Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic (Recast)
Date: 2007-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, catch of fish, drafting of EU law, fishing area, fishing industry, fishing statistics

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.11.2007 
COM(2007)762 final 

2007/0264 (COD) 

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Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the 
Northwest Atlantic 

(Recast) 

(presented by the Commission)  

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On 1 April 1987 the Commission decided1 to instruct its staff that all legislative acts 
should  be  codified  after  no  more  than  ten  amendments,  stressing  that  this  is  a 
minimum  requirement  and  that  departments  should  endeavour  to  codify  at  even 
shorter  intervals  the  texts  for  which  they  are  responsible,  to  ensure  that  the 
Community rules are clear and readily understandable. 

The  codification  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2018/93  of  30  June  1993  on  the 
submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest 
Atlantic2  has  been  initiated  by  the  Commission.  The  new  Regulation  was  to  have 
superseded the various acts incorporated in it3. 

In  the  meantime  Council  Decision  1999/468/EC  of  28  June  1999  laying  down  the 
procedures  for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission4 
has  been  amended  by  Decision  2006/512/EC,  which  introduced  a  regulatory 
procedure  with  scrutiny  for  measures  of  general  scope  designed  to  amend  non-
essential  elements  of  a  basic  instrument  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty, including by deleting some of those elements 
or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements. 

In accordance with the joint statement of the European Parliament, the Council and 
the Commission5 on Decision 2006/512/EC, for this new procedure to be applicable 
to instruments adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of 
the  Treaty  which  are  already  in  force,  those  instruments  must  be  adjusted  in 
accordance with the applicable procedures. 

It  is  therefore  appropriate  to  transform  the  codification  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2018/93  into  a  recast  in  order  to  incorporate  the  amendments  necessary  for  the 
adjustment to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny. 

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COM(87) 868 PV. 
Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the 
Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final. 
See Annex VI of this proposal. 
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 C 255, 21.10.2006, p. 1. 

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(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 

2007/0264 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the 
Northwest Atlantic 

(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, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty3, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

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(cid:216) new 

Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2018/93  of  30  June  1993  on  the  submission  of  catch 
and  activity  statistics  by  Member  States  fishing  in  the  Northwest  Atlantic4  has  been 
substantially  amended  several  times5.  Since  further  amendments  are  to  be  made,  it 
should be recast in the interests of clarity. 

(cid:208) 2018/93 Recital 1 

The Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic fisheries 
approved  by  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3179/786  and  establishing  the  Northwest 
Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), requires the Community to supply the NAFO 
Scientific Council with any available statistical and scientific information requested by 
the Scientific Council in the performance of its work. 

OJ C […], […], p.[…]. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ  L  186,  28.7.1993,  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). 
See Annex VI. 
OJ  L  378,  30.12.1978,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  653/80  (OJ  L  74, 
20.3.1980, p. 1). 

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(3) 

Timely  catch  and  activity  statistics  have  been  identified  by  the  NAFO  Scientific 
Council as essential to the performance of its work in evaluating the state of the fish 
stocks in the Northwest Atlantic. 

(cid:208) 2018/93 Recital 2 

(cid:216) new 

(4) 

(5) 

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 Commission7. 

Power  should  be  conferred  on  the  Commission  in  particular  to  adapt  the  lists  of 
species  and  statistical  fishing  regions,  descriptions  of  those  regions,  and  measures, 
codes  and  definitions  applied  to  fishing  activity,  fishing  gears,  vessel  sizes  and 
methods  of  fishing.  Since  those  measures  are  of  general  scope  and  are  designed  to 
amend  non-essential  elements  of  this  Regulation,  they  should  be  adopted  in 
accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of 
Decision 1999/468/EC, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

(cid:208) 2018/93 

Article 1 

Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the catches by vessels registered 
in, or flying the flag of, that Member State fishing in the Northwest Atlantic, with due regard 
to Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 8. 

The nominal catch data shall include all fishery products landed or transhipped 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 transshipments, to 
the nearest tonne. 

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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 151, 15.6.1990, p. 1. 

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1. The data to be submitted shall be of two types: 

Article 2 

(a) 

(b) 

the  annual  nominal  catches,  expressed  in  tonnes  live  weight  equivalent  of  the 
landings,  of  each  of  the  species  listed  in  Annex  I  in  each  of  the  statistical  fishing 
regions of the Northwest Atlantic listed in Annex II and defined in Annex III ; 

the  catches  as  specified  under  point  (a)  and  the  corresponding  fishing  activity, 
subdivided by calendar month of capture, fishing gear, vessel size and main species 
sought. 

2. The data referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be submitted by 31 May of the year following 
the reference year and may be preliminary data. The data referred to in 1(b) shall be submitted 
by 31 August of the year following the reference year and shall be definitive data. 

