Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167 of 27 April 2021 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022
Date: 2021-04-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, aquaculture, common fisheries policy, data collection, fishery management, fishery research, fishery resources, fishing industry, sustainable development








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16.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 253/51








            COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) 2021/1167
of 27 April 2021
         
establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) requires the Member States to collect the biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data that are necessary for fisheries management.












(2)


Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 requires the Commission to establish a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (EU MAP).












(3)


The EU MAP is necessary for Member States to specify and plan their data collection activities in their national work plans and sets out a detailed list of data requirements for the collection and management of biological, environmental and socioeconomic data, lists mandatory surveys at sea and sets thresholds for data collection. The EU MAP for 2020-2021 was adopted by Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 (3) and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 (4). Both decisions expire on 31 December 2021.












(4)


This Decision therefore establishes detailed arrangements on the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data by Member States as referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 from 1 January 2022.












(5)


The Commission has consulted the relevant regional coordination groups and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries in line with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.












(6)


This decision is to be read in conjunction with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 (5), which repeals Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 and establishes the list of mandatory surveys at sea and the thresholds below which it is not mandatory for Member States to collect data based on their fishing and aquaculture activities or carry out research surveys at sea, as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, from 1 January 2022. It also lays down the areas of marine regions for the purposes of data collection as referred to in Article 9(11) of that Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.












(7)


For reasons of legal certainty, Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 should be repealed with effect from 1 January 2022,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector from 2022 covering the detailed list of data requirements as referred to in point (a) of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 is repealed.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2022.




Done at Brussels, 27 April 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

(3)  Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 of 13 March 2019 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (OJ L 145, 4.6.2019, p. 27).

(4)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 of 18 February 2019 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys and thresholds for the purposes of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (OJ L 145, 4.6.2019, p. 21).

(5)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 of 27 April 2021 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (see page 92 of this Official Journal).




ANNEX
CHAPTER I

Definitions

For the purpose of this Annex, the definitions set out in the following regulations apply: Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (3), Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply:






(1)



active vessel: a vessel that has been engaged in any fishing operation for at least one day in a calendar year.










(2)



catch fraction: a part of the total catch, such as the part of the catch landed above the minimum conservation reference size, the part landed below the minimum conservation reference size, and the legal discards, broken down into the part below the minimum conservation reference size and the part above the minimum conservation reference size.










(3)



day at sea: any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within a defined fishing area and absent from port.










(4)



recreational catches: all retained, discarded and released components of the catch, either dead or alive, taken during recreational fisheries.










(5)



diadromous species: fish species that migrate between the sea and freshwater as part of their life cycle.










(6)



fishing day: any calendar day at sea in which a fishing activity takes place, without prejudice to the international obligations of the Union and its Member States. One fishing trip can contribute to both the sum of the fishing days for passive gears and the sum of the fishing days for active gears used on that trip.










(7)



fishing ground: a geographical unit where fishing takes place. The units shall be agreed at marine region level on the basis of existing areas defined by regional fisheries management organisations or scientific bodies.










(8)



fleet segment: group of vessels with the same length class (LOA, length overall) and predominant fishing gear during a given calendar year.










(9)



inactive vessel: a vessel that has not been engaged in fishing operations during a given calendar year.










(10)



metier: a group of fishing activities targeting a similar species or assemblage of species, using similar gear (6), during the same period of the year and/or within the same area, and which are characterised by a similar exploitation pattern.










(11)



research survey at sea: activities involving the monitoring of fish stocks and/or marine biological resources and the ecosystem, carried out on a vessel dedicated to such scientific research and designated for this task by a Member State.




CHAPTER II

Data collection methods and data requirements

1.   General principles









1.1.


In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, Member States shall develop national work plans, specifying the data to be collected and data collection methods.












1.2.


Data collection methods and quality shall be suitable for the intended purposes defined in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. The methods applied shall follow relevant scientific advice and best practices. Member States may conduct studies to further explore, develop and test data collection methods. The methods and their application shall be assessed at regular intervals by independent scientific bodies to ascertain whether they are appropriate for the purposes intended. Member States shall adapt their data collection planning and implementation in accordance with the results of these assessments.












1.3.


As regards the data specified in points 2, 3, 4 and 5 below, data reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including but not limited to logbooks, sales notes and positional data, such as VMS data, shall be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans.












1.4.


As regards the data specified in points 2, 3 and 4 below, Member States shall agree at marine region level on the data to be collected, based on the identified needs of end users of scientific data (‘end-user needs’), including, where appropriate, the species, stocks, regions, variables, methodology and frequency of data collection in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004. The data so collected shall enable the end users to derive the necessary assessments for all relevant types of fisheries, time periods and areas. If no regional coordination can be achieved, Member States shall establish national data collection based on end-user needs.












1.5.


As regards the social and economic data specified in points 5, 6 and 7 below, the definitions referred to in the European Business Statistics Regulation (7) shall apply. Additional definitions of variables, strata, and, where appropriate, collection methodology, shall be coordinated among the Member States concerned.












1.6.


In specifying the data to be collected, Member States shall take account of the thresholds set in Chapter II of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 (8) establishing the list of mandatory surveys and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.












1.7.


The data to be collected are divided into sets, specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter.




2.   Biological data on exploited biological resources caught by Union commercial and recreational fisheries









2.1.


As regards commercial fisheries:






a)


data shall comprise catch quantities by species and biological data from individual specimens, to enable the estimation of volume and length frequency, as well as biological variables such as individual age, sex, weight, maturity and fecundity, for each catch fraction by species and management area listed in Table 1. Data required to estimate volume and length frequency shall be reported at the level of aggregation required by the relevant end user, where relevant using gear codes listed in Table 5;










b)


in addition, the following data shall be collected on diadromous species listed in Table 3 caught during the freshwater part of their lifecycle, however such fisheries are undertaken:






i.


stock-related variables selected by Member States at a regional level based on end-user needs,










ii.


annual catch quantities for salmon and sea trout,










iii.


annual catch quantities by life stage for eel.




















2.2.


As regards recreational fisheries, Member States shall implement statistically robust multispecies sampling schemes that enable catch quantities to be estimated for stocks agreed at regional level, in accordance with the relevant end-user needs. Where no such schemes exist, Member States shall collect data that enable catch quantities to be estimated for the species and areas listed in Table 4.
Where recreational catches affect the development of fish stocks, Member States shall carry out biological sampling in accordance with end-user needs, as agreed at marine region level.












2.3.


In addition:






a)


for salmon and sea trout, data shall be collected on the abundance of smolt and parr and the number of ascending individuals in rivers.










b)


for eel, data shall be collected in any relevant marine or inland water habitat in at least one body of water per eel management unit on: the abundance of recruits, the abundance of the standing stock (yellow eel), and the number and weight, and sex ratio of migrating silver eels.




The designation of bodies of water, including rivers, the selection of stock-related variables to be collected and monitored, and the sampling frequency for salmon, sea trout and eel shall be defined and coordinated at regional level, depending on end-user needs. Where no regional coordination exists, Member States shall establish national sampling schemes based on end-user needs.




3.   Data on the activity of Union fishing vessels (9)
within and outside Union waters









3.1.


Data shall cover variables indicated in Table 6 at the lowest relevant geographic level by fleet segment (Table 8) and metier level 6 (Table 5). Such data, including positional data, such as VMS (10) or AIS (11) data, recorded, reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to record these data, or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods shall be applied.












3.2.


Data on inland water commercial fisheries for eel shall cover the variables indicated in Table 6. Data recorded under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 are to be made available in primary form to the national institutions implementing national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 to record these data, or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods shall be applied.




4.   Data on the impact of Union fisheries on marine biological resources and marine ecosystems within and outside Union waters









4.1.


