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 (notified under document C(2016) 4329)

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 (notified under document C(2016) 4329) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1. , and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008, a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector is to be adopted for a period of three years for the purpose of ensuring uniform application of the obligation to collect and manage data. (2) The current multiannual Union programme is based on the multiannual programme for the period 2011-2013, that was prolonged by Commission Implementing Decision C(2013)5243 in order to bridge the period between the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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). and 31 December 2016. It is therefore necessary to establish a multiannual Union programme for a three-year period starting 1 January 2017. (3) Pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Member States shall collect biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data necessary for fisheries management. 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 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). these national work plans have to be submitted to the Commission by 31 October preceding the year from which the work plan is to apply. (4) The multiannual Union programme should define data collection requirements in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. It should contain the elements needed for the implementation of the common fisheries policy in as far as they are not already required under other legislative frameworks.

(5) In order to achieve the objectives of the reformed common fisheries policy set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is necessary to update the Union data requirements for sound scientific advice for the period starting from 1 January 2017. (6) Moreover, new international obligations and commitments imposed upon Member States and the Union by multilateral and bilateral agreements with regard to fisheries require incorporation of certain requirements concerning data collection into the multiannual Union programme, in particular those stemming from Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs). (7) Evaluation of the current framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and subsequent stakeholder consultations have indicated that the multiannual Union programme should focus on what data are required from Member States, rather than on the methods to collect them. Methodological requirements shall be described in Member States' work plans to be approved by the Commission, following close cooperation between Member States at the level of marine regions. (8) The Union programme for the period 2017-2019 should therefore take account of all these elements and of the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular Articles 2 and 25 thereof, to the extent possible within the current legal framework provided by Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. Where new data requirements go beyond the current legislative framework, they should be optional. Once a new legal framework amending Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 will enter into force, the Commission may amend the multiannual Union programme, if necessary, to reflect any new data collection requirements. (9) The Commission has taken account of the recommendations resulting from consultation with the Regional Coordination Meetings referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). Other appropriate consultative scientific bodies such as the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) have also been consulted, as well as representatives of Member States gathered in dedicated expert groups. (10) For reasons of legal certainty, Implementing Decision C(2013)5243 should be repealed. (11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2017-2019, as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Implementing Decision C(2013)5243 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2017.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2016. For the Commission Karmenu Vella Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX CHAPTER I Definitions For the purpose of this Annex, definitions in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009

Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1). , Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1). , and Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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). shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall also apply: (1)Active vesselsvessels 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 speciesliving aquatic resources with lifecycle starting by hatching in freshwater, migrating to saltwater, returning and finally spawning in freshwater.(3)Catadromous speciesliving aquatic resources with lifecycle starting by hatching in saltwater, migrating to freshwater, returning and finally spawning in saltwater.(4)Catch fractiona 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 seaany continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within an area and absent from port.(6)Fishing daysany calendar day at sea in which a fishing operation takes place, without prejudice to the international obligations of the Union and its Member States. 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 segmentgroup of vessels with the same length class (LOA, length overall) and predominant fishing gear during the year.(9)Metiera group of fishing operations targeting a similar (assemblage of) species, using similar gear

As specified in Annex XI of Regulation (EU) No 404/2011. , 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 seatrips 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 work plan established in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014. CHAPTER II Data 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 their appropriateness with respect to the management of the common fisheries policy. CHAPTER III Data requirements

1. Data sets 1.1. Member States shall establish, as part of the work plans drawn up in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, the data to be collected amongst the following sets as specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter: (a) biological data, by catch fraction, on stocks caught by Union commercial fisheries in Union and outside Union waters and by recreational fisheries in Union waters; (b) data to assess the impact of Union fisheries on the marine ecosystem in Union waters and outside Union waters; (c) detailed data on the activity of Union fishing vessels in Union waters and outside Union waters as reported under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (d) social and economic data on fisheries Data on the processing industry may be collected on a voluntary base, in that case the segmentation and variable in Table 11 may be used. ; (e) social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture; 1.2. The data to be collected shall be established in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and taking into account the thresholds set out in Chapter V of this Annex. 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.
2. Biological data on stocks caught by Union commercial fisheries in Union and outside Union waters and by recreational fisheries in Union waters. Those data shall consist of the following: (a) Catch quantities by species and biological data from individual specimens enabling the estimation of: (i) For commercial fisheries, volume and length frequency of all catch fractions (including discards and unwanted catches) for the stocks listed in Tables 1A, 1B 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;

