PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE SUBMISSION OF NOMINAL CATCH STATISTICS BY MEMBER STATES FISHING IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC
Date: 1991-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurostat, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch by species, fishing area, fishing statistics

CGRMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 218 final 

Brussels,  5 July  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

on the submission of nominal  catch statistics by Member  States 

fishing  in the Northwest  Atlantic 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Statistics  on  the  nominal  catches  by  Member  States  fishing  in  the 

Northwest Atlantic are required so  that 

1) 

the  Community  may  meet  its  obligations  under  the  conventions 

establishing  the  Northwest Atlantic  Fisheries  Organisation  and  the 

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation  Organisation, 

and 

2)  the Community may have available  the information  on  the activities of 

its  fishing  vessels  in  the  Northwest  Atlantic  to  aid  its  negotiations 

in the international  fora. 

This  draft  regulation  converts  into  Community  legislation  the  so-called 

STATLANT 21A  questionnaire  used  for  many  years  by  Member  States  to 

report  annual  nominal  catches  to  international  organisations  on  an 

informal  basis. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

on the submission of nominal  catch statistics by Member  States 

fishing  in the Northwest  Atlantic 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 

Community, 

Having  regard  to the draft  from  the Commission, 

Having  regard  to the opinion of  the European Parliament, 

Having  regard  to the opinion of  the Statistical  Programme  Committee, 

Whereas  the  management  of  the  Community's  fishery  resources  requires 

accurate and  timely statistics on  the catches by Member  States' vessels 

fishing  in the Northwest  Atlantic; 

Whereas  the  Convention  establishing  the  Northwest  Atlantic  Fisheries 

Organization,  ratified  by  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3179/781, 

requires  the  European  Communities  to  furnish  to  the  NAF0  Scientific 

Council  any  available  statistical  and  scientific  information  requested 

by the Scientific Council  in the performance of  its work; 

Whereas  the  Convention  establishing  the  North  Atlantic  Salmon 

Conservation  Organization,  ratified  by  Council  Decision  82/886/EEC2, 

requires  the  Community  as  a  contracting  party  to  supply  that 

Organization with  the available statistics  that  it may  request; 

Whereas  there  is a need  for  fuller definitions and descriptions used  in 

fishery  statistics  and  in  the  management  of  the  fisheries  of  the 

Northwest  Atlantic, 

1  0J No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. 

2  0J  No L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 24 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

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Article 1 

Each  Member  State  shall  submit  to  the  Statistical  Office  of  the 

European  Communities  (herinafter  referred  to as  "Eurostat") data on  the 

annual  nominal  catches  by  vessels  registered  in or  flying  the  flag  of 

that  Member  State  fishing  in the Northwest  Atlantic. 

The  nominal  catch  data  shall  include  all  fishery  products  landed  or 

trans-shipped  at  sea  in  no  matter  what  form  but  shall  exclude 

quantities which,  subsequent  to capture, are  discarded  at  sea,  consumed 

on  board  or  used  as  bait  on  board.  Aquaculture  production  shall  be 

excluded.  The  data  shall  be  recorded  as  the  live weight  equivalent  of 

the  landings or  trans-shipments,  to  the nearest  metric  tonne. 

Article  2 

1.  The  data  to  be  submitted  shall  be  the  nominal  catches  of  each  of 

the  species  listed  in  Annex  1  in  each  of  the  statistical  fishing 

regions  listed  in Annex  2 and  defined  in Annex  3. 

2.  The  data  for  each  calendar  year  shall  be  submitted  within  5  months 

of  the  end  of  the  year.  No  submissions  shall  be  required  for 

species/fishing  region  combinations  for  which  no  catches  were  recorded 

in the annual  period of  the  submission. 

3.  The  lists  of  species  and  statistical  fishing  regions  and  the 

descriptions of  these  fishing  regions may  be amended  in accordance  with 

the procedure  laid down  in Article  5. 

-  5 

Article  3 

Except  where  provisions  adopted  under  the  common  fisheries  policy 

dictate  otherwise,  a  Member  State  shall  be  permitted  to  use  sampling 

techniques  to  derive  catch  data  for  those  parts  of  the  fishing  fleet 

for  which  the complete  coverage of  the data would  involve  the  excessive 

application  of  administrative  procedures.  The  details  of  the  sampling 

procedures,  together  with  details  of  the  proportion  of  the  total  data 

derived  by  such  techniques, must  be  included  by  the Member  State  in the 

report  submitted  pursuant  to Article 6(1). 

Article  4 

Member  States  shall  fulfil  their  obligations  to  the  Commission  under 

the  provisions  of  Articles  1  and  2  by  submitting  the  data  on  magnetic 

medium,  the  format  of  which  is given  in Annex  4. 

With  the prior  approval  of  Eurostat, Member  States may  submit  data  in a 

different  form or  on  a different  medium. 

Article  5 

Where  the  procedure  laid  down  in  this  Article  is  to  be  followed,  the 

chairman  shall  refer  the  matter  to  the  Standing  Committee  for 

Agricultural  Statistics  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  Committee"), 

either  on  his own  initiative or  at  the  request  of  the  representative of 

a Member  State. 

The  representative  of  the  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  Committee  a 

draft  of  the  measures  to  be  taken.  The  Committee  shall  give  its 

opinion  on  that  draft  within  a  time  limit  which  the  chairman  may  lay 

down  according  to  the  urgency  of  the  matter,  if  necessary  by  taking  a 

vote. 

The opinion  shall  be  recorded  in the minutes.  In addition, each  Member 

State  shall  have  the  right  to ask  to have  its position  recorded  in  the 

m i nutes. 

