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(Preparatory Acts)
COMMISSION
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation onthesubmission ofcatchandeffortstatisticsbyMember
Statesfishinginthenorth-west Atlantic
(93/C118/01)
COM(93)76final
(Submitted bytheCommission on8March1993)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Community tofurnishtotheNAFOScientificCouncilall
statisticalinformation asstatedunderArticle6(3)ofthe
NAFOConvention ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticluar Article43
thereof,WhereasitisnecessarytorevokeRegulation (EEC)No
3881/91;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission , Whereas,inordertofacilitatetheimplementation ofthe
provisions ofthisRegulation ,closecooperation between
theMemberStatesandtheCommission shouldcontinuein
particular viatheStandingCommittee forAgricultural
StatisticssetupinDecision72/279/EEC(3),HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :WhereastheConvention onfuturemultilateral cooperation
inthenorth-west AtlanticfisheriesapprovedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3179/78(J),andestablishing theNorthwest
AtlanticFisheriesOrganization (NAFO)requiresthe
Community tofurnishtotheNAFOScientificCouncilany
availablestatisticalandscientificinformation requestedby
theScientificCouncilintheperformance ofitswork;Article 1
EachMemberStateshallsubmittotheCommission data
onthecatchesbyvesselsregisteredinorflyingtheflagof
thatMemberStatefishinginthenorth-west Atlantic.
Thenominalcatchdatashallincludeallfisheryproducts
landedortranshipped atseainnomatterwhatformbut
shallexcludequantitieswhich,subsequent tocapture,are
discarded atsea,consumed onboardorusedasbaiton
board.Aquaculture production shallbeexcluded .ThedataWhereastimelycatchandeffortstatisticshavebeen
identifiedbytheNAFOScientificCouncilasessentialto
theperformance ofitsworkinevaluating thestateofthe
fishstocksinthenorth-west Atlantic;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3881/91(2)does
notfullymeettherequirements necessary forthe
(!)OJNoL378,30.12.1978,p.1.
(2)OJNoL365,31.12.1991,p.19. (3)OJNoL179,7.8.1972,p.1.

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shallberecordedastheliveweightequivalent ofthe
landingsortranshipments ,tothenearesttonne.application ofadministrative procedures .Thedetailsofthe
sampling procedures ,togetherwithdetailsofthe
proportion ofthetotaldataderivedbysuchtechniques ,
mustbeincludedbytheMemberStateinthereport
submittted pursuanttoArticle7(1).
Article2
1.Thedatatobesubmitted shallbeoftwotypes:
(a)theannualnominalcatchesexpressed inmetrictones
liveweightequivalent ofthelandings,ofeachofthe
specieslistesinAnnexIineachofthestatisticalfishing
regionsofthenorth-west AtlanticlistedinAnnexIIand
definedinAnnexIII;
(b)thecatchesasspecifiedunder1(a)andthe
corresponding fishingeffort,subdivided bycalender
monthofcapture,fishinggear,vesselsizeandmain
speciessought.Article4
Member Statesshallfulfiltheirobligations tothe
Commission pursuanttoArticles1and2bysubmitting the
dataonmagneticmedium,theformatofwhichisgivenin
AnnexV.
WiththepriorapprovaloftheCommission ,Member
Statesmaysubmitdatainadifferentformoronadifferent
medium .
2.ThedatareferredtoinArticle2(1)(a)shallbe
submitted by31Mayoftheyearfollowingthereference
year,andmaybepreliminary data.Thedatareferredtoin
Article2(1)(b)shallbesubmittedby31Augustoftheyear
followingthereferenceyearandshallbedefinitivedata.Article5
Within24hoursofreceiptofthereports,whenever
possible,theCommission shalltransmittheinformation
containedthereintotheExecutiveSecretaryofNAFO.
ThedatareferredtoinArticle2(1)(a)andsubmitted as
preliminary datashouldbeclearlyidentifiedassuch.
Nosubmissions shallberequiredforspecies/fishingregion
combinations forwhichnocatcheswererecorded inthe
referenceperiodofthesubmission .
ShouldtheMemberStatenothavefishedinthenorth-west
Adanticintheprecedingcalenderyear,itshallinformthe
Commission before31Mayofthefollowingyear.
3.Thedefinitions andcodestobeusedinsubmitting
information onfishingeffort,fishinggear,methodof
fishingandvesselsizearegiveninAnnexIV.
4.Thelistofspeciesandstatisticalfishingregionsandthe
descriptions oftheseregions,aswellasthemeasurescodes
anddefinitions appliedtofishingeffort,fishinggears,
vesselsizesandmethodsoffishingmaybeamendedin
accordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle6.Article6
1.TheCommission shallbeassistedbytheStanding
Committee forAgricultural Statistics,hereafterreferredto
asthe'Committee '.
2.Wheretheprocedure laiddowninthisArticleistobe
followed,thechairman shallreferthemattertothe
Committee onhisowninitiativeorattherequestofthe
representative ofaMemberState.
3.Therepresentative oftheCommission shallsubmitto
theCommittee adraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
Committe shalldeliveritsopiniononthatdraftwithina
timelimitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccordingto
theurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakingavote.
4.Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes,in
addition,eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoaskto
haveitspositionrecordedintheminutes.
5.TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbytheCommittee .Itshallinformthe
Committe ofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount .
