2001R1639 — EN — 17.09.2004 — 001.001

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1639/2001

of 25 July 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 fisheries data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy ( 1 ), and in particular Articles 5(1) and 8(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 establishes a Community framework for the collection and management of data needed to evaluate the situation of the fishery resources and the fisheries sector. To this end, it stipulates that Member States set up national programmes for the collection and management of fisheries data in accordance with Community programmes. (2) It is therefore necessary to establish a minimum Community programme covering the information strictly necessary for the scientific evaluations and to establish an extended Community programme which also includes information likely to improve in a decisive way the scientific evaluations. (3) The information required for each programme should be collected in the form of evaluation modules covering fishing capacities and fishing effort, catches and, finally, the economic situation of the sector. (4) The Member States' programmes for the collection of data for scientific evaluations should be compatible with the collection of data for the management of other aspects of the common fisheries policy and with the collection of data pursuant to the Member States' obligations to the Community's statistical programme. (5) Rules relating to the transmission of, and access to, the data, including with regard to confidentiality, as well as rules relating to technical modifications and exemptions to the Community programmes, should be set out. Procedures related to the monitoring of the national programmes should also be established. (6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

Subject matter

The minimum and the extended Community programmes referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 are hereby established as set out in the Annex.

This Regulation also lays down certain detailed rules for the data to be collected under the Member States' national programmes.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. ‘segment’means a group of vessels as homogeneous as possible in terms of physical characteristics and of use of fishing gear resulting from a partition of the segments contained in the fourth multiannual guidance programme (MAGP IV);

2. ‘commercial fishing fleet’means vessels registered and licensed, according to Council Regulation No 3690/93 ( 2 ) or otherwise authorised to fish for the purpose of commercial exploitation of fisheries; information on which Member States should provide to the Community's fishing vessel register under Commission Regulation No 2090/98 ( 3 );

3. ‘recreational and game fisheries’means all fishing activities not conducted for commercial fishing purposes;

4. ‘primary data’means data associated to individual vessels, natural or legal persons or individual samples;

5. ‘effective fishing power’means the estimation of the fishing power of vessels by a comparison of the catches made by those vessels;

6. ‘nominal fishing power’means the expression of the fishing power by a physical characteristic (engine power or tonnage) or by a combination of such characteristics;

7. ‘fishing effort’means, for a vessel, the product of its fishing power and of the duration of its fishing activity and for a group of vessels, the sum of the fishing efforts of all the vessels concerned;

8. ‘type of technique’means the use of a specific fishing gear, or to the use of one or more fishing gear inside a group of gears;

9. ‘space-time disaggregation’means the combination of a time period and of a geographical stratification into subareas;

10. ‘exhaustive sampling’means a study of a population in the statistical sense with regard to a parameter, if all the individuals constituting the aforementioned population are actually measured;

11. ‘processing industry’means the industry involved in the preparation and preservation of fish, shellfish or molluscs as well as in the preparation of products containing fish, shellfish or molluscs;

12. ‘sector of the processing industry’means a part of the processing industry based on the type of processing (frozen, salted/dried, smoked, canned, prepared dishes, others) and on channels according to the groups of species concerned (demersal and deepwater species, Thunnidae, pelagic species other than Thunnidae, other fish species, shellfish, cephalopods, bivalves, other molluscs, others);

13. ‘aggregated data’means the aggregated data as defined in Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000;

14. ‘functional unit’means an operational grouping of statistical rectangles, corresponding to the area of distribution of a geographically isolated biological stock or assemblage of biological stocklets as set out in Appendix II;

15. ‘catches’means the total live weight of fish initially caught i.e. gross catch;

16. ‘landings’means the live weight equivalent of the landings i.e. nominal catch;

17. ‘discards’means the total live weight of undersized, not saleable, or otherwise undesirable fish, discarded at the time of capture or shortly afterwards.

Article 3

Requirements for the national programmes

The national programmes set up by the Member States taking into account the Community programmes set out in the Annex shall comprise in particular:

(a) the links with the Community programmes, specifying the planned actions by section and by reference to the programme;

(b) the elements of analytical accounts distributed by section and by programme as well as by geographical area as set out in Appendix I, level 2;

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(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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(d) the elements making it possible to demonstrate cooperation and task-sharing between Member States;

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(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 ( 4 ).

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Article 4

Submission of the national programmes

Each Member State shall submit to the Commission, by 31 May of each year at the latest, by electronic means, its national programme referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000.

