Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture
Date: 2006-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, aquaculture, disclosure of information

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 22.12.2006 
COM(2006) 864 final 

2006/0286 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1) 

Context of the proposal 

•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

The  current  Community  legislation  based  on  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  788/96  on  the 
submission  by  Member  States  of  statistics  on  aquaculture  production  requires  the  Member 
States  to  submit  to  the  Commission  annual  data  on  the  volume  of  aquaculture  production. 
However,  since  the  legislation  was  adopted  aquaculture  has  grown  greatly  (currently 
contributing 27% by value to the total EU fishery production) and the rational development 
and management of aquaculture under the Common Fisheries Policy requires a broader range 
of data on this sector. 

•  General context 

The purpose of the Community legislation on aquaculture statistics is required to review and 
assess the situation of the market for aquaculture products. 

The current proposal has been developed in parallel with the proposal from the Directorate-
General  for  Fisheries  and  Maritime  Affairs  (DG  FISH)  for  a  revised  framework  Data 
Collection  Regulation  (DCR).  The  Commission  will  continue  to  ensure  that  concepts  and 
definitions  used  in  the  current  proposal  on  aquaculture  statistics  covering  largely  structural 
characteristics  of  the  sector  are  compatible  with  those  in  the  future  implementing  DCR 
legislation which will concentrate on economic aspects of the sector. 

•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

The proposal is designed to improve and replace the existing Community legislation. Council 
Regulation (EC) No 788/96 on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture 
production should therefore be repealed. 

•  Consistency with the other policies and objectives of the Union 

The adoption of this Regulation will help in getting better data for implementing the strategy 
of 
the  European  aquaculture 
(COM/2002/0511). 

the  Commission  for  a  sustainable  development  of 

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Consultation of interested parties and impact assessment 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

The  national  fishery  statisticians  were  presented  with  and  discussed  a  working  document 
setting out the technical content of this proposal. This document had been developed in close 
collaboration  with  the  Directorate-General  for  Fisheries  to  make  sure  it  covered  the  data 
needed for aquaculture in order to develop and administer the Common Fisheries Policy. 

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Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account 

After several revisions to take into account the advice and comments from the discussions, the 
national fishery experts reached broad agreement on the technical content of the proposal. 

•  Collection and use of expertise 

Scientific/expertise domains concerned 

The national representatives at the meeting of Eurostat's Working Group on Fishery Statistics 
were  experts  with  knowledge  of  the  existing  legislation  and  of  the  national  systems  for 
collecting  and  compiling  fishery  statistics  in  general  and,  in  many  cases,  of  aquaculture  in 
particular. 

Methodology used 

Open discussion between the national experts both bilaterally and at meetings of the Working 
Group on Fishery Statistics. 

Main organisations/experts consulted 

The experts were from the national fishery ministries and/or the national statistical institutes. 

Summary of advice received and used 

No mention was made of any potentially serious risks with irreversible consequences. 

Although the current proposal extends the existing legislation no risks were identified. 

Means used to make the expert advice publicly available 

The  results  of  the  experts'  discussions  were  included  in  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the 
Working Group on Fishery Statistics. 

•  Impact assessment 

Although  this  proposal  involves  additional  work  for  the  Member  States  the  extra 
administrative burden for the sector and the Member States has been limited by: 

–  permitting the use of sampling techniques where a full census would be burdensome, 

–  providing  for  derogations  where  the  provision  of  data  in  particular  sectors  would  create 

difficulties for the national authorities 

–  limiting  the  transmission  of  data  to  once  every  three  years  where  annual  changes  are 

insignificant. 

3) 

Legal elements of the proposal 

•  Summary of the proposed action 

The objective of the proposal is to provide for Member States to: 

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–  submit data annually on the volume and value of the production from aquaculture with a 
breakdown by species, environment (freshwater or saltwater) and technology (e.g. in ponds 
or cages): 

–  submit data every third year on the input to capture-based aquaculture, i.e. the volume and 
value of fishery products taken from the wild and placed in aquaculture units for on-rearing 
to a marketable state: 

–  submit data every third year on production from hatcheries with a breakdown showing the 
products  are  to  be  used  for  on-growing  in  aquaculture  units  or  released  to  the  wild  for 
example for restocking of waters.  

–  submit data every third year on the structure of aquaculture holdings giving information on 

the technology used and the size of the holdings. 