The  Commission  shall  take  the  utmost  account  of  the  opinion  delivered 

by  the Committee.  It shall  inform  the Committee  of  the manner  in which 

its position  has been  taken  into account. 

Article  6 

1.  Within  12 months  of  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation  Member 

States  shall  submit  a  detailed  report  to  Eurostat  describing  how  the 

data  on  catches 

are  derived 

and 

specifying 

the  degree  of 

représentâtivity 

and 

reliability 

of 

these  data.  Eurostat, 

in 

collaboration  with  the  Member  States,  shall  establish  a  summary  of 

these  reports. 

2.  Member  States  shall  inform  Eurostat  of  any  modifications  to  the 

information  provided  under  paragraph  1  above  within  3  months  of  their 

introduction. 

3.  Where  the  methodological  reports  under  paragraph  1  show  that  a 

Member  State  cannot 

immediately  meet  the  requirements  of  this 

Regulation  and  that  changes  in  survey  techniques  and  methodology  are 

necessary  Eurostat  may,  in  cooperation  with  the  Member  State,  set  a 

transitional  period  of  up  to  two  years  during  which  the  programme  of 

this Regulation  shall  be  achieved. 

4.  Methodological 

reports, 

transitional 

arrangements, 

data 

availability, data  reliability  and other  relevant  issues connected  with 

the application of  this Regulation  shall  be examined  once  a year  within 

the competent  Working  Group of  the Agricultural  Statistics  Committee. 

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Article  7 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force on  the day  following  that  of  its 

publication  in the Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities. 

It shall  apply  with  effect  from  1 January  1992. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly 

applicable  in all  Member  States. 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

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ANNEX  1:  List  of  species  which  have  been  reported  in  the 

commercial  catch  statistics  for  the  Northwest  Atlantic. 

Member  States  must  report  the  nominal  catches  of  those 
species  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*). 
the  reporting  of 
nominal  catches  of  the  remaining  species  is  optional  as 
concerns 
species. 
the 
individual 
individual  species  are  not 
However,  where  data 
submitted 
in  aggregate 
categories.  Member  States  may  submit  data  for  species 
list  provided  that  the  species  are  clearly 
not 
identified. 

identification  of  the 
for 

the  data  shall  be 

included 

in  the 

Note:  "n.e.i." 
identified" 

is 

the  abbreviation 

for  "not  elsewhere 

English name 

3-alpha 
identifier] 

Scientific name 

Atlantic cod 
Haddock 

GROUNDFISH 

COD* 
HAD* 

Atlantic redfishes n.e.i.  RED* 
HKS* 
Silver hake 

HKR* 
Red hake 
POK* 
Saithe  (Pollock) 
REG* 
Golden redfish 
Beaked redfish 
REB* 
American plaice  (L.R. Dab)  PLA* 

Witch flounder 

Yellowtail flounder 

Greenland halibut 

Atlantic halibut 

Winter flounder 

Summer flounder 

Windowpane  flounder 
Flatfishes n.e.i. 
American angler 
Atlantic searobins 
Atlantic tomcod 
Blue antimora 
Blue whiting  (Poutassou)l 

WIT* 

YEL* 

GHL* 

HAL* 

FLW* 

FLS* 

FLD* 
FLX 
ANG* 
SRA 
TOM 
ANT 
WHB 

Gadua  morhua 
Melanogrammua 
aegleflnua 

Sabastes 
Merluccius 

ap. 

blllnearla 

Urophycis 
Pollachius 
Sebaatea 
Sobaatoa 
Hlppogloaaoldea 
platessoides 
Glyptocmphalua 
cynogloaaua 

chus8 

virens 

marinua 

mentella 

Llmanda  ferrugixiea 
Ralzihardtj.ua 

hlppogloaaoldma 

Hippogloaaua 

hlppogloaaua 
Paaudoplauronmctaa 
amerlcanua 
Paral  1  chthya 
dentatua 

Scophthalmua 

aquoaua 

Pleuronset 
Lophlua 
Prlonotua 
Mlcrogadua 
Antimora 
Mlcromeslstlus 
poutasaou 

Iformaa 
amarlcanua 

ap. 

tomcod 
roatrata 

English name 

Cunnar 

Cusk  (Tusk) 
Greenland cod 
Blue ling 
Ling 
Lumpfish  (Lumpsucker) 
Northern kingfish 

Northern puffer 

Eelpouts n.e.i. 
Ocean pout 

Polar cod 
Roundnose grenadier 

Roughhead grenadier 
Sandeels  (Sand lances) 
Sculpins n.e.i. 
Scup 
Tautog 
Tilefish 

White hake 
Wolffishes n.e.i. 
Atlantic wolffian 
Spotted wolffish 
Groundfishes n.e.i. 

- 9 -

3-alpha 
identifier! 

Scientific name 

CUN 

USK 
GRC 
BLI 
LIN* 
LUM* 
KGF 

PUF 

ELZ 
OPT 

POC 
RNG 

RHG 
SAN 
SCU 
SCP 
TAU 
TIL 

HKW* 
CAT* 
CAA* 
CAS* 
GRO 

dypterygla 

lumpua 

Tautogolabrua 
adaparaua 
Broama  broama 
Gadua  ogac 
Molva 
Mol va  molva 
Cycloptarua 
Monticlrrhua 
aaxatllla 

Sphoaroidaa 

maculatua 

Lycodea  ap. 
Macrozoarcea 

amarlcanua 

Boraogadua 
Coryphaanoldaa 

aalda 

rupaatrla 

Macrourla 
Ammodytaa  ap. 
Myoxocaphalua 
Stanotomua 
Tautoga 
Lopholatilus 

onltla 

barglax 

ap. 
chryaopa 

chamaalaontlcapa 
Urophycla  tenuis 
ap. 
Anarhlchaa 
Anarhlchaa 
lupua 
Anarhlchaa  minor 

