{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/article-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/article-37.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2006/51",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51",
  "path": "article/37",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Data collection",
  "text": "1. Member States shall implement, where possible, special requirements for data collection for their vessels fishing in the following areas:\nArea\nCoordinate 1\nCoordinate 2\nCoordinate 3\nCoordinate 4\nOrphan Knoll\n50.00.30\n47.00.30\n51.00.30\n45.00.30\n51.00.30\n47.00.30\n50.00.30\n45.00.30\nCorner\nSeamounts\n35.00.00\n48.00.00\n36.00.00\n48.00.00\n36.00.00\n52.00.00\n35.00.00\n52.00.00\nNewfoundland\nSeamounts\n43.29.00\n43.20.00\n44.00.00\n43.20.00\n44.00.00\n46.40.00\n43.29.00\n46.40.00\nNew England\nSeamounts\n35.00.00\n57.00.00\n39.00.00\n57.00.00\n39.00.00\n64.00.00\n35.00.00\n64.00.00\n2. Data to be collected in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be collected on a set-by-set basis and should, to the extent possible, include:\n(a) Species composition in numbers and weight;\n(b) Length frequencies;\n(c) Otoliths;\n(d) Set location, latitudes and longitudes;\n(e) Fishing gear;\n(f) Depth fished;\n(g) Time of day;\n(h) Duration of set;\n(i) Tow opened (for mobile gear);\n(j) Other biological sampling, such as concerning maturity where possible.\n3. The data collected in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be reported to the competent authorities of Member States for onward transmission to the NAFO Secretariat as soon as possible after the end of each fishing trip.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/51/article/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:59.861201+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}