•  Legal basis 

Article 285 of the EC Treaty provides the legal basis for Community statistics. The Council, 
acting in accordance with the codecision procedure, may adopt measures for the production of 
statistics where necessary for the performance of the activities of the Community. The same 
Article  sets  out  requirements  relating  to  the  production  of  Community  statistics,  stipulating 
that  they  must  conform  to  standards  of  impartiality,  reliability,  objectivity,  scientific 
independence, cost-effectiveness and statistical confidentiality. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The  subsidiarity  principle  applies  insofar  as  the  proposal  does  not  fall  under  the  exclusive 
competence of the Community. 

The objectives of the proposal cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States for the 
following reasons: 

Action  by  the  Member  States  alone  will  be  insufficient  to  ensure  the  supply  of  comparable 
statistics  required  to  develop  and  monitor  fair  and  effective  Community  policies  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  markets  in  fishery  and  aquaculture  products.  The  growing 
importance  of  aquaculture  means  that  reliable  and  comparable  statistics  are  needed  by  the 
Member States. Action by the Member States alone, without coordination and harmonisation 
at  Union  level,  would  be  an  inefficient  and  ineffective  approach  to  meeting  this  need.  In 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity,  as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  EC  Treaty,  the 
objective  of  the  proposal,  namely  systematic  submission  of  data  on  production  from 
aquaculture with a view to producing harmonised Community statistics, cannot be sufficiently 
achieved by the Member States acting individually and can therefore be achieved better by the 
Community. 

Experience has shown that in recent years the Member States have become increasingly aware 
of the need for data on aquaculture but use a variety of concepts and definitions with the result 
that  the  data  are  not  comparable  at  EU  level.  This  seriously  reduces  their  usefulness  for 
management of aquaculture at the Community level. 

Community action will better achieve the objectives of the proposal for the following reasons: 

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The proposed Regulation provides for coordination and harmonisation of data at EU level and 
for the national authorities to submit reports on the methods used to collect and compile them. 
The  content  and  quality  of  the  data  submitted  in  these  reports  will  be  reviewed  by  the 
Working  Group  on  Fishery  Statistics  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Agricultural  Statistics. 
Subject to acceptance of these reports, the national authorities will be permitted to use such 
data collection techniques as are appropriate to the structure of the aquaculture sector on their 
territory. 

Although  the  Commission  is  in  the  best  position  to  organise  collection  of  Community 
statistics,  the  Member  States  are  responsible  for  organising  and  operating  the  national 
statistical systems. Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community 
statistics provides that Community statistics must be governed inter alia by the principles of 
impartiality  and  statistical  confidentiality.  Impartiality  implies  the  availability  of  statistics 
with a minimum delay to all users. It is subject to the obligation that data used by the national 
authorities  and  the  Commission  for  production  of  Community  statistics  must  be  considered 
confidential if they allow statistical units to be identified, either directly or indirectly, thereby 
disclosing 
to  submit 
methodological  reports  which  are  reviewed  by  the  Working  Group  on  Fishery  Statistics  to 
assess the quality of the national systems for collecting and compiling the data. 

information.  The  national  authorities  are  required 

individual 

The  analysis  of  aquaculture  in  the  Community  has  to  be  undertaken  at  EU  level  using 
harmonised and comparable national data. 

The proposal therefore complies with the subsidiarity principle. 

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reasons: 

It  is  recognised  that  there  are  wide  variations  in  the  structure  of  the  aquaculture  in  the 
Member  States  and  consequently  differences  in  the  tasks  of  the  national  authorities  in 
connection  with  collecting  and  compiling  data  on  the  volume  and  value  of  aquaculture 
products. Accordingly the national authorities may employ such data collection techniques as 
are  appropriate  to  the  structure  and  size  of  their  aquaculture  sector.  In  accordance  with  the 
principle  of  proportionality  this  Regulation  is  confined  to  the  minimum  required  to  achieve 
this objective and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose. 

Although  the  financial  and  administrative  burden  on  the  national  authorities  will  be  greater 
than under the current legislation, appropriate use by the national authorities of the sampling 
procedures allowed under this proposal should limit this added burden. 

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instrument: Regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reasons: 

Selection of the appropriate category of EP/Council act depends on the goal of the legislation. 
Given the information needs at European level, the trend for Community statistics has been to 
use  Regulations  rather  than  Directives  for  basic  acts.  A  Regulation  is  preferable  because  it 
lays  down  the  same  law  throughout  the  Community,  leaving  the  Member  States  with  no 

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power to apply it incompletely or selectively; it is directly applicable, which means that there 
is  no  need  to  transpose  it  into  national  law.  By  contrast,  Directives  aim  at  harmonising 
national  laws.  They  impose  binding  objectives  on  Member  States  but  leave  the  national 
authorities  the  choice  of  how  to  attain  the  objectives  agreed  upon  at  the  Community  level; 
they must be transposed into national law. Use of a Regulation is in line with other statistical 
legal acts which have been adopted since 1997. 