PELAQIC TOff 

Atlantic herring 
Atlantic mackerel 
Atlantic butterfish 

Atlantic menhaden 
Atlantic saury 
Bay anchovy 
Bluefish 
Crevalle Jack 
Frigate tuna 
King mackerel 

HER* 
MAC* 
BUT 

MHA* 
SAU 
ANB 
BLU 
CVJ 
FRI 
KGM 

Atlantic Spanish mackerel  SSM* 

Sailfish 

White marlin 
Blue marlin 
Swordfish 
Albacore tuna 
Atlantic bonito 

SAI 

WHM 
BUM 
SWO 
ALB 
BON 

Clupaa  harangua 
Scomber  acombrua 
Paprllua 

trlacanthua 

aaltatrix 

tyrannua 

mitchilli 

Bravoortla 
Scombaraaox  aaurua 
Anchoa 
Pomatomua 
Caranx  hippoa 
Auxia 
thazard 
Scombaromorua 
cavalla 
Scombaromorua 
maculatua 

Istiophorua 

platyptarua 

Tat rapt  s rua 
Makaira 
Xiphlaa 
Thunnua  alalunga 
Sarda  aarda 

nigicana 
gladiua 

albidua 

English name 

Little tunny 

Bigeye tuna 
Northern bluefin tuna 
Skipjack tuna 
Yellowfin tuna 
Tunas n.e.i. 
Pelagic fishes n.e.i 

- 10 -

3-alpha 
identifier! 

Scientific name 

LTA 

BET 
BFT 
SKJ 
YFT 
TUN 
PEL 

Euthynnus 

allattaratua 

Thunnua  obaaua 
Thunnua  thynnua 
Katauwonua  palamia 
Thunnua 
Scombridaa 

albararaa 

OTHER FINFISH 

Alewife 

Amberjacks n.e.i. 
American  conger 
American eel 
American  shad 
Argentines n.e.i. 
Atlantic croaker 

Atlantic needlefish 
Atlantic salmon 
Atlantic  silverside 
Atlantic thread herring 
Baird's slickhead 

Black drum 
Black seabass 

Blueback herring 
Capelin 
Chars n.e.i. 
Cobia 

ALE 

AMX 
COA 
ELA 
SHA 
ARG 
CKA 

NFA 
SAL* 
SSA 
THA 
ALC 

BDM 
BSB 

BBH 
CAP* 
CHR 
CBA 

Common  (Florida) pompano 

POM 

Gizzard shad 
Grunts n.e.i. 
Hickory shad 
Lanternfish 
Mullets n.e.i. 
N. Atlantic harvestfish 

Pigfish 

Rainbow smelt 
Red drum 
Red porgy 
Rough shad 
Sand perch 
Sheepshead 

SHG 
GRX 
SHH 
LAX 
MUL 
HVF 

PIG 

SMR 
RDM 
RPG 
RSC 
PES 
SPH 

Aloaa 

paeudoharangua 

ap 
ocaanicua 

Sariola 
Congar 
Anguilla 
roatrata 
Aloaa 
aapidiaaima 
ap. 
Argentina 
Mlcropogonia  a 

undulatua 

marina 

Strongylura 
Salmo  aalar 
Manidia  manidla 
Opiathonama  oglinum 
Alapocaphalua 
bairdii 

Pogoniaa 
Cantropriatia 

cromia 

aaativalia 

villoaua 
ap. 

atriata 

Aloaa 
Mailotua 
Salvelinua 
Rachycantron 
canadum 

Trachinotua 

carolinua 

Doroaoma  capadianum 
Pomadaayidaa 
Aloaa  madiocria 
Notoacopalua 
ap. 
Mugilidaa 
Paprilua 

alapidotua 

(=Paru) 

Orthopriat 

la 

chryaoptara 
Oamarua  mordax 
Sciaanopa 
Pagrua  pagrua 
Trachurua 
Diplactrum 
Archoaargua 

ocallatua 

lathami 
formoaum 

probatocaphalus 

English name 

Spot  croaker 

Spotted weakfish 
Squeteague 
Striped bass 
Sturgeons n.e.i. 
Tarpon 

Trouts n.e.i. 
White perch 
Alfonsinos 
Spiny  (=Picked) dogfish 
Dogfishes n.e.i. 
Porbeagle 
Large sharks n.e.i. 
Skates n.e.i. 
Finfishes n.e.i. 

- 11 -

3-alpha 
identifier] 

Scientific name 

SPT 

SWF 
STG 
STB 
STU 
TAR 

TRO 
PEW 
ALF 
DGS* 
DGX* 
POR* 
SHX 
SKA* 
FIN 

Laioatomua 

xanthurua 

Cynoacion 
Cynoacion 
Morona 
Acipanaaridaa 
Tarpon 

atlanticua 

nabuloaus 
ragalia 

aaxatilia 

(=Magalopa) 

Salmo  ap. 
Morona  amaricana 
Baryx  ap. 
Squalua 
Squalidaa 
Lamna  naaua 
Squallforma  a 
Raja  ap. 

acanthiaa 

INVERTEBRATES 

Long-finned squid 
Short-finned squid 
Squids n.e.i. 

Atlantic razor clam 
Hard clam 

Ocean quahog 
Soft clam 
Surf clam 
Clams n.e.i. 