Data shall be collected on occurrences (as a minimum the weight and/or the numbers of individuals per species, depending on the appropriate unit for a particular species) of incidental catches of all protected sea birds, mammals, reptiles and fish species, as referred to in Union legislation and under international agreements, including those specified in Table 2, and invertebrate benthic species identified as a VME (12) indicator (13). Such data shall be recorded during scientific observer trips on fishing vessels, or by the fishers themselves, using logbooks or other appropriate means. Where these data are insufficient for end-user needs, other complementary methods and observations shall be used, based on the scientific knowledge available, including risk assessments.












4.2.


The data necessary to assess the impact of fisheries on marine habitats and on species recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and other relevant EU legislation shall be made available, at an appropriate level of aggregation, to the national institutions implementing the national work plans. Where there is no obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to record these data or where these data do not meet the coverage, resolution and/or quality requirements of the end users, alternative appropriate sampling methods should be applied, including methods determined through targeted studies.












4.3.


Data collection on the impact of fishing activities on food webs shall include stomach sampling and analysis.




5.   Socioeconomic data on fisheries









5.1.


Economic data shall be collected on all active and inactive vessels listed in the Union Fishing Fleet Register (14) on 31 December of the reporting year, and on other vessels that have fished for at least one day during the reporting year. As regards active vessels, the data collected shall cover the variables indicated in Table 7 according to the fleet segmentation indicated in Table 8 and according to supra regions as defined in Table 2 of Chapter III in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168. In the case of inactive vessels, data shall be collected on capital value and capital cost.
Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.
Data on economic variables may be aggregated for confidentiality reasons or where necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such aggregation shall be consistent over time.












5.2.


Social data shall cover the variables indicated in Table 9 and shall be collected every three years, counting from 2017 as the first reference data year.




6.   Socioeconomic and environmental data on aquaculture









6.1.


Economic data shall be collected on all enterprises whose primary activity is defined according to European Classification of Economic Activities (NACE) codes 03.21, ‘marine aquaculture’, and 03.22, ‘freshwater aquaculture’. The data collected shall cover economic variables indicated in Table 10 according to the sector segmentation set out in Table 11.
Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.
Data on economic variables may be aggregated for confidentiality reasons or where necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such aggregation shall be consistent over time.












6.2.


Social data shall cover variables indicated in Table 9 and shall be collected every three years, counting from 2017 as the first reference data year.












6.3.


Environmental data, such as data on water quality, escapees, the use of antibiotics and other medicines, and disease status, required under relevant EU and national legislation, shall be made available to the national institutions implementing the national work plans.




7.   Socioeconomic data on the fish processing sector

Over and above the data published by Eurostat, collected by the Member States in line with the European Business Statistics Regulation and Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), Member States may collect additional socioeconomic data on the fish processing sector.

Table 1 (previously Tables 1A, B and C)


Species and areas in Union waters and all marine regions under regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and Outermost Regions
 (16)










Region




Baltic Sea






Area




Baltic Sea (ICES areas 3b-d, FAO area 27)






RCGc




Balti






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




ICES area





European eel



Anguilla anguilla



22-32




Herring



Clupea harengus



22-24; 25-27, 28.2, 29, 32; 28.1; 30-31




Vendace



Coregonus albula



22-32




Common whitefish/houting



Coregonus lavaretus



3d




Cod



Gadus morhua



22-24; 25-32




Dab



Limanda limanda



22-32




Perch



Perca fluviatilis



3d




Flounder



Platichthys flesus



22-32




Plaice



Pleuronectes platessa



21-23; 24-32




Salmon



Salmo salar



22-31; 32




Sea trout



Salmo trutta



22-32




Pike-perch



Sander lucioperca



3d




Turbot



Scophthalmus maximus



22-32




Brill



Scophthalmus rhombus



22-32




Sole



Solea solea



20-24




Sprat



Sprattus sprattus



22-32




 





Region




North Sea and Eastern Arctic






Area




Eastern Arctic, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea (ICES areas 1, 2, FAO area 27)






RCG




NANS&EA






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




ICES area





European eel



Anguilla anguilla



1, 2




Greater silver smelt



Argentina silus



1, 2, 5a, 14




Tusk



Brosme brosme



1, 2




Herring



Clupea harengus



1, 2




Cod



Gadus morhua



1, 2




Tope



Galeorhinus galeus



1, 2




American plaice



Hippoglossoides platessoides



1, 2




Capelin



Mallotus villosus



1, 2




Haddock



Melanogrammus aeglefinus



1, 2




Blue whiting



Micromesistius poutassou



1, 2




Blue ling



Molva dypterygia



2




Ling



Molva molva



1, 2




Smooth-hound



Mustelus spp.


1, 2, 14




Northern shrimp



Pandalus borealis



1, 2




Saithe



Pollachius virens



1, 2




Greenland halibut



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



1, 2




Salmon



Salmo salar



1, 2




Sea trout



Salmo trutta



1, 2




Mackerel



Scomber scombrus



2




Beaked redfish



Sebastes mentella



1, 2




Golden redfish



Sebastes norvegicus



1, 2




Picked dogfish



Squalus acanthias



All areas




Horse mackerel



Trachurus trachurus



2a




 





Region




North Sea and Eastern Arctic






Area




North Sea and Eastern Channel (ICES areas 3a, 4 and 7d, FAO area 27)






RCG




NANS&EA






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




ICES area





Sandeel



Ammodytidae



3a, 4




Catfish



Anarhichas spp.


4




European eel



Anguilla anguilla



3a, 4, 7d




Greater silver smelt



Argentina silus



3a, 4




Argentine



Argentina spp.


4




Red gurnard



Aspitrigla cuculus



3a




Tusk



Brosme brosme



3a, 4




Herring



Clupea harengus



3a, 4, 7d




Roundnose grenadier



Coryphaenoides rupestris



3a




Common shrimp



Crangon crangon



4, 7d




Sea bass



Dicentrarchus labrax



4, 7d




Grey gurnard



Eutrigla gurnardus



3a, 4




Cod



Gadus morhua



3aN; 3aS; 4, 7d




Tope



Galeorhinus galeus



3a, 4, 7d




Witch flounder



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



3a, 4




Blue-mouth rockfish



Helicolenus dactylopterus



4




Four-spot megrim



Lepidorhombus boscii



4, 7d




Megrim



Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis



4, 7d




Cuckoo ray



Leucoraja naevus



3a, 4




Dab



Limanda limanda



3a, 4, 7d




Black-bellied angler



Lophius budegassa



4, 7d




Anglerfish



Lophius piscatorius



4




Roughhead grenadier



Macrourus berglax



4




Haddock



Melanogrammus aeglefinus



3a, 4




Whiting



Merlangius merlangus



3a, 4, 7d




Hake



Merluccius merluccius



3a, 4, 7




Blue whiting



Micromesistius poutassou



3a, 4, 7d




Lemon sole



Microstomus kitt



4, 7d




Blue ling



Molva dypterygia



3a, 4




Ling



Molva molva



3a, 4




Red mullet



Mullus barbatus



4, 7d




Striped red mullet



Mullus surmuletus



4, 7d




Smooth-hound



Mustelus spp.