Article7
1.Within12monthsoftheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation ,MemberStatesshallsubmitadetailedreportArticle3
Exceptwhereprovisions adoptedunderthecommon
fisheriespolicydictateotherwise,aMemberStateshallbe
permittedtousesamplingtechniques toderivecatchdata
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totheCommission describinghowthedataoncatchesand
fishingeffortarederivedandspecifying thedegreeof
representativity andreliability ofthesedata.The
Commission ,incollaboration withtheMemberStates,
shalldrawupasummaryofthesereports.4.Methodological reports,transitional arrangements ,
dataavailability ,datareliabilityandotherrelevantissues
connected withtheapplication ofthisRegulation shallbe
examined onceayearwithinthecompetent Working
GroupoftheAgricultural StatisticsCommittee .
Article8
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofany
modifications totheinformation provided under
paragraph 1withinthreemonthsoftheirintroduction .Regulation (EEC)No3881/91isherebyrevoked.
3.Wherethemethodological reportsunderparagraph 1
showthataMemberStatecannotimmediately meetthe
requirements ofthisRegulation andthatchangesinsurvey
techniques andmethodology arenecessary,the
Commission may,incooperation withtheMemberState,
setatransitional periodofuptotwoyearsduringwhich
theprogramme ofthisRegulation istobeachieved.Article9
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1994.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
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ANNEX 1
LISTOFSPECIES FORWHICHCATCHDATASHALLBESUBMITTED
MemberStatesshouldreportthespeciesinasgreatdetailaspossible.Speciesgroupings (e.g.'Marineflatfishes
n.e.i')shouldonlybeusedwhenitisimpossible tosupplyamoredetaileddescription ofthespecies.Member
Statesmaysubmitdataforspeciesnotinthelist,providedthatthespeciesareclearlyidentified .
Note:'n.e.i.'istheabbreviation for'notelsewhere identified'
Englischname 3-alpha-identifier Scientific name
GROUND-FISH
Atlanticcod COD Gadusmorhua
Haddock HAD Mehnogrammus aeglefinus
Atlanticredfishesn.e.i. RED Sebastesspp.
Silverhake HKS Merluccius bilinearis
Redhake HKR Urophycis chuss
Saithe(=Pollock) POK Pollachius virens
Goldenredfish REG Sebastesmarinus
Beakedredfish REB Sebastesmentella
Americanplaice(L.R.Dab) PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witchflounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder YEL Limandaferruginea
Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Atlantichalibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Winterflounder FLW Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Summerflounder FLS Paralichthys dentatus
Windowpane flounder FLD Scophthalmus aquosus
Flatfishes n.e.i. FLX Pleuronectiformes
Americanangler ANG Lophiusamericanus
Atlanticsearobins SRA Prionotusspp.
Atlantictomcod TOM Microgadus tomcod
Blueantimora ANT Antimora rostrata
Bluewhiting (=Poutassou ) WHB Micromesistius poutassou
Cunnar CUN Tautogolabrus adspersus
Cusk(=Tusk) USK Brosmebrosme
Greenland cod GRC Gadusogac
Blueling BLI Molvadypterygia
Ling LIN Molvamolva
Lumpfish (=Lumpsucker ) LUM Cycloterus lumpus
Northernkingfish KGF Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northernpuffer PUF Sphoeroides maculatus
Eelpoutsn.e.i. ELZ Lycodesspp.
Oceanpout OPT Macrozoarces americanus
Polarcod POC Boreogadus saida
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Roughhead grenadier RHG Macrouris berglax
Sand-eels (=Sandlances) SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sculpinsn.e.i. SCU Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup SCP Stenotomus chrysops
Tautog TAU Tautogaonitis
Tilefish TIL Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Whitehake HKW Urophycis tenuis
Wolf-fishes n.e.i. CAT Anarhichas spp.
Atlanticwolf-fish CAA Anarhichas lupus
Spottedwolf-fish CAS Anarhichas minor
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Englischname 3-alpna-identifier Scientific name
PELAGIC FISH
Atlanticherring HER Clupeaharengus
Atlanticmackerel MAC Scomberscombrus
Atlanticbutterfish BUT Peprilustriacanthus
Atlanticmenhaden MHA Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlanticsaury SAU Scomberesox saurus
Bayanchovy ANB Anchoamitchilli
Bluefish BLU Pomatomus saltatrix
CrevalleJack CVJ Caranxhippos
Frigatetuna FRI Auxisthazard
Kingmackerel KGM Scomberomorus cavalla
AtlanticSpanishmackerel SSM Scomberomorus maculatus
Sailfish SAI Istiophorus platypterus
Whitemarlin WHM Tetrapterus albidus
Bluemarlin BUM Makairanigicans
Swordfish SWO Xiphiasgladius
Albacore tuna ALB Thunnusalalunga
Atlanticbonito BON Sardasarda
Littletunny LTA Euthynnus alletteratus
Bigeyetuna BET Thunnus obesus
Northern bluefishruna BFT Thunnusthynnus
Skipjacktuna SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnusalbacares
Tunasn.e.i. TUN Scombridae
Pelagicfishesn.e.i. PEL Osteichthyes
OTHER FIN-FISH
Alewife ALE Alosapseudoharengus
Amberjacks n.e.i. AMX Seriolaspp.
Americanconger COA Congeroceanicus
American eel ELA Anguillarostrata
American shad SHA Alosasapidissima
Argentines n.e.i. ARG Argentina spp.
