# 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), Appendix IX

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

List of research surveys at sea
Name of the survey
Acronym
Area
Period
Main targeted species etc.
Survey effort
Days(Maximum)
Baltic Sea (ICES areas IIIb-d)
Baltic International Trawl Survey
BITS Q1
BITS Q4
IIIaS, IIIb-d
1st and 4th Quarter
Cod and other demersal species
160
Baltic International Acoustic Survey (Autumn)
BIAS
IIIa, IIIb-d
Sep-Oct
Herring and sprat
115
Gulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey
GRAHS
IIId
3rd Quarter
Herring
10
Sprat Acoustic Survey
SPRAS
IIId
May
Sprat and herring
60
Rügen Herring Larvae Survey
RHLS
IIId
March-June
Herring
50
North Sea (ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId) and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)
International Bottom Trawl Survey
IBTS Q1
IBTS Q3
IIIa, IV
1st and 3rd Quarter
Haddock, Cod, Saithe, Herring, Sprat, Whiting, Mackerel, Norway pout.
315
North Sea Beam Trawl Survey
BTS
IVb, IVc, VIId
3rd Quarter
Plaice, Sole
65
Demersal Young Fish Survey
DYFS
Coasts of NS
3rd and 4th Quarter
Plaice, sole, brown shrimp
145
Sole Net Survey
SNS
IVb, IVc
3rd Quarter
Sole, Plaice
20
North Sea Sandeels Survey
NSSS
IVa, IVb
4th Quarter
Sandeels
15
International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas
ASH
IIa
May
Herring, Blue whiting
35
Redfish Survey in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters
REDNOR
II
August-September
Redfish
35
Mackerel egg Survey
(Triennial)
NSMEGS
IV
May-July
Mackerel egg production
15
Herring Larvae survey
IHLS
IV, VIId
1st and 3rd Quarter
Herring, Sprat Larvae
45
NS Herring Acoustic Survey
NHAS
IIIa, IV, VIa
June, July
Herring, Sprat
105
Nephrops TVsurvey
(FU 3&4)
NTV3&4
IIIA
2nd or 3rd Quarter
Nephrops
15
Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 6)
NTV6
IVb
September
Nephrops
10
Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 7)
NTV7
IVa
2nd or 3rd Quarter
Nephrops
20
Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 8)
NTV8
IVb
2nd or 3rd Quarter
Nephrops
10
Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 9)
NTV9
IVa
2nd or 3rd Quarter
Nephrops
10
North Atlantic (ICES Areas V-XIV and NAFO areas)
International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (Biennial)
REDTAS
Va, XII, XIV; NAFO SA 1-3
June/July
Redfish
30
Flemish Cap Groundfish survey
FCGS
3M
July
Demersal species
35
Greenland Groundfish survey
GGS
XIV, NAFO SA1
October/November
Cod, redfish and other demersal species
55
3LNO Groundfish survey
PLATUXA
3LNO
2nd and 3rd Quarter
Demersal species
55
Western IBTS 4th quarter
(including Porcupine survey)
IBTS Q4
VIa, VII, VIII, IXa
4th Quarter
Demersal species
215
Scottish Western IBTS
IBTS Q1
VIa, VIIa
March
Gadoids, herring, mackerel
25
ISBCBTS September
ISBCBTS
VIIa f g
September
Sole, Plaice
25
WCBTS
VIIe BTS
VIIe
October
Sole, Plaice, Anglerfish, Lemon sole
10
Blue whiting survey
VI, VII
1st and 2nd Quarter
Blue whiting
45
International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey
(Triennial)
MEGS
VIa, VII, VIII, IXa
January-July
Mackerel, Horse Mackerel egg production
310
Sardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey
VIII, IX
March-April-May
Sardine, Anchovy, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel abundance indices
95
Sardine DEPM
(Triennial)
VIIIc, IXa
2nd and 4th Quarter
Sardine SSB and use of CUFES
135
Spawning/Pre spawning Herring acoustic survey
VIa, VIIa-g
July, Sept, Nov, March, Jan
Herring, Sprat
155
Biomass of Anchovy
BIOMAN
VIII
May
Anchovy SSB (DEP)
25
Nephrops UWTV survey (offshore)
UWTV
(FU 11-13)
VIa
2nd or 3rd Quarter
Nephrops
20
Nephrops UWTV
Irish Sea
UWTV
(FU 15)
VIIa
August
Nephrops
10
Nephrops UWTV survey
Aran Grounds
UWTV
(FU 17)
VIIb
June
Nephrops
10
Nephrops UWTV survey
Celtic Sea
UWTV
(FU 20-22)
VIIg, h, j
July
Nephrops
10
Nephrops TV Survey
Offshore Portugal
UWTV
(FU 28-29)
IXa
June
Nephrops
20
Mediterranean waters and Black sea
Mediterranean International bottom trawl survey
MEDITS
37(1, 2, 3.1, 3.2)
2nd and 3rd Quarter
Demersal species
410
Pan-Mediterranean pelagic survey
MEDIAS
37(1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1)
2nd, 3rd and 4th Quarter
Small pelagic species
185
Bottom Trawl Survey
Black Sea
2nd and 4th Quarter
Turbot
40
Pelagic Trawl Survey
Black Sea
2nd and 4th Quarter
Sprat and Whiting
40

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/93/annex/appendix/IX (the official version)
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