending due north from Cape Bauld on the
north coast of Newfoundland to 52º15 ′north latitude; to the north of the parallel
of 39º00 ′north latitude; and to the east and north of a rhumb line commencing
at 39º00 ′north latitude, 50º00 ′west longitude and extending in a north-Westerly
direction to pass through a point at 43º30 ′north latitude, 55º00 ′west longitude
in the direction of a point at 47º50 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude until it
intersects a straight line connecting Cape Ray, 47º37,0 ′north latitude; 59º18,0 ′
west longitude on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47º02,0 ′north
latitude; 60º25,0 ′west longitude on Cape Breton Island; thence in a north-east-
erly direction along said line to Cape Ray, 47º37,0 ′north latitude, 59º18,0 ′west
longitude.
Subarea 3 is composed of six divisions
Division 3K
That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 49º15 ′north latitude
(Cape Freels, Newfoundland).
Division 3L
That portion of the subarea lying between the Newfoundland coast from Cape
Freels to Cape St Mary and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape
Freels, thence due east to the meridian of 46º30 ′west longitude, thence due
south to the parallel of 46º00 ′north latitude, thence due west to the meridian
of 54º30 ′west longitude, thence along a rhumb line to Cape St Mary,
Newfoundland.
Division 3M
That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 49º15 ′north latitude
and east of the meridian of 46º30 ′west longitude.
Division 3N
That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 46º00 ′north latitude
and between the meridian of 46º30 ′west longitude and the meridian of 51º00 ′
west longitude.
Division 3O
That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 46º00 ′north latitude
and between the meridian of 51º00 ′west longitude and the meridian of 54º30 ′
west longitude.
Division 3P
That portion of the subarea lying south of the Newfoundland coast and west of a
line from Cape St Mary, Newfoundland to a point at 46º00 ′north latitude,
54º30 ′west longitude, thence due south to a limit of the subarea.
Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions:
3Pn — north-western subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying north-west
of a line extending from 47º30,7 ′north latitude; 57º43,2 ′west longitude,
approximately southwest to a point at 46º50,7 ′north latitude and 58º49,0 ′west
longitude;
3Ps — south-eastern subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying south-east
of the line defined for subdivision 3Pn.
Subarea4
That portion of the Convention Area lying north of the parallel of 39º00 ′north
latitude, to the west of subarea 3, and to the east of a line described as follows:
beginning at the terminusof the international boundary between the United
Statesof America and Canada in Grand Manan Channel, at a point at
44º46 ′35,346 ″north latitude; 66º54 ′11,253 ″west longitude; thence due south
to the parallel of 43º50 ′north latitude; thence due west to the meridian of1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 15
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67º24 ′27,24 ″west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-westerly
direction to a point at 42º53 ′14′north latitude and 67º44 ′35″west longitude;
thence along a geodetic line in a south-easterly direction to a point at
42º31 ′08″north latitude and 67º28 ′05″west longitude; thence along a geodetic
line to a point at 42º20 ′north latitude and 67º18 ′13,15 ″west longitude;
thence due east to a point in 66º00 ′west longitude; thence along a rhumb line in
a south-easterly direction to a point at 42º00 ′north latitude and 65º40 ′west
longitude and thence due south to the parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude.
Subarea 4 is composed of six divisionsDivision 4R
That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of Newfoundland from Cape
Bauld to Cape Ray and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Bauld,
thence due north to the parallel if 52º15 ′north latitude, thence due west to the
Labrador coast, thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the Labrador-
Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line in a south-westerly direction to a
point at 49º25 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude, thence due south to a point
at 47º50 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a
south-easterly direction to the point at which the boundary of Subarea 3 inter-
sects the straight line joining Cape North, Nova Scotia with Cape Ray,
Newfoundland, thence to Cape Ray, Newfoundland.
Division 4S
That portion of the subarea lying between the south coast of Quebec from the
terminusof the Labrador Quebec boundary to Pte. desMontsand a line
described as follows: beginning at Pte. des Monts, thence due east to a point at
49º25 ′north latitude, 64º40 ′west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in an
east-southeasterly direction to a point at 47º50 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west long-
itude, thence due north to a point at 49º25 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude,
thence along a rhumb line in a north-easterly direction to the terminus of the
Labrador-Quebec boundary.