Article 5

Transmission of data to international organisations

1. Data referred to in this Regulation may be transmitted by the Member States to the relevant international organisations in accordance with the specific rules and regulatory provisions of these organisations.

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the transmission of the information referred to in paragraph 1 and provide the Commission with a computerised copy upon request.

Article 6

Coordination between Commision and Member States

1. The Commission shall examine the national programmes and check that the conditions provided for in this regulation are observed.

If the examination by the Commission of a national programme should reveal that it does not meet those conditions, the Commission shall immediately inform the Member State concerned and propose amendments to that programme. Subsequently the Member State concerned may submit a revised national programme.

2. Member States shall submit, by 31 May 2003 at the latest and by the 31 May following each year of application of the programme thereafter, a technical report of activity detailing the state of completion of the aims set at the time of the drawing-up of the minimum programme and of the extended programme.

3. Each Member State shall designate the relevant authority in charge of the implementation of this regulation, hereinafter referred to as ‘national correspondent’.

4. Each Member State shall communicate by 31 May 2001 at the latest the particulars of its national correspondent to the Commission and to the other Member States.

5. The national correspondent shall inform the Commission regularly of the state of progress of the national programmes.

Article 7

Non-compliance with Community programmes

If the Commission considers that the obligations set out in the modules of the Community programmes are not respected by a Member State and that the Member State concerned received Community financial assistance for these modules, it shall inform the Member State concerned which shall carry out an administrative enquiry.

The Member State shall inform the Commission of the progress and of the findings of this enquiry and send it without delay a copy of the report drawn up following the inquiry, notifying the main elements on which it is based.

The Commission may decide to reclaim any sum unduly paid, with interest for the period in question.

Article 8

Technical modifications and exemptions

1. The Commission may authorise the modifications of surveys referred to in the Annex, section G(1)(iii) on the basis of advice of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries ( hereinafter referred to as STECF).

2. The Commission may, upon advice of the STECF and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000, decide on exemptions from the obligations set out in the Annex, sections H and I.

Article 9

Management of primary and aggregated data

1. Member States shall take all necessary measures so that primary data collected under this regulation are dealt with in a confidential way.

2. The primary data shall be kept for the necessary time in order to carry out any relevant task and at least for five years.

3. Each Member State shall ensure that the aggregated data pertaining to the Community programmes are incorporated into computerised databases accessible by electronic means to the Commission and the national correspondents according to Articles 10 and 11.

4. Aggregated data referred to in paragraph 3, may not include any evidence which could make it possible to identify individual vessels, natural or legal persons.

5. Member States shall guarantee the safety of the data processing on their respective computer systems, in particular when the treatment requires transmission by network.

6. Member States shall take all the necessary technical measures to protect data against any accidental or illicit destruction, accidental loss, deterioration, distribution or unauthorised consultation and against any unsuitable form of treatment.

Article 10

Access to data by the Commission

1. If the Commission wishes to use aggregated data collected pursuant to this Regulation, it shall specify to the Member States concerned the data in question.

2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the remote consultation of the data in question or their duplication within a period of time not exceeding 20 working days.

3. If a Member State is not in a position to satisfy the request for access made by the Commission, it must immediately inform the Commission and give reasons.

4. When a computer file has been set up by the Commission from the data of the Member States, this file may not be kept for more than 20 working days following the date for which the information was requested and must therefore be destroyed except when explicit written agreement of the Member States concerned has been obtained.

Article 11

Access to data by Member States

1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to facilitate access by the national correspondents of the other Member States, to the computerised database containing the aggregated data.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission and to other Member States the reasons which justify a suspension of access to data covered by this Regulation.

3. If a national correspondent wishes to have access to data held by another Member State, it shall send a request to the national correspondent responsible for access to this data. That national correspondent shall reply to the request within 10 working days following that request and must give reasons for any refusal.

4. Member States may conclude agreements or agree upon IT protocols relating to computer access in order to facilitate access to the databases. They shall inform the Commission without delay thereof. The expenses generated by access to the databases shall be borne by the national correspondent requesting it.

Article 12

Confidentiality

The members of the STECF and participants of meetings that it organises are not permitted to make a copy of part or all of the data for use outside of the meeting.

