General comment: This table fulfils Article 5(1)(b), Article 6(3)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1004 and Chapters I and II of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex. This table is intended to specify which research surveys at sea set out in Table 2 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex and which additional surveys will be carried out by the Member State.

Field name Description

MS Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code e.g. ‘DEU’. See MasterCodeList ‘MS’.

Implementation year Indicate the year in which the activity will be implemented. Enter one row per implementation year and include all years from the work plan period.

Region See MasterCodeList ‘Regions’. If information refers to all regions, use code ‘all regions’.

RFMO/RFO/IO Enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisations (IO) providing management/advice on the species/stock. See MasterCodeList ‘RFMO/RFO/IO’. If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, use ‘NA’ (not applicable).

Name of research survey Enter the name of the research survey at sea. For mandatory surveys use the name from Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex. See the ‘Description’ column in MasterCodeList ‘Mandatory survey at sea’. As a minimum, list: • the surveys in which your Member State participates, whether financially, technically, through effort or as a combination of these; • single-species mandatory surveys where your Member State’s TAC share (or share of total Union landings) is more than 0 % but below the threshold (based on Table 2.1 of the national work plan); • multi-species and ecosystem surveys where thresholds have been set at a regional level for the relevant regions. You may list non-mandatory research surveys. Indicate the names of those surveys in accordance with national survey names.

Research survey acronym Enter the acronym of the research survey at sea. For mandatory surveys use the acronym from Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex. See MasterCodeList ‘Mandatory survey at sea’. Survey acronyms used in this table should be consistent with the information in the ‘Sampling scheme identifier’ column in Table 2.2.

Mandatory research survey Enter ‘Y’ (yes) if the research survey at sea is included in Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex; otherwise enter ‘N’ (no).

Threshold rules used Indicate which threshold rules apply, if any, for your Member State not to contribute to the survey. See MasterCodeList ‘Threshold rules used’. For mandatory surveys, enter one of the following options: • ‘None’: your Member State has to contribute to the survey by any means, further specified in the ‘Type of MS participation’ column in Table 2.6; • ‘Implementing decision rule’: your Member State has no obligation to contribute to the survey under the rules laid down in the EU MAP Implementing Decision; • ‘Regionally agreed rule’: your Member State has no obligation to contribute to the survey under the rules laid down in a regional agreement. In this case, indicate the relevant agreement in question 4 of Text Box 2.6. For non-mandatory surveys, enter ‘None’.

Regional work plan name Indicate the name of the regional work plan in force if any. Use an acronym if one exists. Enter ‘N’ (no) if no regional work plan applies.

Cost-sharing agreement signed by MS Enter ‘Y’ (yes) if your Member State has signed a cost-sharing agreement; otherwise enter ‘N’ (no). If a cost-sharing agreement applies, refer to the agreement in Table 1.3.

Type of MS participation Indicate the form of participation as mentioned in MasterCodeList ‘Type of MS participation’. Fill in this column for all research surveys at sea carried out by your Member State, irrespective of any agreements at regional level. The ‘Type of MS participation’ in a particular survey relates to the entire survey for all MS and not only to the area(s) covered by your MS. • ‘Financial’ assumes only financial support (mostly arranged via a cost-sharing agreement); • ‘Technical’ includes ships or other platforms, supply of materials, support in post-processing samples (e.g. lab work) (mostly arranged via a cost-sharing agreement or a regional work plan); • ‘Personnel’ includes the contributions of people on board (mostly arranged via a cost-sharing agreement or a regional work plan); • ‘Combination’ includes any combination of the above and/or internationally coordinated surveys with individual MS conducting their part; • ‘NA’ (not applicable) is when no other Member State participates in the survey and no other MS uses the same survey acronym. For other types of participation than ‘Financial’, describe the type of participation, and/or its background in more detail under question 4 in Text Box 2.6.

Area(s) covered Indicate the areas planned to be covered. For mandatory surveys the area shall be a part or, if applicable, entire area as indicated in Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex.