4) 

Budgetary implication 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

5) 

Additional information 

•  Simulation, pilot phase and transitory period 

A transitional period will be proposed. 

•  Simplification 

The proposal does not simplify the existing legislation but extends it. 

However,  the  proposal  does  permit  use  of  sampling  procedures  to  limit  the  additional 
workload  on  the  national  authorities  and  also  provides  for  granting  derogations  from  those 
parts of the data collection process causing particular problems for the national authorities. 

The  proposal  also  has  the  same  scope  and  is  largely  compatible  with  the  FISHSTAT  AQ 
aquaculture questionnaire of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, a 
questionnaire which a number of EU Member States already complete. 

The  proposal  is  included  in  the  Commission's  Work  and  Legislative  Programme  under  the 
reference number 2006/ESTAT/012. 

•  Repeal of existing legislation 

Adoption of the proposal will lead to the repeal of existing legislation. 

•  European Economic Area 

The  proposal  is  of  EEA  relevance  and  should  therefore  extend  to  the  European  Economic 
Area. 

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2006/0286 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
285(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 788/96 of 22 April 1996 on the submission by Member 
States  of  statistics  on  aquaculture  production3  requires  the  Member  States  to  submit 
annual data on the volume of production. 

The  increased  contribution  by  aquaculture  to  the  Community's  total  fisheries 
production requires a wider range of data for a rational development and management 
of this sector within the Common Fisheries Policy. 

Information on both the volume and value of the production is required to review and 
assess the market for aquaculture products. 

Information  on  the  structure  of  the  sector  and  on  the  technologies  employed  is 
required to ensure an environmentally sound industry. 

(5) 

Regulation (EC) No 788/96 should therefore be repealed. 

(6) 

Since  the  objective  of  the  planned  action  to  be  taken,  namely  the  establishment  of  a 
common  legal  framework  for  systematic  production  of  Community  statistics  on  the 
aquaculture  sector  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  at  national  level  and  can  be 
achieved  better  at  Community  level,  the  Community  may  adopt  measures  in 
accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty; in 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  proportionality,  as  set  out  in  the  same  Article,  this 
Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. 

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OJ C [ ], [ ], p.[ ] 
OJ C [ ], [ ], p.[ ] 
OJ  L  108,  1.5.1996,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1882/2003  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1. 

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(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  322/97  of  17  February  1997  on  Community  statistics4 
provides  a  reference  framework  for  statistics  in  the  field  of  fisheries.  In  particular  it 
requires  conformity  with  principles  of  impartiality,  reliability,  relevance,  cost-
effectiveness, statistical confidentiality and transparency. 

Since  the  measures  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  should  be 
adopted  in  accordance  with  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying 
down  the  procedures  for  the  exercise  of  implementing  powers  conferred  on  the 
Commission5. 

In particular, powers should be conferred on the Commission to adapt the Annexes to 
this  Regulation.  These  measures  of  general  scope  designed  to  amend  non-essential 
elements or supplement this Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements 
should  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  regulatory  procedure  with  scrutiny  laid 
down to in Article 5a of Council Decision 1999/468/EC.  

(10)  The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural 
Statistics  established  by  Article  1  of  Council  Decision  72/279/EEC  of  31  July  1972 
setting up a Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics6, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Obligations of the Member States 

Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  yearly  statistics  on  all  the  aquaculture 
activities conducted on their territory, in inland or seawater. 

Article 2 

Definitions 

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

1. 

2. 

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‘aquaculture’:  the  rearing  or  cultivation  of  aquatic  organisms  using  techniques 
designed to increase the production of the organisms in question beyond the natural 
capacity of the environment; the organisms remain the property of a natural or legal 
person throughout the rearing or culture stage, up to and including harvesting;7 

“Capture-based aquaculture” means the practice of collecting “seed” material, from 
early  life  stages  to  adults,  from  the  wild  and  subsequent  on-growing  to  marketable 
size using aquaculture techniques. 