Bay scallop 

Calico scallop 
Icelandic scallop 
Sea scallop 

Scallops n.e.i. 
American  cupped oyster 

Blue mussel 
Whelks n.e.i. 
Periwinkles n.e.i. 
Marine molluscs n.e.i. 
Atlantic rock crab 
Blue crab 
Green crab 
Jonah crab 
Queen crab 
Red crab 
Stone king crab 
Marine crabs n.e.i. 
American  lobster 

SQL* 
SQI* 
SQU* 

CLR 
CLH 

CLQ 
CLS 
CLB 
CLX 

SCB 

SCC 
ISC 
SCA 

SCX 
OYA 

MUS 
WHX 
PER 
MOL 
CRK 
CRB 
CRG 
CRJ 
CRQ 
CRR 
KCT 
CRA 
LBA 

Loligo 
IIlex 
Loliginidae, 

paalai 
illacabroaua 

Ommaatrephidae 
diractua 

Enaia 
Marcanaria 

marcenaria 

ialandlca 

Artica 
My a 
Spiaula 
Prionodeamacea, 

aranaria 

aolidiaaima 

Teleodeamacea 

gibbua 
ialandlca 

Argopecten 

irradiana 

Argopecten 
Chlamya 
Placopecten 

Pectinidae 
Craaaoatrea 
virgin!ca 

magellanicua 

ap. 

edulia 

irroratua 

Mytilua 
Buaycon  ap. 
Littorina 
Molluaca 
Cancer 
Callinactaa 
Carcinua  maenaa 
Cancer 
borealla 
Chinoecetea 
Gryon  quinquedena 
Lithodea  mala 
Reptantia 
Homarua  amarlcanua 

opilio 

aapidua 

- 12 -

English name 

3-alpha 
identifier! 

Scientific name 

Northern prawn 
Aesop  shrimp 
Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. 
Pink  (sPandalid) shrimps 
Marine crustaceans n.e.i 
Sea urchin 

Marine worms n.e.i. 
Horseshoe crab 
Marine invertebrates nei 

PRA* 
AES 
PEN* 
PAN* 
CRU 
URC 

WOR 
HSC 
INV 

S3AWBEPS 

Pandalua 
borealia 
Pandalua  montagui 
Penaeua 
Pandalua 
Cruatacea 
Strongylocentrotus 

ap.p 

ap.p 

ap.p 
Polychaeta 
Limulus 
Invartebrata 

polythemus 

Brown seaweeds 
Red seaweeds 
Seaweeds n.e.i 

SWB 
SWR 
SWX 

Phaeophyceae 
Rhodophyceae 
Algae 

Harp seal 

Hooded seal 

SEALS 

SEH 

SEZ 

Pagophilius 

groenlandlcua 

Cyatophora 
criatata 

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Aimes 2; 
Statistical  flsfrlng  areas of  flic  1*QT%hW**t AtfaPtto  fer 

which data are to be  submitted 

Subarea  0 

Division OA 
Division OB 

Subarea  1 

Division  1A 
Division  IB 
Division  1C 
Division  ID 
Division  IE 
Division  IF 
Division  INK (not known) 

Subarea  2 

Division  2G 
Division  2H 
Division  2J 
Division 2NK (not known) 

Subarea  3 

Division 3K 
Division 3L 
Division 3M 
Division 3N 
Division  30 
Division  3P 

Subdivision  3Pn 
Subdivision  3Ps 

Division 3NK (not known) 

Subarea  4 

Division 4R 
Division  4S 
Division 4T 
Division 4V 

Subdivision  4Vn 
Subdivision  4Vs 

Division 4W 
Division 4X 
Division 4NK (not known) 

Subarea  5 

Division 5Y 
Division  5Z 

Subdivision  5Ze 

Subunit  5Zc 
Subunit  5Zu 

Subdivision  5Zw 

Division 5NK (not known) 

Subarea  6 

Division 6A 

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Division 6B 
Division 6C 
Division 6D 
Division 6E 
Division 6F 
Division 6G 
Division 6H 
Division 6NK (not known) 

STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS FOR THE. NORTHpST ATLANTIC. 

- 15 -

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ANNEX 3: 
Description  of the  NAFO sub-areas  and  divisions used  for 
the  purpose  of  fishery  statistics  and  regulations  in  the 
Northwest  Atlantic. 

Sub-area  0 
That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area  bounded  on 
the  south  by  a  line  extending  due  east  from  a  point  at 
61°00'  north  latitude  and  65°00'  west  longitude  to a  point 
at  61°00'  north 
longitude, 
thence  in  a  south-easterly  direction  along  a  rhumb  line  to 
a  point  at  60°12'  north 
latitude  and  57°13'  west 
longitude;  thence  bounded  on  the  east  by  a  series  of 
geodisic  lines joining  the  following  points: 

latitude  and  59°00'  west 

Point No. 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 

Latitude 

60°120 N 
61°00'0 N 
62°00'5 N 
62°02'3 N 
62°03'5 N 
6 2 ° 1 1 5N 
62°472  N 
63°228 N 
63°28'6 N 
63°350  N 
63°37'2 N 
63°44'1 N 
63°501  N 
63°526 N 
63°574  N 
64°04'3 N 
64°122 N 
65°060 N 
65°08'9 N 
65°11'6N 
65° 145 N 
65°181  N 
6 5 ° 2 33 N 
65°348 N 
65°377 N 
65°50'9 N 
65°51'7N 
65°57'6 N 
66°03'5 N 
66°12'9 N 
66°188 N 
66°24'6 N 
6 6 ° 3 03 N 
66°361  N 
66°379 N 
6 6 ° 4 1 8N 
6 6 ° 4 95 N 
67°21'6N 
67°273 N 
67°283 N 
67°291  N 

