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

EU Decision 2019/910 · Adopted 13 March 2019 · Extends to United Kingdom

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

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^f1, and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2, the Member States are to collect biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data necessary for fisheries management. The multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors (EU MAP)^f3 for the period 2017-2019 was adopted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251^f4 and will expire on 31 December 2019.

(2)

The multiannual Union programme is necessary for Member States to specify and plan their data collection activities in their national work plans. In accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f5 these national work plans are to be submitted to the Commission by 31 October preceding the year from which the work plan is to apply.

(3)

In order to prepare the review of the current EU MAP after 2019, consultations with experts under the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee on Fisheries, regional coordination groups, Member State representatives and other relevant stakeholders are ongoing and will be finalised only at the end of 2019. As a result, the new EU MAP taking into account the outcomes of these consultations cannot be adopted before 2021.

(4)

For the period from 2020 to 2021 it is, therefore, necessary to adopt the provisions on the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data, included in the current EU MAP, on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

(5)

This decision therefore establishes, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, detailed arrangements on collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data by Member States as referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of that Regulation. The list of mandatory surveys at sea and 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), are provided for by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909^f6.

(6)

For the purposes of legal certainty, Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 establishing the list of mandatory surveys and thresholds for the purposes of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors repeals Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251 with effect from 1 January 2020,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1.
f2: 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).
f3: OJ L 207, 1.8.2016, p. 113.
f4: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251 of 12 July 2016 adopting a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the period 2017-2019 (OJ L 207, 1.8.2016, p. 113).
f5: 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).
f6: 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 (see p. 21 of this Official Journal).

1Article 1
2Article 2 Repealed
Signature
Annex
IDefinitions
IIData collection methods
Chapter III: Data requirements
Data sets
1.1The national work plan referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 establishes the data to be collected amongst the following sets as specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter:
1.2Division 1.2
1.3Division 1.3
2Biological data on stocks caught by United Kingdom fishing vessels in commercial fisheries within and outside United Kingdom waters and in recreational fisheries within United Kingdom waters.
3Data to assess the impact of United Kingdom fisheries on marine ecosystems within and outside United Kingdom waters
4Detailed data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
5Social and economic data on fisheries to enable the assessment of the social and economic performance of the United Kingdom fisheries sector.
6Social, economic and environmental data on marine aquaculture, and optionally on freshwater aquaculture, to enable the assessment of the social, economic and environmental performance of the United Kingdom aquaculture sector.
BIOLOGICAL DATA
BIOLOGICAL DATA
BIOLOGICAL DATA
(1)Division (1)
BIOLOGICAL DATA
BIOLOGICAL DATA
FLEET ECONOMIC DATA
FLEET ECONOMIC DATA
FLEET ECONOMIC DATA

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The multiannual F1... programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period F2from 1 January 2022 until the end of 31 December F32026 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.

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Signature

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

IDefinitions

For the purpose of this Annex, definitions in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009^f2, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011^f3, and Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply:

(1) active vessels

vessels that have been engaged in any fishing operation (one day or more) during a calendar year. A vessel that has not been engaged in fishing operations during a year is considered ‘inactive’.

(2) anadromous species

living aquatic resources with lifecycle starting by hatching in freshwater, migrating to saltwater, returning and finally spawning in freshwater.

(3) catadromous species

living aquatic resources with lifecycle starting by hatching in saltwater, migrating to freshwater, returning and finally spawning in saltwater.

(4) 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, the part discarded below the minimum conservation reference size, de minimis discards or discards.

(5) days at sea

any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within an area and absent from port.

(6) fishing days

any calendar day at sea in which a fishing operation takes place, without prejudice to the international obligations of the F1United Kingdom. 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 on that trip.

(7) fishing ground

(group of) geographical units where fishing takes place. These 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 the year.

(9) metier

a group of fishing operations targeting a similar (assemblage of) species, using similar gear^f4, during the same period of the year and/or within the same area and which are characterised by a similar exploitation pattern.

(10) research surveys at sea

trips carried out on a research vessel, or a vessel dedicated to scientific research for stock and ecosystem monitoring, and designated for this task by the body in charge of the implementation of the national workplan established in accordance with Article F26 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

IIData collection methods

Data collection methods and quality shall be appropriate for the intended purposes defined in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and shall follow the best practices and relevant methodologies advised by the relevant scientific bodies. To this end, the methods and the result of the application of the methods shall be examined at regular intervals by independent scientific bodies in order to verify that they are appropriate with respect to the management of F1fishing activity.

1.1The national work plan referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 establishes the data to be collected amongst the following sets as specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter:F1

(a)
F2biological data, by catch fraction, on stocks caught by United Kingdom commercial fisheries within and outside United Kingdom waters and by recreational fisheries within United Kingdom waters;
(b)
data to assess the impact of fisheries in United Kingdom waters on the marine ecosystem within and outside United Kingdom waters;
(c)
detailed data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters as reported under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
(d)
social and economic data on fisheries^f1;
(e)
social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture;

1.2

The data to be collected shall be established in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 F1....

1.3

Data shall be collected to enable valid estimates to be derived for the type of fisheries, temporal periods and areas based on end-user needs agreed at marine region level. The frequency of data collection is to be coordinated at marine region level, unless stated otherwise in this Annex and corresponding tables.

2Biological data on stocks caught by United Kingdom fishing vessels in commercial fisheries within and outside United Kingdom waters and in recreational fisheries within United Kingdom waters.F1

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)
Catch quantities by species and biological data from individual specimens enabling the estimation of:
1. (i)
  For commercial fisheries, volume and length frequency of all catch fractions (including discards and unwanted catches) for the stocks listed in Tables 1AF2... and 1C, reported at the aggregation level 6 as set out in Table 2. The temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;
2. (ii)
  For commercial fisheries, mean-weight and age distribution of catches of the stocks listed in Table 1A... and 1C. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected and the temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;
3. (iii)
  For commercial fisheries, sex-ratio, maturity and fecundity data for stocks listed in Tables 1A... and 1C of catches at frequencies needed for scientific advice. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected and the temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;
4. (iv)
  For recreational fisheries, annual volume (numbers and weights or length) of catches and releases for the species listed in Table 3 and/or the species identified at marine region level as needed for fisheries management purposes End user needs for age or other biological data as specified in paragraphs (i)-(iii) shall be evaluated for recreational fisheries at marine region level.
(b)
In addition to data collected under point (a), data on anadromous and catadromous species listed in Table 1E caught by commercial fisheries during the freshwater part of their lifecycle, irrespective of the way these fisheries are undertaken, as follows:
1. (i)
  stock-related variables (for individual specimens, on age, length, weight, sex, maturity and fecundity, by life stage, but further specified on a species and regional basis), and
2. (ii)
  annual catch quantities by age class or life stage.
(c)
In addition:
as regards eel, information (e.g. data, estimates, relative trends, etc.) collected annually in at least one river basin per eel management unit on:
1. (i)
  the abundance of recruits,
2. (ii)
  the abundance of the standing stock (yellow eel), and
3. (iii)
  the number or weight and sex ratio of emigrating silver eels,
and as regards all wild salmon: information collected annually — unless agreed otherwise at regional level — on the abundance of smolt and parr and number of ascending individuals.

The designation of rivers to be monitored for eel and salmon shall be defined at regional level. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected shall be coordinated at regional level based on end-user needs.