Atlanticcroacker CKA Micropogonias undulatus
Atlanticneedlefish NFA Strongylura marina
Atlanticsalmon SAL Salmosalar
Atlanticsilverside SSA Menidiamenidia
Atlanticthreadherring THA Opisthonema oglinum
Baird'sslickhead ALC Alepocephalus bairdii
Blackdrum BDM Pogoniascromis
Blackseabass BSB Centropristis striata
Bluebackherring BBH Alosaaestivalis
Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus
Charn.e.i. CHR Salvelinusspp.
Cobia CBA Rachycentron canadum
Common (=Florida)pompano POM Trachinotus carolinus
Gizzardshad SHG Dorosoma cepedianum
Gruntsn.e.i. GRX Pomadasyidae
Hickoryshad SHH Alosamediocris
Lanternfish LAX Notoscopelus spp.
Mulletsn.e.i. MUL Mugilidae
N.Atlanticharvestfish HVF Peprilusalepidotus (=Paru)
Pigfish PIG Orthopristis chrysoptera
Rainbow smelt SMR Osmerus mordax
Reddrum RDM Sciaenops ocellatus
Redporgy RPG Pagruspagrus
Roughshad RSC Trachurus lathami
Sandperch PES Diplectrum formosum
Sheepshead SPH Archosargus probatocephalus
Spotcroaker SPT Leiostomus xanthurus
Spottedweakfish SWF Cynoscion nebulosus
Squeteague (Greyweakfish ) STG Cynoscion regalis
Stripedbass STB Moronesaxatilis
Sturgeonsn.e.i. STU Acipenseridae
Tarpon TAR Tarpon(=Megalops)atlanticus
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Englischname 3-alpha-ktentifier Schientific name
Whiteperch PEW Moroneamericana
Alfonsinos ALF Beryxspp.
Spiny(=Pickeddogfish) DGS Squalusacanthias
Dogfishesn.e.i. DGX Squalidae
Porbeagle POR Lamnanasus
Largesharksn.e.i. SHX Squaliformes
Skatesn.e.i. SKA Rajaspp.
Fin-fishes n.e.i. FIN Osteichthyes
INVERTEBRATES
Long-finned squid(Loligo) SQL Loligopealei
Short-finned squid SQI Illexillecebrosus
Squidsn.e.i. SQU Loliginidae ,Ommastrephidae
Atlanticrazorclam CLR Ensisdirectus
Hardclam CLH Mercenaria mercenaria
Oceanquahog CLQ Articaislandica
Softclam CLS Myaarenaria
Surfclam CLB Spisulasolidissima
Clamsn.e.i. CLX Prionodesmacea ,Teleodesmacea
Bayscallop SCB Argopecten irradians
Calicoscallop see Argopecten gibbus
Icelandicscallop ISC Chlamysislandica
Seascallop SCA Placopecten magellanicus
Scallopsn.e.i. sex Pectinidae
Americancuppedoyster OYA Crassostrea virginica
Bluemussel MUS . Mytilusedulis
Whelksn.e.i. WHX Busyconspp.
Periwinkles n.e.i. PER Littorinaspp.
Marinemolluscsn.e.i. MOL Mollusca
Atlanticrockcrab CRK Cancerirroratus
Bluecrab CRB Callinectes sapidus
Greencrab CRG Carcinus maenas
Jonahcrab CRJ Cancerborealis
Queencrab CRQ Chinoecetes opilio
Redcrab CRR Gryonquinquedens
Stonekingcrab KCT Lithodesmaia
Marinecrabsn.e.i. CRA Reptantia
American lobster LBA Homarusamericanus
Northernprawn PRA Pandalus borealis
Aesopshrimp AES Pandalusmontagui
Penaeusshrimpsn.e.i. PEN Penaeusspp.
Pink(=Pandalid )shrimps PAN Pandalusspp.
Marinecrustaceans n.e.i. CRU Crustacea
Seaurchin URC Strongylocentrotus spp.
Marinewormsn.e.i. WOR Polychaeta
Horeshoe crab HSC Limuluspolyphemus
Marineinvertebrates n.e.i. INV Invertebrata
SEAWEEDS
Brownseaweeds SWB Phaeophyceae
Redseaweeds SWR Rhodophyceae
Seaweeds n.e.i. SWX Algae
SEALS
Harpseal SEH Pagophilius groenlandicus
Hoodedseal SEZ Cystophora cristata

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ANNEX II
STATISTICAL FISHING AREASOFTHENORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FORWHICHDATAARE
TOBESUBMITTED
Sub-area0
Division0A
Division0BSub-area4
Division4R
Division4S
Division4T
Division4V
Sub-division 4Vn
Sub-division 4Vs
Division4W
Division4XSub-area 1
Division 1A
Division 1B
Division 1C
Division 1D
Division 1E
Division 1F
Division 1NK(notknown)Division4NK(notknown)
Sub-area 5
Division 5Y
Division 5Z
Sub-division 5Ze
Sub-unitSZc
Sub-unit5Zu
Sub-division 5Zw
Division5NK(notknown)Sub-area 2
Division2G
Division2H
Division2J
Division2NK(notknown)
Sub-area 3
Division 3K
Division 3L
Division 3M
Division 3N
Division 3O
Division 3P
Sub-division 3Pn
Sub-division 3Ps