3a, 4, 7d




Norway lobster



Nephrops norvegicus



3a, 4 and 2a Union waters




Northern shrimp



Pandalus borealis



3a, 4 and 2a Union waters; 4 Norwegian waters south of 62°N




Common scallop



Pecten maximus



4, 7d




Greater forkbeard



Phycis blennoides



4




Forkbeard



Phycis phycis



4




Flounder



Platichthys flesus



4




Plaice



Pleuronectes platessa



3aN; 3aS; 4, 7d




Saithe



Pollachius virens



3a, 4




Turbot



Scophthalmus maximus



3a, 4, 7d




Blonde ray



Raja brachyura



4a, 4c, 7d




Thornback ray



Raja clavata



3a, 4, 7d




Small-eyed ray



Raja microocellata



7de




Spotted ray



Raja montagui



3a, 4, 7d




Undulate ray



Raja undulata



7de




All skates and rays



Rajidae



3a




Greenland halibut



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



4




Salmon



Salmo salar



3a, 4, 7d




Sea trout



Salmo trutta



3a, 4, 7d




Mackerel



Scomber scombrus



3a, 4, 7d




Brill



Scophthalmus rhombus



3a, 4, 7d




Lesser-spotted dogfish



Scyliorhinus canicula



3a, 4, 7d




Sole



Solea solea



Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4; 7d




Sprat



Sprattus sprattus



Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4; 7d




Picked dogfish



Squalus acanthias



All areas




Horse mackerel



Trachurus trachurus



Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d




Tub gurnard



Trigla lucerna



4




Norway pout



Trisopterus esmarki



3a, 4




John Dory



Zeus faber



4, 7d




 





Region




North-East Atlantic






Area




North-East Atlantic and Western Channel (ICES areas 5, 6, 7 (excl. 7d), 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, FAO area 27)






RCG




NANS&EA






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




ICES area





Queen scallop



Aequipecten opercularis



7




Smooth-head



Alepocephalus bairdii



6, 12




Sandeel



Ammodytidae



6a




European eel



Anguilla anguilla



All areas




Black scabbardfish



Aphanopus carbo



5, 6, 7, 12; 9, 10, 13




Deep water catsharks



Apristurus spp.


5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Greater silver smelt



Argentina silus



5, 6, 7




Meagre



Argyrosomus regius



All areas




Red gurnard



Aspitrigla cuculus



All areas




Alfonsinos



Beryx spp.


3-14




Tusk



Brosme brosme



5, 6, 7




Edible crab



Cancer pagurus



All areas




Boarfish



Capros aper



6, 7, 8




Gulper shark



Centrophorus spp.


5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Portuguese dogfish



Centroscymnus coelolepis



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Longnose velvet dogfish



Centroscymnus crepidater



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Black dogfish



Centroscyllium fabricii



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Frilled shark



Chlamydoselachus anguineus



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Herring



Clupea harengus



5a; 5b, 6b; 7aN; 6a, 7bc; 7aS, 7gh, 7jk




Conger



Conger conger



All areas




Roundnose grenadier



Coryphaenoides rupestris



5b, 6, 7; 8, 9, 10, 12, 14




Kitefin shark



Dalatias licha



All areas




Common stingray



Dasyatis pastinaca



7, 8




Birdbeak dogfish



Deania calcea



5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12




Sea bass



Dicentrarchus labrax



All areas




Wedge sole



Dicologlossa cuneata



8c, 9




Blue skate



Dipturus batis, Dipturis intermedius



6, 7a, 7e-k; 8, 9a




Anchovy



Engraulis encrasicolus



8; 9, 10




Great lanternshark



Etmopterus princeps



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Velvet belly



Etmopterus spinax



6, 7, 8, 10




Grey gurnard



Eutrigla gurnardus



7de




Cod



Gadus morhua



5b; 6a; 6b; 7a; 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9, 10; 5, 14




Tope



Galeorhinus galeus



5-10, 12




Black-mouthed dogfish



Galeus melastomus



6, 7; 8, 9a




Mouse catshark



Galeus murinus



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Witch



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



6, 7




Bluntnose sixgill shark



Hexanchus griseus



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Bluemouth rockfish



Helicolenus dactylopterus



All areas




Atlantic halibut



Hippoglossus hippoglossus



5, 14




Lobster



Homarus gammarus



All areas




Orange roughy



Hoplostethus atlanticus



All areas




Silver scabbardfish



Lepidopus caudatus



9a




Four-spot megrim



Lepidorhombus boscii



8c, 9a




Megrim



Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis



6; 7, 8abd; 8c, 9a




Sandy ray



Leucoraja circularis



6, 7




Shagreen ray



Leucoraja fullonica



6, 7




Cuckoo ray



Leucoraja naevus



6, 7, 8ab; 8c; 9a




Dab



Limanda limanda



7a, 7f-h; 7e




Common squid



Loligo vulgaris



All areas




Black-bellied angler



Lophius budegassa



6; 7b-k, 8abd; 8c, 9a




Anglerfish



Lophius piscatorious



6; 5b, 12, 14; 7, 8abd; 8c, 9a




Roughhead grenadier



Macrourus berglax



8, 9, 10, 12, 14




Spider crab



Maja brachydactyla



5, 6, 7




Capelin



Mallotus villosus



14




Haddock



Melanogrammus aeglefinus



5b, 6a; 6b, 12, 14; 7a; 7b-k, 8, 9, 10




Whiting



Merlangius merlangus



8, 9, 10; 5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7b-k




Hake



Merluccius merluccius



5b, 6, 7, 12, 14; 8abde; 8c, 9, 10




Wedge sole



Microchirus variegatus



All areas




Blue whiting



Micromesistius poutassou



1-9, 12, 14




Lemon sole



Microstomus kitt



All areas




Blue ling



Molva dypterygia



5b, 6, 7; 12 international waters




Spanish ling



Molva macrophthalma



10




Ling



Molva molva



5; 6-14




Striped red mullet



Mullus surmuletus



All areas




Starry smooth-hound



Mustelus asterias



6, 7, 8, 9




Smooth-hound



Mustelus mustelus



6, 7, 8, 9




Blackspotted smooth-hound



Mustelus punctulatus



6, 7, 8, 9




Smooth-hound



Mustelus spp.


5-10, 12, 14




Norway lobster



Nephrops norvegicus



5b, 6; 7; 8abde; 8c; 9




Common octopus



Octopus vulgaris



All areas




Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)



Oxynotus paradoxus



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Blackspot sea bream



Pagellus bogaraveo



6, 7, 8; 9; 10




Northern shrimp



Pandalus borealis



5, 14




Pandalid shrimps



Pandalus spp.


5, 14




Deepwater rose shrimp



Parapenaeus longirostris



9a




Scallop



Pecten maximus



6, 7




Greater forkbeard



Phycis blennoides



All areas




Forkbeard



Phycis phycis



All areas




Plaice



Pleuronectes platessa



5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7bc; 7de; 7fg; 7h-k; 8, 9, 10




Pollack



Pollachius pollachius



5b, 6, 12, 14; 7; 8abde; 8c; 9, 10




Saithe



Pollachius virens



5b, 6, 12, 14; 7, 8, 9, 10




Wreckfish



Polyprion americanus



10




Blonde ray



Raja brachyura



4a, 6; 7a, 7fg; 7e; 9a




Thornback ray



Raja clavata



6; 7a, 7fg; 7e; 8; 9a; 10, 12




Small-eyed ray



Raja microocellata



7de; 7fg




Spotted ray



Raja montagui



6, 7b, 7j; 7a, 7e-h; 8; 9a




Undulate ray



Raja undulata



7b, 7j; 7de; 8ab; 8c; 9a




Greenland halibut



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



5a, 14; 5b, 6




White skate



Rostroraja alba



All areas




Salmon



Salmo salar



All areas




Sea trout



Salmo trutta



All areas




Sardine



Sardina pilchardus



8abd; 8c, 9a




Atlantic chub mackerel



Scomber colias



8, 9, 10




Mackerel



Scomber scombrus



5, 6, 7, 8, 9




Turbot



Scophthalmus maximus



All areas




Brill



Scophthalmus rhombus



All areas




Lesser-spotted dogfish



Scyliorhinus canicula



6, 7a-c, 7e-j; 8abd; 8c, 9a




Greater spotted dogfish



Scyliorhinus stellaris



6, 7




Knifetooth dogfish



Scymnodon ringenes



5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10




Beaked redfish



Sebastes mentella



5, 12, 14 (shallow pelagic); 5, 12, 14 (deep pelagic); 5, 14 (demersal)




Golden redfish



Sebastes norvegicus



5, 14




Cuttlefish



Sepia officinalis



All areas




Sole



Solea solea



5b, 6, 12, 14; 7a; 7bc; 7d; 7e; 7fg; 7hjk; 8ab; 8cde, 9, 10




Greenland shark



Somniosus microcephalus



All areas




Sea breams



Sparidae



All areas




Picked dogfish



Squalus acanthias



All areas




Mediterranean horse mackerel



Trachurus mediterraneus



8, 9




Blue jack mackerel



Trachurus picturatus



8, 9, 10




Horse mackerel



Trachurus trachurus



4a, 5b, 6a, 7a-c, 7e-k, 8; 9a




Pouting



Trisopterus spp.