Longitude 

57°13'0W 
57°131  W 
57°211 W 
57°21'8W 
57°222  W 
57°25'4 W 
57°41'0 W 
57°57'4 W 
57°597 W 
58°020 W 
58°01'2W 
57°58'8 W 
57°57'2 W 
57°56'6 W 
57°535 W 
57°49'1 W 
57°48'2 W 
57°44'1 W 
57°439 W 
57044-4  W 
57°451 W 
57°458 W 
57044.9 w 
57°42'3 W 
57°41'9W 
57°40'7 W 
57°40'6 W 
57°40'1 W 
57°396 W 
57°38'2 W 
57°378 W 
57°378 W 
57°38'3 W 
57°392 W 
57°396 W 
57°40'6 W 
57°43'0 W 
57°52'7 W 
57°549 W 
57°553 W 
57°561 W 

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Point No. 

ude 

Latitude 

Longit 

42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 

67°307 N 
67°353 N 
67°397 N 
67°44'2 N 
67°569 N 
68°018  N 
6 8 ° 0 43 N 
68°068  N 
68°075 N 
68°161  N 
68°21'7N 
68°25'3 N 
68°32'9 N 
68°34'0 N 
68°379 N 
68°38'0 N 
68°56*8 N 
69°00'8 N 
69°068 N 
69°103 N 
69012'8 N 
69°294 N 
69°49'8 N 
69°553 N 
69°55'8 N 
70°01'6N 
70°07'5 N 
70°08'8 N 
70°13'4 N 
70°331 N 
70°356 N 
70°48'2 N 
70°51'8 N 
71°121  N 
7 1 ° 1 8 9N 
71°259 N 
71°294 N 
71031*8N 
71°32'9 N 
71°44'7 N 
7 1 ° 4 7 3N 
71°529 N 
72°017 N 
72°06'4 N 
7 2 ° i r ON 
72°24'8 N 
72°30'5 N 
72°36'3 N 
72°43'7 N 
72°45'7 N 
72°477 N 
72°508 N 
73° 185 N 
73°25'9 N 
73031'1 N 

57°578 W 
58°02'2 W 
58°062 W 
58°09'9 W 
58°19'8W 
58°233 W 
58°250 W 
58°267 W 
58°27'2 W 
58°34'1 W 
58°390 W 
58°42'4 W 
5 9 ° 0 r 8W 
59°046 W 
59°14'3W 
59° 146 W 
6 0 ° 0 24 W 
6 0 ° 0 90 W 
6 0 ° 1 8 5W 
60°238 W 
6 0 ° 2 75 W 
6 0 ° 5 1 6W 
60°582 W 
60°596 W 
61°00'0W 
61°04'2W 
61°081 W 
61°08'8W 
6 1 ° 1 0 6W 
61°17'4W 
6 1 ° 2 0 6W 
6 1 ° 3 7 9W 
6 1 ° 4 2 7W 
62°091 W 
62°17'5W 
6 2 ° 2 55 W 
6 2 ° 2 93 W 
62°320 W 
62°335 W 
62°49'6 W 
62°531 W 
63°039 W 
63°211 W 
63°309 W 
63°41'0W 
64°13'2W 
64°261 W 
64°38'8 W 
64°54'3 W 
64°58'4 W 
65°009 W 
65°076 W 
66°083 W 
66°25'3 W 
67°15'1 W 

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Point  No. 

Latitude 

Longit 

ude 

97 
98 
99 
100 
101 
102 
103 
104 
105 
106 
107 
108 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 
115 

7 3 ° 3 65  N 
73°37'9  N 
73°41'7 N 
73°46' 1 N 
73°46'7 N 
73°523 N 
73°57'6 N 
74°02'2 N 
74°02'6 N 
74°06' 1 N 
74°07'5 N 
74°10'0N 
74°125 N 
74°24'0 N 
74°28'6 N 
74°44'2  N 
74°506  N 
75°000  N 
75°00'N 

68°05'5 W 
68° 12'3 W 
68°29'4 W 
68°485 W 
68°51'1 W 
69° 11 '3 W 
69°315 W 
69°50'3 W 
69°520 W 

70°066 W 
70°125 W 
70°23'1W 
70°337 W 
71°25'7 W 
71 °45'8 W 
72°53'0 W 
73°02'8 W 
73°16'3 W 
73°30'W 

and  thence  due  north  to  the  parallel  of  78° 10'  north 
latitude;  and  bounded  on  the  west  by  a  line  beginning  at 
61°00'  north  latitude  and  65°00'  west  longitude  and 
extending  in  a  northwesterly  direction  along  a  rhimb  line 
to  the  coast  of  Baffin  Island  at  East  Bluff  (61°55'  north 
latitude  and  66°20'  west  longitude),  and  thence  in  a 
northerly  direction  along  the  coast  of  Baffin  Island,  Bylot 
Island,  Devon  Island  and  Ellesmere  Island  and  following 
the  eightieth  meridan  of  west  longitude  in  the  waters 
between  these  islands  to  the  parallel  of  78° 10'  north 
latitude 

Sub-area  0 is composed  of two Divisions; 

Division  OA 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  north  of  the 
parallel  of 66° 15' north  latitude. 

Division OB 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  south  of  the 
parallel  of 66° 15' north  latitude. 

Sub-area  1 

That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  area  lying  to  the 
east  of  subarea  0  and  to  the  north  and  east  of  a  rhumb 
line  joining  a  point  at  60° 12  north  latitude  and  57° 13 
west  longitude  with  a  point  at  52° 15'  north  latitude  and 
42°00'  west  longitude. 

Sub-area  1 is composed  of six divisions: 
Division  1A 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  north  of  the  parallel  of 
68°50'  north  latitude  (Christianshaab) 

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Division  IB 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of 
(5  nautical  miles  north  of 
66° 15'  north 
latitude 
Umanarsugssuak)  and 
the  parallel  of  68°50'  north 
latitude  (Christianshaab). 