Division3NK(notknown)Sub-area 6
Division 6A
Division 6B
Division6C
Division6D
Division 6E
Division 6F
Division 6G
Division6H
Division6NK(notknown)

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ANNEX III
DESCRIPTION OFTHENAFOSUB-AREAS ANDDIVISIONS USEDFORTHEPURPOSE OFFISHERY
STATISTICS ANDREGULATIONS INTHENORTH-WEST ATLANTIC
Sub-area 0
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Areaboundedonthesouthbyalineextendingdueeastfromapointat
61°00'northlatitudeand65°00'westlongitudetoapointat61°00'northlatitudeand59°00'westlongitude,
thenceinasouth-easterly directionalongarhumb-line toapointat60°12'northlatitudeand57°13'west
longitude;thenceboundedontheeastbyaseriesofgeoditiclinesjoiningthefollowingpoints:
PointNo Latitude Longitude PointNo Latitude Longitude
1 60°12'0N 57°13'0W 53 68°25'3N 58°42'4W
2 61°00'0N 57°13'1W 54 68°32'9N 59°01'8W
3 62°00'5N 57°21'1W 55 68°34'0N 59°04'6W
4 62°02'3N 57°21'8W 56 68°37'9N 59°14'3W
5 62°03'5N 57°22'2W 57 68°38'0N 59°14'6W
6 62°11'5N 57°25'4W 58 68°56'8N 60°02'4W
7 62°47'2N 57°41'0W 59 69°00'8N 60°09'0W
8 63°22'8N 57°57'4W 60 69°06'8N 60°18'5W
9 63°28'6N 57°597W 61 69°10'3N 60°23'8W
10 63°35'0N 58°02'0W 62 69°12'8N 60°27'5W
11 63°37'2N 58°01'2W 63 69°29'4N 60°51'6W
12 63°44'1N 57°58'8W 64 69°49'8N 60°58'2W
13 63°50'1N 57°57'2W 65 69°55'3N 60°59'6W
14 63°52'6N 57°56'6W 66 69°55'8N 61°00'0W
15 63°57'4N 57°53'5W 67 70°01'6N 61°04'2W
16 64°04'3N 57°49'1W 68 70°07'SN 61°08'1W
17 64°12'2N 57°48'2W 69 70°08'8N 61°08'8W
18 6S°06'0N 57°44'1W 70 70°13'4N 61°10'6W
19 65°08'9N 57°43'9W 71 70°33'1N 61°17'4W
20 65°11'6N 57°44'4W 72 70°35'6N 61°20'6W
21 65°14'5N 57°45'1W 73 70°48'2N 61°37'9W
22 65°18'1N 57°45'8W 74 70°51'8N 61°42'7W
23 6S°23'3N 57044/9w 75 71°12'1N 62°09'1W
24 65°34'8N 57°42'3W 76 71°18'9N 62°17'5W
25 65°37'7N 57041-9w 77 71°25'9N 62°25'5W
26 65°50'9N 57°40'7W 78 71°29'4N 62°29'3W
27 65°51'7N 57°40'6W 79 71°31'8N 62°32'0W
28 65°57'6N 57°40'1W 80 71°32'9N 62°33'5W
29 66°03'5N 57°39'6W 81- 71°44'7N 62°49'6W
30 66°12'9N 57°38'2W 82 71°47'3N 62°53'1W
31 66°18'8N 57°37'8W 83 71°52'9N 63°03'9W
32 66°24'6N 57°37'8W 84 72°01'7N 63°21'1W
33 66°30'3N 57°38'3W 85 72°06'4N 63°30'9W
34 66°36'1N 57°39'2W 86 72°11'0N 63°41'0W
35 66°37'9N 57°39'6W 87 72°24'8N 64°13'2W
36 66°41'8N 57°40'6W 88 72°30'5N 64°26'1W
37 66°49'5N 57°43'0W 89 72°36'3N 64°38'8W
38 67°21'6N 57°52'7W 90 72°43'7N 64°54'3W
39 67°27'3N 57°54'9W 91 72°45'7N 64°58'4W
40 67°28'3N 57°55'3W 92 72°47'7N 65°00'9W
41 67°29'1N 57°56'1W 93 72°50'8N 65°07'6W
42 67°30'7N 57°57'8W 94 73°18'5N 66°08'3W
43 67°35'3N 58°02'2W 95 73°25'9N 66°25'3W
44 67°39'7N 58°06'2W 96 73°31'1N 67°15'1W
45 67°44'2N 58°09'9W 97 73°36'5N 68°05'5W
46 67°56'9N 58°19'8W 98 73°37'9N 68°12'3W
47 68°01'8N 58°23'3 W 99 73°41'7N 68°29'4W
48 68°04'3N 58°25'0 W 100 73°46'1N 68°48'5W
49 68°06'8N 58°26'7W 101 73°46'7N 68°51'1W
50 68°07'5,N 58°27'2W 102 73°52'3N 69°11'3W
51 68°16'1N 58°34'1W 103 73°57'6N 69°31'5W
52 68°21'7N 58°39'0W 104 74°02'2N 69°50'3W

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PointNo Latitude Longitude PointNo Latitude Longitude
105 74°02'6N 69°52'0W 111 74°28'6N 71°45'8W
106 74°06'1N 70°06'6W 112 74°44'2N 72°53'0W
107 74°07'5N 70°12'5 W 113 74°50'6N 73°02'8W
108 74°10'0N 70°23'1W 114 75°00'0N 73°16'3W
109 74°12'5N 70°337W 115 75°00'N 73°30'W
110 74°24'0N 71°257WI
andthenceduenorthtotheparallelof78°10'northlatitude;andboundedonthewestbyalinebeginningat
61°00'northlatitudeand65°00'westlongitudeandextending inanorth-westerly directionalonga
rhumb-line tothecoastofBaffinIslandatEastBluff(61°55'northlatitudeand66°20'westlongitude),and
thenceinanortherlydirectionalongthecoastofBaffinIsland,BylotIsland,DevonIslandandEllesmereIsland
andfollowingthe80thmeridianofwestlongitudeinthewatersbetweentheseislandstotheparallelof78°10'
northlatitude .