3Data to assess the impact of United Kingdom fisheries on marine ecosystems within and outside United Kingdom watersF1

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)
For all types of fisheries, incidental by-catch of all birds, mammals and reptiles and fish protected under F2relevant legislation and international agreements, including the species listed in Table 1D, including absence in the catch, during scientific observer trips on fishing ships or by the fishers themselves through logbooks.
Where data collected during observer trips are not considered to provide sufficient data on incidental by-catch for enduser needs, other methodologies, shall be implemented by F3a fisheries administration. The selection of these methodologies shall be coordinated at marine region level and be based on end-user needs.
(b)
Data to assist in the assessment of the impact of fisheries F4within and outside United Kingdom waters on marine habitats.
The variables used for assessing the impact of fisheries on marine habitat shall be those recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Data shall be disagregated at fishing activity level 3^f1, unless a lower level of aggregation is required at regional level, in particular in the case of marine protected areas.
When data recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are not at the correct resolution or are not of sufficient quality or coverage for the intended scientific use, they shall be collected in an alternative way by using appropriate sampling methods. Data as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are to be made available at the appropriate level of aggregation to the National Institutions implementing the workplans.
(c)
Data for estimating the level of fishing and the impact of fishing activities on marine biological resources and on marine ecosystems, such as effects on non-commercial species, predator-prey relationships and natural mortality of fish species in each marine region.
Such data shall be first assessed within pilot studies. Based on the outcomes of these pilot studies, F5a fisheries administration must determine future data collection specific for each marine region, coordinated at marine region level and based on end-user needs.

4Detailed data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009F1

F2Data to assess the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters consist of the variables as indicated in Table 4. Data as recorded, reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are to be made available in the form of primary data to the national institutions implementing the F3work plan. When these data are not to be collected under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or when data collected under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are not at the correct resolution or are not of sufficient quality or coverage for the intended scientific use, they shall be collected in an alternative way by using appropriate sampling methods. These methods shall allow for the estimation of variables listed in Table 4 at the lowest relevant geographic level by fleet segment (Table 5a) and metier level 6 (Table 2).

5Social and economic data on fisheries to enable the assessment of the social and economic performance of the United Kingdom fisheries sector.F1

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)
Economic variables as indicated in Table 5A according to the sector segmentation of Table 5B and according to the supraregions as defined in Table 5C.
F2The population must be all active and inactive vessels registered in the United Kingdom Fishing Fleet Register, as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218, on 31 December of the reporting year and vessels that do not appear on the Register at that date but have fished at least one day during the reporting year.
For inactive vessels only capital value and capital cost shall be collected.
In cases where there is a risk of natural persons and/or legal entities being identified clustering may be applied to report economic variables in order to ensure statistical confidentiality. Clustering may also be used if necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such clustering scheme shall be consistent over time.
Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.
(b)
Social variables as indicated in Table 6.
Social data shall be collected every three years starting in 2018.
Data on employment by education level and employment by nationality may be collected on the basis of pilot studies.

6Social, economic and environmental data on marine aquaculture, and optionally on freshwater aquaculture, to enable the assessment of the social, economic and environmental performance of the United Kingdom aquaculture sector.F1

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)
Economic variables as indicated in Table 7 according to the sector segmentation set out in Table 9.
The population shall be all enterprises whose primary activity is defined according to the European Classification of Economic Activities NACE^f1 codes 03.21 and 03.22 and who operate for profit.
Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.
(b)
Social variables as indicated in Table 6.
Social data shall be collected every three years starting in 2018.
Data on employment by education level and employment by nationality may be collected on the basis of pilot studies.
(c)
Environmental data on aquaculture as indicated in Table 8 to enable the assessment of aspects of its environmental performance.
Environmental data may be collected on the basis of pilot studies and extrapolated to indicate totals relevant to the total volume of fish produced in the F2United Kingdom.
Environmental data shall be collected every two years.