Division 1C 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of 
64° 15' north  latitude  (4 nautical  miles  north  of  Godthaab) 
and  the  parallel  of  66° 15'  north  latitude  (5 nautical  miles 
north  of  Umanarsugssuak). 

Division  ID 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of 
62°30'  north  latitude  (Frederikshaab  Glacier)  and 
the 
parallel  of 64° 15'  north  latitude  (4 nautical  miles  north  of 
Godthaab). 

Division  IE 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of 
60°45'  north  latitude  (Cape  Desolation)  and  the  parallel  of 
62°30'  north  latitude  (Frederikshaab  Glacier). 

Division  IF 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  south  of  the  parallel  of 
60°45'  north  latitude  (Cape  Desolation). 

gnfr-area  2 

That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area  lying  to  the 
east  of  the  meridian  of  64°30'  west  longitude  in  the  area 
of Hudson  Strait,  to  the  south  of Sub-area  0,  to  the  south 
and  west  of  Sub-area  1 and  to  the  north  of  the  parallel  of 
52° 15' norih  latitude. 

Sub-area  2  is composed  of three  Divisions: 
Division  gQ 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  north  of  the  parallel  of 
57°40'  north  latitude  (Cape  Mugford) 

Division  2H 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of 
55°20'  north  latitude  (Hopedale)  and  the  parallel  of  57°40' 
north  latitude  (Cape  Mugford). 

Division  2J 
That  portion  of the  sub-area  lying  south  of the  parallel  of 
55°20'  n o nn  latitude  (Hopedale). 

Suft-arcfr  3 

That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area  lying  south  of 
the  parallel  of  52° 15'  north  latitude,  and  to  the  east  of  a 
line  extending  due  north  from  Cape  Bauld  on  the  north 
coast  of  Newfoundland  to  52° 15'  north  latitude;  to  the 
north  of  the  parallel  Of 39°00'  north  latitude;  and  to  the 
east  and  north  of  a  rhumb  line  commencing  at  39°00' 
north  latitude,  50°00'  west  longitude  and  extending  in  a 

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northwesterly  direction  to  pass  through  a  point  at  43°30' 
north  latitude,  55°00'  west  longitude  in  the  direction  of  a 
point  at  47°50'  north  latitude,  60°00'  west  longitude  until 
it  intersects  a  straight  line  connecting  Cape  Ray,  on  the 
coast  of  Newfoundland,  with  Cape  North  on  Cape  Breton 
Island;  thence  in  a  northeasterly  direction  along  said  line 
to Cape  Ray. 

Sub-area  3  Is composed  of six  Divisions: 
Division 3K 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  north  of  the  parallel  of 
49° 15' north  latitude  (Cape  Freels,  Newfoundland). 

the 

sub-area 

Division  3L 
That  portion  of 
the 
Newfoundland  coast  from  Cape  Freels  to  Cape  St  Mary 
and  a  line  described  as  follows:  beginning  at  Cape  Freels; 
thence  due  east  to  the  meridian  of 46°30'  west  longitude, 
thence  due  south  to  the  parallel  of  46°00  north  latitude, 
thence  due  west  to  the  meridian  of  54°30'  west  longitude, 
to  Cape  St  Mary, 
along 
thence 
Newfoundland. 

lying  between 

rhumb 

line 

a 

Division  3M 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  south  of  the  parallel  of 
49° 15'  north  latitude  and  east  of  the  meridian  of  46°30' 
west  longitude. 

Division  3N 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  south  of  the  parallel  of 
46°00'  north  latitude  and  between  the  meridian  of  46°30' 
west  longitude  and  the  meridian  of 51°00 west  longitude. 

Division  3Q 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  south  of  the  parallel  of 
46°00'  north  latitude  and  between  the  meridian  of  51°00' 
west longitude  and  the  meridian  of 54°30 west  longitude. 

Division  3P 
That  portion  of 
the 
sub-area 
Newfoundland  coast  and  west  of  a  line  from  Cape  St 
Mary,  Newfoundland  to  a  point  at  46°00'  north  latitude, 
54°30'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south  to  a  limit  of  the 
subarea. 

lying  south  of 

the 

Division  3P is  divided into  two  subdivisions: 
That 
(Northwestern 
Sub-division  3Pn 
portion  of division  3P lying northwest  of the  line  extending 
from  Burgeo 
approximately 
Island,  Newfoundland, 
southwest  to  a  point  at  46°50'  north  latitude  and  58°50' 
west  longitude. 

subdivision) 

Sub-division  3Ps 
That 
(Southeastern 
portion  of  division  3P  lying  southeast  of  the  line  defined 
for  Subdivision  3Pn 

subdivision) 

Sub-area  4:  That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area 
lying  north  of  the  parallel  of  39°00'  north  latitude,  to  the 

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-

west  of  Sub-area  3,  and  to  the  east  of  a  line  described  as 
follows:  beginning  at  the  terminus  of  the  international 
boundary  between  the  United  States  of  America  and 
Canada  in  the  Grand  Manan  Channel,  at  a  point  at 
44°46'  35.346"  north 
latitude;  66°54'11.253"  west 
longitude;  thence  due  south  to  the  parallel  of  43°50' 
north  latitude;  thence  due  west  to  the  meridian  of  67024' 
27.24"  west  longitude;  thence  along  a  geodetic  line  in  a 
southwesterly  direction  to  a  point  at  42°53'14"  north 
latitude  and  67°44'35"  west  longitude;  thence  along  a 
geodetic  line  in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  a  point  at 
42°3108"  north  latitude  and  67°28'05"  west  longitude; 
thence  along  a  geodetic  line  to  a  point  at  42°20'  north 
latitude  and  67° 18'  13.15"  west  longitude;  thence  due 
east 
to  a  point  in  66°00'  west  longitude;  thence  along  a 
rhumb  line  in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  a  point  at 
42°00'  north  latitude  and  65°40'  west  longitude;  and 
thence  due  south  to the  parallel  of 39°00'  north  latitude. 