The data referred to in 1(a) and submitted as preliminary data should be clearly identified as 
such. 

No  submissions  shall  be  required  for  species/fishing  region  combinations  for  which  no 
catches were recorded in the reference period of the submission. 

Should the Member State not have fished in the Northwest Atlantic in the preceding calendar 
year, it shall inform the Commission thereof by 31 May of the following year. 

3. The definitions and codes to be used in submitting information on fishing activity, fishing 
gear, method of fishing and vessel size are given in Annex IV. 

(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 
(cid:214) new 

4. (cid:214) The Commission may amend  the ⌦ lists ⌫ of species and statistical fishing regions 
and the descriptions of those regions, as well as the measures, codes and definitions applied to 
fishing activity, fishing gears, vessel sizes and methods of fishing. 

(cid:214)Those  measures,  designed  to  amend  non-essential  elements  of  this  Regulation,  shall  be 
adopted  in accordance with the (cid:214) regulatory  procedure (cid:214) with scrutiny  ⌦ referred 
to ⌫ in Article 6(2). 

(cid:208) 2018/93 

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 7(1). 

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Article 4 

(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 

Member States shall fulfil their obligations to the Commission pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 by 
submitting the data ⌦ in ⌫ the format ⌦ shown ⌫ in Annex V . 

With  the  prior  approval  of  the  Commission,  Member  States  may  submit  data  in  a  different 
⌦ format ⌫. 

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Article 5 

Within 24 hours of receipt of the reports, whenever possible, the Commission shall transmit 
the information contained therein to the Executive Secretary of NAFO. 

(cid:208) 1882/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III 
pt. 44 (adapted) 
(cid:214) new 

Article 6 

1.  The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Agricultural  Statistics, 
⌦ set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC9, ⌫ hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’. 

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph , Article 5 (cid:214) 5a(1) to (4)  and ⌦ Article ⌫ 7 
of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof. 

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. 

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 

(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 

Article 7 

1. ⌦ By 28 July 1994 ⌫ Member States shall submit a detailed report to the Commission 
describing how the data on catches and fishing activity are derived and specifying the degree 
of representativeness and reliability of these data. The Commission, in collaboration with the 
Member States, shall draw up a summary of these reports. 

2.  Member  States  shall  inform  the  Commission  of  any  modifications  of  the  information 
provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their introduction. 

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OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1. 

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3.  Methodological  reports,  data  availability  ⌦ and ⌫  data  reliability  ⌦ referred  to  in 
paragraph  1 ⌫  and  other  relevant  issues  connected  with  the  application  of  this  Regulation 
shall be examined once a year within the competent Working Group of the Committee. 

(cid:208)  

Article 8 

Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 is repealed. 

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and 
shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII. 

(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 

Article 9 

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 
[…] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

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(cid:208) 1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex I 

ANNEX I 

LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL 
CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-WEST 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  the 
identification  of  the  individual  species.  However,  where  data  for  individual  species  are  not 
submitted the data shall be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data 
for species not in the list provided that the species are clearly identified. 

Note: 

‘n.e.i.’ is the abbreviation for ‘not elsewhere identified’. 

English name 

3-alpha identifier 

Scientific name 

Atlantic cod 

Haddock 

GROUNDFISH 

COD (*) 

Gadus morhua 

HAD (*) 

Melanogrammus aeglefinus 

Atlantic redfishes n.e.i. 

RED (*) 

Sebastes spp. 

Silver hake 

Red hake 

HKS (*) 

Merluccius bilinearis 

HKR (*) 

Urophycis chuss 

Saithe (= pollock) 

POK (*) 

Pollachius virens 

Golden redfish 

Beaked redfish 

REG (*) 

Sebastes marinus 

REB (*) 

Sebastes mentella 

American plaice (L. R. dab) 

PLA (*) 

Hippoglossoides platessoides 

Witch flounder 

WIT 

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 

Yellowtail flounder 

YEL (*) 

Pleuronectes ferruginea 

Greenland halibut 

GHL (*) 

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 

Atlantic halibut 

Winter flounder 

HAL (*) 

Hippoglossus hippoglossus 

FLW (*) 

Pseudopleuronectes americanus 

Summer flounder 

FLS (*) 

Paralichthys dentatus 

Windowpane flounder 

FLD (*) 

Scophthalmus aquosus 

Flatfishes n.e.i. 

FLX 

Pleuronectiformes 

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American angler 

ANG (*) 

Lophius americanus 

Atlantic searobins 

Atlantic tomcod 

Blue antimora 

SRA 

TOM 

ANT 

Prionotus spp. 