BIOLOGICAL DATA

Table 1A^f1

Stocks in F1United Kingdom waters

Species (common name)	Species (scientific name)	Area (ICES^f2, IBSFC^f3 or FAO^f4 area code) where the stock is located/stock code
This Table replaces Table 1A of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission.
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.
To be reported at species level.
East Arctic, Norwegian sea and Barentsz sea
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II
Tusk	Brosme brosme	I, II
Atlanto-Scandian herring	Clupea harengus	I, II,
Cod	Gadus morhua	I, II
Capelin	Mallotus villosus	I, II
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	I, II
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-II
Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	I, II
Saithe	Pollachius virens	I, II
Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	I, II
Salmon	Salmo salar	I, II
Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	II,
Golden Redfish	Sebastes marinus	I, II
Deep sea Redfish	Sebastes mentella	I, II
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa,
Skagerrak and Kattegat
Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IIIa
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa
Herring	Clupea harengus	IIIa/22-24, IIIa
Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	IIIa
Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	IIIa
Red gurnard	Aspitrigla cuculus	IIIa,
Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIaN
Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIaS
Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	IIIa
Dab	Limanda limanda	IIIa
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IIIa
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IIIa
Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa,
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	IIIa
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit
Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa
Saithe	Pollachius virens	IIIa
Salmon	Salmo salar	IIIa
Turbot	Psetta maxima	IIIa
Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus	IIIa
Sole	Solea solea	IIIa
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa
Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IIIa
All commercial Sharks, rays & skates^f5	Selachii, Rajidae	IIIa
Baltic Sea —
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	22-32
Herring	Clupea harengus	22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga
Common Whitefish/houting	Coregonus lavaretus	IIId
Vendace	Coregonus albula	22-32
Cod	Gadus morhua	22-24/25-32
Dab	Limanda limanda	22-32
Perch	Perca fluviatilis	IIId
Flounder	Platichtys flesus	22-32
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	22-32
Turbot	Psetta maxima	22-32
Salmon	Salmo salar	22-31/32
Sea trout	Salmo trutta	22-32
Pike-perch	Sander lucioperca	IIId
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus	22-32
Sole	Solea solea	22
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	22-32
North Sea and Eastern Channel
Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IV
Catfish	Anarhichas spp.	IV
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId
Argentine	Argentina spp.	IV
Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	IV
Tusk	Brosme brosme	IV
Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId
Common Shrimp	Crangon crangon	IV, VIId
Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IV, VIId
Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	IV
Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId
Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	IV
Blue-mouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IV
Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	IV, VIId
Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	IV, VIId
Dab	Limanda limanda	IV, VIId
Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VIId
Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV
Roughhead grenadier	Macrourus berglax	IV
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IV, VIId
Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IV VII
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	IV, VIId
Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	IV, VIId
Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	IV
Ling	Molva molva	IV
Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	IV, VIId
Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	IV, VIId
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	all functional units
Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IVa East/IVa/IV
Common scallop	Pecten maximus	VIId
Greater Forkbeard	Phycis blennoides	IV
Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	IV
Flounder	Platichthys flesus	IV
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IV
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIId
Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV
Turbot	Psetta maxima	IV, VIId
Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	IV
Salmon	Salmo salar	IV, VIId
Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IV, VIId
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus	IV, VIId
Redfish	Sebastes mentella.	IV
Sole	Solea solea	IV
Sole	Solea solea	VIId
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IV/VIId
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus.	IV, VIId
Tub gurnard	Trigla lucerna	IV
Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV
John Dory	Zeus faber	IV, VIId
All commercial Sharks, rays & skates	Selachii, Rajidae	IV, VIId
North East Atlantic and Western Channel
Smoothhead	Alepocephalus bairdii	VI, XII
Sand eel	Ammodytidae	VIa
Boarfish	Capros aper	V, VI,VII
Scallop	Pecten maximus	IV, VI, VII
Queen scallop	Aequipecten opercularis	VII
Spider crab	Maja squinado	V, VI,VII
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas
Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.	all areas
Argentine	Argentina spp.	all areas
Meagre	Argyrosomus regius	all areas
Red gurnard	Aspitrigla cuculus	all areas
Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	all areas, excluding X and IXa
Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	IXa and X
Edible crab	Cancer pagurus	all areas
Herring	Clupea harengus	VIa/VIaN/ VIa S, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj
Conger	Conger conger	all areas, excluding X
Conger	Conger conger	X
Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	all areas
Kitefin shark	Dalatias licha	All areas
Common stingray	Dasyatis pastinaca	VII, VIII
Birdbeak dogfish	Deania calcea	V, VI, VII, IX, X, XII
Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	all areas, excluding IX
Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IX
Wedge sole	Dicologlossa cuneata	VIIIc, IX
Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	IXa (only Cádiz)
Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	VIII
Velvet belly	Etmopterus spinax	VI, VII, VIII
Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	VIId,e
Cod	Gadus morhua	Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k
Witch	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	VI, VII
Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	all areas
Lobster	Homarus gammarus	all areas
Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	all areas
Silver scabbardfish	Lepidopus caudatus	IXa
Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	VIIIc, IXa
Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	VI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa
Dab	Limanda limanda	VIIe/VIIa,f-h
Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa
Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa
Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd
Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	VIIIc, IXa
Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorious	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd
Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorious	VIIIc, IXa
Capelin	Mallotus villosus	XIV
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Va/Vb
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	VIII/IX, X
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k
Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa
Wedge sole	Microchirus variegatus	all areas
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV
Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	all areas
Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	all areas, excluding X
Spanish ling	Molva macrophthalma	X
Ling	Molva molva	all areas
Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas
Starry smooth-hound	Mustelus asterias	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Smooth-hound	Mustelus mustelus	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Blackspotted smooth-hound	Mustelus punctulatus	VI, VII, VIII, IX
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VI Fuctional unit
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VII Functional unit
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VIII, IX Functional unit
Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa
Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa
Blackspot sea bream	Pagellus bogaraveo	IXa, X
Pandalid shrimps	Pandalus spp.	all areas
Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	IXa
Greater Forkbeard	Phycis blennoides	all areas
Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	all areas
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg
Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, X
Pollack	Pollachius pollachius	all areas except IX, X
Pollack	Pollachius pollachius	IX, X
Saithe	Pollachius virens	Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI
Saithe	Pollachius virens	VII, VIII
Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	X
Turbot	Psetta maxima	all areas
Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	V, XIV/VI
Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	V, XIV
Salmon	Salmo salar	all areas
Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa
Spanish mackerel	Scomber colias	VIII, IX, X
Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus	all areas
Golden Redfish	Sebastes marinus	ICES Sub areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K).
Deep sea Redfish	Sebastes mentella	ICES Sub areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K)
Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	all areas
Sole	Solea solea	VIIa/VIIfg
Sole	Solea solea	VIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa/VIIIc
Sole	Solea solea	VIIe
Sole	Solea solea	VIIIab
Sea breams (in plural)	Sparidae	all areas
Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	VIII, IX
Blue jack mackerel	Trachurus picturatus	VIII, IX, X
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/X
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	VIIIc, IXa
Pouting	Trisopterus spp.	all areas
John Dory	Zeus faber	all areas
All commercial Sharks, rays & skates	Selachii, Rajidae	IV, VIId
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas in the Med
Giant red shrimp	Aristeomorpha foliacea	all areas in the Med
Red shrimp	Aristeus antennatus	all areas in the Med
Bogue	Boops boops	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
Dolphinfish	Coryphaena equiselis	all areas in the Med
Dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus	all areas in the Med
Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	all areas in the Med
Horned/curled octopus	Eledone cirrhosa	1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Musky octopus	Eledone moschata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	all areas in the Med
Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	Black Sea GSA 29
Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	2.2, 3.1
Squid	Illex spp., Todarodes spp.	all areas in the Med
Billfish	Istiophoridae	all areas in the Med
Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	all areas in the Med
Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1
Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Black Sea GSA 29
Hake	Merluccius merluccius	all areas in the Med
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	1.1, 3.1
Grey mullets	Mugilidae	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	all areas in the Med
Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	Black Sea GSA 29
Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas in the Med
Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas in the Med
Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	all areas in the Med
Pandora	Pagellus erythrinus	all areas in the Med
Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	all areas in the Med
Caramote prawn	Penaeus kerathurus	3.1
Turbot	Psetta maxima	Black Sea GSA 29
Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	all areas in the Med
Mackerel	Scomber spp.	all areas in the Med
Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	all areas in the Med
Sole	Solea vulgaris	1.2, 2.1, 3.1
Gilthead sea bream	Sparus aurata	1.2, 3.1
Picarels	Spicara smaris	2.1, 3.1, 3.2
Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	Black Sea GSA 29
Mantis shrimp	Squilla mantis	1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	All areas in the Med
Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	Black Sea GSA 29
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	all areas in the Med
Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	Black Sea GSA 29
Tub gurnard	Trigla lucerna	1.3, 2.2, 3.1
Clam	Veneridae	2.1, 2.2
Transparent gobid	Aphia minuta	GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19
Sand smelt	Atherina spp.	GSA 9, 10, 16 and 19
Poor cod	Trisopterus minutus	All Regions
All commercial Sharks, rays & skates	Selachii, Rajidae	All Regions

BIOLOGICAL DATA

F1Table 1B

Stocks of Outermost Regions of the Union

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BIOLOGICAL DATA

Table 1C (¹)

Stocks in marine regions under Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAs)

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in Chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or Regional fisheries organisations (RFOs), shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	East Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna	East Pacific Ocean	High
Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack tuna	East Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore tuna	East Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus orientalis	Pacific bluefin tuna	East Pacific Ocean	High
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	East Pacific Ocean	High
Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	Blue marlin	East Pacific Ocean	High
Makaira indica	Black marlin	East Pacific Ocean	High
Tetrapturus audax	Striped marlin	East Pacific Ocean	High

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in Chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
ICCAT (The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack tuna	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore tuna	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Thunnus thynnus	Bluefin tuna	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	Blue marlin	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Istiophorus albicans	Sailfish	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Tetrapturus albidus	White marlin	Atlantic Oceanand adjacent seas	High
Prionace glauca	Blue shark	Atlantic Oceanandadjacent seas	High
Auxis rochei	Bullet tuna	Atlantic Oceanandadjacent seas	High
Sarda sarda	Atlantic bonito	Atlantic Oceanandadjacent seas	High
Euthynnus alleteratus	Atlantic back skipjack	Atlantic Oceanandadjacent seas	Medium
Thunnus atlanticus	Blackfin tuna	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Orcynopsis unicolor	Plain bonito	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Scomberomorus brasiliensis	Serra Spanish mackerel	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Scomberomorus regalis	Cero	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Auxis thazard	Frigate tuna	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Scomberomorus cavalla	King mackerel	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Scomberomorus tritor	West African Spanish mackerel	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Scomberomorus maculatus	Atlantic Spanish mackerel	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Acanthocybium solandri	Wahoo	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium
Coryphaena hippurus	Dolphinfish	Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas	Medium

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in Chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
NAFO (North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation)
Scientific name	Common name	Stocks as defined by the RFMO	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Gadus morhua	Cod	NAFO 2J 3KL	Low
Gadus morhua	Cod	NAFO 3M	High
Gadus morhua	Cod	NAFO 3NO	High
Gadus morhua	Cod	NAFO 3Ps	High
Gadus morhua	Cod	NAFO SA1	High
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	Witch flounder	NAFO 3NO	High
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	Witch flounder	NAFO 2J3KL	Low
Hippoglossoides platessoides	American plaice	NAFO 3LNO	High
Hippoglossoides platessoides	American plaice	NAFO 3M	High
Limanda ferruginea	Yellowtail flounder	NAFO 3LNO	Medium
Coryphaenoides rupestris	Roundnose Grenadier	NAFO SA0 + 1	Low
Macrourus berglax	Roughhead grenadier	NAFO SA2 + 3	High
Pandalus borealis	Northern shrimp	NAFO 3LNO	High
Pandalus borealis	Northern shrimp	NAFO 3M	High
Amblyraja radiata	Thorny skate	NAFO 3LNOPs	High
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Greenland halibut	NAFO 3KLMNO	High
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Greenland halibut	NAFO SA1	High
Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Atlantic halibut	NAFO SA1	Low
Sebastes mentella	Redfish	NAFO SA1	High
Sebastes spp.	Redfish	NAFO 3LN	High
Sebastes spp.	Redfish	NAFO 3M	High
Sebastes spp.	Redfish	NAFO 3O	High
Urophycis tenuis	White hake	NAFO 3NO	High
Mallotus villosus	Capelin	NAFO 3NO	High
Beryx sp.	Alfonsinos	NAFO 6G	High
Illex illecebrosus	Shortfin squid	NAFO Subareas 3 + 4	Low
Salmo salar	Salmon	NAFO S1+ ICES Sub-area XIV, NEAF, NASCO	High