Sub-area  4  is  divided  into  six Divisions: 
Division  4R 
That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area  lying  between 
the  coast  of  Newfoundland  from  Cape  Bauld  to  Cape  Ray 
and  a  line  described  as  follows:  beginning  at  Cape  Bauld, 
thence  due  north  to  the  parallel  of 52° 15'  north  latitude, 
thence  due  west  to  the  Labrador  coast,  thence  along  the 
Labrador  coast  to  the  terminus  of  the  Labrador-Quebec 
boundary,  thence  along  a  rhumb  line  in  a  southwesterly 
direction  to  a  point  at  49°25'  north  latitude,  60°00'  west 
longitude,  thence  due  south  to  a  point  at  47°50'  north 
latitude,  60°00' west  longitude,  thence  along a  rhumb  line 
in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  the  point  at  which  the 
boundary  of Sub-area  3  intersects  the  straight  line joining 
Cape  North,  Nova  Scotia  with  Cape  Ray,  Newfoundland^ 
thence  to Cape  Ray,  Newfoundland. 

Division  48 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  south 
coast  of  Quebec  from  the  terminus  of  the  Labrador-
Quebec  boundary  to  Pte.  des  Monts  and  a  line  described 
as  follows:  beginning  at  Pte.  des  Monts,  thence  due  east 
to  a  point  at  49°25'  north  latitude,  64°40'  west  longitude, 
thence  along  a  rhumb 
in  an  eastsoutheasterly 
line 
direction  to  a  point  at  47°50'  north  latitude,  60°00'  west 
longitude,  thence  along  a  rhumb  line  in  a  northeasterly 
direction 
the  Labrador-Quebec 
boundary. 

terminus  of 

the 

to 

Division  4T 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  coasts  of 
Nova  Scotia,  New  Brunswick  and  Quebec  from  Cape 
North  to  Pte.  des  Monts  and  a  line  described  as  follows: 
beginning  at  Pte.  des  Monts,  thence  due  east  to  a  point  at 
49°25'  north  latitude,  64°40' west  longitude,  thence  along 
a  rhumb  line  in  an  eastsoutheasterly  direction  to  a  point 
at  47°50'  north  latitude,  60°00"  west  longitude,  thence 
along a  rhumb  line in  a  southerly  direction  to Cape  North, 
Nova  Scotia. 

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Division  4V 
That  portion  of  the  subarea  lying  between  the  coast  of 
Nova  Scotia  between  Cape  North  and  Fourchu  and  a  line 
described  as  follows:  beginning  at  Fourchu,  thence  along 
a  rhumb  line  in  an  easterly  direction  to  a  point  at  45°40' 
north  latitude,  60°00'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south 
along  the  meridian  of 60°00'  west  longitude  to the  parallel 
of  44° 10'  north  latitude,  thence  due  east  to  the  meridian 
of  59°00'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south  to  the  parallel 
of 39°00'  north  latitude,  thence  due  east  to  a  point  where 
the 
the  boundary  between  subareas  3  and  4  meets 
the 
thence  along 
parallel  of  39°00'  north 
boundary  between  Sub-areas  3  and  4  and  a 
line 
continuing  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  a  point  at 
47°50'  north  latitude,  60°00'  west  longitude,  and  thence 
along a  rhumb  line  in  a  southerly  direction  to Cape  North, 
Nova  Scotia. 

latitude, 

Division  4V is divided  into  two  subdivisions: 
Subdivision  4Vn  (Northerly  subdivision)  - That  portion  of 
Division  4V  lying  north  of  the  parallel  of  45°40'  north 
latitude. 
Subdivision  4Vs  (Southerly  subdivision)  - That  portion  of 
Division  4V  lying  south  of  the  parallel  of  45°40'  north 
latitude. 

Division  4W 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  coast  of 
Nova  Scotia  from  Halifax  to  Fourchu  and  a  line  described 
as  follows:  beginning  at  Fourchu,  thence  along  a  rhumb 
line  in  an  easterly  direction  to  a  point  at  45"40'  north 
latitude,  60°00'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south  along 
the  meridian  of  60°00'  west  longitude  to  the  parallel  of 
44° 10'  north  latitude,  thence  due  east  to  the  meridian  of 
59°00'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south  to  the  parallel  of 
39°00'  north  latitude,  thence  due  west  to  the  meridian  of 
63°20' west  longitude,  thence  due  north  to a  point  on  that 
meridian  at  44°20'  north  latitude,  thence  along  a  rhumb 
line in  a  northwesterly  direction  to Halifax,  Nova  Scotia. 

PMsipn 4X 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  western 
boundary  of Sub-area  4  and  the  coasts  of New  Brunswick 
and  Nova  Scotia  from 
the  terminus  of  the  boundary 
between  New  Brunswick  and  Maine  to  Halifax,  and  a  line 
described  as  follows:  beginning  at  Halifax,  thence  along  a 
rhumb  line  in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  a  point  at 
44°20'  north  latitude,  63°20'  west  longitude,  thence  due 
south  to  the  parallel  of  39°00'  north  latitude,  and  thence 
due west  to  the  meridian  of 65°40' west  longitude. 

Sub-area  S 

That  portion  of  the  NAFO  Convention  Area  lying  to  the 
west  of  the  western  boundary  of  Sub-area  4,  to  the  north 
of  the  parallel  of  39°00'  north  latitude  and  to  the  east  of 
the  meridian  of 71°40'  west  longitude. 