All areas




John Dory



Zeus faber



All areas




 





Region




Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea






Area




Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (GFCM GSA 1-29, FAO area 37)






RCG




Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




GFCM sub-region





Pontic shad



Alosa immaculata



GSAs 28-29




European Eel



Anguilla anguilla



GSAs 1-27




Transparent goby



Aphia minuta



GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19




Giant red shrimp



Aristaeomorpha foliacea



GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27




Red shrimp



Aristeus antennatus



GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27




Sand smelt



Atherina spp.


GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19




Bogue



Boops boops



GSAs 1-27




Blue crab



Callinectes sapidus



GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-16, 18-21




Striped Venus clam



Chamelea gallina



GSAs 17-18




Sardinia coral



Corallium rubrum



GSAs 1-27




Dolphinfish



Coryphaena hippurus



GSAs 12-27




Sea bass



Dicentrarchus labrax



GSAs 1-27




Annular seabream



Diplodus annularis



GSAs 12-16, 19-21




Horned/curled octopus



Eledone cirrhosa



GSA 1-23




Musky octopus



Eledone moschata



GSA 8-23




Anchovy



Engraulis encrasicolus



GSAs 1-29




Grey gurnard



Eutrigla gurnardus



GSA 13-16, 18-23




Blackmouth catshark



Galeus melastomus



GSAs 1-11




Squid



Illex spp., Todarodes spp.


GSAs 1-27




Silver-cheeked toadfish



Lagocephalus sceleratus



GSAs 1-27




Common squid



Loligo vulgaris



GSAs 1-27




Black-bellied angler



Lophius budegassa



GSAs 1-16, 19-21; 22-23




Anglerfish



Lophius piscatorius



GSA 1-16, 18-23




Whiting



Merlangius merlangus



GSAs 28-29




Hake



Merluccius merluccius



GSAs 1-27




Blue whiting



Micromesistius poutassou



GSA 1-11, 22-23




Grey mullets



Mugilidae



GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-23




Red mullet



Mullus barbatus



GSAs 1-29




Striped red mullet



Mullus surmuletus



GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27




Norway lobster



Nephrops norvegicus



GSAs 1-21




Common octopus



Octopus vulgaris



GSAs 1-27




Blackspot seabream



Pagellus bogaraveo



GSAs 1-11




Common pandora



Pagellus erythrinus



GSAs 1-27




Caramote prawn



Penaeus kerathurus



GSA 22-23




Deepwater rose shrimp



Parapenaeus longirostris



GSAs 1-27




Blue crab



Portunus segnis



GSA 8-10, 11.2, 12-16, 18-21




Devil firefish



Pterois miles



GSAs 1-27




Mediterranean starry ray



Raja asterias



GSAs 1-11




Thornback ray



Raja clavata



GSAs 1-16, 19-21




Rapa whelk



Rapana venosa



GSAs 28-29




Sardine



Sardina pilchardus



GSAs 1-27




Round sardinella



Sardinella aurita



GSAs 1-16, 19-21 and 22-27




Lizardfish



Saurida lessepsianus



GSAs 22-27




Brushtooth lizardfish



Saurida undosquamis



GSAs 22-27




Turbot



Scophthalmus maximus



GSAs 28-29




Atlantic chub mackerel



Scomber colias



GSAs 1-11, 22-27




Mackerel



Scomber scombrus



GSAs 1-16, 19-21




All commercial sharks, rays and skates (4)



Selachii, Rajidae



GSAs 1-29




Cuttlefish



Sepia officinalis



GSAs 1-21




Dusky spinefoot



Siganus luridus



GSAs 22-27




Marbled spinefoot



Siganus rivulatus



GSAs 22-27




Sole



Solea solea (Solea vulgaris)



GSAs 17-18, 22-27




Gilthead sea bream



Sparus aurata



GSA 7, 22-23




European barracuda



Sphyraena sphyraena



GSAs 12-16, 19-21




Picarel



Spicara smaris



GSAs 17-18, 22-27




European sprat



Sprattus sprattus



GSAs 28-29




Picked dogfish



Squalus acanthias



GSAs 28-29




Mantis shrimp



Squilla mantis



GSAs 17-18




Mediterranean horse mackerel



Trachurus mediterraneus



GSAs 1-29




Blue jack mackerel



Trachurus picturatus



GSAs 1-11




Atlantic horse mackerel



Trachurus trachurus



GSAs 1-29




Poor cod



Trisopterus minutus



GSAs 1-29




Clams



Veneridae



GSA 6, 13-21




 





Region




The outermost regions






Area




EU waters around Azores (FAO area 27.10.a.2), Madeira and Canary islands (FAO area 34.1.2)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)



 




Limpets



Patellidae



Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ




Sardine



Sardina pilchardus



Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ




Round sardinella



Sardinella aurita



Canary/Madeira EEZ




Short-body sardinella



Sardinella maderensis



Azores EEZ




Parrotfish



Sparisoma cretense



Azores EEZ, Canary/Madeira EEZ




 





Region




The outermost regions






Area




EU waters around French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe islands (FAO area 31)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)



 




Softhead sea catfish



Amphiarius rugispinis



French Guiana EEZ




Kumakuma



Brachyplatystoma filamentosum



French Guiana EEZ




Crevalle jack



Caranx hippos



French Guiana EEZ




Snooks(= Robalos) nei



Centropomus spp.


French Guiana EEZ




Acoupa weakfish



Cynoscion acoupa



French Guiana EEZ




Smalltooth weakfish



Cynoscion steindachneri



French Guiana EEZ




Green weakfish



Cynoscion virescens



French Guiana EEZ




Atlantic goliath grouper



Epinephelus itajara



French Guiana EEZ




Torroto grunt



Genyatremus luteus



French Guiana EEZ




Tripletail



Lobotes surinamensis



French Guiana EEZ




Southern red snapper



Lutjanus purpureus



French Guiana EEZ




King weakfish



Macrodon ancylodon



French Guiana EEZ




Tarpon



Megalops atlanticus



French Guiana EEZ




Southern brown shrimp



Penaeus subtilis



French Guiana EEZ




South American silver croaker



Plagioscion squamosissimus



French Guiana EEZ




Gillbacker sea catfish



Sciades parkeri



French Guiana EEZ




Crucifix sea catfish



Sciades proops



French Guiana EEZ




Seerfishes nei



Scomberomorus spp.