Sub-area0iscomposedoftwodivisions :
division0A:
,thatportionofthesub-arealyingtothenorthoftheparallelof66°15'northlatitude;
division0B:
thatportionofdiesub-arealyingtothesouthoftheparallelof66°15'northlatitude.
Sub-area 1
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Arealyingtotheeastofsub-area0andtothenorthandeastofa
rhumb-line joiningapointat60°12'northlatitudeand57°13'westlongitudewithapointat52°15'north
latitudeand42°00'westlongitude .
Sub-area 1iscomposedofsixdivisions :
division 1A:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingnorthoftheparallelof68°50'northlatitude(Christianshaab );
division 1B:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheparallelof66°15'northlatitude(fivenauticalmilesnorthof
Umanarsugssuak )andtheparallelof68°50'northlatitude(Christianshaab );
division 1C:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheparallelof64°15'northlatitude(fournauticalmilesnorthof
Godthaab )andtheparallelof66°15'northlatitude(fivenauticalmilesnorthofUmanarsugssuak );
division 1D:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheparallelof62°30'northlatitude(Frederikshaab Glacier)andthe
parallelof64°15'northlatitude(fournauticalmilesnorthofGodthaab );
division 1E:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheparallelof60°45'northlatitude(CapeDesolation )andthe
parallelof62°30'northlatitude(Frederikshaab Glacier);
division 1F:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheparallelof60°45'northlatitude(CapeDesolation ).
Sub-area 2
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Arealyingtotheeastofthemeridianof64°30'westlongitudeinthe
areaofHudsonStrait,tothesouthofsub-area0,tothesouthandwestofsub-area 1andtothenorthofthe
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Sub-area2iscomposedofthreedivisions:
division2G:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingnorthoftheparallelof57°40'northlatitude(CapeMugford);
division2H:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheparallelofJ5°20'northlatitude(Hopedale )andtheparallelof
57°40'northlatitude (CapeMugford);
division2J:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheparallelof55°20'northlatitude(Hopedale).
Sub-area 3
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Arealyingsouthoftheparallelof52°15'northlatitude,andtotheeast
ofalineextendingduenorthfromCapeBauldonthenorthcoastofNewfoundland to52°15'northlatitude;
tothenorthofdieparallelof39°00'northlatitude;andtotheeastandnorthofarhumb-line commencing at
39°00'northlatitude,50°00'westlongitudeandextendinginanorth-westerly directiontopassthrougha
pointat43°30'northlatitude,55°00'westlongitudeinthedirectionofapointat47°50'northlatitude,
60°00'westlongitude 'untilitintersectsastraightlineconnecting CapeRay,onthecoastofNewfoundland ,
withCapeNorthonCapeBretonIsland;thenceinanorth-easterly directionalongsaidlinetoCapeRay.
Sub-area3iscomposedofsixdivisions :
division3K:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingnorthoftheparallelof49°15'northlatitude (CapeFreels,
Newfoundland );
division3L:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweentheNewfoundland coastfromCapeFreelstoCapeStMaryandina
linedescribedasfollows:beginningatCapeFreels;thencedueeasttothemeridianof46°30'westlongitude,
thenceduesouthtodieparallelof46°00'northlatitude,thenceduewesttothemeridianof54°30'west
longitude,thencealongarhumb-line toCapeStMary,Newfoundland ;
division3M:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheparallelof49°15'northlatitudeandeastofthemeridianof
46°30'westlongitude ;
division3N:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheparallelof46°00'northlatitudeandbetweenthemeridianof
46°30'westlongitudeandthemeridianof51°00'westlongitude;
division3O:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheparallelof46°00'northlatitudeandbetweenthemeridianof
51°00'westlongitudeandthemeridianof54°30'westlongitude ;
division3P:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingsouthoftheNewfoundland coastandwestofalinefromCapeStMary,
Newfoundland toapointat46°00'northlatitude,54°30'westlongitude,thenceduesouthtoalimitofthe
sub-area .
Division3Pisdividedintotwosubdivisions :
subdivision 3Pn(north-western subdivision ):
thatportionofdivision3Plyingnorth-west ofthelineextendingfromBurgeoIsland,Newfoundland ,
approximately south-west toapointat46°50'northlatitudeand58°50'westlongitude;
subdivision 3Ps(south-eastern subdivision ):
thatportionofdivision3Plyingsouth-eastofthelinedefinedforsubdivision 3Pn.
Sub-area 4
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Arealyingnorthoftheparallelof39°00'northlatitude,tothewestof
sub-area3,andtotheeastofalinedescribedasfollows:beginningattheterminusoftheinternational

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boundarybetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanadaintheGrandMananChannel,atapointat
44°46'35,346 "northlatitude;66°54'11,253"westlongitude;thenceduesouthtotheparallelof43°50'north
latitude;thenceduewesttothemeridianof67°24'27,24 "westlongitude;thence ,alongageodeticlineina
south-westerly directiontoapointat42°53'14"northlatitudeand67°44'35"westlongitude;thencealonga
geodeticlineinasouth-easterly directiontoapointat42°31'08"northlatitudeand67°28'05"westlongitude;
thencealongageodeticlinetoapointat42°20'northlatitudeand67°18'13,15 "westlongitude ;thencedue
easttoapointat66°00'westlongitude ;thencealongarhumb-line inasouth-easterly directiontoapointat
42°00'northlatitudeand65°40'westlongitude ;andthenceduesouthtotheparallelof39°00'north
latitude .