OJ  L  52,  22.2.1997,  p.1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1882/2003  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p.1). 
OJ  L  184,  17.7.1999,  p.23.  Decision  as  amended  by  Decision  2006/512/EC  (OJ  L  200,  22.7.2006, 
p. 11). 
OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p.1. 
OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p.1. Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 

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3. 

"Production"  means  the  output  of  primary  products  from  the  aquaculture  sector.  It 
may  involve  the  use  of  intensive  or  extensive  techniques  and  it includes  output  for 
industrial purposes. 

4. 

"Volume" means: 

(a) 

for fish, crustaceans and molluscs and other aquatic organisms (except 
plants),  the  live  weight  equivalent  of  the  product  (in  tonnes).  For 
molluscs it shall include the weight of the shell. 

(b) 

for aquatic plants, the fresh weight of the product (in tonnes). 

"Unit  value”  means  the  total  value  of  production  (excluding  invoiced  value-added 
tax)  at  first  sale,  expressed  in  the  national  currency  in  use  in  the  relevant  country, 
divided by the total volume of production. 

Article 3 

Compilation of statistics 

Member  State  may  use  sample  surveys  or  other  relevant  sources  to  produce  data 
covering at least 90% of the production by volume: data covering the remaining part 
of the production may be estimated.  

Use  of  sources  other  than  surveys  shall  be  subject  to  provision  of  an  ex-post 
assessment of the statistical quality of the other sources. 

A Member State having a total annual production of less than 500 tonnes may submit 
summary data estimating the total production. 

5. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 4  

Data  

The statistics shall relate to the reference calendar year and shall indicate: 

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– 

– 

– 

the  production  (volume  and  unit  value)  of  aquaculture  for  each  species  by 
environment (freshwater and saltwater) and by technology; 

the input (volume and unit value) to capture-based aquaculture; 

the production of hatcheries supplying material (e.g. eggs or young fish) for release 
to a controlled environment or to the wild. 

information on the structure of the aquaculture sector. 

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Article 5 

Submission of statistical data 

The  Member  States  shall  submit  the  statistics  referred  to  in  Annexes  I,  II  and  III  to  the 
Commission within nine months of the end of the reference calendar year. The first reference 
year shall be 2007. 

Starting with the data for the year 2007 and at intervals of three years thereafter, the statistics 
on structures referred to in Annex IV shall be submitted within nine months of the end of the 
reference calendar year. 

The  variables  for  which  statistics  shall  be  submitted  and  the  format  in  which  they  shall  be 
submitted are indicated in Annexes I, II, III and IV. 

The definitions to be applied to the variables are indicated in Annex V 

Article 6 

Methodological report 

1. 

2. 

3. 

At the first submission of the data, Member States shall submit to the Commission a 
detailed methodological report describing how the data were collected and compiled. 
This  report  shall  include  details  of  any  sampling  techniques,  and  of  sources  used 
other  than  surveys  and  an  evaluation  of  the  quality  of  the  resultant  estimates.  A 
proposed format for the methodological report is indicated in Annex VI. 

The Commission shall examine the reports and present its conclusions to the relevant 
working group of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics established by 
Council  Decision 72/279/EEC  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  “Standing  Committee  for 
Agricultural Statistics ”). 

Member  States  shall  inform  the  Commission  of  any  change  in  the  information 
provided for under paragraph 1 within three months of its introduction.  

Article 7 

Transitional period 

Transitional periods for implementation of this Regulation lasting not more than three years 
from the date of its entry into force may be granted to Member States in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 10(2) 

Article 8 

Derogations 

1. 

In  cases  where  inclusion  in  the  statistics  of  a  particular  sector  of  aquaculture 
activities would cause difficulties to the national authorities not commensurate with 
the  importance  of  that  sector,  a  derogation  may  be  granted  in  accordance  with  the 

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procedure laid down in Article 10(2), permitting that Member State to exclude data 
covering  that  sector  from  the  national  data  submitted  or  to  employ  sampling 
techniques to collect data for that sector. 

2. 

Member States shall support any requests for derogations, which must be made prior 
to  the  deadline  for  the  first  submission  of  the  data,  by  sending  the  Commission  a 
report on problems encountered in applying this Regulation. Should a change in the 
situation  for  collecting  the  data  create  unforeseen  difficulties  for  the  national 
authorities, a duly justified request for a derogation may be submitted by the Member 
States after the deadline for the first submission of the data. 

Article 9 

Update of the Annexes 

Technical changes shall be made to the Annexes in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 10(3). 