Time period (month) Indicate the time period (calendar months in numbers separated by comma) planned to be covered by your Member State.

Frequency Indicate the survey frequency. See MasterCodeList ‘Frequency’. If you enter ‘Unknown’ or ‘Other’, explain in the ‘WP comments’ column.

Relevant international planning group Enter the acronym of the relevant international group in charge of planning the research survey at sea and its corresponding RFMO/RFO/IO (e.g. IBTSWG-ICES or GFCM). See MasterCodeList ‘RFMO/RFO/IO’. Use the acronym of the planning group in line with the naming convention within the RFMO/RFO/IO. If there is no planning group, RFMO, RFO or IO responsible for the survey planning, enter ‘NA’ (not applicable). If available, provide a link to a webpage with more information on the survey planning group.

Days at sea planned Enter the number of days at sea planned for conducting the research survey. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the national work plan of the Member State planning and conducting the survey.

Type of sampling activities Indicate the type of core sampling activities. Core sampling activities are agreed in the relevant group in charge of the survey planning. You may also mention additional sampling activities, decided by your Member State. Use a separate line for each type of sampling activity in a survey, repeating the information from the previous columns. Use the following categories: trawl hauls, hydrography, plankton hauls, acoustic profiles, litter hauls, benthic invertebrate samples, seabed monitoring, etc. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the national work plan of the Member State planning and conducting the survey.

Number of sampling activities planned Indicate the number of planned sampling activities. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the national work plan of the Member State planning and conducting the survey.

Research survey database Enter the name of the database, either national or international, where the collected data are stored. If available, add the link to the database. If no database exists, enter ‘None’. If the data are stored in national and international databases, enter only the latter. Please note: this column applies to the existence of a database where the data are stored.

Link to survey manual Indicate where the research survey manual can be found. For mandatory and internationally coordinated surveys, provide a link to the international manual, even if a national manual is also in place. For non-mandatory surveys, a link to the (inter)national manual is optional. If no link is available, enter ‘No link available’. If no manual is available, enter ‘No manual available’.

WP comments Any further comments

In case of financial participation, has the payment been made? In case of financial participation in a research survey as part of a cost-sharing agreement, indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether the payment has been made. If no cost-sharing agreement applies, enter ‘NA’ (not applicable).

Days at sea achieved Enter the number of days at sea achieved during the research survey. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the annual report of the Member State conducting the survey.

Number of sampling activities achieved Indicate the number of target units in the ‘Number of sampling activities planned’ column that were achieved during the survey. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the annual report of the Member State conducting the survey.

Other data submissions Enter ‘Y’ (yes) if the raw data are submitted to other scientific bodies than the relevant database, and ‘N’ (no) if not.

Was the survey carried out within the official time period? Enter ‘Y’ (yes) if the research survey was carried out within the official survey time period, and ‘N’ (no) if not. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the annual report of the Member State conducting the survey.

Was the sampling carried out within the official survey area? Enter ‘Y’ (yes) if the research survey was carried out within the official survey area, and ‘N’ (no) if not. If the survey is subject to a cost-sharing agreement and your Member State’s participation does not include ship time (‘Type of MS participation’), refer to the annual report of the Member State conducting the survey.

Indication if AR comments required concerning number of sampling activities achieved This column fills in automatically if the discrepancy between the planned and achieved number of sampling activities is less than 90 % or more than 150 %. Values outside this range are flagged with an ‘x’, and the Member State is requested to provide a comment in the ‘AR comments’ column. You may also fill in the ‘AR comments’ column without the indication.

Indication if AR comments required concerning temporal and spatial coverage This column fills in automatically if the spatial or temporal coverage has not been met. If in one of the columns ‘N’ has been reported, this is flagged with an ‘x’ and the Member State is requested to provide a comment in the ‘AR comments’ column. You may also fill in the ‘AR comments’ column without the indication.