Sub-area4isdividedintosixdivisions :
division4R:
thatportionoftheNAFOConvention ArealyingbetweenthecoastofNewfoundland fromCapeBauldto
CapeRayandalinedescribedasfollows:beginningatCapeBauld,thenceduenorthtotheparallelof52°15'
northlatitude,thenceduewesttotheLabradorcoast,thencealongtheLabradorcoasttotheterminusofthe
Labrador-Quebec boundary,thencealongarhumb-line inasouth-westerly directiontoapointat49°25'north
latitude,60°00'westlongitude,thenceduesouthtoapointat47°50'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,
thencealongarhumb-line inasouth-easterly directiontodiepointatwhichtheboundaryofsub-area3
intersectsthestraightlinejoiningCapeNorth,NovaScotiawithCapeRay,Newfoundland ,thencetoCape
Ray,Newfoundland ;
division4S:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthesouthcoastofQuebecfromtheterminusoftheLabrador-Quebec
boundarytoPointedesMontsandalinedescribedasfollows:beginningatPointedesMonts,thencedueeast
toapointat49°25'northlatitude,64°40'westlongitude,thencealongarhumb-line inaneast-south-easterly
directiontoapointat47°50'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,thencealongarhumb-line ina
north-easterly directiontotheterminusoftheLabrador-Quebec boundary ;
division4T:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthecoastsofNovaScotia,NewBrunswick andQuebecfromCape
NorthtoPointedesMontsandalinedescribedasfollows:beginningatPointedesMonts,thencedueeasttoa
pointat49°25'northlatitude,64°40'westlongitude,thencealongarhumb-line inaneast-south-easterly
directiontoapointat47°50'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,thencealongarhumb-line inasoutherly
directiontoCapeNorth,NovaScotia;
division4V:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthecoastofNovaScotiabetweenCapeNorthandFourchu,anda
linedescribedasfollows:beginningatFourchuthencealongarhumb-line inaneasterlydirectiontoapointat
45°40'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,thenceduesouthalongthemeridianof60°00'westlongitudeto
theparallelof44°10'northlatitude,thencedueeasttothemeridianof59°00'westlongitude,thencedue
southtotheparallelof39°00'northlatitude,thencedueeasttoapointwheretheboundarybetweensub-areas
3and4meetstheparallelof39°00'northlatitude,thencealongtheboundarybetweensub-areas3and4anda
linecontinuing inanorth-westerly directiontoapointat47°50'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,and
thencealongarhumb-line inasoutherlydirectiontoCapeNorth,NovaScotia.
Division4Visdividedintotwosub-divisions :
sub-division 4Vn(northerlysub-division ):
thatportionofdivision4Vlyingnorthoftheparallelof45°40'northlatitude;
sub-division 4Vs(southerlysub-division ):
thatportionofdivision4Vlyingsouthoftheparallelof45°40'northlatitude;
division4W:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthecoastofNovaScotiafromHalifaxtoFourchuandaline
describedasfollows:beginningatFourchu,thencealongarhumb-line inaneasterlydirectiontoapointat
45°40'northlatitude,60°00'westlongitude,thenceduesoUthalongthemeridianof60°00'westlongitudeto
theparallelof44°10'northlatitude,thencedueeasttothemeridianof59°00'westlongitude,thencedue
southtotheparallelof39°00'northlatitude,thenceduewesttothemeridianof63°20'westlongitude,thence
duenorthtoapointtothemeridianof44°20'northlatitude,thencealongarhumb-line inanorth-westerly
directiontoHalifax,NovaScotia;
division4X:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthewesternboundaryofsub-area4andthecoastsofNew
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andalinedescribedasfollows:beginningatHalifax,thencealongarhumb-line inasouth-easterly directionto
apointat44°20'northlatitude,63°20'westlongitude,thenceduesouthtotheparallelof39°00'north
latitude;thenceduewesttothemeridianof65°40'westlongitude .
Sub-area 5
ThatportionoftheNAFOConvention Arealyingtothewestofthewesternboundaryofsub-area4,tothe
northoftheparallelof39°00'northlatitudeandtotheeastofthemeridianof71°40'westlongitude .
Sub-area5iscomposedoftwodivisions:
division5Y:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingbetweenthecoastsofMaine,NewHampshire andMassachusetts fromthe
borderbetweenMaineandNewBrunswickto70°00'westlongitudeonCapeCod(atapproximately 42°
northlatitude)andalinedescribedasfollows:beginningatapointonCapeCodat70°westlongitude (at
approximately 42°northlatitude),thenceduenorthto42°20'northlatitude,thencedueeastto67°18'13,15 "
westlongitudeattheboundaryofsub-areas4and5;thencealongthatboundarytotheboundaryofCanada
andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica;
divisionSZ:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtothesouthandeastofdivision5Y.
Division 5Zisdividedintotwosub-divisions :
sub-division 5Ze(easterlysub-division ):
thatportionofdivision5Zlyingeastofthemeridianof70°00'westlongitude .
