Appendix VII
United Kingdom
List of Biological variables with species sampling specification
(Y = Yearly; T = every three years)
| See section Chapter III section B/B1/3. (1) (f) | ||||||||
| Age analysis for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) shall be set at a minimum of 5 individuals per cm length intervals. A minimum of 100 individuals shall be analysed per management unit as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 for yellow and silver eels separately. | ||||||||
| To be defined by species according to landing, survey or catch data. | ||||||||
| Periodicity for age is every three years (first year starting in 2009) and shall be carried out together with weight, maturity and sex estimates. | ||||||||
| Species (Engl.) | Species (Latin) | Area/Stock | Species groupf1 | AgeNo/1 000 t | Weight | Sex | Maturity | Fecundity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICES areas I, II | ||||||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | I, II | G1 | f2 | T | T | T | |
| Tusk | Brosme brosme | I, II | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | I,II | G1 | |||||
| Atlanto-Scandian herring | Clupea harengus | I, II,V | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Longnosed skate | Dipturus oxyrinchus | II | G1 | |||||
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | II | G1 | |||||
| Cod | Gadus morhua | I, II | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blackmouth dogfish | Galeus melastomus | II | G1 | |||||
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | I, II | G2 | |||||
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | I, II | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | I, II | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | I, II | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blonde ray | Raja brachyura | I, II | G1 | |||||
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | I, II | G1 | |||||
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | I,II | G1 | |||||
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | I,II | G1 | |||||
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | I, II | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | I, II | G1 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| GoldenRedfish | Sebastes marinus. | I, II | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Deep sea Redfish | Sebastes mentella. | I, II | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | All areas | ||||||
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Skagerrak and Kattegat — ICES area IIIa | ||||||||
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IIIa | G2 | 50 | ||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIa | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | IIIa | G1 | |||||
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | IIIa | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | IIIa | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIaN | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IIIaS | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | IIIa | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IIIa | G2 | 125 | ||||
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IIIa | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | Functional unit | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa east | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IIIa | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | all areas | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Rays and skates | Rajidae f3 | IIIa | G1 | |||||
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | IIIa | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Lesser spotted dogfish | Scyliorhinus canicula | IIIa | G1 | |||||
| Sharks | Shark-like selachii | IIIa | G1 | |||||
| Sole | Solea solea | IIIa, 22 | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IIIa | G1 | 500 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV, IIIa | G2 | 25 | ||||
| Baltic Sea — ICES Subdivisions 22-32 | ||||||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IIIb-d | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Herring | Clupea harengus | 22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/ Gulf of Riga | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Common Whitefish | Coregonus lavaretus | IIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Pike | Esox lucius | IIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 22-24/25-32 | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | 22-32 | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Perch | Perca fluviatilis | IIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Flounder | Platichtys flesus | 22-32 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | 22-32 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | 22-32 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | 22-31/32 | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sea trout | Salmo trutta | 22-32 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Pike-perch | Sander lucioperca | IIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | 22-32 | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Sole | Solea solea | 22 | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | 22-32 | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| North Sea and Eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId | ||||||||
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | IV | G2 | 25 | ||||
| Catfish | Anarhichas spp. | IV | G2 | 250 | ||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | IV | G2 | 50 | ||||
| Red gurnard | Aspitrigla cuculus | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Tusk | Brosme brosme | IV, IIIa | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Leafscale gulper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | IV | G1 | |||||
| Black dogfish | Centroscyllium fabricii | VIId | G1 | |||||
| Portuguese dogfish | Centroscymnus coelolepis | VI | G1 | |||||
| Longnose velvet dogfish | Centroscymnus crepidater | VIId | G1 | |||||
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | IV, VIId | G1 | |||||
| Herring | Clupea harengus | IV, VIId, IIIa | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Common Shrimp | Crangon crangon | IV, VIId | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Kitefin shark | Dalatias licha | VIId | G1 | |||||
| Common stingray | Dasyatis pastinaca | VIId | G1 | |||||
| Birdbeak dogfish | Deania calcea | VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IV, VIId | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | IV, VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | IV, VIId, IIIa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blackmouth dogfish | Galeus melastomus | VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Blue-mouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | IV, VIId | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | IV, VIId | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Sandy ray | Leucoraja circularis | VIId | G1 | |||||