French Guiana EEZ




Honeycomb cowfish



Acanthostracion polygonius



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Scrawled cowfish



Acanthostracion quadricornis



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Ocean surgeon



Acanthurus bahianus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Doctorfish



Acanthurus chirurgus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Scribbled leatherjac. filefish



aluterus scriptus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Black margate



Anisotremus surinamensis



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Batoid fishes nei



Batoidimorpha (Hypotremata)



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Queen triggerfish



Balistes vetula



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Jolthead porgy



Calamus bajonado



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




American whitespotted filefish



Cantherhines macrocerus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Ocean triggerfish



Canthidermis sufflamen



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Yellow jack



Caranx bartholomaei



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Horse-eye jack



Caranx latus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Bar jack



Caranx ruber



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Graysby



Cephalopholis cruentata



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Coney



Cephalopholis fulva



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Rock hind



Epinephelus adscensionis



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Red hind



Epinephelus guttatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Nassau grouper



Epinephelus striatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Queen snapper



Etelis oculatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Caesar grunt



Haemulon carbonarium



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




French grunt



Haemulon flavolineatum



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Sailor’s grunt



Haemulon parra



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




White grunt



Haemulon plumierii



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Bluestriped grunt



Haemulon sciurus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Mutton snapper



Lutjanus analis



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Schoolmaster snapper



Lutjanus apodus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Dog snapper



Lutjanus jocu



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Silk snapper



Lutjanus vivanus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Yellow goatfish



Mulloidichthys martinicus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Yellowtail snapper



Ocyurus chrysurus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Green spiny lobster



Panulirus argus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Spotted spiny lobster



Panulirus guttatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Keeltail needlefish



Platybelone argalus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Atlantic bigeye



Priacanthus arenatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Spotted goatfish



Pseudupeneus maculatus



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Lion fish



Pterois volitans



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Various sharks nei



Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata)



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Redband parrotfish



Sparisoma aurofrenatum



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Redtail parrotfish



Sparisoma chrysopterum



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Redfin parrotfish



Sparisoma rubripinne



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




Queen conch



Strombus gigas



Guadeloupe and Martinique EEZ




 





Region




The outermost regions






Area




EU waters around Mayotte and La Réunion islands (FAO area 51)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)



 




Green jobfish



Aprion virescens



Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ




Bluefin trevally



Caranx melampygus



Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ




Yellow-edge lyretail



Variola louti



Mayotte and La Réunion EEZ




Rusty jobfish



Aphareus rutilans



La Réunion EEZ




Golden hind



Cephalopholis aurantia



La Réunion EEZ




Blacktip grouper



Epinephelus fasciatus



La Réunion EEZ




Oblique-banded grouper



Epinephelus radiatus



La Réunion EEZ




Deep water red snapper



Etelis carbunculus



La Réunion EEZ




Deep water longtail red snapper



Etelis coruscans



La Réunion EEZ




Brilliant pomfret



Eumegistus illustris



La Réunion EEZ




Spotcheek emperor



Lethrinus rubrioperculatus



La Réunion EEZ




Common bluestrip snapper



Lutjanus kasmira



La Réunion EEZ




Bluestrip snapper



Lutjanus notatus



La Réunion EEZ




Ornate jobfish



Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus



La Réunion EEZ




Goldbanded jobfish



Pristipomoides multidens



La Réunion EEZ




Bigeye scad



Selar crumenophthalmus



La Réunion EEZ




Amber jacks



Seriola riviolana



La Réunion EEZ




White-edge lyretail



Variola albimarginata



La Réunion EEZ




 





Region




Other regions






Area




North-West Atlantic (FAO area 21)






RCG




NANS&EA






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




NAFO convention area





Thorny skate



Amblyraja radiata



3LNOPs




Deep water catsharks



Apristurus spp.


SA1-6




Alfonsinos



Beryx sp.


6G




Roundnose grenadier



Coryphaenoides rupestris



SA 1-3




Gulper shark



Centrophorus spp.


SA1-6




Portuguese dogfish



Centroscymnus coelolepis



SA1-6




Longnose velvet dogfish



Centroscymnus crepidater



SA1-6




Black dogfish



Centroscyllium fabricii



SA1-6




Frilled shark



Chlamydoselachus anguineus



SA1-6




Kitefin shark



Dalatias licha



SA1-6




Birdbeak dogfish



Deania calcea



SA1-6




Great lanternshark



Etmopterus princeps



SA1-6




Velvet belly



Etmopterus spinax



SA1-6




Cod



Gadus morhua



3M; 3NO; 3Ps; SA1




Mouse catshark



Galeus murinus



SA1-6




Witch flounder



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



3NO; 2J3KL




Bluntnose sixgill shark



Hexanchus griseus



SA1-6




American plaice



Hippoglossoides platessoides



3LNO; 3M




Shortfinned squid



Illex illecebrosus



SA 3-4




Yellowtail flounder



Limanda ferruginea



3LNO




Roughhead grenadier



Macrourus berglax



SA 1-3




Capelin



Mallotus villosus



3NO




Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)



Oxynotus paradoxus



SA1-6




Northern shrimp



Pandalus borealis



SA1; 3LNO; 3M




Greenland halibut



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



3KLMNO; SA1




Salmon



Salmo salar



NAFO SA1 + ICES Sub-area 14, NEAFC, NASCO




Knifetooth dogfish



Scymnodon ringenes



SA1-6




Beaked redfish



Sebastes mentella



SA1




Redfish



Sebastes spp.


3LN; 3M; 3O




Greenland shark



Somniosus microcephalus



SA1-6




White hake



Urophycis tenuis



3NO




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO area 34)






RCG




LDF






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




CECAF convention area





Black scabbardfish



Aphanopus carbo



All areas




Intermediate scabbardfish



Aphanopus intermedius



All areas




Deep water catsharks



Apristurus spp.


34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Striped red shrimp



Aristeus varidens



All areas




Grunt



Brachydeuterus spp.


All areas




Atlantic pomfret



Brama brama



All areas




Jack



Caranx spp.


34.3.1, 34.3.3-6




Gulper shark



Centrophorus spp.


34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Portuguese dogfish



Centroscymnus coelolepis



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Longnose velvet dogfish



Centroscymnus crepidater



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Black dogfish



Centroscyllium fabricii



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Frilled shark



Chlamydoselachus anguineus



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Tongue sole



Cynoglossus spp.


All areas




Kitefin shark



Dalatias licha



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Birdbeak dogfish



Deania calcea



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Scad



Decapterus spp.


34.3.1, 34.3.3-6




Large-eye dentex



Dentex macrophthalmus



All areas




Anchovy



Engraulis encrasicolus



All areas




White grouper



Epinephelus aeneus



34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6




Bonga shad



Ethmalosa fimbriata



34.3.1, 34.3.3-6




Great lanternshark



Etmopterus princeps



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Velvet belly



Etmopterus spinax



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Southern pink shrimp



Farfantepenaeus notialis



All areas




Lesser African threadfin



Galeoides decadactylus



34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6




Mouse catshark



Galeus murinus



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Bluntnose sixgill shark



Hexanchus griseus



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Common squid



Loligo vulgaris



All areas




Benguela hake



Merluccius polli



All areas




Senegalese hake



Merluccius senegalensis



All areas




Common octopus



Octopus vulgaris



All areas




Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)



Oxynotus paradoxus



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Axillary sea bream



Pagellus acarne



34.1.1




Red pandora



Pagellus bellottii



All areas




Blue spotted sea bream



Pagrus caeruleostictus



All areas




Deepwater rose shrimp



Parapenaeus longirostris



All areas




Grunt



Pomadasys spp.


All areas




West African croakers



Pseudotolithus spp.


34.1.1




Sardine



Sardina pilchardus



34.1.1, 34.1.3




Round sardinella



Sardinella aurita



All areas




Short-body sardinella



Sardinella maderensis



All areas




Atlantic chub mackerel



Scomber colias



All areas




Knifetooth dogfish



Scymnodon ringenes



34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2




Cuttlefish



Sepia hierredda



All areas




Common cuttlefish



Sepia officinalis



All areas




Sea bream



Sparus spp.


34.1.1




Horse mackerel



Trachurus spp.


All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




South- Pacific (FAO area 81 and 87)






RCG




LDF






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




SPRFMO Convention area





Jack mackerel



Trachurus murphyi



All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (FAO areas 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, 34, 48)
 (17)






RCG




LP






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




ICCAT convention area





Wahoo



Acanthocybium solandri



All areas




Bigeye thresher shark



Alopias superciliosus



All areas




Common thresher shark



Alopias vulpinus



All areas




Bullet tuna



Auxis rochei



All areas




Frigate tuna



Auxis thazard



All areas




Silky shark



Carcharhinus falciformis



All areas




Oceanic whitetip shark



Carcharhinus longimanus



All areas




Requiem sharks



Carcharhinus spp.