Article 13

Entry into force

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

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









ANNEX

CHAPTER I

CONTENTS AND METHODOLOGY

A. Contents of the Community programmes

1. The minimum Community programme referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 comprises the following modules: (a) module of evaluation of inputs: fishing capacities and fishing effort; (b) module of evaluation and of sampling of the catches and landings; (c) module of evaluation of the economic situation of the sector.

2. The extended Community programme referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 comprises the modules referred to in point 1 as well as additional information which is specified for each module.

3. For each module the parameters to be monitored, the disaggregation levels and the precision levels to be attained are specified for the minimum programme. For the extended programmes for which the precision levels are not fixed, each Member State must indicate in its national programme the precision levels it is aiming at, and the cost-precision relationship associated to the estimation procedures which will be used.

B. Precision levels and sampling intensities

1. When it is not possible to define quantitative targets for sampling programmes, neither in terms of precision levels, nor in terms of sample size, pilot surveys in the statistical sense will be established. Such pilot surveys must evaluate the importance of the problem and should also address the utility of more detailed surveys later on, and the cost-effectiveness relationship of such detailed surveys.

2. When quantitative targets can be defined, they can be specified either directly by sample sizes or sampling rates, or by the definition of the levels of precision and of confidence to be achieved.

3. When reference is made to a sample size or to a sampling rate in a population defined in statistical terms, the sampling strategies must be at least as efficient as simple random sampling. Such sampling strategies must be described within the corresponding national programmes.

4. When reference is made to precision/confidence level, the following distinction is established: (a) level 1: level making it possible to estimate a parameter with precision of plus or minus 25 % for a 95 % confidence level; (b) level 2: level making it possible to estimate a parameter with precision of plus or minus 10 % for a 95 % confidence level; (c) level 3: level making it possible to estimate a parameter with precision of plus or minus 5 % for a 95 % confidence level.

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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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C. Collection of data concerning fishing capacities

1. For the minimum programme, data must be collected in order to assess, for each segment as defined later, the number of vessels that are attached to it and the average value per vessel of the parameters defined in point (a). (a) Parameters: the data collected must include all fishing vessels covered by multi-annual guidance programme (MAGP) IV: — the tonnage (gross tonnage), — the maximum continuous engine power actually developed by the main engine, after derating if appropriate, expressed in kW as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2930/86 ( 5 ), — the age of the vessel calculated on the basis of the age of the hull. (b) Disaggregation levels: — data must be gathered in a way which makes it possible to individualise the segments defined in Appendix III, — data must be updated annually. (c) Precision levels: data arising from Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 must be gathered exhaustively. For the other types of data mentioned in point (1)(a), sampling programmes can be drawn up to allow estimates attaining level 3 precision as defined in section B.

2. Extended programme (a) Complementary parameters include: — the maximum continuous power of the main engine before derating, — the maximum overall power of the auxiliary engine(s) used for hoists and winches for the vessels with an overall length of more than 12 meters, — the characteristics of a standard fishing gear associated with each fishing technique, including the dimensions and the insured value of this standard gear, — the average number per vessel of the fishing gears associated with the various types of fishing techniques. (b) Disaggregation levels: — segments to be considered are defined in Appendix IV, — types of fishing techniques to be considered are also defined in Appendix IV.

D. Collection of data related to fishing effort

1. At the minimum programme level, data must be collected in the following way: (a) Parameters: (i) fuel consumption ( 6 ); (ii) fishing efforts by type of technique: they are measured by the weighted sum of the fishing days associated with an area and with a specific period: — each day is weighted by a measuring unit related to the nominal fishing power of each vessel; these units being defined in Appendix V, — a day at sea is regarded as a calendar day of fishing if at least one fishing operation has been carried out by a fishing vessel on that day, or if a passive fishing gear has been left at sea during this day, — each day is attributed to the area where the first fishing operation took place within this day. However, for passive gears, if no operation took place from the vessel within a day while at least one (passive) gear remained at sea, this day will be associated to the area where the last setting of a fishing gear was carried out on that fishing trip; (iii) specific fishing efforts: they are associated with stocks of special interest. They are defined as effort by technique, but the only days to be taken into account are those where the catches kept on board of the stocks mentioned in Appendix VI exceed the thresholds referred to in that Appendix. — for specific stocks additional measuring units apart from those defined in Appendix V, may be used on condition that they comply with the specifications established by the regional fisheries organisations involved in the assessment of these stocks. (b) Disaggregation levels: (i) as regards fuel consumption, data expressed in volume and cost must be gathered in a way which makes it possible to estimate the average fuel consumption per vessel within each segment as defined in Appendix III, on an annual basis ( 7 ); (ii) for fishing effort by technique, data must be collected by types of techniques defined in Appendix VIII, on a quarterly basis and, according to level 3 of geographical disaggregation defined in Appendix I; In addition to the overall effort, the contribution of each segment defined in Appendix III shall be individualised (effort by technique and by segment) ( 8 ); (iii) at the level of specific fishing efforts, data will be collected as for efforts by technique: by separating types of fishing techniques specified in Appendix VIII, on a quarterly basis, and according to level 3 of geographical disaggregation defined in Appendix I. (c) Precision levels: the data corresponding to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 ( 9 ) (defining the special procedures of recording of information concerning fish landings by the Member States) must be collected in an exhaustive way. When other data are necessary, they are collected according to sampling procedures making it possible to reach for the estimated averages by segment, the level of precision 2 for data concerning fuel consumption, the level of precision 2 for fishing effort by technique, the level of precision 1 for specific fishing effort. Pilot surveys may be conducted for fishing effort of passive gears.