Forstatisticalpurposessub-division 5Zeisdividedintotwosub-units :
sub-unit5Zc:
thatpartofsub-division 5Zethatliestothenorthofthegeodeticlinejoiningthepointswherethegeodetic
linedenotingtheUSA-Canada boundary from42°31'08"northlatitude67°28'05"westlongitudeto
40°27'05"northlatitude65°41'59"westlongitudemeetstheparallelat42°00'northlatitudetowhereits
extensionmeetsthemeridianat65°40'westlongitude;
sub-unit5Zu:
thatpartofdivision5Zethatliestothesouthofthegeodeticlinejoiningthepointswherethegeodeticline
denotingtheUSA-Canada boundaryfrom42°31'08"northlatitude67°28'05"westlongitudeto40°27'05"
northlatitude65°41'59"westlongitudemeetstheparallelat42°00'northlatitudetowhereitsextension
meetsthemeridianat65°40'westlongitude;
sub-division 5Zw(westerlysub-division ):
thatportionofdivision5Zlyingwestofthemeridianof70°00'westlongitude .
Sub-area6
ThatpartoftheNAFOConvention AreaboundedbyalinebeginningatapointonthecoastofRhodeIsland
at71°40'westlongitude,thenceduesouthto39°00'northlatitude,thencedueeastto42°00'westlongitude,
thenceduesouthto35°00'northlatitude,thenceduewesttothecoastofNorthAmerica,thencenorthwards
alongthecoastofNorthAmericatoapointonRhodeIslandat71°40'westlongitude .
Sub-area6iscomposedofeightdivisions:
division6A:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtothenorthoftheparallelof39°00'northlatitudeandtothewestof
sub-area5;
division6B:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtothewestof70°00'westlatitude,tothesouthoftheparallelof39°00'
northlatitude,andtothenorthandwestofalinerunningwestwardalongdieparallelof37°00'northlatitude
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division6C:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtothewestof70°00'westlongitudeandthesouthofsub-division 6B;
division6D:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtotheeastofdivisions6Band6Candtothewestof65°00'west
longitude;
division6E:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtotheeastofdivision6Dandtothewestof60°00'westlongitude;
division6F:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtotheeastofdivision6Eandtothewestof55°00'westlongitude;
division6G:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtotheeastofdivision6Fandtothewestof50°00'westlongitude ;
division6H:
thatportionofthesub-arealyingtotheeastofdivision6Gandtothewestof42°00'westlongitude .

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ANNEX IV
DEFINITIONS ANDCODING TOBEUSEDINTHESUBMISSION OFCATCHDATA
(a)LISTOFFISHINGGEAR/FISHINGVESSELCATEGORIES
(fromtheInternational StandardStatisticalClassification ofFishingGears(ISSCFG)
Category Abbreviation
Trawls
Bottomtrawls
—beamtrawl TBB
—ottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified ) OTB
—ottertrawl(side) OTB1
—ottertrawl(stern) OTB2
—pairtrawl(twovessels) PTB
—shrimptrawls TBS
—nephropstrawls TBN
—bottomtrawls(notspecified) TB
Midwater trawls:
—ottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified OTM
—ottertrawl(side) OTM1
—ottertrawl(stern) OTM2
—pairtrawl(twovessels) PTM
—shrimptrawls TMS
—midwatertrawls(notspecified) TM
Ottertwintrawls OTT
Pairtrawls(twovessels)(notspecified) PT
Ottertrawls(notspecified) OT
Ottertrawls(notspecified) TX
Seinenets
Beachseine SB
Boatorvesselseines SV
—Danishseine SDN
—Scottishseine SSC
—Pairseine(twovessels) SPR
Seinenets(notspecified) SX
Surrounding nets
Withpurselines(purseseine) PS
—operatedbyonevessel PSI
—operatedbytwovessels PS2
Withoutpurselines(lampara) LA
Gillnetsandentangling nets
Setgillnets(anchored ) GNS
Driftgillnets GND
Encircling gillnets GNC
Fixedgillnets(onstakes) GNF
Trammel nets GTR
Gombined gillnets-trammel nets GTN
Gillnetsandentangling nets(notspecified) GEN
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Category Abbreviation
Hooksandlines
Setlonglines
Driftlonglines
Longlines (notspecified)
Handlinesandpolelines (hand-operated )
Handlinesandpolelines (mechanized )
Trollinglines
Hooksandlines(notspecified)LLS
LLD
LL
LHP
LTM
LTL
LX
Traps
Stationary uncoveredpoundnets
Coveredpots
Fykenets
Barriers,fences,weirs,etc.
Stownets
Aerialnets
Traps(notspecified)FPN
FPO
FYK
FWR
FSN
FAR
FIX
Fallinggear
Castnets
Fallinggear(unspecified )FCN
FG
Dredges
Boatdredge
HanddredgeDRB
DRH
Grapplingandwounding
Harpoon HAR
Liftnets
Portableliftnets
Boatoperatedliftnets
Shoreoperatedstationary liftnets
Liftnets(notspecified)LNP
LNB
LNS
LN
Harvesting machines
Pumps
Mechanized dredges
Harvesting machines (notspecified)HMP
HMD
HMX
Miscellaneous gears MIS
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(b)DEFINITIONS OFFISHINGEFFORTMEASURES FORGEARCATEGORIES
Threelevelsofprecisionoffishingeffortshouldbeprovided,wherepossible.