All areas




Dolphinfish



Coryphaena hippurus



All areas




Atlantic back skipjack



Euthynnus alleteratus



All areas




Sailfish



Istiophorus albicans



All areas




Shortfin mako



Isurus oxyrinchus



All areas




Longfin mako shark



Isurus paucus



All areas




White marlin



Kajikia albida



All areas




Skipjack tuna



Katsuwonus pelamis



All areas




Porbeagle



Lamna nasus



All areas




Blue marlin



Makaira nigricans (or mazara)



All areas




Mobulidae-manta rays



Mobula spp.


All areas




Plain bonito



Orcynopsis unicolor



All areas




Blue shark



Prionace glauca



All areas




Whale shark



Rhincodon typus



All areas




Atlantic bonito



Sarda sarda



All areas




Serra Spanish mackerel



Scomberomorus brasiliensis



All areas




King mackerel



Scomberomorus cavalla



All areas




Atlantic Spanish mackerel



Scomberomorus maculatus



All areas




Cero



Scomberomorus regalis



All areas




West African Spanish mackerel



Scomberomorus tritor



All areas




Scalopped hammerhead shark



Sphyrna lewini



All areas




Great hammerhead shark



Sphyrna mokarran



All areas




Smooth hammerhead shark



Sphyrna zygaena



All areas




Mediterranean spearfish



Tetrapturus belone



All areas




Roundscale spearfish



Tetrapturus georgii



All areas




Longbill spearfish



Tetrapturus fluegeri



All areas




Albacore tuna



Thunnus alalunga



All areas




Yellowfin tuna



Thunnus albacares



All areas




Blackfin tuna



Thunnus atlanticus



All areas




Bigeye tuna



Thunnus obesus



All areas




Bluefin tuna



Thunnus thynnus



All areas




Swordfish



Xiphias gladius



All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)






RCG




LP






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




IOTC Convention area





Wahoo



Acanthocybium solandri



All areas




Pelagic thresher shark



Alopias pelagicus



All areas




Bigeye thresher shark



Alopias superciliosus



All areas




Bullet tuna



Auxis rochei



All areas




Frigate tuna



Auxis thazard



All areas




Silky shark



Carcharhinus falciformis



All areas




Oceanic whitetip shark



Carcharhinus longimanus



All areas




Requiem sharks



Carcharhinus spp.


All areas




Dolphinfish



Coryphaena hippurus



All areas




Kawakawa



Euthynnus affinis



All areas




Black marlin



Istiompax indica



All areas




Indo-Pacific sailfish



Istiophorus platypterus



All areas




Shortfin mako



Isurus oxyrinchus



All areas




Longfin mako shark



Isurus paucus



All areas




Skipjack tuna



Katsuwonus pelamis



All areas




Porbeagle



Lamna nasus



All areas




Blue marlin



Makaira nigricans (or mazara)



All areas




Mobulidae-manta rays



Mobula spp.


All areas




Blue shark



Prionace glauca



All areas




Whale shark



Rhincodon typus



All areas




Indo-Pacific king mackerel



Scomberomorus guttatus



All areas




Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel



Scomberomorus commerson



All areas




Longtail tuna



Thunnus tonggol



All areas




Scalloped hammerhead shark



Sphyrna lewini



All areas




Great hammerhead shark



Sphyrna mokarran



All areas




Smooth hammerhead shark



Sphyrna zygaena



All areas




Striped marlin



Tetrapturus audax



All areas




Shortbill spearfish



Tetrapturus angustirostris



All areas




Albacore tuna



Thunnus alalunga



All areas




Yellowfin tuna



Thunnus albacares



All areas




Bigeye tuna



Thunnus obesus



All areas




Swordfish



Xiphias gladius



All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Western Central Pacific (FAO area 71)






RCG




LP






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




WCPFC convention area





Pelagic thresher shark



Alopias pelagicus



All areas




Bigeye thresher shark



Alopias superciliosus



All areas




Common thresher shark



Alopias vulpinus



All areas




Silky shark



Carcharhinus falciformis



All areas




Oceanic whitetip shark



Carcharhinus longimanus



All areas




Black marlin



Istiompax indica



All areas




Shortfin mako shark



Isurus oxyrinchus



All areas




Longfin mako shark



Isurus paucus



All areas




Skipjack tuna



Katsuwonus pelamis



All areas




Porbeagle



Lamna nasus



All areas




Blue marlin



Makaira nigricans (or mazara)



All areas




Blue shark



Prionace glauca



All areas




Whale shark



Rhincodon typus



All areas




Scalopped hammerhead shark



Sphyrna lewini



All areas




Great hammerhead shark



Sphyrna mokarran



All areas




Smooth hammerhead shark



Sphyrna zygaena



All areas




Striped marlin



Tetrapturus audax



All areas




Albacore tuna



Thunnus alalunga



All areas




Yellowfin tuna



Thunnus albacares



All areas




Bigeye tuna



Thunnus obesus



All areas




Pacific bluefin tuna



Thunnus orientalis



All areas




Swordfish



Xiphias gladius



All areas




Mobulidae-manta rays



Mobula spp.


All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Eastern Central Pacific (FAO area 77 and 87)






RCG




LP






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




IATTC Convention area





Silky shark



Carcharhinus falciformis



All areas




Oceanic whitetip shark



Carcharhinus longimanus



All areas




Black marlin



Istiompax indica



All areas




Mako sharks



Isurus spp.


All areas




Skipjack tuna



Katsuwonus pelamis



All areas




Porbeagle



Lamna nasus



All areas




Blue marlin



Makaira nigricans (or mazara)



All areas




Whale shark



Rhincodon typus



All areas




Scalopped hammerhead shark



Sphyrna lewini



All areas




Great hammerhead shark



Sphyrna mokarran



All areas




Smooth hammerhead shark



Sphyrna zygaena



All areas




Striped marlin



Tetrapturus audax



All areas




Albacore tuna



Thunnus alalunga



All areas




Yellowfin tuna



Thunnus albacares



All areas




Bigeye tuna



Thunnus obesus



All areas




Pacific bluefin tuna



Thunnus orientalis



All areas




Swordfish



Xiphias gladius



All areas




Mobulidae-manta rays



Mobula spp.


All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Western Central Atlantic (FAO area 31)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




WECAFC convention area





Acoupa weakfish



Cynoscion acoupa



Northern Brazil shelf




Red hind



Epinephelus guttatus



All areas




Southern brown shrimp



Farfantepenaeus subtilis



Northern Brazil shelf




Flying fish



Hirundichthys affinis



All areas




Queen conch



Lobatus gigas



All areas




Blackfin snapper



Lutjanus buccanella



All areas




Red snapper



Lutjanus campechanus



All areas




Southern red snapper



Lutjanus purpureus



Northern Brazil shelf




Silk snapper



Lutjanus vivanus



All areas




Caribbean spiny lobster



Panulirus argus



All areas




 





Area




South-East Atlantic (FAO area 47)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




SEAFO convention area





Alfonsinos



Beryx spp.


All areas




Red/Golden crabs



Chaceon spp.


All areas




Patagonian toothfish



Dissostichus eleginoides



All areas




Blackbelly rosefishes



Helicolenus spp.


All areas




Orange roughy



Hoplostethus atlanticus



All areas




Pelagic armourhead/Southern boarfish



Pseudopentaceros richardsoni



All areas




Mackerel



Scomber spp.


All areas




Horse mackerel



Trachurus spp.


All areas




 





Region




Other regions






Area




Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean (FAO area 48, 58 and 88)






RCG




none






Species (common name)




Species (scientific name)




CCAMLR Convention area





Alfonsinos



Beryx spp.


All areas




Icefish



Champsocephalus gunnari



All areas




Toothfish



Dissostichus spp. (Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni)



All areas




Krill



Euphausia superba



All areas




Orange roughy



Hoplostethus atlanticus



All areas




Rockcod



Lepidonotothen spp.