Microgadus tomcod 

Antimora rostrata 

Blue whiting (= poutassou) 

WHB 

Micromesistius poutassou 

Cunner 

Cusk (= tusk) 

Greenland cod 

Blue ling 

Ling 

CUN 

USK 

GRC 

BLI 

Tautogolabrus adspersus 

Brosme brosme 

Gadus ogac 

Molva dypterygia 

LIN (*) 

Molva molva 

Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) 

LUM (*) 

Cyclopterus lumpus 

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 

Wolf-fishes n.e.i. 

Atlantic wolf-fish 

Spotted wolf-fish 

KGF 

PUF 

ELZ 

OPT 

POC 

RNG 

RHG 

SAN 

SCU 

SCP 

TAU 

TIL 

Menticirrhus saxatilis 

Sphoeroides maculatus 

Lycodes spp. 

Macrozoarces americanus 

Boreogadus saida 

Coryphaenoides rupestris 

Macrourus berglax 

Ammodytes spp. 

Myoxocephalus spp. 

Stenotomus chrysops 

Tautoga onitis 

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps 

HKW (*) 

Urophycis tenuis 

CAT (*) 

Anarhichas spp. 

CAA (*) 

Anarhichas lupus 

CAS (*) 

Anarhichas minor 

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Groundfishes n.e.i. 

GRO 

Osteichthyes 

PELAGIC FISH 

Atlantic herring 

HER (*) 

Clupea harengus 

Atlantic mackerel 

MAC (*) 

Scomber scombrus 

Atlantic butterfish 

BUT 

Peprilus triacanthus 

Atlantic menhaden 

MHA (*) 

Brevoortia tyrannus 

Atlantic saury 

Bay anchovy 

Bluefish 

Crevalle Jack 

Frigate tuna 

King mackerel 

SAU 

ANB 

BLU 

CVJ 

FRI 

Scomberesox saurus 

Anchoa mitchilli 

Pomatomus saltatrix 

Caranx hippos 

Auxis thazard 

KGM 

Scomberomorus cavalla 

Atlantic Spanish mackerel 

SSM (*) 

Scomberomorus maculatus 

Sailfish 

White marlin 

Blue marlin 

Swordfish 

Albacore tuna 

Atlantic bonito 

Little tunny 

Bigeye tuna 

Northern bluefish tuna 

Skipjack tuna 

Yellowfin tuna 

Tunas n.e.i. 

Pelagic fishes n.e.i. 

EN 

SAI 

Istiophorus platypterus 

WHM 

Tetrapturus albidus 

Makaira nigricans 

Xiphias gladius 

Thunnus alalunga 

Sarda sarda 

Euthynnus alletteratus 

Thunnus obesus 

Thunnus thynnus 

Katsuwonus pelamis 

Thunnus albacares 

Scombridae 

Osteichthyes 

BUM 

SWO 

ALB 

BON 

LTA 

BET 

BFT 

SKJ 

YFT 

TUN 

PEL 

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Alewife 

Amberjacks n.e.i. 

American conger 

American eel 

American shad 

Argentines n.e.i. 

Atlantic croaker 

Atlantic needlefish 

Atlantic thread herring 

Baird's slickhead 

Black drum 

Black sea bass 

Blueback herring 

Capelin 

Char n.e.i. 

Cobia 

Common (= Florida) pompano 

Gizzard shad 

Grunts n.e.i. 

Hickory shad 

Lanternfish 

Mullets n.e.i. 

North Atlantic harvestfish 

Pigfish 

Rainbow smelt 

Red drum 

OTHER FIN FISH 

ALE 

Alosa pseudoharengus 

AMX 

Seriola spp. 

COA 

ELA 

SHA 

ARG 

CKA 

NFA 

THA 

ALC 

Conger oceanicus 

Anguilla rostrata 

Alosa sapidissima 

Argentina spp. 

Micropogonias undulatus 

Strongylura marina 

Opisthonema oglinum 

Alepocephalus bairdii 

BDM 

Pogonias cromis 

BSB 

BBH 

Centropristis striata 

Alosa aestivalis 

CAP (*) 

Mallotus villosus 

CHR 

CBA 

POM 

SHG 

GRX 

SHH 

LAX 

Salvelinus spp. 

Rachycentron canadum 

Trachinotus carolinus 

Dorosoma cepedianum 

Pomadasyidae 

Alosa mediocris 

Notoscopelus spp. 

MUL 

Mugilidae 

HVF 

PIG 

SMR 

Peprilus alepidotus (= Paru) 

Orthopristis chrysoptera 

Osmerus mordax 

RDM 

Sciaenops ocellatus 

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Red porgy 

Rough shad 

Sand perch 

Sheepshead 

Spot croaker 

RPG 

RSC 

PES 

SPH 

SPT 

Pagrus pagrus 

Trachurus lathami 

Diplectrum formosum 

Archosargus probatocephalus 

Leiostomus xanthurus 

Spotted weakfish 

SWF 

Cynoscion nebulosus 

Squeteague 

Striped bass 

Sturgeons n.e.i. 

