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Official Journal of the European Union
13.1.2022
Impact of fisheries on marine biological resources
Table 4.1 Stomach sampling and analysis General comment: This table fulfils Article 5(2)(b), Article 6(3)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1004 and Chapter II point 4.3 of the EU MAP Delegated Decision annex.
This table is intended to specify the sampling plan to collect and analyse stomach contents.
Field name
Description
MS
Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code e.g.
‘DEU’.
See MasterCodeList ‘MS’.
Implementation year
Indicate the year the activity will be implemented.
Enter one row per implementation year and include all years from the work plan period.
Region
See MasterCodeList ‘Regions’.
If information refers to all regions, use code ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO
Enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisations (IO) providing management/advice on the species/stock.
See MasterCodeList ‘ RFMO/RFO/IO’.
If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, use ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Area(s) covered
Indicate the areas planned to be covered.
For mandatory surveys the area shall be the same as indicated in Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex.
Observation type
Indicate the type of observation activity used to collect data for the specified sampling scheme type.
See MasterCodeList ‘Observation type’.
Sampling scheme type
Enter the sampling scheme type used.
See MasterCodeList ‘Sampling scheme type’.
The reference to sampling scheme types should be consistent throughout all the tables where this column appears.
Each sampling scheme type should be reported in a separate row.
Sampling scheme identifier
Indicate a unique name (free text) to identify each identify each combination of ‘Observation type’ * ‘Sampling scheme type’.
Use identical reference in text boxes and in Annex 1.1.
For mandatory research surveys at sea, use the acronym from Table 1 of the EU MAP Implementing Decision annex – see MasterCodeList ‘Mandatory survey at sea’.
Regional work plan name
Indicate the name of the regional work plan in force if any.
Use an acronym if one exists.
Enter ‘N’ (no) if no regional work plan applies.
Time period (quarter)
Indicate the time period (quarters, separated by a comma if more than one) planned to be covered by your Member State.
If a regional stomach sampling plan applies, refer to that plan.
Species for stomach sampling
Indicate the scientific name of the species for which stomach sampling is planned.
Use species names from Table 1 of the EU MAP Delegated Decision annex.
Expected number of stomachs
Enter the expected number of stomach samples based on the sampling protocol. (e. g. if the protocol mentions five fish per length class for a species, estimate how many length classes may be expected for that species based on previous years, and multiply by five).
If no stomach sampling protocol applies, justify the expected number of stomachs to be collected in the ‘WP comments’ column.