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
FAO marine area 34- Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Brachydeuterus spp.	Grunt	34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Caranx spp.	Jack	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Cynoglossus spp.	Tongue sole	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Decapterus spp.	Scad	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Dentex canariensis	Canary dentex	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	medium
Dentex congoensis	Congo dentex	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	medium
Dentex macrophthalmus	Large-eye dentex	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	high
Dentex maroccanus	Morocco dentex	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	medium
Dentex spp.	Dentex	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	high
Engraulis encrasicolus	Anchovy	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	high
Epinephelus aeneus	White grouper	34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Ethmalosa fimbriata	Bonga shad	34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Farfantepenaeus notialis	Southern pink shrimp	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Galeoides decadactylus	Lesser African threadfin	34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Loligo vulgaris	Common squid	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Merluccius polli	Benguela hake	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Merluccius senegalensis	Senegalese hake	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Merluccius spp.	Other hake	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	medium
Octopus vulgaris	Common octopus	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	high
Pagellus acarne	axillary sea bream	34.1.1	high
Pagellus bellottii	Red pandora	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Pagellus bogaraveo	Blackspot sea bream	34.1.1	medium
Pagellus spp.	Pandora	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Pagrus caeruleostictus	Blue spotted sea bream	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Parapenaeus longirostris	Deepwater rose shrimp	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Pomadasys incisus	Bastard grunt	34.1.1	medium
Pomadasys spp.	Grunt	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Pseudotolithus spp.	West African croakers	34.1.1	high
Sardina pilchardus	Sardine	34.1.1, 34.1.3	high
Sardinella aurita	Round sardinella	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Sardinella maderensis	Short-body sardinella	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Scomber japonicus	Chub mackerel	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Scomber spp.	Other Mackerel	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Sepia hierredda	Cuttlefish	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Sepia officinalis	Common cuttlefish	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6.	high
Sepia spp.	cuttlefishes	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	medium
Sparidae	Sea bream	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Sparus spp.	Sea bream	34.1.1	high
Trachurus trachurus	Atlantic horse mackerel	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Trachurus trecae	Cunene horse mackerel	34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6	high
Umbrina canariensis	Canary drum	34.3.3-6	medium

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Dissostichus eleginoides	Patagonian toothfish	South East Atlantic	High
Beryx spp.	Alfonsinos	South East Atlantic	High
Chaceon spp.	Red/Golden crabs	South East Atlantic	High
Pseudopentaceros richardsoni	Pelagic armourhead/Southern boarfish	South East Atlantic	High
Helicolenus spp.	Blackbelly rosefishes	South East Atlantic	High
Hoplostethus atlanticus	Orange roughy	South East Atlantic	High
Trachurus spp.	Horse mackerel	South East Atlantic	High
Scomber spp.	Mackerel	South East Atlantic	High
Polyprion americanus	Wreckfish	South East Atlantic	Medium
Jasus tristani	Tristan rock lobster	South East Atlantic	Medium
Lepidotus caudatus	Silver scabbardfish	South East Atlantic	Medium
Schedophilus ovalis	Imperial Blackfish	South East Atlantic	Low
Schedophilus velaini	Violet warehou	South East Atlantic	Low
Allocyttus verucossus	Oreo dories	South East Atlantic	Low
Neocyttus romboidales		South East Atlantic
Allocyttus guineensis		South East Atlantic
Pseudocyttu smaculatus		South East Atlantic
Emmelichthys nitidus	Cape Bonnetmouth	South East Atlantic	Low
Ruvettus pretiosus	Oilfish	South East Atlantic	Low
Promethichthys prometheus	Roudi escolar	South East Atlantic	Low
Macrourus spp.	Grenadiers	South East Atlantic	Low
Antimora rostrata	Blue antimora	South East Atlantic	Low
Epigonus spp.	Cardinal fish	South East Atlantic	Low
Merluccius spp.	Hake	South East Atlantic	Low
Notopogon fernandezianus	Orange bellowfish	South East Atlantic	Low
Octopodidae and Loliginidae	Octopus and squids	South East Atlantic	Low

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in Chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission)
NB: for WCPF, the following reporting requirements for long liners shall be added: (1) Number of branch lines between floats. The number of branch lines between floats shall be reported for each set. (2) Number of fish caught per set, for the following species: albacore (Thunnus alalunga), bigeye (Thunnus obesus), skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax), blue marlin (Makaira mazara), black marlin (Makaira indica) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius), blue shark, silky shark, oceanic whitetip shark, mako sharks, thresher sharks, porbeagle shark (south of 20°S, until biological data shows this or another geographic limit to be appropriate), hammerhead sharks (winghead, scalloped, great, and smooth), whale shark, and other species as determined by the Commission.
If the total weight or average weight of fish caught per set has been recorded, then the total weight or average weight of fish caught per set, by species, shall also be reported. If the total weight or average weight of fish caught per set has not been recorded, then the total weight or average weight of fish caught per set, by species, shall be estimated and the estimates reported. The total weight or average weight shall refer to whole weights, rather than processed weights.
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack tuna	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore tuna	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Thunnus orientalis	Pacific bluefin tuna	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	Blue marlin	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Makaira indica	Black marlin	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Tetrapturus audax	Striped marlin	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Acanthocybium solandri	Wahoo	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Coryphaena hippurus	Dolphinfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Elagatis bipinnulata	Rainbow runner	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum	Escolar	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Lampris regius	Moonfish (opah)	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Mola mola	Sunfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Istiophorus platypterus	Sailfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Tetrapturus angustirostris	Spearfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Ruvettus pretiosus	Oilfish	West Central Pacific Ocean	Medium
Prionace glauca	Blue shark	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Carcharhinus longimanus	Oceanic whitetip shark	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Carcharhinus falciformis	Silky shark	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Alopias superciliosus	big eye thresher	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Alopias vulpinus	Common thresher	West Central Pacific Ocean	High
Alopias pelagicus	Pelagic thresher	West Central Pacific Ocean	High

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
WECAFC (Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Panulirus argus	Caribbean Spiny Lobster	West Central Atlantic	High
Strombus gigas	Queen Conch	West Central Atlantic	High
Shark-like Selachii, Rajidae	Sharks, rays & skates	West Central Atlantic	High
Coryphaena hippurus	Dolphin fish	West Central Atlantic	High
Acanthocybium solandri	Wahoo	West Central Atlantic	High
Epinephelus guttatus	Red Hind	West Central Atlantic	High
Lutjanus vivanus	Silk snapper	West Central Atlantic	High
Lutjanus buccanella	Blackfin snapper	West Central Atlantic	High
Lutjanus campechanus	Red snapper	West Central Atlantic	High
Penaeus subtilis	Penaeus shrimp	French Guiana EEZ	High

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in chapter III of this Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission)
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Makaira nigricans (or mazara)	Blue marlin	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Makaira indica	Black marlin	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Tetrapturus audax	Striped marlin	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Istiophorus platypterus	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Auxis rochei	Bullet tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Auxis thazard	Frigate tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Euthynnus affinis	Kawakawa	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Thunnus tonggol	Longtail tuna	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Scomberomorus guttatus	Indo-Pacific king mackerel	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Scomberomorus commerson	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	Medium
Prionace glauca	Blue shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Alopias superciliosus	Bigeye thresher shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Carcharhinus falciformes	Silky shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Carcharhinus longimanus	Oceanic whitetip shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Alopias pelagicus	Pelagic thresher shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High
Sphyrna lewini	Scalloped hammerhead shark	Indian Ocean Western and Eastern	High