Tarpon 

Trout n.e.i. 

White perch 

Alfonsinos 

STG 

STB 

STU 

TAR 

TRO 

PEW 

ALF 

Cynoscion regalis 

Morone saxatilis 

Acipenseridae 

Tarpon (= Megalops) atlanticus 

Salmo spp. 

Morone americana 

Beryx spp. 

Spiny (= piked) dogfish 

DGS (*) 

Squalus acanthias 

Dogfishes n.e.i. 

DGX (*) 

Squalidae 

Porbeagle 

POR (*) 

Lamna nasus 

Large sharks n.e.i. 

Shortfin mako shark 

Atlantic sharpnose shark 

Black dogfish 

Boreal (Greenland) shark 

Basking shark 

Little skate 

Barndoor skate 

Winter skate 

Thorny skate 

Smooth skate 

EN 

Squaliformes 

Isurus oxyrinchus 

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae 

Centroscyllium fabricii 

Somniousus microcephalus 

Cetorhinus maximus 

Leucoraja erinacea 

Dipturus laevis 

Leucoraja ocellata 

Amblyraja radiata 

Malacoraja senta 

SHX 

SMA 

RHT 

CFB 

GSK 

BSK 

RJD 

RJL 

RJT 

RJR 

RJS 

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Spinytail (spinetail) skate 

Arctic skate 

Skates n.e.i. 

Finfishes n.e.i. 

RJQ 

RJG 

Bathyraja spinicauda 

Amblyraja hyperborea 

SKA (*) 

Raja spp. 

FIN 

Osteichthyes 

INVERTEBRATES 

Long-finned squid 

SQL (*) 

Loligo pealei 

Short-finned squid 

SQI (*) 

Illex illecebrosus 

Squids n.e.i. 

SQU (*) 

Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae 

Atlantic razor clam 

Hard clam 

Occan 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 

EN 

CLR 

CLH 

CLQ 

CLS 

CLB 

CLX 

SCB 

SCC 

ISC 

SCA 

SCX 

OYA 

MUS 

Ensis directus 

Mercenaria mercenaria 

Arctica islandica 

Mya arenaria 

Spisula solidissima 

Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea 

Argopecten irradians 

Argopecten gibbus 

Chlamys islandica 

Placopecten magellanicus 

Pectinidae 

Crassostrea virginica 

Mytilus edulis 

WHX 

Busycon spp. 

Littorina spp. 

Mollusca 

Cancer irroratus 

Callinectes sapidus 

Carcinus maenas 

PER 

MOL 

CRK 

CRB 

CRG 

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Jonah crab 

Queen crab 

Red crab 

Stone king crab 

Marine crabs n.e.i. 

American lobster 

Northern prawn 

Aesop shrimp 

CRJ 

CRQ 

CRR 

KCT 

CRA 

LBA 

Cancer borealis 

Chinoecetes opilio 

Geryon quinquedens 

Lithodes maia 

Reptantia 

Homarus americanus 

PRA (*) 

Pandalus borealis 

AES 

Pandalus montagui 

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. 

PEN (*) 

Penaeus spp. 

Pink (= pandalid) shrimps 

PAN (*) 

Pandalus spp. 

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. 

Sea urchin 

CRU 

URC 

Crustacea 

Strongylocentrotus spp. 

Marine worms n.e.i. 

WOR 

Polychaeta 

Horeshoe crab 

Marine invertebrates n.e.i. 

HSC 

INV 

Limulus polythemus 

Invertebrata 

Brown seaweeds 

Red seaweeds 

Seaweeds n.e.i. 

Harp seal 

Hooded seal 

SEAWEEDS 

SWB 

SWR 

SWX 

SEALS 

SHE 

SEZ 

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Phaeophyceae 

Rhodophyceae 

Algae 

Pagophilus groenlandicus 

Cystophora cristata 

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(cid:208) 2018/93 

ANNEX II 

STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FOR WHICH 
DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED 

Sub-area 0 

Division 0 A 

Division 0 B 

Sub-area 1 

Division 1 A 

Division 1 B 

Division 1 C 

Division 1 D 

Division 1 E 

Division 1 F 

Division 1 NK (not known) 

Sub-area 2 

Division 2 G 

Division 2 H 

Division 2 J 

Division 2 NK (not known) 

Sub-area 3 

Division 3 K 

Division 3 L 

Division 3 M 

Division 3 N 

Division 3 O 

Division 3 P 

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Sub-division 3 P n 

Sub-division 3 P s 

Division 3 NK (not known) 

Sub-area 4 

Division 4 R 

Division 4 S 

Division 4 T 

Division 4 V 

Sub-division 4 V n 

Sub-division 4 V s 

Division 4 W 

Division 4 X 

Division 4 NK (not known) 