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Sub-area  5 is composed  of two Divisions: 
Division  SY 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  coasts  of 
Maine,  New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts  from 
the 
border  between  Maine  and  New Brunswick  to  70°00'  west 
longitude  on  Cape  Cod  (at  approximately  42°  north 
latitude)  and  a  line  described  as  follows:  beginning  at  a 
point  on  Cape  Cod 
(at 
approximately  42°  north  latitude),  thence  due  north  to 
42020'  north  latitude,  thence  due  east  to  67° 18'  13° 15' 
west  longitude  at  the  boundary  of Sub-areas  4  and  5,  and 
thence  along  that  boundary  to  the  boundary  of  Canada 
and  the  United  States  of America. 

at  70°  west 

longitude 

Division  $2 
That  portion  of the  sub-area  lying  to the  south  and  east  of 
Division  5Y. 

Division  5Z is divided  into  two  subdivisions: 
Subdivision  5Ze  -  (Easterly  subdivision)  That  portion  of 
Division  5Z  lying  east  of  the  meridian  of  70°00'  west 
longitude. 
For  statistical  purposes  subdivision  5Ze  is  divided  into 
two  subunits: 

Subunit  5Zc 
That  part  of  subdivision  5Ze  that  lies  to  the  north  of  the 
geodetic  line  joining  the  points  where  the  geodetic  line 
denoting  the  USA-Canada  boundary  from  42°31,08"  north 
latitude  67°28'05"  west  longitude  to  40°27'05"  north 
latitude  65°41'59"  west  longitude  meets  the  parallel  at 
42°00'  north  latitude  to  where  its  extension  meets  the 
meridian  at  65°40' west  longitude. 

Subunit  5Zu 
That  part  of  subdivision  5Ze  that  lies  to  the  south  of  the 
geodetic  line  joining  the  points  where  the  geodetic  line 
denoting  the  USA-Canada  boundary  from  42°31'08"  north 
latitude  67°28'05"  west  longitude  to  40°27,05M  north 
latitude  65°41'59"  west  longitude  meets  the  parallel  at 
42°00'  north  latitude  to  where  its  extension  meets  the 
meridian  at  65°40' west  longitude. 

Subdivision  5Zw  -  (Westerly  subdivision)  That  portion  of 
Division  5Z  lying  west  of  the  meridian  of  70°00'  west 
longitude. 

Sub-area  6 

That  part  of the  NAFO Convention  Area  bounded  by a  line 
beginning  at  a  point  on  the  coast  of  Rhode  Island  at 
71^40'  west  longitude,  thence  due  south  to  39°00'  north 
latitude,  thence  due  east  to  42°00'  west  longitude,  thence 
due  south  to 35°00'  north  latitude,  thence  due west  to  the 
coast  of  North  America,  thence  northwards  along  the 
coast  of  North  America  to  a  point  on  Rhode  Island  at 
71°40' west  longitude. 

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Sub-area  6  is composed  of eight  Divisions: 
PiviBton SA 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  north  of  the 
parallel  of  39°00'  north  latitude  and  to  the  west  of  Sub-
area  5. 

Division  6B 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  west  of  70°00' 
west  latitude,  to  the  south  of  the  parallel  of  39°00'  north 
latitude,  and  to  the  north  and  west  of  a  line  running 
westward  along  the  parallel  of  37°00'  north  latitude  to 
76°00'  west  longitude  and  thence  due  south  to  Cape 
Henry,  Virginia. 

Division  6C 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  west  of  70°00' 
west  longitude  and  to the  south  of subdivision  6B. 

Division  6D 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  east  of  Divisions 
6B and  6C and  to the west  of 65°00' west  longitude. 

Division  6E 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  east  of  Division 
6D and  to the west  of 60°00' west  longitude.. 

Division  6F 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  east  of  Division 
6E and  to the west  of 55°00' west  longitude. 

Division  6G 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  east  of  Division 
6F and  to the west  of 50°00' west  longitude. 

Division  6H 
That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  to  the  east  of  Division 
6G and  to the west  of 42°00' west  longitude. 

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Annex  4: 

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION  OF CATCH DATA 

FOR THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 

MAGNETIC MEDIA 

Computer  tapes:  9  track  with  a  density  of  1600  or  6250  BPI  and  EBCDIC  or 
ASCII  coding,  prefrably  unlabelled.  If labelled,  an  end-of-file  code  should 
be  included. 

Fioppv  discs:  MS-DOS  formatted  3.5"  720K  or  1.4  Mbyte  discs  or  5.25"  360K 

or  1.2  Mbyte  discs. 

RECORD FORMAT 

Byte 
nos. 

1-4 

5-6 

7-8 

Item 

Remarks 

Country  (ISO 3-alpha  code) 

eg  FRA = France 

Year 

eg 90 -1990 

FAO Major  Fishing Area 

21 - NW Atlantic 

9-15 

Division 

16-18 

Species 

1 9 - 26 

C a t Ch 

Notes: 

eg 3Pn - NAFO subdivision 3Pn 

3-alpha identifier 

Metric tonnes 

a)  All  numeric  fields  should  be  right justified  with  leading  blanks.  All  alphanumeric 

fields  should  be left justified  witn  trailing  blanks. 

b)  The  catch  is  to  be  recorded  in  the  live  weight  equivalent  of  the  landings  to  the 

nearest  metric  ton. 

c)  Quantities  (bytes  19-26)  of less  than  half  a  unit  should  be  recorded  as  "-1". 

d)  Unknown  quantities  (bytes  19-26)  should  be  recorded  as  "-2". 

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