SPECIESWhen designing sampling plans aiming at collecting biological information as laid down in chapter III Annex, stock boundaries, as fixed by the competent RFMOs or RFOs, shall be taken into account and appropriate sampling effort shall be allocated to each stock.				Frequency of Collection of Biological variables
Other RFMOs
Scientific name	Common name	Geographical Area	Priority	The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.
Trachurus murphyi	Jack mackerel	SPRFMO Convention Area	High
Euphausia superba	Krill	CCAMLR Convention Area	High
Dissostichus spp. Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni)	Toothfish	CCAMLR Convention Area	High
Champsocephalus gunnari	Mackerel icefish	CCAMLR Convention Area	Low
Resources of fish, molluscs, crustaceans and other sedentary species within the competence area, but excluding: (i) sedentary species subject to the fishery jurisdiction of coastal States pursuant to article 77(4) of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and; (ii) highly migratory species listed in Annex I of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.		SIOFA Convention Area

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This Table replaces Table 1C of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.

BIOLOGICAL DATA

Table 1D^f1

Species to be monitored under protection programmes in the Union or under international obligations

Common name	Scientific name	Region/RFMO	Legal framework
This Table replaces Table 1D of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean.
OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.
HELCOM Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area.
F1Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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.
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 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 of 29 April 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (OJ L 132, 23.5.1997, p. 1).
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).
Bony fishes	Teleostei
Sturgeons	Acipenser spp.	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; Baltic sea; OSPAR II, IV	Annex II of the Barcelona Convention^f2, Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol; OSPAR^f3; HELCOM^f4
Smoothheads (Slickheads)	Alepocephalidae	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries^f5
Baird's smoothhead	Alepocephalus Bairdii	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Risso's smoothhead	Alepocephalus rostratus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Pontic shad	Alosa immaculata	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Allis shad	Alosa alosa	OSPAR II, III, IV	OSPAR
Common Whitefish/houting	Coregonus lavaretus	OSPAR II	OSPAR
Cod	Gadus morhua	OSPAR II, III; Baltic Sea	OSPAR; Helcom
Long-snouted seahorse	Hippocampus guttulatus (synonym: Hippocampus ramulosus)	OSPAR II, III, IV, V	OSPAR
Short-snouted seahorse	Hippocampus hippocampus	OSPAR II, III, IV, V	OSPAR
Black Sea shad	Alosa tanaica	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Blue antimora (Blue hake)	Antimora rostrata	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Scabbardfish	Aphanopus intermedius	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Crayfish	Astacus spp.	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Big-scale sand smelt	Atherina pontica	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Garfish	Belone belone euxini Günther	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Brotula	Cataetyx laticeps	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Vendace	Coregonus albula	Baltic Sea	RCG (Regional Coordination Group) Baltic recommendation
lumpfish	Cyclopterus lumpus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Annular seabream	Diplodus annularis	Mediterranean Sea	Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006^f6 (min. cons. size)
Sharpsnout sea bream	Diplodus puntazzo	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
White sea bream	Diplodus sargus	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Two-banded sea bream	Diplodus vulgaris	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Patagonian toothfish	Dissostichus eleginoides	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Antarctic toothfish	Dissostichus mawsoni	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Groupers	Epinephelus spp.	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Black cardinalfish	Epigonus telescopus	All Regions	Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Gobies	Gobiidae	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Bluemouth (Bluemouth redfish)	Helicolenus dactylopterus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	All Regions; OSPAR I, V	Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Silver roughy (Pink)	Hoplosthetus mediterraneus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Silver scabbard fish (Cutless fish)	Lepidopus caudatus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Stripped sea bream	Lithognathus mormyrus	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Golden grey mullet	Liza aurata	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Leaping mullet	Liza saliens	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Greater Eelpout	Lycodes esmarkii	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Grenadiers (rattails) other than roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier	Macrouridae other than Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Roughhead grenadier (Rough rattail)	Macrourus berglax	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Baltic Sea and Black Sea	RCG Baltic recommendation; Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
European eel	Anguilla anguilla	OSPAR I, II, III, IV, Baltic sea	OSPAR; HELCOM
Atlantic Salmon	*Salmo salar	OSPAR I, II, III, IV, Baltic Sea	OSPAR; HELCOM
Bluefin tuna	*Thunnus thynnus	OSPAR V	OSPAR; HELCOM
Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Common mora	Mora moro	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Mullet	Mugil spp.	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Black gemfish	Nesiarchus nasutus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Snubnosed spiny eel	Notocanthus chemnitzii	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Smelt	Osmerus eperlanus	Baltic Sea	RCG Baltic recommendation, HELCOM
Spanish sea bream	Pagellus acarne	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Blackspot seabream	Pagellus bogaraveo	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Common sea bream	Pagrus pagrus	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Small redfish (Norway redfish)	Sebastes viviparus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Beluga	Huso huso	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Spiny (deep sea) scorpionfish	Trachyscorpia cristulata	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Oceanic sea breams	Brama spp.	GSA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and Black Sea GSA 29	Annex VIII of Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97^f7
Atlantic chub mackerel	Scomber colias Gmelin	Black sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Crystal gobid	Crystallogobius linearis	Black sea	National management plans
Rabbit fish	Chimaera monstrosa	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Allis shad	Alosa alosa	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Twaite shad	Alosa fallax	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Autumn-spawning herring	Clupea harengus subsp.	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Zope	Abramis ballerus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Bleak	Alburnus alburnus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Asp	Aspius aspius	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Barbel	Barbus barbus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Gudgeon	Gobio gobio	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Ziege	Pelecus cultratus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Eurasian minnow	Phoxinus phoxinus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Vimba	Vimba vimba	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Spined loach	Cobitis taenia	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Trout	Salmo trutta	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Vendace	Coregonus albula	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Baltic houting	Coregonus balticus Synonym: Coregonus lavaretus, migratory	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Maraena	Coregonus maraena Synonym: Coregonus lavaretus, stationary	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Pallas's houting	Coregonus pallasii	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Marine smelt	Osmerus eperlanomarinus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Sea stickleback	Spinachia spinachia	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Snake pipefish	Entelurus aequoreus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Straightnose pipefish	Nerophis ophidion	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Worm pipefish	Nerophis lumbriciformis	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Greater pipefish	Syngnathus acus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Broad-nosed pipefish	Syngnathus typhle	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Pollack	Pollachius pollachius	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Ling	Molva molva	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Snakeblenny	Lumpenus lampretaeformis	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Ocean perch	Sebastes marinus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Norway redfish	Sebastes viviparus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Miller's thumb	Cottus gobio	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Alpine bullhead	Cottus poecilopus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Shorthorn sculpin	Myoxocephalus scorpius	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Longspined bullhead	Taurulus bubalis	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Fourhorn sculpin	Triglopsis quadricornis	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Lumpsucker	Cyclopterus lumpus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Striped seasnail	Liparis liparis	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Montagu's seasnail	Liparis montagui	Baltic Sea	Helcom
John Dory	Zeus faber	Baltic Sea	Helcom
European seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Ballan wrasse	Labrus bergylta	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Cuckoo wrasse	Labrus mixtus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Corkwring wrasse	Symphodus melops	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Greater weever	Trachinus draco	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Wolf-fish	Anarhichas lupus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Lesser sandeel	Ammodytes marinus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Small sandeel	Ammodytes tobianus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Painted goby	Pomatoschistus pictus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Bullet tuna	Auxis rochei	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Little thunny	Euthynnus alleteratus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Plain bonito	Orcynopsis unicolor	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Niger Blackfish	Centrolophus niger	Baltic Sea	Helcom
Cartilaginous fishes	Chondrichthyes
Narrow sawfish	Anoxypristis cuspidata	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Birdbeak dogfish	Deania calcea	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
smooth lanternshark	Etmopterus pusillus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Dwarf sawfish	Pristis clavata	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Green sawfish	Pristis zijsron	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Norwegian skate	Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Thornback ray	Raja clavata	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority OSPAR; Helcom
Undulate ray	Raja undulata	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Pelagic Thresher	Alopias pelagicus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Big Eye Thresher	Alopias superciliosus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Common Thresher	Alopias vulpinus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority; Helcom
Starry ray	Amblyraja radiata	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Iceland catshark	Apristurus spp.	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Silky shark	Carcharhinus falciformis	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Galapagos shark	Carcharhinus galapagensis	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Oceanic whitetip shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Sandbar shark	Carcharhinus plumbeus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Sand tiger shark	Carcharias taurus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus	All oceans and seas	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III; OSPAR