Sub-area 5 

Division 5 Y 

Division 5 Z 

Sub-division 5 Z e 

Sub-unit 5 Z c 

Sub-unit 5 Z u 

Sub-division 5 Z w 

Division 5 NK (not known) 

Sub-area 6 

Division 6 A 

Division 6 B 

Division 6 C 

Division 6 D 

Division 6 E 

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Division 6 F 

Division 6 G 

Division 6 H 

Division 6 NK (not known) 

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Statistical fishing areas for the Northwest Atlantic 

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ANNEX III 

(cid:208) 1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex II 

DESCRIPTION OF THE NAFO SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS USED FOR THE 
PURPOSE OF FISHERY STATISTICS AND REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH-
WEST ATLANTIC 

The scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions provided for by Article XX 
of the Convention of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation are as follows: 

SUB-AREA 0 

That portion of the 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 latitude and 
59°00′  west  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: 

Point No 

Latitude 

Longitude 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

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60°12′0 

61°00′0 

62°00′5 

62°02′3 

62°03′5 

62°11′5 

62°47′2 

63°22′8 

63°28′6 

63°35′0 

63°37′2 

63°44′1 

63°50′1 

63°52′6 

63°57′4 

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57°13′1 

57°21′1 

57°21′8 

57°22′2 

57°25′4 

57°41′0 

57°57′4 

57°59′7 

58°02′0 

58°01′2 

57°58′8 

57°57′2 

57°56′6 

57°53′5 

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64°04′3 

64°12′2 

65°06′0 

65°08′9 

65°11′6 

65°14′5 

65°18′1 

65°23′3 

65°34′8 

65°37′7 

65°50′9 

65°51′7 

65°57′6 

66°03′5 

66°12′9 

66°18′8 

66°24′6 

66°30′3 

66°36′1 

66°37′9 

66°41′8 

66°49′5 

67°21′6 

67°27′3 

67°28′3 

67°29′1 

67°30′7 

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57°49′1 

57°48′2 

57°44′1 

57°43′9 

57°44′4 

57°45′1 

57°45′8 

57°44′9 

57°42′3 

57°41′9 

57°40′7 

57°40′6 

57°40′1 

57°39′6 

57°38′2 

57°37′8 

57°37′8 

57°38′3 

57°39′2 

57°39′6 

57°40′6 

57°43′0 

57°52′7 

57°54′9 

57°55′3 

57°56′1 

57°57′8 

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67°35′3 

67°39′7 

67°44′2 

67°56′9 

68°01′8 

68°04′3 

68°06′8 

68°07′5 

68°16′1 

68°21′7 

68°25′3 

68°32′9 

68°34′0 

68°37′9 

68°38′0 

68°56′8 

69°00′8 

69°06′8 

69°10′3 

69°12′8 

69°29′4 

69°49′8 

69°55′3 

69°55′8 

70°01′6 

70°07′5 

70°08′8 

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58°02′2 

58°06′2 

58°09′9 

58°19′8 

58°23′3 

58°25′0 

58°26′7 

58°27′2 

58°34′1 

58°39′0 

58°42′4 

59°01′8 

59°04′6 

59°14′3 

59°14′6 

60°02′4 

60°09′0 

60°18′5 

60°23′8 

60°27′5 

60°51′6 

60°58′2 

60°59′6 

61°00′0 

61°04′2 

61°08′1 

61°08′8 

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70°13′4 

70°33′1 

70°35′6 

70°48′2 

70°51′8 

71°12′1 

71°18′9 

71°25′9 

71°29′4 

71°31′8 

71°32′9 

71°44′7 

71°47′3 

71°52′9 

72°01′7 

72°06′4 

72°11′0 

72°24′8 

72°30′5 

72°36′3 

72°43′7 

72°45′7 

72°47′7 

72°50′8 

73°18′5 

73°25′9 

73°31′1 

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61°10′6 

61°17′4 

61°20′6 

61°37′9 

61°42′7 

62°09′1 

62°17′5 

62°25′5 

62°29′3 

62°32′0 

62°33′5 

62°49′6 

62°53′1 

63°03′9 

63°21′1 

63°30′9 

63°41′0 

64°13′2 

64°26′1 

64°38′8 

64°54′3 

64°58′4 

65°00′9 

65°07′6 

66°08′3 

66°25′3 

67°15′1 

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73°36′5 

73°37′9 

73°41′7 

73°46′1 

73°46′7 

73°52′3 

73°57′6 

74°02′2 

74°02′6 

74°06′1 

74°07′5 

74°10′0 

74°12′5 

74°24′0 

74°28′6 

74°44′2 

74°50′6 

75°00′0 

75°05′ 

68°05′5 

68°12′3 

68°29′4 

68°48′5 

68°51′1 

69°11′3 

69°31′5 

69°50′3 

69°52′0 

70°06′6 

70°12′5 

70°23′1 

70°33′7 

71°25′7 

71°45′8 

72°53′0 

73°02′8 

73°16′3 

73°30′ 

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 
north-westerly direction along a rhumb 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 meridian 
of  80°  west  longitude  in  the  waters  between  those  islands  to  78°10′  north  latitude;  and 
bounded on the north by the parallel of 78°10′ north latitude. 