2. Extended programme (a) Complementary parameters: for the efforts by technique and specific efforts referred to in point 1(a)(ii) and (iii): — other measuring units than those defined in Appendix V, can be used on condition that they are detailed and justified in the national programmes, — stocks and/or thresholds other than those defined in Appendix VI can be taken into consideration to define specific effort, — in addition, for fishing gear other than traps, pots and pond nets, fishing efforts could be measured by operation. In such cases, basic units will refer to fishing operations and not to fishing days. Each operation will correspond to a contribution to the thus defined fishing effort by following the rules defined in Appendix IX. Other rules than those indicated in that Appendix could also be used in as far as they are fully described and justified, — data on fishing effort of traps, pots and pond nets can be collected as number of gears at sea, multiplied by time (number of days of each gear at sea on an annual basis). (b) Disaggregation levels: (i) fuel consumption data can be gathered in a way which makes it possible to estimate the average fuel consumption per vessel within each segment defined in Appendix IV, on a quarterly basis; (ii) as regards to the fishing effort by technique and the specific fishing effort: — effort data can be individualised according to the types of fishing techniques referred to in Appendix X; more detailed typology can be used as long as the usefulness is described and justified in the national programme, — effort data by segment can be gathered with reference to the segments defined in Appendix IV, — effort data can be gathered on a monthly basis, and referring to the level of geographical disaggregation 4 of Appendix I; for the stocks mentioned in Appendix VII specific effort data can be gathered by separating the ranges of depth specified in that Appendix.

CHAPTER III

MODULE OF EVALUATION OF THE CATCHES AND LANDINGS

E. Collection of data related to catches and landings

1. At the minimum programme level, data must be gathered in the following way. (a) Parameters: — data collection must make it possible to assess: — — commercial landings for all stocks, and — for stocks mentioned in Appendix XII, total catches, landings and discards, and — catches from recreational and game fisheries in marine waters for stocks mentioned in Appendix XI, — each Member State must describe the conversion factors it has applied. (b) Disaggregation levels: — for each Member State, an estimate of overall annual commercial landings will be provided by species, distinguishing the geographical origin of the catches according to level 2 of geographical disaggregation of Appendix I. However, if grouping of several species is considered to be more appropriate, Member States can obtain a derogation from the Commission, provided this is fully justified, — for the stocks mentioned in Appendix XII, commercial landings will be disaggregated as indicated in that Appendix, — landings by weight and value of each segment identified in Appendix III must be individualised by species, by quarter and, as regards the geographical origin of the catches, at the level of geographical disaggregation 2 according to Appendix I ( 10 ), — discards will be monitored for the stocks in Appendix XII in order to estimate the average volume of the annual catches by weight per three-year period, by type of technique defined in Appendix III, except for the stocks for which Appendix XII specifies another disaggregation rule, — a pilot survey, as defined in section B, needs to be implemented for recreational and game fisheries mentioned in Appendix XI, taking into account the disaggregation level specified within the same Appendix. (c) Precision level: — the assessment of commercial landings must be made on the basis of the exhaustive data gathered under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 ( 11 ) and on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 ( 12 ) and for the data not covered by these Regulations by sampling and statistical procedures, in such a way that the estimates achieve a precision of level 3 for stocks subject to TAC and quota regulations, level 2 for stocks not subject to TACs and quotas listed within Appendix XII, and level 1 for the other cases, — data related to annual estimates of discards for stocks mentioned in Appendix XII must lead to a precision of level 1. However, if Member States can not reach this level of precision or only at excessive costs, they can obtain a derogation from the Commission to reduce the precision level, sampling frequency or to implement a pilot survey provided this request is fully documented, — discards related to other stocks than those for which Appendix XII states a yearly estimate must be covered by pilot surveys. The conclusions of these studies must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 October 2003 at the latest, — catches from recreational and game fisheries mentioned in Appendix XI must be subject to pilot surveys. The conclusions of these surveys must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 October 2003 at the latest. (d) In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure the registration of all relevant data according to Article 9 of that Regulation. In addition, Member States will, when appropriate, cooperate with other Member States to obtain comprehensive data covering the landings of vessels flying their flag.