| Dab | Limanda limanda | IV, VIId | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VIId | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | IIIa, IV, VI | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Roughhead grenadier | Macrourus berglax | IV, IIIa | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | IV, IIIa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | IV, VIId | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | IV, VIId | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | IV, IIIa | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Ling | Molva molva | IV, IIIa | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | IV, VIId | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | IV, VIId | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Smooth hounds | Mustelus spp. | VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | all functional units | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Northern shrimp | Pandalus borealis | IIIa, IVa East/IVa/IV | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Common scallop | Pecten maximus | VIId | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Greater Forkbeard | Phycis blennoides | IV | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | IV | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Flounder | Platichthys flesus | IV | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | IV | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIId | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | IV, IIIa, VI | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | IV, VIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Blonde ray | Raja brachyura | IV | G1 | |||||
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | IV, VIId | G1 | |||||
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | IV | G1 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | IV, VIId | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Lesser spotted dogfish | Scyliorhinus canicula | IV, VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Redfish | Sebastes mentella. | IV | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Deepwater shark | Shark-like Selachii | IV | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Small shark | Shark-like Selachii | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Sole | Solea solea | IV | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIId | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | IV/VIIde | G1 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | IV, VIId | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | VIIa | G1 | |||||
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus. | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | T |
| Tub gurnard | Trigla lucerna | IV | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarki | IV, IIIa | G2 | 25 | ||||
| John Dory | Zeus faber | IV, VIId | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| North East Atlantic and Western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV | ||||||||
| Smoothhead | Alepocephalus bairdii | VI, XII | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Sand eel | Ammodytidae | VIa | G2 | 25 | ||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Scabbardfish | Aphanopus spp. | all areas | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Argentine | Argentina spp. | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Meagre | Argyrosomus regius | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Red gurnard | Aspitrigla cuculus | all areas | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | all areas, excluding X and IXa | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Alfonsinos | Beryx spp. | IXa and X | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Edible crab | Cancer pagurus | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Leafscale gulper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Black dogfish | Centroscyllium fabricii | V, VI, VII, XII | G1 | |||||
| Portuguese dogfish | Centroscymnus coelolepis | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Longnose velvet dogfish | Centroscymnus crepidater | V, VI, VII, IX, X, XII | G1 | |||||
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Herring | Clupea harengus | VIa/VIaN/ VIa S, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Conger | Conger conger | all areas, excluding X | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Conger | Conger conger | X | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | all areas | G1 | 100 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Kitefin shark | Dalatias licha | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common stingray | Dasyatis pastinaca | VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Birdbeak dogfish | Deania calcea | V, VI, VII, IX, X, XII | G1 | |||||
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | all areas, excluding IX | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | IX | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Wedge sole | Dicologoglosa cuneata | VIIIc, IX | G2 | 100 | ||||
| Common skate | Dipturus batis | V, VI, VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Longnosed skate | Dipturus oxyrinchus | V, VI, VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | IXa (only Cádiz) | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | T |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | VIII | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | VI, VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | VIId,e | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blackmouth dogfish | Galeus melastomus | VI, VII, VIII, IX, X | G1 | |||||
| Witch | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | VI, VII | G2 | 50 | ||||
| Bluemouth rockfish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | all areas | G2 | 100 | ||||
| Lobster | Homarus gammarus | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Orange roughy | Hoplostethus atlanticus | all areas | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Silver scarbbardfish | Lepidopus caudatus | IXa | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Four-spot megrim | Lepidorhombus boscii | VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | VI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sandy ray | Leucoraja circularis | VI, VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Shagreen ray | Leucoraja fullonica | V, VI, VII, VIII | G1 | |||||
| Dab | Limanda limanda | VIIe/VIIa,f-h | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | G2 | |||||
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorious | IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorious | VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | XIV | G2 | 50 | ||||
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Va/Vb | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | VIII/IX, X | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Wedge sole | Microchirus variegatus | all areas | G2 | 50 | ||||
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | I-IX, XII, XIV | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | all areas | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | all areas, excluding X | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | X | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Ling | Molva molva | all areas | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Starry smooth-hound | Mustelus asterias | VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | |||||
| Smooth-hound | Mustelus mustelus | VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | |||||
| Blackspotted smooth-hound | Mustelus punctulatus | VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | |||||
| Common eagle ray | Myliobatis aquila | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VI Fuctional unit | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VII Functional unit | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | VIII, IX Functional unit | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | VIIIc, IXa | G2 | |||||
| Sea bream | Pagellus bogaraveo | IXa, X | G1 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Pandalid shrimps | Pandalus spp. | all areas | G2 | |||||