All areas




Grenadier



Macrourus spp.


All areas




Skates and rays



Rajiformes



All areas




Deep sea sharks



All species



All areas








Table 2 (former 1D)


Regulatory texts and bodies relevant to species that are to be monitored under protection programmes in the Union or under international obligations







EU legislative acts





Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (18), all marine species listed in Annexes II, IV and V.




Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (19), all waterbirds and seabirds, including migratory species.




Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (20)





Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15 July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears (21)





Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (22)





Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (23)





Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 (24)





Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (25)





Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 (26)





Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area (27)






International conventions





Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (28)





Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (29)





Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (30)






Regional fisheries management organisations





General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) (31)





International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) (32)





Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) (33)





Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) (34)





North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) (35)





North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) (36)





Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) (37)





Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) (38)





South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) (39)





Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) (40)





South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) (41)





Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (42)





Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (43)









Table 3 (previously Table 1E)


Freshwater diadromous species









Species (common name)




Species (Scientific name)




Non-marine areas where the stock is located/stock code





European eel



Anguilla anguilla



Eel management units as defined in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 (44)





Salmon



Salmo salar



All areas of natural distribution




Sea trout



Salmo trutta



All areas of natural distribution








Table 4 (previously Table 3)


Species for which data are to be collected for recreational fisheries








Area




Species





Baltic Sea (ICES subdivisions 22-32)


Salmon, eel and sea trout (including in fresh water), cod




North Sea (ICES areas 3a, 4 and 7d)


Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), sea bass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs




Eastern Arctic (ICES areas 1 and 2)


Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), cod, pollack, elasmobranchs




North Atlantic (ICES areas 5-14 and NAFO areas)


Salmon and eel (including in fresh water), sea bass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species




Mediterranean Sea


Eel (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species




Black Sea


Eel (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs, highly migratory ICCAT species








Table 5 (previously Table 2)


Fishing activity (metier)












Level 1




Level 2




Level 3




Level 4




Level 5




Level 6






Activity




Gear classes




Gear groups




Gear type




Target assemblage
 (45)




Mesh size and other selective devices





Fishing activity


Dredges


Dredges


Boat dredge [DRB]


Anadromous species (ANA)
Benthic species (DES)
Catadromous species (CAT)
Cephalopods (CEP)
Crustaceans (CRU)
Demersal species (DEF)
Deep-water species (DWS)
Finfish (FIF)
Freshwater species (FWS)
Miscellaneous (MIS)
Mixed cephalopod and demersal (MCF)
Mixed crustaceans and demersal (MCD)
Mixed deep-water species and demersal (MDD)
Mixed pelagic and demersal (MPD)
Molluscs (MOL)
Large pelagic fish (LPF)
Small pelagic fish (SPF)


According to existing coding in relevant regulations




Mechanised/Suction dredge [DRM] [DRH]




Trawls


Bottom trawls


Bottom otter trawl [OTB]




Multi-rig otter trawl [OTT] [OTP]




Bottom nephrops trawls [TBN]




Bottom shrimp trawls [TMS]




Bottom pair trawl [PTB]




Beam trawl [TBB]




Pelagic trawls


Midwater otter trawl [OTM]




Midwater pair trawl [PTM]




Midwater shrimp trawls [TMS]




Semipelagic trawls [TSP]




Hooks and lines


Rods and lines


Hand and pole lines [LHP] [LHM]




Trolling lines [LTL]




Vertical lines [LVT]




Longlines


Drifting long lines [LLD]




Set longlines [LLS]




Traps


Traps


Aerial traps [FAR]




Pots and traps [FPO]




Fyke nets [FYK]




Stationary uncovered pound nets [FPN]




Stow nets [FSN]




Fixed installations for fences and weirs [FWR]




Barriers [FWR]




Nets


Lift nets


Portable lift nets [LNP]




Boat-operated lift nets [LNB]




Shore-operated stationary lift nets [LNS]




Falling gear


Cast nets [FCN]




Cover pots/Lantern nets [FCO]




Nets


Trammel nets [GTR]




Set gillnets [GNS]




Drift gillnets [GND]




Combined gillnets-trammel nets [GTN]




Encircling gillnets [GNC]




Fixed gillnets (on stakes) [GNF]




Seines


Surrounding nets


Purse seine [PS]




Lampara nets [LA]




Seines (46)



Fly shooting seine [SSC]




Anchored seine [SDN]




Pair seine [SPR]




Beach and boat seine [SB] [SV]




Small-scale inshore metiers


Small-scale inshore metiers


Diving [DIV]




Fishing on foot [FOO]




Lift nets [LN]




Other gear


Other gear


Glass eel fishing [GES]


Glass eel




Harvesting gear seaweeds [HMS]


Seaweed (SWD)




Miscellanous


Miscellanous (specify)


 


 




Activity other than fishing




Inactive








Table 6 (previously Table 4)


Fishing activity variables








Variables
 (47)




Unit






Marine waters






Capacity





Number of vessels


Number




GT, kW, Vessel age


Number





Effort





Days at sea


Days




Hours fished (optional)


Hours




Fishing days (48)



Days




kW * Days at sea (49)



Number




GT * Days at sea (50)



Number




kW * Fishing days (51)



Number




GT * Fishing days (52)



Number




Number of trips (53)



Number




Number of fishing operations


Number




Length of nets (m) * soak time (days)


Metres-days




Number of nets/length (54)



Number/metres




Number of hooks, number of lines (55)



Number




Numbers of pots, traps (56)



Number




Number of FADs/buoys


Number




Number of support vessels


Number





Landings





Value of landings, total and by commercial species


Euro




Live weight of landings, total and by species (57)



Tonnes




Average price per species


Euro/kg




 





Inland waters (eel)






Capacity





Number of licences


Number





Effort





Fishing days (58)



Number




Number of trips (59)



Number





Landings





Live weight of landings, total and by life stage (60)



kg








Table 7 (previously Table 5A)


Fleet economic variables









Variable group




Variable




Unit






Income



Gross value of landings


Euro




Income from leasing out quota or other fishing rights


Euro




Operating subsidies


Euro




Subsidies on investments


Euro




Other income


Euro





Operating costs



Personnel costs


Euro




Value of unpaid labour


Euro




Energy costs


Euro




Repair and maintenance costs


Euro




Other variable costs


Euro




Other non-variable costs


Euro




Lease/rental payments for quotas or other fishing rights


Euro





Capital costs



Consumption of fixed capital


Euro





Investments (flow)



Investments in tangible assets (net purchase of assets)


Euro





Financial position (assets and liabilities)



Total assets


Euro




Value of physical capital


Euro




Value of quotas and other fishing rights


Euro




Gross debt


Euro





Employment



Paid labour


Number




Unpaid labour


Number




Full-time equivalent (FTE)


Number




Total hours worked per year (optional)


Number





Fleet



Number of vessels


Number




Mean LOA of vessels


Metres




Total vessel tonnage


GT




Total vessel power


kW




Mean age of vessels


Years





Effort



Days at sea


Days




Energy consumption


Litres





Number of fishing enterprises/units



Number of fishing enterprises/units


Number








Table 8 (previously Table 5B)


Fleet segmentation













 



Length classes (LOA)
 (61)






Active vessels
 (62)




0 – < 6/8/10 m




6/8/10 – < 12 m




12 – < 18 m




18 – < 24 m




24 – < 40 m




40 m or larger






Using ‘active’ gears



Beam trawlers


 


 


 


 


 


 




Demersal trawlers and/or demersal seiners


 


 


 


 


 


 




Pelagic trawlers


 


 


 


 


 


 




Purse seiners


 


 


 


 


 


 




Dredgers


 


 


 


 


 


 




Vessel using other active gears


 


 


 


 


 


 




Vessels using polyvalent ‘active’ gears only


 


 


 


 


 


 