Article 10 

Committee procedure 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  for  Agricultural 
Statistics. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Articles  4  and  7  of  Decision 
1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to Article 8 thereof. The period laid down in 
Article 4(3) of that Decision shall be set at three months. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph  the  regulatory  procedure  with  scrutiny 
laid  down  to  in  Article  5a  (1)  to  (4)  and  Article  7  of  Decision  1999/468/EC  shall 
apply, having regard to Article 8 thereof. 

Article 11 

Report 

Within  three  years  of  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation  and  every  three  years 
thereafter,  the  Commission  shall  submit  a  report  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the 
Council  on  the  statistics  compiled  pursuant  to  this  Regulation  and,  in  particular,  on  their 
relevance and quality. 

The  report  shall  also  analyse  the  cost-effectiveness  of  the  system  used  for  collecting  and 
processing  the  statistics  and  shall  put  forward  best  practices  to  lessen  the  workload  for 
Member States and enhance the usefulness and quality of the data. 

Article 12 

Repeal 

Regulation (EC) No. 788/96 is hereby repealed. 

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References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 

Article 13 

Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

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

Done at Brussels, [… 

For the European Parliament 
The President 
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For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 

Production from aquaculture 

Country: 

Year: 

Species cultured 

Freshwater culture 

Saltwater culture 

Total 

3-alpha code 

National name 

Scientific name 

FAO 
major 
area 

Volume 
(metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value 
(national 
currency) 

Volume 
(metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value 
(national 
currency) 

Volume (metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value 
(national 
currency) 

FISH (live weight) 

Ponds  

Tanks 

Enclosures and pens 

Cages 

Raceways 

Recirculation 
systems 

Other methods 

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Species cultured 

Freshwater culture 

Saltwater culture 

Total 

3-alpha code 

National name 

Scientific name 

CRUSTACEANS (live weight) 

FAO 
major 
area 

Volume 
(metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value 
(national 
currency) 

Volume 
(metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value (national 
currency) 

Volume 
(metric 
tonnes) 

Unit value 
(national 
currency) 

Ponds  

Tanks 

Enclosures and pens 

Other methods 

MOLLUSCS (live weight) 

On bottom 

Off bottom 

Other methods 

SEAWEED (wet weight) 

 OTHER 
AQUATIC 
ORGANISMS 
(live weight) 

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ANNEX II 

Supply of material to capture-based aquaculture 

Country: 

Year: 

Species 

3-alpha 
code 

National name 

Scientific name 

Unit 
(specify)a)

Value 
(national 
currency)

a) Number or tonnes 

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ANNEX III 

Output of hatcheries 

Country: 

Year: 

Species 

Stage in life cycle 

Number (millions) 

3-alpha 
code 

National 
name 

Scientific 
name 

Eggsa) 

Young 
fisha) 

Transferred 
to a 
controlled 
environment 
(for on-
growing) 

Released 
to the 
wildb) 

Intended 
for 
processing 
(e.g. 
caviar) 

Destination 
unknown 

Total 

a) Enter “X” in the appropriate column 
b) Voluntary 

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Year: 

ANNEX IV 

Data on the structure of the aquaculture sector 

Freshwater culturea)  Saltwater culturea) 

Totala) 

m3 in 
000 

Hectares

Hectares

Hectares

m3 in 
000 

m3 in 
000 

Method of culture 

FAO 
major 
area 

FISH 
Ponds 

Tanks 

Enclosures and 
pens 

Cages 

Raceways 

Recirculation 
systems 

Other methods 

a) Enter the size of the facilities in the appropriate column ("m3 in 000" or "Hectares") 

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Freshwater culturea)  Saltwater culturea) 

Totala) 

m3 in 
000 

Hectares

Hectares

Hectares

m3 in 
000 

m3 in 
000 

FAO 
major 
area 

Method of culture 
CRUSTACEANS 
Ponds 

Tanks 

Enclosures and 
pens 

Other methods 

MOLLUSCS 
On bottom 

Off bottom 

Other methods 

SEAWEEDS 

OTHER AQUATIC 
ORGANISMS 

a) Enter the size of the facilities in the appropriate column ("m3 in 000" or "Hectares") 

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ANNEX V 

Definitions to be used in submission of aquaculture data. 

Freshwater culture means cultivation of aquatic organisms where the end-product is reared 
in freshwater. 

Saltwater  culture  or  mariculture  means  cultivation  of  aquatic  organisms  where  the  end-
product is reared in brackish or marine water 

Freshwater means the water of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and tanks and other enclosures 
where the water has a constantly negligible salinity. 