Sub-area 0 is composed of two divisions 

Division 0A 

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

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Division 0B 

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 Convention Area lying to the east of sub-area 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). 

Division 1B 

That  portion  of  the  sub-area  lying  between  the  parallel  of  66°15′  north  latitude  (5  nautical 
miles north of 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 1D 

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 1E 

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 1F 

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

SUB-AREA 2 

That portion of the 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′ north latitude. 

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Sub-area 2 is composed of three divisions 

Division 2G 

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′ north latitude (Hopedale). 

SUB-AREA 3 

That portion of the 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 north-Westerly 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,  47°37,0′  north  latitude;  59°18,0′  west 
longitude on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47°02,0′ north latitude; 60°25,0′ 
west longitude on Cape Breton Island; thence in a north-easterly direction along said line to 
Cape Ray, 47°37,0′ north latitude, 59°18,0′ west longitude. 

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). 

Division 3L 

That portion of the sub-area lying between 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, thence along a rhumb line to Cape 
St Mary, Newfoundland. 

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. 

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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 3O 

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 lying south of the 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 sub-area. 

Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions: 

3Pn  —  north-western  subdivision  —  that  portion  of  division  3P  lying  north-west  of  a  line 
extending from 47°30,7′ north latitude; 57°43,2′ west longitude, approximately southwest to a 
point at 46°50,7′ north latitude and 58°49,0′ west longitude; 

3Ps  —  south-eastern  subdivision  —  that  portion  of  division  3P  lying  south-east  of  the  line 
defined for subdivision 3Pn. 

SUB-AREA 4 

That portion of the Convention Area lying north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, to the 
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  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  67°24′27,24″  west  longitude;  thence  along  a  geodetic  line  in  a 
south-westerly direction to a point at 42°53′14″ north latitude and 67°44′35″ west longitude; 
thence along a geodetic line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°31′08″ 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  at  66°00′  west  longitude;  thence  along  a  rhumb  line  in  a  south-
easterly 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 composed of six divisions 

Division 4R 

That  portion  of  the  sub-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 

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in a south-westerly 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  south-easterly  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 4S 

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 line in an east-southeasterly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 
60°00′  west  longitude,  thence  due  north  to  a  point  at  49°25′  north  latitude,  60°00′  west 
longitude,  thence  along  a  rhumb  line  in  a  north-easterly  direction  to  the  terminus  of  the 
Labrador-Quebec boundary. 

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 a south-easterly 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. 

Division 4V 

That portion of the sub-area 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 boundary between sub-areas 3 and 
4 meets the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence along the boundary between sub-areas 3 
and 4  and a line continuing in a north-westerly 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. 

Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions: 

4Vn  —  northern  subdivision  —  that  portion  of  division  4V  lying  north  of  the  parallel  of 
45°40′ north latitude; 

4Vs  —  southern  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 

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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  north-westerly 
direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Division 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 south-easterly 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 5 

That portion of the 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. 

Sub-area 5 is composed of two divisions 

Division 5Y 

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 70° west longitude (at approximately 42° north latitude), thence due 
north to 42°20′ 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. 

Division 5Z 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south and east of division 5Y. 

Division  5Z  is  divided  into  two  subdivisions:  an  eastern  subdivision  and  a  western 
subdivision defined as follows: 

5Ze — eastern subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying east of the meridian of 70°00′ 
west longitude; 

Subdivision 5Ze is sub-divided into two subunits1: 

5Zu  (United  States  waters)  is  that  part  of  subdivision  5Ze  to  the  west  of  the  geodetic  lines 
connecting the points with the following coordinates: 

1 

These  two  subunits  are  not  recorded  in  the  sixth  publication  of  the  NAFO  Convention  (May  2000). 
However,  following  a  proposal  of  the  NAFO  Scientific  Council,  they  were  approved  by  the  NAFO 
General Council pursuant to Article XX(2) of the NAFO Convention. 

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Latitude north 

Longitude west 

A 

B 

C 

D 

44°11′12″ 

42°53′14″ 

42°31′08″ 

40°27′05″ 

67°16′46″ 

67°44′35″ 

67°28′05″ 

65°41′59″. 