Division 4T
That portion of the subarea lying between the coasts of Nova Scotia, New
Bruns wick and Quebec from Cape North to Pte. desMontsand a line des cribed
as follows: beginning at Pte. des Monts, thence due east to a point at 49º25 ′
north latitude, 64º40 ′west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-east-
erly direction to a point at 47º50 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude, thence
along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.
Division 4V
That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of Nova Scotia between
Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu,
thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45º40 ′north lati-
tude, 60º00 ′west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60º00 ′west
longitude to the parallel of 44º10 ′north latitude, thence due east to the meridian
of 59º00 ′west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39º00 ′north lati-
tude, thence due east to a point where the boundary between subareas 3 and 4
meetsthe parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude, thence along the boundary between
subareas 3 and 4 and a line continuing in a north-westerly direction to a point
at 47º50 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′west longitude, and thence along a rhumb line in
a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.
Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions:
4Vn — northern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying north of the
parallel of 45º40 ′north latitude;
4Vs — southern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying south of the
parallel of 45º40 ′north latitude.
Division 4W
That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax
to Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a
rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45º40 ′north latitude, 60º00 ′
west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60º00 ′west longitude
to the parallel of 44º10 ′north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of
59º00 ′west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude,
thence due west to the meridian of 63º20 ′west longitude, thence due north to a
point on that meridian at 44º20 ′north latitude, thence along a rhumb line in a
north-westerly direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 16
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Division 4X
That portion of the subarea lying between the western boundary of subarea 4
and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from the terminus of the
boundary between New Brunswick and Maine to Halifax, and a line described
as follows: beginning at Halifax, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly
direction to a point at 44º20 ′north latitude, 63º20 ′west longitude, thence due
south to the parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude, and thence due west to the meri-
dian of 65º40 ′west longitude.
Subarea5
That portion of the Convention Area lying to the west of the western boundary
of subarea 4, to the north of the parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude, and to the east
of the meridian of 71º40 ′west longitude.
Subarea 5 is composed of two divisionsDivision 5Y
That portion of the subarea lying between the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts from the border between Maine and New Brunswick to
70º00 ′west longitude on Cape Cod (at approximately 42º north latitude) and a
line described as follows: beginning at a point on Cape Cod at 70º west long-
itude (at approximately 42º north latitude), thence due north to 42º20 ′north
latitude, thence due east to 67º18 ′13,15 ″west longitude at the boundary of
subareas 4 and 5, and thence along that boundary to the boundary of Canada
and the United States.
Division 5Z
That portion of the subarea lying to the south and east of division 5Y.Division 5Z is divided into two subdivisions: an eastern subdivision and a
western subdivision defined as follows:
5Ze — eastern subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying east of the meri-
dian of 70º00 ′west longitude;
Subdivision5Zeissub-dividedintotwosubunits (
1):
5Zu (United States waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the west of the
geodetic linesconnecting the pointswith the following coordinates :
Latitude north Longitude west
A 44º11 ′12″ 67º16 ′46″
B 42º53 ′14″ 67º44 ′35″
C 42º31 ′08″ 67º28 ′05″
D 40º27 ′05″ 65º41 ′59″.
5Zc (Canadian waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the east of the above-
mentioned geodetic lines;
5Zw — western subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying west of the
meridian of 70º00 ′west longitude.
Subarea6
That part of the Convention Area bounded by a line beginning at a point on the
coast of Rhode Island at 71º40 ′west longitude, thence due south to 39º00 ′north
latitude, thence due east to 42º00 ′west longitude, thence due south to 35º00 ′
north latitude, thence due west to the coast of North America, thence northwards
along the coast of North America to the point on Rhode Island at 71º40 ′west
longitude.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 17
(1) These two subunits are not recorded in the sixth publication of the NAFO Convention
(May 2000). However, following a proposal of the NAFO Scientific Council, they wereapproved by the NAFO General Council pursuant to Article XX(2) of the NAFO
Convention.
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Subarea 6 is composed of eight divisions
Division 6A
That portion of the subarea lying to the north of the parallel of 39º00 ′north lati-
tude and to the west of subarea 5.
Division 6B
That portion of the subarea lying to the west of 70º00 ′west longitude, to the
south of the parallel of 39º00 ′north latitude, and to the north and west of a
line running westward along the parallel of 37º00 ′north latitude to 76º00 ′west
longitude and thence due south to Cape Henry, Virginia.