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | IXa | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Greater Forkbeard | Phycis blennoides | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Forkbeard | Phycis phycis | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg | G1 | 100 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | VIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, X | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Pollack | Pollachius pollachius | all areas except IX, X | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Pollack | Pollachius pollachius | IX, X | G2 | 500 | T | T | T | |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Saithe | Pollachius virens | VII, VIII | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Wreckfish | Polyprion americanus | X | G2 | 125 | ||||
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | all areas | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Blue stingray | Pteroplatytrygon violacea | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Bottlenosed skate | Raja alba | IX | G1 | |||||
| Blonde ray | Raja brachyura | VII, IX | G1 | |||||
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Small eyed ray | Raja microocellata | VII, IX | G1 | |||||
| Brown ray | Raja miraletus | IX | G1 | |||||
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Cuckoo ray | Raja naevus | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Starry ray | Raja radiata | V | G1 | |||||
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | all areas | G1 | |||||
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | V, XIV/VI | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | all areas | G1 | 250 | ||||
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | T |
| Spanish mackerel | Scomber japonicus | VIII, IX | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX | G1 | 25 | Y | Y | Y | T |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | all areas | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Golden Redfish | Sebastes marinus | ICES Sub areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K). | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Deep sea Redfish | Sebastes mentella | ICES Sub areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K) | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIa/VIIfg | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa/VIIIc | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIe | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sole | Solea solea | VIIIab | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Sea breams (in plural) | Sparidae | all areas | G2 | 50 | ||||
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Electric ray | Torpedo marmorata | VIII | G1 | |||||
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | VIII, IX | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Blue jack mackerel | Trachurus picturatus | X | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/X | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | T |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | VIIIc, IXa | G2 | 25 | T | T | T | T |
| Pouting | Trisopterus spp. | all areas | G2 | 25 | ||||
| John Dory | Zeus faber | all areas | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea | ||||||||
| Bigeye thresher shark | Alopias superciliosus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Thresher shark | Alopias vulpinus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| European Eel | Anguilla anguilla | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Giant red shrimp | Aristeomorpha foliacea | all areas | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Red shrimp | Aristeus antennatus | all areas | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Bogue | Boops boops | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Sandbar shark | Carcharhinus plumbeus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sand tiger shark | Carcharias taurus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena equiselis | all areas | G2 | |||||
| Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus | all areas | G2 | 500f4 | T | T | T | |
| Kitefin shark | Dalatias licha | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sea bass | Dicentrarchus labrax | all areas | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Blue skate | Dipturus batis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Longnosed skate | Dipturus oxyrinchus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Horned octopus | Eledone cirrosa | 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Musky octopus | Eledone moschata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | all areas | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Grey gurnard | Eutrigla gurnardus | 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Tope shark | Galeorhinus galeus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Blackmouth dogfish | Galeus melastomus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Spiny butterfly ray | Gymnura altavela | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sharpnose sevengill shark | Heptranchias perlo | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Squid | Illex spp., Todarodes spp. | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sandy ray | Leucoraja circularis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Maltese skate | Leucoraja melitensis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Black-bellied angler | Lophius budegassa | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Anglerfish | Lophius piscatorius | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | all areas | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | 1.1, 3.1 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Grey mullets | Mugilidae | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | |||||
| Red mullet | Mullus barbatus | all areas | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | all areas | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Starry smooth-hound | Mustelus asterias | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smooth-hound | Mustelus mustelus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Blackspotted smooth-hound | Mustelus punctulatus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common eagle ray | Myliobatis aquila | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Norway lobster | Nephrops norvegicus | all areas | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Smalltooth sand tiger | Odontaspis ferox | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Angular roughshark | Oxynotus centrina | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Pandora | Pagellus erythrinus | all areas | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| White shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | all areas | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Caramote prawn | Penaeus kerathurus | 3.1 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smalltooth sawfish | Pristis pectinata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common sawfish | Pristis pristis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Blue stingray | Pteroplatytrygon violacea | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Starry ray | Raja asterias | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Brown ray | Raja miraletus | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Undulate ray | Raja undulata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Blackchin guitarfish | Rhinobatos cemiculus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common guitarfish | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | All areas | G1 | |||||