5Zc  (Canadian  waters)  is  that  part  of  subdivision  5Ze  to  the  east  of  the  abovementioned 
geodetic lines; 

5Zw  —  western  subdivision  —  that  portion  of  division  5Z  lying  west  of  the  meridian  of 
70°00′ west longitude. 

SUB-AREA 6 

That  part  of  the  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 the point on 
Rhode Island at 71°40′ west longitude. 

Sub-area 6 is composed of eight divisions 

Division 6A 

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  longitude,  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. 

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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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(cid:208) 2018/93 

ANNEX IV 

DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH 
DATA 

(cid:208) 1636/2001 Art. 1 and Annex III 

(A) 

LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES 

the  International  Standard  Statistical  Classification  of  Fishing  Gears 

(from 
(ISSCFG)) 

Category 

Abbreviation 

Trawls 

Bottom trawls 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

beam trawls 

otter trawls (side or stern not specified) 

otter trawls (side) 

otter trawls (stern) 

pair trawls (two vessels) 

shrimp trawls 

nephrops trawls 

bottom trawls (not specified) 

Midwater trawls 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

otter trawls (side or stern not specified) 

otter trawls (side) 

otter trawls (stern) 

pair trawls (two vessels) 

shrimp trawls 

midwater trawls (not specified) 

Twin trawl 

TBB 

OTB 

OTB1 

OTB2 

PTB 

TBS 

TBN 

TB 

OTM 

OTM1 

OTM2 

PTM 

TMS 

TM 

OTS 

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Otter twin trawls 

Pair trawls (two vessels) (not specified) 

Otter trawls (not specified) 

Other trawls (not specified) 

Seine nets 

Beach seines 

Boat or vessel seines 

– 

– 

– 

Danish seines 

Scottish seines 

pair seines (two vessels) 

Seine nets (not specified) 

Surrounding nets 

With purse lines (purse seine) 

– 

– 

operated by one vessel 

operated by two vessels 

Without purse lines (lampara) 

Gillnets and entangling nets 

Set gillnets (anchored) 

Drift gillnets 

Encircling gillnets 

Fixed gillnets (on stakes) 

Trammel nets 

Combined gillnet-trammel nets 

Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified) 

Gillnets (not specified) 

Hooks and lines 

Set longlines 

OTT 

PT 

OT 

TX 

SB 

SV 

SDN 

SSC 

SPR 

SX 

PS 

PS1 

PS2 

LA 

GNS 

GND 

GNC 

GNF 

GTR 

GTN 

GEN 

GN 

LLS 

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Drift longlines 

Longlines (not specified) 

Handlines and polelines (hand-operated) 

Handlines and polelines (mechanised) 

Trolling lines 

Hooks and lines (not specified) 

Traps 

Stationary uncovered poundnets 

Covered pots 

Fyke nets 

Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. 

Stownets 

Aerial nets 

Traps (not specified) 

Falling gear 

Cast nets 

Falling gear (unspecified) 

Dredges 

Boat dredge 

Hand dredge 

Grappling and wounding 

Harpoon 

Lift nets 

Portable lift nets 

Boat operated lift nets 

Shore operated stationary lift nets 

Lift nets (not specified) 

LLD 

LL 

LHP 

LTM 

LTL 

LX 

FPN 

FPO 

FYK 

FWR 

FSN 

FAR 

FIX 

FCN 

FG 

DRB 

DRH 

HAR 

LNP 

LNB 

LNS 

LN 

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Harvesting machines 

Pumps 

Mechanised dredges 

Harvesting machines (not specified) 

Miscellaneous gears 

Gear not known 

HMP 

HMD 

HMX 

MIS 

NK 

(B) 

DEFINITIONS  OF  FISHING  EFFORT  MEASURES  FOR  GEAR 
CATEGORIES 

Three levels of precisions of fishing effort should be provided, where possible. 

Category A 

Fishing gear 

Effort measure 

Definitions 

Surrounding nets 
(purse seines) 

Number of sets 

Beach seines 

Number of sets 

Number of times the gear has been set or 
shot, whether or not a catch was made. 
This measure is appropriate when shoal 
size and packing is related to stock 
abundance or sets are made in a random 
manner 

Number of times the gear has been set or 
shot, whether or not a catch was made 

Boat seines 

Trawls 

Number of hours 
fished 

Number of times the gear was set or shot 
times the estimated mean set or shot 
duration 

Number of hours  Number of hours during which the trawl 
was in the water (midwater trawl) or on 
the bottom (bottom trawl), and fishing 

Boat dredges 

Number of hours 
fished 

Number of hours during which the dredge 
was on the bottom and fishing 

Gillnets (set or 
drift) 

Number of effort 
units 

Length of nets expressed in 100-metre 
units multiplied by the number of sets 
made (= accumulated total length in 
metres of net used in a given time divided 
by 100) 

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Gillnets (fixed) 

Number of effort 
units 

Length of net expressed in 100-metre 
units multiplied by the number of times 
the net was cleared 

Traps (uncovered 
pound nets) 

Number of effort 
units 

Number of days fished times the number 
of units hauled 

Covered pots and 
fyke nets 

Number of effort 
units 

Number of lifts times the number of units 
(= total number of units fished in a given 
time period) 

Longlines (set or 
drift) 

Thousands of 
hooks 

Number of hooks fished in a given time 
period divided by 1 000 

Handlines (pole, 
troll, jig, etc.) 