Gulper shark species	Centrophorus spp.	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Leafscale gulper shark	Centrophorus squamosus	All oceans and seas	RFMOs, High priority; OSPAR
Black dogfish	Centroscyllium fabricii	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Portuguese dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; OSPAR
Longnose velvet dogfish	Centroscymnus crepidater	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Basking shark	Cetorhinus maximus	All oceans and seas	RFMOs, High priority; OSPAR; Helcom
Rabbit fish (rattail)	Chimaera monstrosa	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Frilled shark	Chlamydoselachus anguineus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Kitefin shark	Dalatias licha	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Stingray	Dasyatis pastinaca	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol; Helcom
Birdbeak dogfish	Deania calcea	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Common skate	Dipturus batis	All oceans and seas	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; OSPAR; Helcom
White skate	*Rostroraja alba	OSPAR II, III, IV	OSPAR
Greater lanternshark	Etmopterus princeps	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Velvet belly	Etmopterus spinax	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; Helcom
Winghead hammerhead	Eusphyra blochii	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
school shark, tope shark	Galeorhinus galeus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; Helcom
Blackmouth dogfish	Galeus melastomus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Mouse catshark	Galeus murinus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Spiny butterfly ray	Gymnura altavela	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Sharpnose sevengill shark	Heptranchias perlo	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III
Bluntnose six-gilled shark	Hexanchus griseus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; Helcom
Large-eyed rabbitfish (Ratfish)	Hydrolagus mirabilis	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Longfin mako	Isurus paucus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Porbeagle	Lamna nasus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, OSPAR; Helcom
Sandy Skate	Leucoraja circularis	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Maltese skate	Leucoraja melitensis	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Reef manta ray	Manta alfredi	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Giant manta ray	Manta birostris	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Longhorned mobula	Mobula eregoodootenkee	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Lesser devil ray	Mobula hypostoma	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Spinetail mobula	Mobula japanica	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Shortfin devil ray	Mobula kuhlii	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Devil fish	Mobula mobular	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Munk's devil ray	Mobula munkiana	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Lesser Guinean devil ray	Mobula rochebrunei	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Chilean devil ray	Mobula tarapacana	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Smoothtail mobula	Mobula thurstoni	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Starry smooth-hound	Mustelus asterias	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III
Common smooth-hound	Mustelus mustelus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III
Blackspotted smooth-hound	Mustelus punctulatus	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III
Blackmouth catshark	Galeus melanostomus	Baltic sea	Helcom
Small-spotted catshark	Scyliorhinus canicula	Baltic sea	Helcom
Thorny skate	Amblyraja radiata	Baltic sea	Helcom
Shagreen ray	Leucoraja fullonica	Baltic sea	Helcom
Spotted torpedo	Torpedo marmorata	Baltic sea	Helcom
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)	Oxynotus paradoxus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Smalltooth sawfish	Pristis pectinata	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Common sawfish	Pristis pristis	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Crocodile shark	Pseudocarcharias kamoharai	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Blue stingray	Pteroplatytrygon violacea	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Round skate	Raja fyllae	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Arctic skate	Raja hyperborea	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Norwegian skate	Raja nidarosiensus	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Spotted ray	Raja montagui	OSPAR I, II, III, IV	OSPAR; Helcom
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Blackchin guitarfish	Rhinobatos cemiculus	All oceans+Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Common guitarfish	Rhinobatos rhinobatos	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Straightnose rabbitfish	Rhinochimaera atlantica	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Bottlenose skate	Rostroraja alba	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Knifetooth dogfish	Scymnodon ringens	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Other sharks	Selachimorpha (or Selachii), Batoidea (to be defined by species according to landing, survey or catch data)	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority; Helcom
Greenland shark	Somniosus microcephalus	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; Helcom
Scalloped hammerhead	Sphyrna lewini	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Great hammerhead	Sphyrna mokarran	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Smooth hammerhead	Sphyrna zygaena	All oceans	RFMOs, High priority
Spurdog, spiked dogfish	Squalus acanthias	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III, OSPAR; Helcom
Sawback angelshark	Squatina aculeata	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Smoothback angelshark	Squatina oculata	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II
Angel shark	Squatina squatina	All oceans + Mediterranean and Black Sea	RFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II, OSPAR; Helcom
Sea lamprey	Petromyzon marinus	OSPAR I, II, III, IV	OSPAR; Helcom
River lamprey	Lampetra fluviatilis	Baltic sea	Helcom
Mammals	Mammalia
Cetaceans — all species	Cetacea — all species	All areas	F2Legislation implementing Council Directive 92/43/EEC^f8
Minke whale	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM^f9/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Bowhead whale	Balaena mysticetus	OSPAR I	OSPAR
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	All OSPAR	OSPAR
Northern right whale	Eubalaena glacialis	All OSPAR	OSPAR
Sei whale	Balaenoptera borealis	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Fin whale	Balaenoptera physalus	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Short-beaked common dolphin	Delphinus delphis	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
North Atlantic right whale	Eubalaena glacialis	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Long-finned pilot whale	Globicephala melas	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Risso's dolphin	Grampus griseus	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Dwarf sperm whale	Kogia simus	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Humpback whale	Megaptera novaeangliae	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Blainville's beaked whale	Mesoplodon densirostris	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Killer whale	Orcinus orca	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Harbour porpoise	Phocoena phocoena	Mediterranean Sea; OSPAR II, III	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; F3Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC OSPAR
Sperm whale	Physeter macrocephalus	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
False killer whale	Pseudorca crassidens	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Striped dolphin	Stenella coeruleoalba	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Rough-toothed dolphin	Steno bredanensis	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Cuvier's beaked whale	Ziphius cavirostris	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Monk seal	Monachus monachus	All areas	Rec. GFCM/35/2011/5 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC
Saimaa ringed seal	Phoca hispida saimensis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC
Grey seal	Halichoerus grypus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC
Harbour seal	Phoca vitulina	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC
Baltic ringed seal	Phoca hispida bottnica	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC
Birds	Aves
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	All areas	Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f10
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	All areas	F4Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Audouin's Gull	Larus audouinii	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Great Skua	Catharacta skua	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC; Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Little Auk	Alle alle	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Razorbill	Alca torda	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Arctic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Loon	Gavia immer	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Mew Gull	Larus canus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Slender-billed Gull	Larus genei	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Thick-billed Murre/Brünnig's Guillemot	Uria lomvia	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Zino's Petrel	Pterodroma madeira	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Pallas's Gull	Larus ichthyaetus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Leach's Storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Band-rumped Storm-petrel	Hydrobates castro	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Desertas Petrel	Pterodroma deserta	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Ivory Gull	Pagophila eburnea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Monteiro's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates monteiroi	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Thayer's Gull	Larus thayeri	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
White-faced Storm-petrel	Pelagodroma marina	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 2009/147/EC
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus fuscus	OSPAR I	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Ivory gull	Pagophila eburnea	OSPAR I	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Steller's eider	Polysticta stelleri	OSPAR I	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Little shearwater	Puffinus assimilis baroli (auct.incert.)	OSPAR V	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Balearic shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	OSPAR II, III, IV, V	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Black-legged kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	OSPAR I, II,	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Roseate tern	Sterna dougallii	OSPAR II, III, IV, V	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Iberian guillemot	Uria aalge — Iberian population (synonyms: Uria aalge albionis, Uria aalge ibericus)	OSPAR IV	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Thick-billed murre	Uria lomvia	OSPAR I	OSPAR list of threatened and declining species
Reptiles	Reptilia
Kemp's ridley sea turtle	Lepidochelys kempii	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Loggerhead turtle	Caretta caretta	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; OSPAR
Leatherback turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; OSPAR
Hawksbill sea turtle	Eretmochelys imbricata	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	All areas	Legislation implementing Directive 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Nile soft-shelled turtle	Trionyx triunguis	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Molluscs	Mollusca
Striped venus	Chamelea gallina	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Banded wedge shell	Donacilla cornea	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Eledone especies	Eledone spp.	All areas	National management plans
Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis	All areas out of Med	National management plans
Mediterranean mussel	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol

Patella	Patella spp.	Mediterranean Sea	Annex II of the Barcelona Convention
Rapa whelk	Rapana venosa	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Tuberculate cockle	Acanthocardia tuberculata	All areas	National management plans
Murex	Bolinus brandaris	All areas	National management plans
Hard clam	Callista chione	All areas	National management plans
Wedge shell	Donax trunculus	All areas	National management plans
Ocean quahog	Arctica islandica	OSPAR II	OSPAR
Azorean barnacle	Megabalanus azoricus	OSPAR V All where it occurs	OSPAR
Dog whelk	Nucella lapillus	OSPAR II, III, IV	OSPAR
Flat oyster	Ostrea edulis	OSPAR II	OSPAR
Azorean limpet	Patella ulyssiponensis aspera	All OSPAR where it occurs	OSPAR
Crustaceans	Crustacea
Lobster	Homarus gammarus	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Deep-water red crab	Chaceon (Geryon) affinis	All Regions	Relevant for deep sea fisheries
Brown shrimp	Crangon crangon	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Baltic prawn	Palaemon adspersus	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Rockpool prawn	Palaemon elegans	Black Sea	Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol
Crawfish	Palinuridae	Mediterranean Sea	Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)
Cnidarians	Cnidaria
Red coral	Corallium rubrum	Mediterranean Sea	Rec. GFCM/36/2012/1 & Rec. GFCM/35/2011/2

For prohibited species: only individuals captured dead shall be used. They shall be discarded after the measurements. The data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.

BIOLOGICAL DATA

Table 1E^f1

Freshwater anadromous and catadromous species

Species (common name)	Species (Scientific name)	Non marine Areas where the Stock is located/stock code
This Table replaces Table 1E of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
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).
European Eel	Anguilla anguilla	Eel Management Units as defined in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007^f2
Salmon	Salmo salar	all areas of natural distribution
Sea trout	Salmo trutta	All inland waters that exit in the Baltic Sea

Table 2^f3

Fishing activity (metier) by Region

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	LOA classes (m) (d)
This Table replaces Table 2 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Footnotes:
(a) according to existing coding in relevant Regulations.
(b) according to existing coding in relevant Regulations.
(c) with Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs)/in free schools.
(d) in the Mediterranean < 6 m and 6-12 m.
Activity	Gear classes	Gear groups	Gear type	Target assemblage (a)	Mesh size and other selective devices	< 10	10 - < 12	12 - < 18	18 - < 24	24 - < 40	40 & +
Fishing activity	Dredges	Dredges	Boat dredge [DRB]	Anadromous species (ANA) Catadromous species (CAT) Cephalopods (CEP) Crustaceans (CRU) Demersal species (DEF) Deep-Water species (DWS) Finfish (FIF) Freshwater species (no code) 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) Large Pelagic fish (LPF) and Small Pelagic fish (SPF)	(b)
	Dredges	Dredges	Mechanised/Suction dredge [HMD]		(b)
	Trawls	Bottom trawls	Bottom otter trawl [OTB]		(b)
			Multi-rig otter trawl [OTT]		(b)
			Bottom pair trawl [PTB]		(b)
			Beam trawl [TBB]		(b)
		Pelagic trawls	Midwater otter trawl [OTM]		(b)
		Pelagic trawls	Midwater pair trawl [PTM]		(b)
	Hooks and Lines	Rods and Lines	Hand and Pole lines [LHP] [LHM]		(b)
		Rods and Lines	Trolling lines [LTL]		(b)
		Longlines	Drifting longlines [LLD]		(b)
		Longlines	Set longlines [LLS]		(b)
	Traps	Traps	Pots and Traps [FPO]		(b)
			Fyke nets [FYK]		(b)
			Stationary uncovered pound nets [FPN]		(b)
			Fixed installations for fences and weirs (code needed)		(b)
	Nets	Nets	Trammel net [GTR]		(b)
			Set gillnet [GNS]		(b)
			Driftnet [GND]		(b)
	Seines	Surrounding nets	Purse seine [PS]		(b)
		Surrounding nets	Lampara nets [LA]		(b)
		Seines (c)	Fly shooting seine [SSC]		(b)
			Anchored seine [SDN]		(b)
			Pair seine [SPR]		(b)
			Beach and boat seine [SB] [SV]		(b)
	Other gear	Other gear	Glass eel fishing (no code)	Glass eel	(b)
	Misc. (Specify)	Misc. (Specify)			(b)
Other activity than fishing				Other activity than fishing
Inactive				Inactive

Table 3^f4

Species to be collected for recreational fisheries

	Area	Species
This Table replaces Table 3 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
1	Baltic Sea (ICES Subdivisions 22-32)	Salmon, eels and seatrout (including in fresh water) and cod.
2	North Sea (ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId)	Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Seabass, cod, pollack and elasmobranchs.
3	Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)	Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Cod, pollack and elasmobranchs.
4	North Atlantic (ICES areas V-XIV and NAFO areas)	Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Seabass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species.
5	Mediterranean Sea	Eels (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species.
6	Black Sea	Eels (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species.

Table 4^f5

Fishing activity variables

	Variables^f6	Unit
Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level
This Table replaces Table 4 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
All variables to be reported at the aggregation level (metiers and fleet segment) specified in Table 3 and Table 5B. and by Sub-region/Fishing ground as specified in table 5C.
Capacity
	Number of vessels	Number
	GT, kW, Vessel Age	Number
Effort
	Days at sea	Days
	Hours fished (optional)	Hours
	Fishing days	Days
	kW * Fishing Days	Number
	GT * Fishing days	Number
	Number of trips	Number
	Number of fishing operations	Number
	Number of nets/Length^f7	Number/metres
	Number of hooks, Number of lines	Number
	Numbers of pots, traps	Number
Landings
	Value of landings total and per commercial species	F1Pounds sterling
	Live Weight of landings total and per species	Tonnes
	Prices by commercial species	Pounds sterling/kg