| White skate | Rostroraja alba | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | all areas | G1 | 50 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Mackerel | Scomber spp. | all areas | G2 | 50 | T | T | T | |
| Small-spotted catshark | Scyliorhinus canicula | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Nursehound | Scyliorhinus stellaris | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Sole | Solea vulgaris | 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Gilthead sea bream | Sparus aurata | 1.2, 3.1 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Great hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smalleye hammerhead | Sphyrna tudes | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smooth hammerhead | Sphyrna zygaena | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Picarels | Spicara smaris | 2.1, 3.1, 3.2 | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Piked dogfish | Squalus acanthias | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus acanthias | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Longnose spurdog | Squalus blainvillei | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sawback aculeata | Squatina aculeata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smoothback angelshark | Squatina oculata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Mantis shrimp | Squilla mantis | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | all areas | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | all areas | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Spotted torpedo | Torpedo marmorata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | all areas | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | Trachurus mediterraneus | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | all areas | G2 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | Black Sea | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Tub gurnard | Trigla lucerna | 1.3, 2.2, 3.1 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Clam | Veneridae | 2.1, 2.2 | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Sword fish | Xiphias gladius | all areas | G1 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| NAFO areas | ||||||||
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 2J 3KL | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3M | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3NO | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | 3Ps | G2 | 125 | T | T | T | |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | SA 1 | G1 | 125 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Witch flounder | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 3NO | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3LNO | G1 | 100 | Y | Y | Y | |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 3M | G1 | 100 | T | T | T | |
| Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea | 3LNO | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Grenadier | Macrouridae | SA 2 + 3 | G2 | 250 | T | T | T | |
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3L | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Pandalid shrimp | Pandalus spp. | 3M | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Rays and skates | Raja spp. | SA 3 | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | 3KLMNO | G1 | 200 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | SA 1 | G1 | 200 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Salmon | Salmo salar | ICES Sub-area XIV & NAFO Sub-area 1 | G1 | 500 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Redfish | Sebastes mentella. | SA 1 | G1 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3LN | G1 | |||||
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3M | G1 | 50 | ||||
| Redfish | Sebastes spp. | 3O | G1 | |||||
| Highly migratory species Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans | ||||||||
| Frigate tuna | Auxis rochei | G2 | T | T | T | |||
| Silky shark | Carcharhinus falciformis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Atlantic back skipjack | Euthynnus alleteratus | G2 | T | T | T | |||
| Billfish | Istiophoridae | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Other sharks | Squaliformes | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Albacore | Thunnus alalunga | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | G1 | T | T | T | |||
| CECAF FAO 34 | ||||||||
| Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo | Madeira | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Morocco | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Southern pink shrimp | Farfantepenaeus notialis | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Silver scabbardfish | Lepidopus caudatus | Mauritania | G2 | |||||
| Common squid | Loligo vulgaris | all areas | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Hake | Merluccius spp. | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Common octopus | Octopus vulgaris | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Deepwater rose shrimp | Parapenaeus longirostris | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Smalltooth sawfish | Pristis pectinata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common sawfish | Pristis pristis | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Blue stingray | Pteroplatytrygon violacea | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Blackchin guitarfish | Rhinobatos cemiculus | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Common guitarfish | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Round sardinella | Sardinella aurita | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Short-body sardinella | Sardinella maderensis | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | Madeira | G1 | |||||
| Chub mackerel | Scomber japonicus | all areas except Madeira | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Cuttlefish | Sepia hierredda | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Cuttlefish | Sepia officinalis | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sawback aculeata | Squatina aculeata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Smoothback angelshark | Squatina oculata | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Angelshark | Squatina squatina | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus spp. | all areas | G1 | T | T | T | ||
| WECAF | ||||||||
| Red snapper | Lutjanus purpureus | French Guiana EEZ | G2 | T | T | T | ||
| Penaeus shrimp | Penaeus subtilis | French Guiana EEZ | G1 | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Other rays and skates | Rajidae | All areas | G1 | |||||
| Sharks | Shark-like Selachii | All areas | G1 | |||||
Annotations
Footnotes
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See section Chapter III section B/B1/3. (1) (f)
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Age analysis for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) shall be set at a minimum of 5 individuals per cm length intervals. A minimum of 100 individuals shall be analysed per management unit as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 for yellow and silver eels separately.
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To be defined by species according to landing, survey or catch data.
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Periodicity for age is every three years (first year starting in 2009) and shall be carried out together with weight, maturity and sex estimates.