2. Extended programme (a) Complementary parameters: — landings from stocks mentioned in Appendix XIII, — catches from game and recreational fisheries for stocks other than those mentioned in Appendix XI, — for salmon, the catches taken in estuaries, lakes and rivers in the geographical area of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. (b) Disaggregation level: — data concerning the commercial landings of the stocks mentioned in Appendix XII can be disaggregated in accordance with the provisions defined in that Appendix for the extended programme. Complementary geographical stratification, according to depth or another criterion, can be made, in as far as this stratification is consistent with section D, point (2)(b)(ii), third indent, and that the corresponding national programme justifies its usefulness, — data concerning the stocks mentioned in Appendix XIII can be collected on a quarterly basis, by separating the catches according to the types of techniques defined in Appendix III, and by the geographical level 3 areas according to Appendix I. For stocks mentioned in Appendix VII, data can be further separated according to the ranges of depth defined in that Appendix, — catch data can be collected by segment as defined in Appendix IV or Appendix X, — discards data can be collected under the extended programme: — — on a quarterly basis, by type of technique according to Appendix III and according to the geographical level 3 of Appendix I, for the stocks where Appendix XII mentions an annual evaluation of discards within the minimum programme, — on an annual basis, with possible separation of the types of fishing technique according to Appendix III, without geographical disaggregation, for the stocks where Appendix XII does not require an annual estimate of discards within the minimum programme, — on an annual basis, with no other disaggregation for the stocks mentioned in Appendix XIII.

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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, — 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. 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, — 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). 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.

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G. Eligibility of the scientific evaluation surveys of stocks

1. Minimum programme level: (i) All surveys mentioned by Appendix XIV with priority 1, must be covered; (ii) Member States must guarantee within their national programmes continuity with previous survey designs; (iii) Notwithstanding points (i) and (ii), Member States may propose a modification in the survey effort or sampling design, provided that this will not negatively affect the quality of the results.

2. At the extended programme level all surveys indicated with priority 2 in Appendix XIV are eligible.

H. Biological sampling of catches: composition by age and by length

1. At the minimum programme level, data must be collected in the following way. (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; (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. (c) Sampling programme implementation: the Member State on whose territory landings take place are responsible for installing sampling programmes according to the standards defined in this article. If necessary, Member States will co-operate with the authorities of third countries to set up the biological sampling of the landings carried out by vessels flying these third countries flag. In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, each Member State takes the necessary measures to ensure the gathering of all data concerning the activities of the vessels which fly its flag whatever their places of landings. (d) Exemptions concerning the sampling rules: — lengths: — (1) the national programme of a Member State can exclude the estimation of the length distribution of the landings for stocks for which TACs and quotas have been defined under the following conditions: (i) the relevant quotas must correspond to less than 5 % of the Community share of the TAC or to less than 100 tonnes on average during the previous three years; (ii) the sum of all quotas of Member States whose allocation is less than 5 %, must account for less than 15 % of the Community share of the TAC. If the condition set out in point (i) is fulfilled, but not the condition set out in point (ii), the relevant Member States may set up a coordinated programme to achieve for their overall landings the implementation of the sampling scheme described in Appendix XV, or another sampling scheme, leading to the same precision. If appropriate, the national programme may be adjusted until 31 January of every year to take into account the exchange of quotas between Member States; (2) for stocks for which TACs and quotas have not been defined and outside the Mediterranean area, the same rules apply on the basis of the average landings of the previous three years and with reference to the total Community landings from a stock; ▼M1 (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; ▼B — ages: — (1) the national programme of a Member State can exclude the estimation of the age distribution of the landings for stocks for which TACs and quotas have been defined under the following conditions: (i) the relevant quotas correspond to less than 10 % of the Community share of the TAC or to less than 200 tonnes on average during the previous three years; (ii) the sum of all quotas of Member States whose allocation is less than 10 %, accounts for less than 25 % of the Community share of the TAC. If the condition set out in point (i) is fulfilled, but not the condition set out in point (ii), the relevant Member States may set up a coordinated programme to achieve for their overall landings the implementation of the sampling scheme described in Appendix XV, or another sampling scheme, leading to the same precision. If appropriate, the national programme may be adjusted adjusted until 31 January of every year to take into account the exchange of quotas between Member States; (2) for stocks for which TACs and quotas have not been defined and outside the Mediterranean area, the same rules apply on the basis of the average landings of the previous three years and with reference to the total Community landings from a stock; ▼M1 (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; ▼B (4) Whenever possible, age-reading should be performed on commercial catches. If this is not the case, Member States should specify it within their national programme. — Others: — if cooperation between Member States guarantees that the overall estimate of the parameters under point (a) reach the necessary precision level, each concerned Member State is not held individually to guarantee that its own data are enough to reach this precision level. (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, — 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. (f) Recreational and game fisheries For the stocks specified in Appendix XI, Member States must set up pilot surveys consistent with the level of disaggregation defined in that Appendix. These surveys must make it possible to establish the levels of precision required for the future. The conclusions of these surveys must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 October 2003 at the latest.

