Division BIOLOGICAL DATA

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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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