Division 6C
That portion of the subarea lying to the west of 70º00 ′west longitude and to the
south of subdivision 6B.
Division 6D
That portion of the subarea lying to the east of divisions 6B and 6C and to the
west of 65º00 ′west longitude.
Division 6E
That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6D and to the west of
60º00 ′west longitude.
Division 6F
That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6E and to the west of
55º00 ′west longitude.
Division 6G
That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6F and to the west of
50º00 ′west longitude.
Division 6H
That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6G and to the west of
42º00 ′west longitude.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 18
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ANNEX IV
DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF
CATCHDATA
(a) LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES
(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing
Gears(ISSCFG))
Category Abbreviation
Trawls
Bottom trawls
— beam trawlsTBB
— otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTB
— otter trawls(s ide) OTB1
— otter trawls(s tern) OTB2
— pair trawls (two vessels) PTB
— shrimp trawls TBS
— nephropstrawls TBN
— bottom trawls(not s pecified) TB
Midwater trawls
— otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTM
— otter trawls(s ide) OTM1
— otter trawls(s tern) OTM2
— pair trawls (two vessels) PTM
— shrimp trawls TMS
— midwater trawls(not s pecified) TM
Twin trawl OTSOtter twin trawlsOTT
Pair trawls (two vessels) (not specified) PT
Otter trawls(not s pecified) OT
Other trawls(not s pecified) TX
Seine nets
Beach seines SB
Boat or vessel seines SV
— Danish seines SDN
— Scottish seines SSC
— pair seines (two vessels) SPR
Seine nets(not s pecified) SX
Surrounding nets
With purse lines (purse seine) PS
— operated by one vessel PS1
— operated by two vessels PS2
Without purse lines (lampara) LA
Gillnets and entangling nets
Set gillnets(anchored) GNS
Drift gillnetsGND
Encircling gillnetsGNC
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Category Abbreviation
Trammel netsGTR
Combined gillnet-trammel netsGTN
Gillnetsand entangling nets(not s pecified) GEN
Gillnets(not s pecified) GN
Hooks and lines
Set longlinesLLS
Drift longlinesLLD
Longlines(not s pecified) LL
Handlinesand polelines(hand-operated) LHP
Handlinesand polelines(mechanis ed) LTM
Trolling linesLTL
Hooksand lines(not s pecified) LX
Traps
Stationary uncovered poundnetsFPN
Covered potsFPO
Fyke netsFYKBarriers, fences, weirs, etc. FWR
StownetsFSN
Aerial netsFAR
Traps(not s pecified) FIX
Falling gear
Cast nets FCN
Falling gear (unspecified) FG
Dredges
Boat dredge DRB
Hand dredge DRH
Grappling and wounding
Harpoon HAR
Lift nets
Portable lift netsLNP
Boat operated lift netsLNBShore operated stationary lift nets LNS
Lift nets(not s pecified) LN
Harvesting machines
PumpsHMP
Mechanised dredges HMD
Harvesting machines (not specified) HMX
Miscellaneous gears MIS
Gear not known NK
(b) DEFINITIONS OF FISHING EFFORT MEASURES FOR GEAR
CATEGORIES
Three levels of precisions of fishing effort should be provided, where
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CategoryA
Fishing gear Effort measure Definitions
Surrounding nets(purs e
seines)Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set
or shot, whether or not a catch was
made. Thismeas ure isappropriate
when shoal size and packing is related
to stock abundance or sets are made in
a random manner
Beach seines Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set
or shot, whether or not a catch was
made
Boat seines Number of hours
fishedNumber of timesthe gear wass et or
shot times the estimated mean set or
shot duration
TrawlsNumber of hours Number of hours during which the
trawl wasin the water (midwater
trawl) or on the bottom (bottom trawl),
and fishing
Boat dredgesNumber of hours
fishedNumber of hoursduring which the
dredge wason the bottom and fis hing
Gillnets (set or drift) Number of effort units Length of nets expressed in 100-metre
unitsmultiplied by the number of s ets
made (= accumulated total length in
metresof net us ed in a given time
divided by 100)
Gillnets (fixed) Number of effort units Length of net expressed in 100-metre
unitsmultiplied by the number of
timesthe net wascleared
Traps(uncovered pound
nets)Number of effort unitsNumber of days fis hed times the
number of unitshauled
Covered potsand fyke
netsNumber of effort unitsNumber of lifts times the number of
units(= total number of unitsfis hed in
a given time period)
Longlines (set or drift) Thousands of hooks Number of hooks fished in a given
time period divided by 1 000
Handlines(pole, troll,
jig, etc.)Number of line daysTotal number of lines us ed in a given
time period
Harpoons(Report effort levels B and C only)
CategoryB
Numbers of days fished : the number of dayson which fis hing took place.