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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. (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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I. Other biological samplings

(1) At the minimum programme level, data must be collected in the following way. (a) Parameters (i) The growth curves by length and by weight, the relations between age/length and maturity, and the relation between age/length and fecundity must be provided for all stocks mentioned in Appendix XVI, including for those not subject to an annual estimation of the age composition of the catches. (ii) Biological sampling programmes of the landings must be implemented to estimate the share of the various stocks in these landings for: herring in the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and eastern North Sea separately, wild and reared salmon in the Baltic Sea, the various species of skates and rays in areas IV and VIId. (iii) Member States should perform their sampling scheme for sex ratio from their commercial catches. However, in cases in which this task is impossible, samples obtained during scientific surveys may be used. (b) Disaggregation level For parameters referred to in point (a)(i): — definitions are provided by stock according to the periodicity defined in Appendix XVI. The validity of existing data used for biological parameters estimation must be checked every three to six years as defined in Appendix XVI. Member States must update these parameters if needed, — for the Norway lobster (Nephrops), Greenland halibut, deep sea shrimps (Pandalus borealis), plaice, sole and hake, the growth curves and maturity ogives are established separately for males and for females. For parameters referred to in point (a)(ii): data should be provided quarterly and following the fishing techniques typology described in Appendix IV. (c) Precision levels (i) For growth curves: — for stocks for which ages of individual fish can be read, average weights and lengths for each age must be estimated with a precision of level 3, up to an age such that cumulated landings for the corresponding ages account for at least 95 % of the national landings for the relevant stock, — for stocks for which age reading is not possible, but for which a growth curve can be estimated, average weights and lengths for each age must be estimated with a precision of level 2, up to an age such that cumulated landings for the corresponding ages account for at least 90 % of the national landings, for the relevant stock. (ii) For maturity, fecundity and sex ratios, a choice can be made between reference to age or length, provided that Members States which have to conduct the corresponding biological sampling have agreed the following: — for maturity and fecundity, precision of level 3 must be achieved within the age and/or length range, the limits of which correspond to a 20 % and 90 % of mature fish, — for sex ratio, precision of level 3 must be achieved, up to and age or length such that cumulated landings for the corresponding ages or lengths account for at least 95 % of the national landings for this stock. (iii) Stocks and species compositions of the catches referred to in point (a)(ii) must be estimated with level 1 precision. (d) Exemptions (1) The national programme of a Member State can exclude the estimation of the biological parameters for stocks for which TACs and quotas have been defined under the following conditions: (i) the relevant quotas correspond to less than 10 % of the Community share of the TAC or to less than 200 tonnes on average during the previous three years; (ii) the sum of all quotas of Member States whose allocation is less than 5 %, accounts for less than 20 % of the Community share of the TAC. If appropriate, the national programme can be adjusted until 1 February of every year to take into account the exchange of quotas between Member States. (2) For stocks for which TACs and quotas have not been defined, the same rules apply on the basis of the average landings of the previous three years and with reference to the total Community landings. If cooperation between the Member States guarantees that the overall estimates of all parameters set out in point (a)(i) reach the necessary precision levels, a Member State concerned is not held individually to guarantee that its own data is enough to reach this precision level.