Using ‘passive’ gears



Vessels using hooks



 (63)




 (64)



 


 


 


 




Drift and/or fixed netters


 


 


 


 




Vessels using pots and/or traps


 


 


 


 




Vessels using other passive gears


 


 


 


 




Vessels using polyvalent ‘passive’ gears only


 


 


 


 





Using polyvalent gears



Vessels using active and passive gears


 


 


 


 


 


 





Inactive vessels



 


 


 


 


 


 








Table 9 (previously Table 6)


Social variables for the fishing and aquaculture sectors








Variable




Unit





Employment by gender


Number




FTEs by gender


Number




Unpaid labour by gender


Number




Employment by age


Number




Employment by level of education


Number




Employment by nationality


Number




Employment by employment status


Number








Table 10 (previously Table 7)


Economic variables in the aquaculture sector









Variable group




Variable




Unit






Income



Gross sales per species


Euro




Operating subsidies


Euro




Subsidies on investments


Euro




Other income


Euro





Operating costs



Personnel costs


Euro




Value of unpaid labour


Euro




Energy costs


Euro




Raw material: livestock costs


Euro




Raw material: feed costs


Euro




Repair and maintenance


Euro




Other operating costs


Euro





Capital costs



Consumption of fixed capital


Euro





Investments (flow)



Investments in tangible assets (net purchase of assets)


Euro





Financial position (assets and liabilities)



Total value of assets


Euro




Gross debt


Euro





Financial results



Financial income


Euro




Financial expenditures


Euro





Raw material weight



Livestock used


kg




Fish feed used


kg





Weight of sales



Weight of sales per species


kg





Employment



Paid labour


Number




Unpaid labour


Number




Full-time equivalent (FTE)


Number




Number of hours worked by employees and unpaid workers (optional)


Hours





Number of enterprises



Number of enterprises by size category


Number








Table 11 (previously Table 9)


Segmentation to be applied for the collection of aquaculture data
 (65)


















 



Fish farming techniques
 (66)




Polyculture




Hatcheries and nurseries
 (67)




Shellfish farming techniques






Ponds




Tanks and raceways




Enclosures and pens
 (68)




Recirculation systems
 (69)




Other methods




Cages
 (70)




All methods




Off-bottom




On-bottom
 (71)




Other






Rafts




Long line






Salmon



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Trout



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Sea bass & sea bream



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Carp



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Tuna



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Eel



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Sturgeon (eggs for human consumption)



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Other fresh water fish



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Other marine fish



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Mussel



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Oyster



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Clam



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Crustaceans



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Other molluscs



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Multispecies



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Macroalgae



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Microalgae



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 





Other aquatic organisms



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1).

(4)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

(5)  Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1).

(6)  As specified in Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

(7)  Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1).

(8)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 of 27 April 2021 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (OJ L 253 … 92).

(9)  Including specific requirements for regional fisheries management organisations.

(10)  Vessel monitoring system data – defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

(11)  Automatic identification system – referred to in Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system.

(12)  Vulnerable marine ecosystem – defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15 July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.

(13)  VME indicators – referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic.

(14)  Defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9).

(15)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

(16)  When designing sampling plans for the collection of biological information as laid down in Chapter II of this Annex, any stock boundaries set by the relevant end user should be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort should be assigned to each stock.

(17)  Highly migratory and tuna-like species listed under ICCAT and IOTC sections should be included in sampling plans in all relevant areas.

(18)  
            OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

(19)  
            OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.

(20)  
            OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19.

(21)  
            OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 8.

(22)  
            OJ L 354, 23.12.2016, p. 1.

(23)  
            OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11.

(24)  
            OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 1.

(25)  
            OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105.

(26)  
            OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1.

(27)  
            OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 30.

(28)  https://web.unep.org/unepmap/who-we-are/legal-framework

(29)  https://www.ospar.org/convention/text

(30)  http://www.helcom.fi/about-us/convention

(31)  http://www.fao.org/gfcm/activities/environment-and-conservation/en

(32)  https://www.iccat.int/en/bycatch.html

(33)  https://iotc.org/cmms

(34)  https://www.iattc.org/ResolutionsActiveENG.htm

(35)  https://www.nafo.int/Fisheries/Conservation

(36)  https://www.neafc.org/basictexts

(37)  http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/cecaf

(38)  http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/wecafc/en

(39)  http://www.seafo.org/Documents/Conservation-Measures

(40)  https://www.wcpfc.int/conservation-and-management-measures

(41)  https://www.sprfmo.int/measures

(42)  https://www.apsoi.org/cmm

(43)  https://www.ccamlr.org/en/conservation-and-management/conservation-and-managment

(44)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17).

(45)  According to existing coding in relevant regulations.

(46)  To be distinguished between purse seines used in fish aggregating devices (FADs) and in free schools for tropical tunas.

(47)  All variables to be reported at the aggregation level (metiers and fleet segment) specified in Table 5 and Table 8, and by sub-region/fishing ground as specified in Table 2 of Chapter III in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168. Specific numbers of operations and/or gear elements shall be used for appropriate gear.

(48)  Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(49)  kW*Days at sea; kW *Fishing days – use of active gears only.

(50)  GT*Days at sea; GT*Fishing days – use of passive gears only.

(51)  kW*Days at sea; kW *Fishing days – use of active gears only.

(52)  GT*Days at sea; GT*Fishing days – use of passive gears only.

(53)  Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(54)  Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(55)  Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(56)  Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level.

(57)  For certain species (salmon, tuna) specimen number should be used when appropriate.

(58)  Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(59)  Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(60)  Data shall be recorded by fishing gear type (FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear) and by eel management unit as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007.

(61)  For vessels less than 12 m in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, the length categories are 0-< 6, 6-< 12 m. For vessels less than 12 m in the Baltic Sea, the length categories are 0-< 8, 8-< 12 m. For all other regions, the length categories are defined as 0-< 10, 10-< 12 m.

(62)  The dominance criteria are be used to allocate each vessel to a segment based on the number of fishing days used with each gear. If a fishing gear is used by more than the sum of all the others (i.e. a vessel spends more than 50 % of its fishing time using that gear), the vessel shall be allocated to that segment. If not, the vessel shall be allocated to the following fleet segment: (a) ‘Vessels using polyvalent ‘active’ gears only’ if it only uses active gears; (b) ‘Vessels using polyvalent ‘passive’ gears only’ if it only uses passive gears; (c) ‘Vessel using active and passive gears’.

(63)  Vessels less than 12 metres using passive gears in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea may be disaggregated by gear type. The fleet segment definition also includes an indication of the supra-region and, if available, a geographical indicator to identify vessels fishing in outermost regions and exclusively outside EU waters.

(64)  Vessels less than 12 metres using passive gears in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea may be disaggregated by gear type. The fleet segment definition shall also include an indication of the supra-region and, if available, a geographical indicator to identify vessels fishing in outermost regions and exclusively outside EU waters.

(65)  For definitions of farming techniques, see Regulation (EC) No 762/2008.

(66)  Enterprises should be segmented according to their main farming technique.

(67)  Hatcheries and nurseries are defined as places for the artificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of aquatic animals. For statistical purposes, hatcheries are limited to the production of fertilised eggs. Further juvenile stages of aquatic animals are considered as being produced in nurseries. When hatcheries and nurseries are closely associated, statistics shall refer only to the latest juvenile stage produced (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(68)  Enclosures and pens are defined as areas of water confined by nets, mesh and other barriers allowing uncontrolled water interchange and distinguished by the fact that enclosures occupy the full water column between substrate and surface; pens and enclosures generally enclose a relatively large volume of water (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(69)  Recirculation systems means systems where the water is reused after some form of treatment (e.g. filtering).

(70)  Cages are defined as 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 permit water interchange from below (Regulation (EC) No 762/2008).

(71)  
            ‘On-bottom’ techniques cover shellfish farming in inter-tidal areas (directly on the ground or elevated).