CategoryA
Fishinggear Effortmeasure Definitions
Surrounding nets
(Purseseines)Numberofsets Numberoftimesthegearhasbeensetorshot,
whetherornotacatchwasmade.Thismeasure is
appropriate whenschoolsizeandpackingisrelated
tostockabundance orsetsaremadeinarandom
manner
Beachseines Numberofsets Numberoftimesthegearhasbeensetorshot,
whetherornotacatchwasmade
Boatseines Numberofhours
fishedNumberofhoursduringwhichtheseinewasinthe
waterfishing
Trawls Numberofhours Numberofhoursduringwhichthetrawlwasinthe
water(midwatertrawl),oronthebottom(bottom
trawl),andfishing
Boatdredges Numberofhours
fishedNumberofhoursduringwhichthedredgewasonthe
bottomandfishing
Gillnets(setordrift)Number ofeffort
unitsLengthofnetsexpressed in100-metre units
multiplied bythenumberofsetsmade(=
accumulated totallengthinmetresofnetusedina
giventimedividedby100)
Gillnets(fixed) Numberofeffort
unitsLengthofnetexpressedin100-metreunitsmultiplied
bythenumeroftimesthenetwascleared
Traps
(uncovered poundnets)Numberofeffort
unitsNumberofdaysfishedtimesthenumberofunits
hauled
Coveredpotsandfyke
netsNumberofeffort
unitsNumberofliftstimesthenumberofunits(=total
numberofunitsfishedinagiventimeperiod)
Longlines (setordrift)Thoussands ofhooksNumberofhooksfishedinagiventimeperiod
dividedby1000
Handlines (pole,troll,
jig,etc.)Numberofline-days Totalnumberoflinesusedinagiventimeperiod
Harpoons— (ReporteffortlevelsBandConly)
Category B
Numberofdaysfished:thenumberofdaysonwhichfishingtookplace.Forthose.fisheriesinwhich
searchingisasubstantialpartofthefishingoperation,daysinwhichsearchingbutnofishingtookplace
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CategoryC
Fornumberofdaysongroundinadditiontodaysfishedandsearchingalsoallotherdayswhilethevessel
wasonthegroundshouldbeincluded.
Percentofestimatedeffort(pro-ratedeffort)
Sincecorresponding effortmeasuresmaynotbeavailableforthetotalcatch,thepercentage oftheeffort
thathasbeenestimated shouldbeindicated .Thisiscalculated from:
(Totalcatch)—(Catchforwhichefforthasbeenrecorded)x100
(Totalcatch)
(c)VESSELSIZECATEGORIES
(fromtheInternational StandardStatisticalClassification ofFishing(ISSCFV))
Tonnageclasses
Grosstonnagecategory Code
0-49,9 02
50-149,9 03
150-499,9 04
500-999,9 05
1000-1999,9 06
2000-99999,9 07
notknown 00
(d)MAINSPECIESSOUGHT
Thisisthespeciestowhichthefishingwasprincipally directed.However,itmaynotcorrespond withthe
specieswhichformedthegreaterpartofdiecatch.Thespeciesshouldbeindicatedusingthe3-alpha
identifier (seeAnnexI).

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ANNEX V
FORMAT FORTHESUBMISSION OFDATAONMAGNETIC MEDIA
(a)Magneticmedia
Computer tapes:Ninetrackwithadensityof1600or6250BPIandEBCDICorASCIIcoding,preferably
labelled.Iflabelledanend-of-file codeshouldbeincluded .
Floppydisks:MS-DOSformatted3,5",720Kor1,4Mbytedisksor5,25",360Kor1,2Mbytedisks.
(b)Codingformat
Forthesubmissions pursuanttoArticle2(1)(a)
ByteNos Item Remarks
1to4Country (ISO3-alphacode) e.g.FRA=France
5to6Year e.g.90=1990
7to8FAOmajorfishingarea 21=North-west Atlantic
9to15 Division e.g.3Pn=NAFOsubdivision 3Pn
16to18Species 3-alphaidentifier
19to26Catch Metrictonnes
Forthesubmissions pursuanttoArticle2(1)(b)
ByteNos Item Remarks
1to4Country ISO3-alphacode(e.g.FRA=France)
5to6 Year e.g.94=1994
7to8Month e.g.01=January
9to10FAOmajorfishingarea 21=North-west Atlantic
111to18Division e.g.3Pn=NAFOsubdivision 3Pn:
alphanumeric
19to21Mainspeciessought 3-alphaidentifier
22to26Vessel/gearcategory ISSCFGcode(e.g.OTB2=Bottomotter
trawl):alphanumeric
27to28Vesselsizeclass ISSCFVcode(e.g.04=150-499,9 GT):
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ByteNos Item Remarks
29to34Averagegrosstonnage Tonnes :numeric
35to43Averageenginepower Kilowatts :numeric
44to45Percentage effortestimated Numeric
46to48 Unit 3-alphaidentifierofspeciesoreffort
identifier
(e.g.COD=Atlanticcod
A—=EffortmeasureA)
49to56Data Catch(inmetrictonnes)oreffortunit
Notes
(a)Allnumericfieldsshouldberightjustifiedwithleadingblanks.Allalphanumeric fieldsshouldbeleft
justifiedwithtrailingblanks.
(b)Thecatchistoberecordedintheliveweightequivalentofthelandingstothenearestmetrictonne.
(c)Quantities (bytes49to56)oflessthanhalfaunitshouldberecordedas'-1\
(d)Unknown!quantities (bytes49to56)shouldberecordedas'-2'.
(e)Countrycodes:(ISOcodes)
Belgium BEL
Denmark DNK
France FRA
Germany DEU
Greece GRC
Ireland IRL
Italy ITA
Luxembourg LUX
Netherlands NLD
Portugal PRT
Spain ESP
UnitedKingdom GBR
EnglandandWales GBRA
Scotland GBRB
Northern Ireland GBRC