Number of line 
days 

Total number of lines used in a given 
time period 

Harpoons 

Category B 

(Report effort levels B and C only) 

Numbers of days fished: the number of days on which fishing took place. For those 
fisheries  in  which  searching  is  a  substantial  part  of  the  fishing  operation,  days  in 
which searching but no fishing took place should be included in ‘days fished’ data. 

Category C 

For number of days on ground in addition to days fished and searching also all other 
days while the vessel was on the ground should be included. 

Per cent of estimated effort (prorated effort) 

Since  corresponding  effort  measures  may  not  be  available  for  the  total  catch,  the 
percentage  of  the  effort  that  has  been  estimated  should  be  indicated.  This  is 
calculated from: 

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(C) 

VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES 

(from  the  International  Standard  Statistical  Classification  of  Fishing  Vessels 
(ISSCFV)) 

Tonnage classes 

Gross tonnage category 

Code 

0-49,9 

50-149,9 

150-499,9 

500-999,9 

1 000-1 999,9 

2 000-99 999,9 

Not known 

02 

03 

04 

05 

06 

07 

00 

(D) 

MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT 

This is the species to which the fishing was principally directed. However, it may not 
correspond with the species which formed the greater part of the catch. The species 
should be indicated using the 3-alpha identifier (see Annex I). 

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(cid:208) 2018/93 (adapted) 

ANNEX V 

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA 

(cid:208) 1636/2001 Art. 2 and Annex IV 
(adapted) 

A. 

CODING FORMAT 

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(a)  

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of 
the record. The following fields should be included in each record: 

Field 

Remarks 

Country 

Year 

ISO 2-alpha code (e.g. FR = France) 

e.g. 2001 or 01 

FAO major fishing area 

21 = North-West Atlantic 

Division  

Species 

Catch  

e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn 

3-alpha identifier 

Tonnes 

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(b)  

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of 
the record. The following fields should be included in each record: 

Field 

Remarks 

Country  

Year  

Month 

ISO 2-alpha code (e.g. FR = France) 

e.g. 0001 or 2001 for the year 2001 

e.g. 01 = January 

FAO major fishing area  

21 = North-West Atlantic 

Division 

Main species sought  

Vessel/gear category 

e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn 

3-alpha identifier 

ISSCFG code (e.g. 0TB2 = bottom otter 

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Vessel size class 

ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-499,9 GT): 

trawl) 

Average gross tonnage 

Average engine power 

Percentage effort estimated 

Tonnes 

Kilowatts 

Numeric 

Unit 

Data  

3-alpha identifier of species or effort 
identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic cod or A = 
effort measure A) 

Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort unit 

(a) 

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

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(b) 

Country codes: 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Iceland 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Norway 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

BE 

BG 

CZ 

DK 

DE 

EE 

EL 

ES 

FR 

IE 

IS 

IT 

CY 

LV 

LT 

LU 

HU 

MT 

NL 

NO 

AT 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SI 

SK 

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Finland 

Sweden 

Turkey 

United Kingdom 

FI 

SE 

TR 

UK 

B. 

METHOD  OF  TRANSMISSION  OF  THE  DATA  TO  THE  EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

As far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example as an 
e-mail attachment). 

Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3,5¢ HD floppy disk will be accepted. 

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ANNEX VI 

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 
(OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1) 

Point X.6 of Annex I to the 1994 Act of 
Accession 
(OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 189) 

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/2001 
(OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 1) 

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council 
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1) 

Point 10.9 of Annex II to the 2003 Act of 
Accession 
(OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 571) 

only Article 3 and Annex III, pt. 44 

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ANNEX VII 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 

This Regulation 

Article 1 

Article 2 

Article 3 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 1 

Article 2 

Article 3 

Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6(1) and (2) 

Article 6(1) and (2) 

Article 6(3) 

Article 7(1) 

Article 7(2) 

Article 7(3) 

Article 7(4) 

Article 8 

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Article 9 

Annex I 

Annex II 

Annex III 

Annex IV 

Annex V 

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Article 7(1) 

Article 7(2) 

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Article 7(3) 

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Article 8 

Article 9 

Annex I 

Annex II 

Annex III 

Annex IV 

Annex V 

Annex VI 

Annex VII 

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