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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-93/annex/appendix-IX",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/93",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 18 December 2009 adopting a multiannual Community programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2011-2013 (notified under document C(2009) 10121) (2010/93/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-93",
  "path": "annex/appendix/IX",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "IX",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "List of research surveys at sea\nName of the survey\nAcronym\nArea\nPeriod\nMain targeted species etc.\nSurvey effort\nDays(Maximum)\nBaltic Sea (ICES areas IIIb-d)\nBaltic International Trawl Survey\nBITS Q1\nBITS Q4\nIIIaS, IIIb-d\n1st and 4th Quarter\nCod and other demersal species\n160\nBaltic International Acoustic Survey (Autumn)\nBIAS\nIIIa, IIIb-d\nSep-Oct\nHerring and sprat\n115\nGulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey\nGRAHS\nIIId\n3rd Quarter\nHerring\n10\nSprat Acoustic Survey\nSPRAS\nIIId\nMay\nSprat and herring\n60\nRügen Herring Larvae Survey\nRHLS\nIIId\nMarch-June\nHerring\n50\nNorth Sea (ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId) and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)\nInternational Bottom Trawl Survey\nIBTS Q1\nIBTS Q3\nIIIa, IV\n1st and 3rd Quarter\nHaddock, Cod, Saithe, Herring, Sprat, Whiting, Mackerel, Norway pout.\n315\nNorth Sea Beam Trawl Survey\nBTS\nIVb, IVc, VIId\n3rd Quarter\nPlaice, Sole\n65\nDemersal Young Fish Survey\nDYFS\nCoasts of NS\n3rd and 4th Quarter\nPlaice, sole, brown shrimp\n145\nSole Net Survey\nSNS\nIVb, IVc\n3rd Quarter\nSole, Plaice\n20\nNorth Sea Sandeels Survey\nNSSS\nIVa, IVb\n4th Quarter\nSandeels\n15\nInternational Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas\nASH\nIIa\nMay\nHerring, Blue whiting\n35\nRedfish Survey in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters\nREDNOR\nII\nAugust-September\nRedfish\n35\nMackerel egg Survey\n(Triennial)\nNSMEGS\nIV\nMay-July\nMackerel egg production\n15\nHerring Larvae survey\nIHLS\nIV, VIId\n1st and 3rd Quarter\nHerring, Sprat Larvae\n45\nNS Herring Acoustic Survey\nNHAS\nIIIa, IV, VIa\nJune, July\nHerring, Sprat\n105\nNephrops TVsurvey\n(FU 3&4)\nNTV3&4\nIIIA\n2nd or 3rd Quarter\nNephrops\n15\nNephrops TVsurvey (FU 6)\nNTV6\nIVb\nSeptember\nNephrops\n10\nNephrops TVsurvey (FU 7)\nNTV7\nIVa\n2nd or 3rd Quarter\nNephrops\n20\nNephrops TVsurvey (FU 8)\nNTV8\nIVb\n2nd or 3rd Quarter\nNephrops\n10\nNephrops TVsurvey (FU 9)\nNTV9\nIVa\n2nd or 3rd Quarter\nNephrops\n10\nNorth Atlantic (ICES Areas V-XIV and NAFO areas)\nInternational Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (Biennial)\nREDTAS\nVa, XII, XIV; NAFO SA 1-3\nJune/July\nRedfish\n30\nFlemish Cap Groundfish survey\nFCGS\n3M\nJuly\nDemersal species\n35\nGreenland Groundfish survey\nGGS\nXIV, NAFO SA1\nOctober/November\nCod, redfish and other demersal species\n55\n3LNO Groundfish survey\nPLATUXA\n3LNO\n2nd and 3rd Quarter\nDemersal species\n55\nWestern IBTS 4th quarter\n(including Porcupine survey)\nIBTS Q4\nVIa, VII, VIII, IXa\n4th Quarter\nDemersal species\n215\nScottish Western IBTS\nIBTS Q1\nVIa, VIIa\nMarch\nGadoids, herring, mackerel\n25\nISBCBTS September\nISBCBTS\nVIIa f g\nSeptember\nSole, Plaice\n25\nWCBTS\nVIIe BTS\nVIIe\nOctober\nSole, Plaice, Anglerfish, Lemon sole\n10\nBlue whiting survey\nVI, VII\n1st and 2nd Quarter\nBlue whiting\n45\nInternational Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey\n(Triennial)\nMEGS\nVIa, VII, VIII, IXa\nJanuary-July\nMackerel, Horse Mackerel egg production\n310\nSardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey\nVIII, IX\nMarch-April-May\nSardine, Anchovy, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel abundance indices\n95\nSardine DEPM\n(Triennial)\nVIIIc, IXa\n2nd and 4th Quarter\nSardine SSB and use of CUFES\n135\nSpawning/Pre spawning Herring acoustic survey\nVIa, VIIa-g\nJuly, Sept, Nov, March, Jan\nHerring, Sprat\n155\nBiomass of Anchovy\nBIOMAN\nVIII\nMay\nAnchovy SSB (DEP)\n25\nNephrops UWTV survey (offshore)\nUWTV\n(FU 11-13)\nVIa\n2nd or 3rd Quarter\nNephrops\n20\nNephrops UWTV\nIrish Sea\nUWTV\n(FU 15)\nVIIa\nAugust\nNephrops\n10\nNephrops UWTV survey\nAran Grounds\nUWTV\n(FU 17)\nVIIb\nJune\nNephrops\n10\nNephrops UWTV survey\nCeltic Sea\nUWTV\n(FU 20-22)\nVIIg, h, j\nJuly\nNephrops\n10\nNephrops TV Survey\nOffshore Portugal\nUWTV\n(FU 28-29)\nIXa\nJune\nNephrops\n20\nMediterranean waters and Black sea\nMediterranean International bottom trawl survey\nMEDITS\n37(1, 2, 3.1, 3.2)\n2nd and 3rd Quarter\nDemersal species\n410\nPan-Mediterranean pelagic survey\nMEDIAS\n37(1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1)\n2nd, 3rd and 4th Quarter\nSmall pelagic species\n185\nBottom Trawl Survey\nBlack Sea\n2nd and 4th Quarter\nTurbot\n40\nPelagic Trawl Survey\nBlack Sea\n2nd and 4th Quarter\nSprat and Whiting\n40",
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