For those fisheries in which searching is a substantial part of the fishing
operation, days in which searching but no fishing took place should be
included in ‘daysfis hed’ data.
CategoryC
Fornumber of days on ground in addition to days fished and searching
also all other days while the vessel was on the ground should be
included.
Per centofestimatedeffort(proratedeffort)
Since corresponding effort measures may not be available for the total
catch, the percentage of the effort that has been estimated should be indi-
cated. Thisiscalculated from:
Total catchðÞ /C0 Catch for which effort hasbeen recordedðÞ ðÞ /C2 100
Total catchðÞ
(c) VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES
(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing
Vessels (ISSCFV))1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 21
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Tonnageclasses
Gross tonnage category Code
0-49,9 02
50-149,9 03
150-499,9 04
500-999,9 05
1 000-1 999,9 06
2 000-99 999,9 07
Not known 00
(d) MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT
This is the species to which the fishing was principally directed.
However, it may not correspond with the species which formed the
greater part of the catch. The species should be indicated using the 3-
alpha identifier (see Annex I).1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 22
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ANNEX V
FORMATFORTHESUBMISSIONOFDATAONMAGNETICMEDIA
(a) MAGNETIC MEDIA
Computer tapes: Nine track with a density of 1 600 or 6 250-BPI and
EBCDIC of ASCII coding, preferably labelled. If
labelled, an end-of-file code should be included.
Floppy discs: MS-DOS-formatted, 3,5 ″720 K or 1,4 Mbyte discs
or 5,25 ″360 K or 1,2 Mbyte discs.
(b) CODING FORMAT
ForthesubmissionspursuanttoArticle2.1(a)
Byte NosItem Remarks
1 to 4 Country (ISO 3-alpha code) e.g. FRA = France
5 to 6 Year e.g. 90 = 1990
7 to 8 FAO major fishing area 21 = Northwest Atlantic
9 to 15 Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO sub-division 3 Pn
16 to 18 Species3-alpha identifier
19 to 26 Catch tonnes
ForthesubmissionpursuanttoArticle2.1(b)
Byte NosItem Remarks
1 to 4 Country ISO 3-alpha code (e.g.
FRA = France)
5 to 6 Year e.g. 94 = 1994
7 to 8 Month e.g. 01 = January
9 to 10 FAO major fishing area 21 = Northwest Atlantic
11 to 18 Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO sub-division 3
Pn: alpha-numeric
19 to 21 Main species sought 3-alpha identifier
22 to 26 Vessel/gear category ISSCFG code (e.g. OTB2 = Bottom
otter trawl): alpha-numeric
27 to 28 Vessel size class ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-
499.9 GT): alpha-numeric
29 to 34 Average gross tonnage Tonnes: numeric
35 to 43 Average engine power Kilowatts: numeric
44 to 45 Percentage effort estimated Numeric
46 to 48 Unit 3-alpha identifier of species or
effort identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic
cod A— = Effort measure A)
49 to 56 Data Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort
unit
Notes
(a) All numeric fields should be right justified with leading blanks. All
alphanumeric fields should be left justified with trailing blanks.
(b) The catch isto be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the land-
ingsto the neares t metric tonne.
(c) Quantities (bytes 49 to 56) of less than half a unit should be recorded
as‘−1’.1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 23
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(d) Unknown quantities(bytes49 to 56) s hould be recorded as‘−2’.
(e) Country codes(ISO codes ):
Belgium BEL
Denmark DNKFrance FRAGermany FR DEUGreece GRCIreland IRLItaly ITA
Luxembourg LUX
NetherlandsNLDPortugal PRTSpain ESPUnited Kingdom GBR
England & WalesGBRAScotland GBRBNothern Ireland GBRC
Finland FIN
Sweden SVE1993R2018 — EN — 06.09.2001 — 002.001 — 24
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