Saltwater  means  water  where  the  salinity  is  appreciable.  This  may  be  water  where  the 
salinity  is  constantly  high  (e.g.  sea  water)  or  where  the  salinity  is  appreciable  but  not  at  a 
constantly  high  level:  the  salinity  may  be  subject  to  periodic  variation  due  to  the  influx  of 
fresh or sea waters. 

Species means the species of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants and other aquatic 
organisms  identified  using  the  international  alpha-3  code.  A  full  list  of  these  codes  can  be 
found in the FAO’s ASFIS file (http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/fisoft/asfis/asfis.asp) 

FAO major areas means. 

Code 

Area 

05 

27 

37 

Inland waters (Europe) 

Northeast Atlantic 

Mediterranean and Black Seas 

Ponds  means  relatively  shallow  and  usually  small  bodies  of  still  water  or  water  with  a  low 
refreshment  rate,  most  frequently  artificially  formed,  but  can  also  apply  to  natural  pools, 
tarns, meres or small lakes. 

Tanks: means fish- or water-holding structures, usually above ground, typically with a high 
water turnover rate and highly controlled environment. 

Hatcheries  means  places  for  the  artificial  breeding,  hatching  and  rearing  through  the  early 
life  stages  of  animals,  finfish,  molluscs  and  crustaceans  in  particular.  Generally,  in  fish-
farming, hatcheries and nurseries are closely associated. On the contrary, in shellfish-farming, 
specific nurseries are common, where larvae produced in hatcheries are grown until ready for 
stocking in fattening (on-growing) areas. 

Farming means some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such 
as  regular  stocking,  feeding  and  protection  from  predators  and  involves  individual  or 
corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. 

Enclosures  and  pens  means  areas  of  water  confined  by  nets,  mesh  and  other  barriers 
allowing uncontrolled water interchange and distinguished by the fact that enclosures occupy 

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the full water column between substrate and surface; pens and enclosures generally enclose a 
relatively large volume of water. 

Cages means open or covered enclosed structures constructed with net, mesh or any porous 
material allowing natural water interchange. These structures may be floating, suspended or 
fixed to the substrate but still permitting water interchange from below. 

Raceways  means  artificial  units  constructed  above  or  below  ground  level  capable  of  high 
rates of water interchange. 

Recirculation  systems  means  systems  where  the  water  is  re-used  after  some  form  of 
treatment (e.g. filtering). 

Transferred  to  a  controlled  environment  means  the  intentional  release  for  further 
aquaculture practices. 

Released  to  the  wild  means  the  intentional  release  for  the  restocking  of  rivers,  lakes  and 
other  waters  other  than  for  aquaculture  purposes.  This  includes  releases  of  fish  and  other 
aquatic organisms for "ranching". These releases may then be available for capture by fishing 
operations. 

Ranching means the release of, usually, juvenile finfish, crustaceans or molluscs from culture 
facilities for growth to market size or to maturity in the natural environment. The species used 
are usually migratory (e.g. salmon) and return close to the point of release where they enter 
the local fishery or else are non-migratory and remain for at least a substantial portion of the 
life-cycle in restricted areas where they enter the local fishery. 

Unit value means the total value (excluding invoiced value-added tax) of the production (in 
national  currency)  divided  by  the  total  volume  of  the  production  (in  tonnes  of  live  weight 
equivalent). In cases where no data for the total production are available, the unit value may 
be estimated from a representative sample of the production. 

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ANNEX VI 

Format for the methodological reports of the national systems for aquaculture statistics. 

1. 

Organisation of the national system for aquaculture statistics. 

•  Authorities responsible for collecting and processing the data and their respective 

responsibilities. 

•  National legislation on the collection of aquaculture data. 

•  Unit responsible for transmitting data to the Commission. 

2. 

Method of collecting, processing and compiling the aquaculture data. 

•  Indicate the source of each type of data. 

•  Describe the methods used to collect the data (e.g. postal questionnaires, personal 
interviews, censuses or sampling, and frequency of surveys) for each part of the 
aquaculture sector. 

•  Describe how the data are processed and compiled and how long this takes. 

3. 

Reliability and representativeness of the data. 

•  If  sampling  techniques  are  used  for  some  elements  of  the  data,  describe  the 

methods used, and estimate the level of use and reliability of such methods. 

•  Indicate  any  shortcomings  of  the  national  systems,  ways  of  over-coming  them 

and, where appropriate, the timetable for such corrective actions. 

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