2. At the extended programme level Complementary parameters: — for the stocks mentioned in Appendix XVI, an annual updating and discrimination by sex will be eligible, — for stocks not mentioned in Appendix XVI, but mentioned in Appendix XV and for which length data have been collected, growth, maturity and sex ratio data will be eligible every three years, — the growth and maturity curves for the species mentioned in Appendix XIII are eligible, but the updating of the data will not be performed more frequently than every three years, — for the groups of species mentioned in Appendix XII or XIII, sampling programmes of the catches to establish the species composition will be eligible every three years.

CHAPTER IV

MODULE OF EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE SECTOR

J. Collection of economic data by groups of vessels

1. At the minimum programme level, data must be gathered in the following way. (a) Parameters: — data must be collected to cover all the parameters mentioned in Appendix XVII according to the segmentation set out in Appendix III, — investment must be measured in order to estimate the overall value of assets, including the capital value of the leased equipment. Insured values must be preferred. If the collection of the insured value proves too difficult, the replacement value of the vessel can be gathered by default. In such a case, the need for this substitution must be shown in the national programme, — within production costs, labour costs must cover all expenditures paid by employers, including social security, health insurance, retirements and other related taxes. (b) Disaggregation levels: — each parameter is estimated for each group of vessels as defined in Appendix III, — in accordance with the specifications of Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000, data concerning prices are gathered on an annual basis, while distinguishing for the fleets performing in the Mediterranean the catches coming from the various geographical areas mentioned in Appendix I, level 3. (c) Precision levels: for each parameter and for each segment, level 1 precision must be achieved.

2. Extended programme level (a) Complementary parameters: the extended programme covers all the data defined in Appendix XVIII. (b) Disaggregation levels: the partition of the groups of vessels referred to in point (1)(a), first indent, may be carried up to the level defined in Appendix IV and regarding the regional differentiation of level 2 of Appendix I.

K. Collection of data concerning the processing industry

1. At the minimum programme level Member States should conduct pilot surveys in order to assess the annual value per sector of the parameters listed in Appendix XIX; these pilot surveys must compare the cost-efficiency relationship of different data collection strategies, including sampling schemes. The conclusions of these surveys must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 October 2003 at the latest.

2. Extended programme level (a) Complementary parameters Activities of collecting and managing the data shall make it possible: (i) to appreciate the overall sensitivity of the sector and/or of the companies located in the coastal regions (nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes, NUTS 3) with respect to the catches from the stocks subject to TACs and quotas and/or affected by other measures connected with the conservation of fishery resources, or with respect to the catches from outside of Community waters; (ii) to assess the impact, including the social and the economic impact, on the processing industry of measures taken on behalf of the CFP such as measures envisaged by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 ( 13 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 ( 14 ), and specific measures adopted for the fisheries and aquaculture sector of the most remote regions (programme of options specific to remoteness and to insularity, POSEI). (b) Disaggregation levels The analysis of the companies of the sector may take into account the establishment of these companies in various regions, coastal or not, at the NUTS 3 level.









List of Appendixes

Appendix I: Geographic stratification by regional fisheries organisation Appendix II: Functional units (FU) and statistical rectangles for Nephrops norvegicus Appendix III (section C): Basic segmentation of vessels for capacities (MP) Appendix IV (section C): Detailed disaggregation of vessels for capacities (EP) Appendix V (section D): Fishing power units by type of fishing technique Appendix VI (section D): Stocks for which specific effort must be defined (MP) Appendix VII (section D): Target species and depths (EP) Appendix VIII (section D): Intermediate typology for effort information (MP) Appendix IX (section D): Definition of fishing effort in relation to fishing operation (EP) Appendix X (section D): Detailed typology of fishing techniques (EP) Appendix XI (section E): List of recreational fisheries stocks (MP) Appendix XII (section E): List of stocks for landings and discards monitoring (MP) Appendix XIII: List of optional species for EP Appendix XIV (section G): List of surveys (MP, EP) Appendix XV (section H): Age-length sampling scheme (MP, EP) Appendix XVI (section I): Other biological samplings Appendix XVII (section J): Economic information per fleet segment, as defined in Appendix III (MP) Appendix XVIII (section J): Data needs for basic economic evaluation per fleet segment (EP) Appendix XIX (section K): Economic information per primary and secondary industry (sectors) (MP)

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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°









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









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









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









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









Appendix VI (section D)







Stocks related to specific effort Species and area Threshold 1 () Threshold 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 % (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. (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.

