CODES TO USE FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO THE NEAFC SECRETARY
| A. Main Vessel Types |
| NEI = Not Elsewhere Identified |
| FAO Code | Type of vessel |
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| BO | Protection vessel |
| CO | Fish training vessel |
| DB | Dredger non continuous |
| DM | Dredger continuous |
| DO | Beamer |
| DOX | Dredger NEI |
| FO | Fish carrier |
| FX | Fishing vessel NEI |
| GO | Gill netter |
| HOX | Mother ship NEI |
| HSF | Factory mother ship |
| KO | Hospital ship |
| LH | Hand liner |
| LL | Long liner |
| LO | Liner |
| LP | Pole and line vessel |
| LT | Troller |
| MO | Multipurpose vessels |
| MSN | Seiner hand liner |
| MTG | Trawler drifter |
| MTS | Trawler purse seiner |
| NB | Lift netter tender |
| NO | Lift netter |
| NOX | Lift netter NEI |
| PO | Vessel using pumps |
| SN | Seine netter |
| SO | Seiner |
| SOX | Seiner NEI |
| SP | Purse seiner |
| SPE | Purse seiner European |
| SPT | Tuna purse seiner |
| TO | Trawler |
| TOX | Trawlers NEI |
| TS | Side trawler |
| TSF | Side trawler freezer |
| TSW | Side trawler wetfish |
| TT | Stern trawler |
| TTF | Stern trawler freezer |
| TTP | Stern trawler factory |
| TU | Outrigger trawlers |
| WO | Trap setter |
| WOP | Pot vessels |
| WOX | Trap setters NEI |
| ZO | Fish research vessel |
| DRN | Drifnetter |
| B. Main vessel activities |
| Alpha Code | Category |
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| ANC | Anchoring |
| DRI | Drifting |
| FIS | Fishing |
| HAU | Hauling |
| PRO | Processing |
| STE | Steaming |
| TRX | Trans-shipping on or off loading |
| OTH | Others - to be Specified |
| C. Main gear types |
| FAO Alpha Code | Gear type |
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| Surrounding Nets |
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| PS | With purse lines |
| PS1 | 1 vessel purse seine |
| PS2 | 2 vessels purse seine |
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| Seine Nets |
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| SSC | Seine Scottish |
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| Trawls — Bottom |
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| OTB | Bottom otter trawl |
| PTB | Bottom pair trawls |
| TBN | Bottom trawl Nephrop |
| TBS | Bottom trawl shrimp |
| OTT | Otter twin trawl |
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| Trawls — Midwater |
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| OTM | Midwater otter trawl |
| PTM | Midwater trawls pair |
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| Gillnets and Entangling Nets |
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| GNS | Gillnet anchored |
| GND | Drift nets |
| GEN | Gill tangle net (Not specified) |
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| Traps |
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| FPO | Pot |
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| Hooks and Lines |
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| LHP | Hand lines |
| LHM | Hand line mechanical |
| LLS | Set line long line |
| LLD | Drifting long line |
| LL | Long line |
| LTL | Trolling long line |
| LX | Hook and lines |
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| Harvesting Machines |
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| HMP | Pumps |
| No Gear |
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| NIL | No fishing gear to report |
| D. Main categories of devices and attachments of gear |
| FAO 3 Alpha Code | Attachment or device |
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| BSC | Bottom-side chafer |
| TSC | Top-side chafer |
| SBG | Strengthening bag |
| CPP | Chafing or protection piece |
| CDL | Cod line |
| LST | Lifting straps |
| RST | Round straps |
| FLP | Flapper |
| SNT | Sieve netting |
| SRP | Strengthening ropes |
| TQT | ‘Torquette’ |
| MLT | Median lacing of a trouser codend |
| STL | Strengthening lacing |
| LAR | Lacing rope |
| FLT | Float |
| EMD | Electro-mechanical devices |
| KTE | Kite |
| SPG | Separation Grids |
| SMP | Square mesh panel |
| CSS | Cod end sensu stricto |
| OTH | Others to be specified |
| E. Product form codes |
| 3-Alpha | Presentation | Description |
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| CBF | Cod butterfly (escalado) | HEA with skin on, spine on, tail on |
| CLA | Claws | Claws only |
| DWT | ICCAT code | Gilled, gutted, part of head off, fins off |
| FIL | Filleted | HEA + GUT + TLD + bones off Each fish originates two fillets |
| FIS | Filleted and skinned fillets | FIL + SKI Each fish originates two fillets not joined by any part |
| FSB | Filleted with skin and bones | Filleted with skin and bones on |
| FSP | Filleted skinned with pinbone | Filleted with skin removed and pinbone on |
| GHT | Gutted headed and tailed | GUH + TLD |
| GUG | Gutted and gilled | Guts and gills removed |
| GUH | Gutted and headed | Guts and head removed |
| GUL | Gutted liver in | GUT without removing liver parts |
| GUS | Gutted headed and skinned | GUH + SKI |
| GUT | Gutted | All guts removed |
| HEA | Headed | Heads off |
| HET | Headed and tailed | Heads and tails off |
| JAP | Japanese cut | Transversal cut removing all parts from head to belly |
| JAT | Tailed Japanese cut | Japanese cut with tail removed |
| LAP | Lappen | Double fillet, HEA, skin + tails + fins ON |
| LVR | Liver | Liver only, In case of collective presentation* use code LVR-C |
| OTH | Other | Any other presentation |
| ROE | Roe (s) | Roe(s) only In case of collective presentation* use code ROE-C |
| SAD | Salted dry | Headed with skin on, spine on, tail on and salted dry |
| SAL | Salted wet light | CBF + salted |
| SGH | Salted, gutted and headed | GUH + salted |
| SGT | Salted gutted | GUT + salted |
| SKI | Skinned | Skin off |
| SUR | Surimi | Surimi |
| TAL | Tail | Tails only |
| TAD | Tailed | Tail off |
| TNG | Tongue | Tongue only. In case of collective presentation* use code TNG-C |
| TUB | Ube only | Tube only (Squid) |
| WHL | Whole | No processing |
| WNG | Wings | Wings only |
| F. Type of packing |
| Code | Type |
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| CRT | Cartons |
| BOX | Boxes |
| BGS | Bags |
| BLC | Blocks |
| F2G. Type of Processing |
| Code | Type |
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| FRZ | Frozen |
| FRE | Fresh |
| OTH | Any other processing |