FLEET ECONOMIC DATA

Table 5A^f1

Economic variables for the fleet

Variable group	Variable	Unit
This Table replaces 5A of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Income	Gross value of landings	F1Pounds sterling
	Income from leasing out quota or other fishing rights	Pounds sterling
	Other income	Pounds sterling
Labour costs	Personnel costs	Pounds sterling
Labour costs	Value of unpaid labour	Pounds sterling
Energy costs	Energy costs	Pounds sterling
Repair and maintenance costs	Repair and maintenance costs	Pounds sterling
Other operating costs	Variable costs	Pounds sterling
	Non-variable costs	Pounds sterling
	Lease/rental payments for quota or other fishing rights	Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Operating subsidies	Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Subsidies on investments	Pounds sterling
Capital costs	Consumption of fixed capital	Pounds sterling
Capital value	Value of physical capital	Pounds sterling
Capital value	Value of quota and other fishing rights	Pounds sterling
Investments	Investments in tangible assets, net	Pounds sterling
Financial position	Long/short Debt	Pounds sterling
Financial position	Total assets	Pounds sterling
Employment	Engaged crew	Number
	Unpaid labour	Number
	Total hours worked per year	Number
Fleet	Number of vessels	Number
	Mean LOA of vessels	Metres
	Total vessel's tonnage	GT
	Total vessel's power	kW
	Mean age of vessels	Years
Effort	Days at sea	Days
Effort	Energy consumption	Litres
Number of fishing enterprises/units	Number of fishing enterprises/units	Number
Production value per species	Value of landings per species	Pounds sterling
Production value per species	Average price per species	Pounds sterling/kg

FLEET ECONOMIC DATA

Table 5B^f1

Fleet segmentation

		Length classes (LOA)^f2
This Table replaces Table 5B of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
For vessels less than 12 meters in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black sea, the length categories are 0 - < 6, 6 - < 12 metres. For all other regions, the length categories are defined as 0 - < 10, 10 - < 12 metres.
Vessels less than 12 meters 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.
Active Vessels		0 - < 10 m0 - < 6 m	10 - < 12 m6 - < 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	^f3
	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

FLEET ECONOMIC DATA

Table 5C^f1

Geographical stratification by Region

Sub-region/Fishing ground	Region	Supra region
This Table replaces Table 5C of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
I	II	III
Cluster of spatial units on level 3 as defined in Table 3 (NAFO Division)	NAFO (FAO area 21)	Baltic Sea; North sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; Extended North Western waters (Ices areas V, VI and VII) and Southern Western waters
Cluster of spatial units on level 4 as defined in Table 3 (ICES subdivision)	Baltic Sea (ICES areas III b-d)
Cluster of spatial units on level 3 as defined in Table 3 (ICES Division)	North Sea (ICES areas IIIa and IV), Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)
	North Western waters (ICES areas Vb (only Union waters), VI and VII)
	Non Union North Western waters (ICES areas Va and Vb (only non-Union waters))
Cluster of spatial units on level 3 as defined in Table 3 (ICES/CECAF Division)	Southern Western waters (ICES zones VIII, IX and X (waters around Azores)), CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 (waters around Madeira and the Canary Islands)
Cluster of spatial units on level 4 as defined in Table 3 (GSA)	Mediterranean Sea (Maritime Waters of the Mediterranean to the East of line 5°36′ West), Black Sea (GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in Resolution FCM/33/2009/2)	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
RFMO's sampling Sub-areas (except GFCM)	Other regions where fisheries are operated by Union vessels and managed by RFMO's to which the European Union is contracting party or observer (e.g. ICCAT, IOTC, CECAF…)	Other Regions.

Table 6^f2

Social variables for the fishing and aquaculture sectors

Variable	Unit
This Table replaces Table 6 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Employment by gender	Number
FTE by gender	Number
Unpaid labour by gender	Number
Employment by age	Number
Employment by education level	Number per education level
Employment by nationality	Number from EU, EEA and Non-EU/EEA
Employment by employment status	Number
FTE National	Number

Table 7^f3

Economic variables for the aquaculture sector

Variable group	Variable	Unit
This Table replaces Table 7 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Includes direct payments, e.g. compensation for stopping trading, refunds of fuel duty or similar lump sum compensation payments; excludes social benefit payments and indirect subsidies, e.g. reduced duty on inputs such as fuel or investment subsidies.
Income^f4	Gross sales per species	F1Pounds sterling
Income^f4	Other income	Pounds sterling
Personnel costs	Personnel costs	Pounds sterling
Personnel costs	Value of unpaid labour	Pounds sterling
Energy costs	Energy costs	Pounds sterling
Raw material costs	Livestock costs	Pounds sterling
Raw material costs	Feed costs	Pounds sterling
Repair and maintenance	Repair and maintenance	Pounds sterling
Other operating costs	Other operating costs	Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Operating subsidies	Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Subsidies on investments	Pounds sterling
Capital costs	Consumption of fixed capital	Pounds sterling
Capital value	Total value of assets	Pounds sterling
Financial results	Financial income	Pounds sterling
	Financial expenditures	Pounds sterling
Investments	Net Investments	Pounds sterling
Debt	Debt	Pounds sterling
Raw material weight	Livestock used	kg
Raw material weight	Fish Feed used	kg
Weight of sales	Weight of sales per species	kg
Employment	persons employed	Number/FTE
	Unpaid labour	Number/FTE
	Number of hours worked by employees and unpaid workers	Hours
Number of enterprises	Number of enterprises (by category on the number of persons employed)	Number

Table 8^f5

Environmental variables for the aquaculture sector

Variable	Specification	Unit
This Table replaces Table 8 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
Extrapolated from data recorded under Annex I, point 8(b), of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Extrapolated as a percentage of national production from data recorded under F2legislation implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14), Article 8, Paragraph 1(b).
Medicines or treatments administered^f6	By type	Gram
Mortalities^f7		Percent

Table 9^f8

Segmentation to be applied for the collection of aquaculture data^f9

	Fish farming techniques^f10						Polyculture	Shellfish farming techniques
This Table replaces Table 9 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
For definitions of farming techniques, see Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 788/96 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 1).
Enterprises shall be segmented according to their main farming technique.
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 juveniles stages of aquatic animals are considered being produced in nurseries. When hatcheries and nurseries are closely associated, statistics shall refer only to the latest juvenile stage produced (COM(2006) 864 of 19 July 2007).
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. (COM(2006) 864 of 19 July 2007).
Recirculation systems means systems where the water is reused after some form of treatment (e.g. filtering).
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 permitting water interchange from below (COM(2006) 864 of 19 July 2007).
‘On-bottom’ techniques cover shellfish farming in inter-tidal areas (directly on the ground or surelevated).
	Ponds	Tanks and raceways	Enclosures and pens^f12	Recirculation systems^f13	Other methods	Cages^f14	All methods	Off-bottom		On-bottom^f15	Other
	Ponds	Tanks and raceways	Enclosures and pens^f12	Recirculation systems^f13	Other methods	Cages^f14	All methods	Rafts	Long line	On-bottom^f15	Other
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
Seaweeds
Other aquatic organisms

Table 10^f16

Economic and social variables for the processing industry sector that may be collected on a voluntary basis

Variable group	Variable		Unit
This Table replaces Table 11 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.
ECONOMIC VARIABLES
Income	Turnover		F3Pounds sterling
Income	Other income		Pounds sterling
Personnel Costs	Personnel costs		Pounds sterling
	Value of unpaid labour		Pounds sterling
	Payment for external agency workers (optional)		Pounds sterling
Energy costs	Energy costs		Pounds sterling
Raw material costs	Purchase of fish and other raw material for production		Pounds sterling
Other operational costs	Other operational costs		Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Operating subsidies		Pounds sterling
Subsidies	Subsidies on investments		Pounds sterling
Capital costs	Consumption of fixed capital		Pounds sterling
Capital value	Total value of assets		Pounds sterling
Financial results	Financial income		Pounds sterling
Financial results	Financial expenditures		Pounds sterling
Investments	Net Investments		Pounds sterling
Debt	Debt		Pounds sterling
Employment	Number of persons employed		Number
	FTE National		Number
	Unpaid labour		Number
	Number of hours worked by employees and unpaid workers		Number
Number of enterprises	Number of enterprises (1)		Number
weight of raw material (OPTIONAL)	weight of raw material per species and origin (OPTIONAL)		Kg
SOCIAL VARIABLES
Employment by gender		Number
Employment by age		Number
Employment by education level		Number per education level
Employment by nationality		Number per country in the world
FTE National		Number

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

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