# 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, Chapter I: Definitions

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

For the purpose of this Annex, definitions in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011, 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 United 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, 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 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/910/annex/chapter/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-910/annex/chapter-I
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