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Appendix VII (section D)

Target species and depths (EP)







Stock Area Threshold Cod NAFO 30 % Grenadiers All areas 30 % Greenland halibut All areas 30 % Redfish All areas 30 % Pandalus spp. All areas 30 % Pagelus bogaraveo ICES 30 % Aphanopus carbo ICES 30 % Argentina silus ICES 30 % Beryx spp. ICES 30 % Coryphaenoides rupestris ICES 30 % Hoplostethus atlanticus ICES 30 % Molva dypterygia ICES 30 % Molva molva ICES 30 % Depth ranges: 0 - 200 m, 201 - 500 m, 501 - 1 000 m, > 1 000 m









Appendix VIII (section D)

Intermediate typology for effort information (MP)









Appendix IX (section D)

Definition of fishing effort in relation to fishing operation (EP)







Gear type Variable Trawls Duration of haul × kW Purse seiners Number of sets Nets Number of nets × length × time at sea Longlines Number of hooks × time at sea Pots, traps and pound nets Numbers × annual time at sea









Appendix X (section D)

Detailed typology of fishing techniques (EP)

I. Mobile gears

(a) Beam trawl

1. Engine power < 221 kW for vessels operating in North Sea (i) mesh size: < 32 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

2. Engine power ≥ 221 kW for vessels operating in North Sea (i) mesh size: 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

3. Beam trawlers operating outside the North Sea (i) mesh size: < 32 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

(b) Demersal trawl and demersal seine

1. Bottom trawl

(i) single trawl, paired trawl, twin trawl, other multirig trawl, four-panels trawl, high-opening trawl

(ii) mesh size: < 32 mm, 32 − 54 mm, 55 − 69 mm, 70 − 79 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

(iii) (i) and (ii) may be combined

2. Danish seiners

(i) mesh size: < 32 mm, 32 − 54 mm, 55 − 69 mm, 70 − 79 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

3. Scottish seiners

(i) mesh size: < 32 mm, 32 − 54 mm, 55 − 69 mm, 70 − 79 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm

(c) Pelagic trawl and seiners

1. Pelagic trawl

(i) single trawler, paired trawlers

(ii) mesh size: trawl: < 32 mm, 32 − 54 mm, 55 − 69 mm, 70 − 79 mm, 80 − 109 mm, ≥ 110 mm (Atlantic and North Sea); < 32 mm, 32 − 90 mm, 91 − 105 mm, 106 − 119 mm, ≥ 120 mm (Baltic Sea); 14 − 49 mm, 50 − 99 mm, 100 − 119 mm, ≥ 120 mm (Mediterranean)

2. Pelagic seiner and purse seiner

(i) with fish aggregating devices (FAD)

(ii) without FAD

(d) Dredges

(i) hydraulic dredge

(ii) Other dredges

II. Passive gears

(a) Fixed gears and lines

1. Fixed nets

(i) trammel nets

(ii) entangling nets

(iii) gill nets

(iv) subdivision by mesh size, also permitted: 10 − 99 mm, 100 − 119 mm, ≥ 120 mm (Atlantic and North Sea); < 105 mm, 105 − 119 mm, ≥ 120 mm (Baltic Sea)

2. Longlines

(i) surface longlines

(ii) bottom longlines

(iii) mid-waterlines

3. Other gear using hooks

(i) troll line

(ii) pole line with live bait

(iii) pole line without live bait

(b) Drift nets

(i) mesh sizes for the Baltic: ≤ 30 mm, ≥ 150 mm

(ii) mesh sizes for the Mediterranean: ≤ 150 mm, 151 − 299 mm, ≥ 300 mm

(c) Pots and traps

(i) fish traps, including trap nets and pound nets

(ii) crustaceans pots with possible subdivision by target species.

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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.

2. Bluefin tuna (all areas): Catch figures collected in weight and number by: — annual basis, — geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2, — 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.

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









Appendix XII (section E)







List of stocks for landings and discards monitoring (MP) 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









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









Appendix XIV (section G)

List of surveys (MP, EP)







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









Appendix XV (section H)







Age-length sampling scheme (MP, EP) 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









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Other biological samplings 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