(ii) For commercial fisheries, mean-weight and age distribution of catches of the stocks listed in Table 1A, 1B 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; (iii) For commercial fisheries, sex-ratio, maturity and fecundity data for stocks listed in Tables 1A, 1B 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; (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: (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 (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: (i) the abundance of recruits; (ii) the abundance of the standing stock (yellow eel); and (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. 3. Data to assess the impact of Union fisheries on marine ecosystems in Union waters and outside Union waters Those 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 Union 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 end-user needs, other methodologies, shall be implemented by Member States. 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 in Union waters and outside Union 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 disaggregated at fishing activity level 3 See Table 2. , 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 work plans. (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. These data shall be first assessed within pilot studies. Based on the outcomes of these pilot studies, Member States shall determine future data collection specific for each marine region, coordinated at marine region level and based on end-user needs. 4. Detailed data on the activity of Union fishing vessels Including specific requirements for RFMOs such as specified in Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44). in Union waters and outside Union waters as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Data to assess the activity of Union fishing vessels in Union waters and outside Union 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 work plans. 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). 5. Social and economic data on fisheries to enable the assessment of the social and economic performance of the Union fisheries sector. Those 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. The population shall be all active and inactive vessels registered in the Union Fishing Fleet Register as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25). 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 a 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. 6. Social, 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 Union aquaculture sector. Those 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 Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 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 Member State. Environmental data shall be collected every two years. CHAPTER IV Research surveys at sea

1. At least all research surveys at sea listed in Table 10 shall be carried out, unless a review of surveys leads to the conclusion that a survey is no longer appropriate for informing stock assessment and fisheries management. Based on the same scientific review criteria, new surveys can be added to this table.

1. Member States shall set out, as part of the work plans defined in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, the research surveys at sea to be carried out and shall be responsible for these surveys.
2. Member States' respective contribution to international research surveys shall be coordinated within the same marine region.
3. Member States shall guarantee within their national work plans continuity with previous survey designs. CHAPTER V Thresholds
4. This Chapter shall apply to Union fisheries.
5. No biological data need to be collected if, for a certain fish stock or species: (a) a Member State's share of the related total allowable catch (TAC) is less than 10 % of the total of the Union; or (b) in case no TAC is fixed, the total landings of a Member State of a stock or species are less than 10 % of the average total EU landings in the previous 3 years; or (c) the total annual landings of a Member State of a species is less than 200 tonnes. For species with a specific management need, a lower threshold may be defined at marine region level. When the sum of the relevant quotas of several Member States, whose share of a TAC is less than 10 %, is higher than 25 % of the share of the TAC for a certain stock, the 10 % threshold referred to under (a) shall not apply and Member States shall ensure task-sharing at regional level in order to ensure that the stock is covered by sampling in concordance with end-user needs. No threshold shall apply to large pelagic species and anadromous and catadromous species.
6. Without prejudice to more specific provisions relating to international obligations under RFMOs, no biological data need to be collected if, for a certain internationally exploited fish stock other than stocks of large pelagic or highly migratory species, the Union's share is less than 10 %.
7. Member States shall provide catch estimates from existing recreational fishery surveys, including those carried out under the data collection framework or from an additional pilot study, within two years from the date on which this Decision takes effect. These surveys shall allow assessment of the share of catches from recreational fisheries in relation to commercial catches for all species in a marine region for which recreational catch estimates are required under this multiannual Union programme. The subsequent design and extent of national surveys of recreational fisheries, including any thresholds for data collection, shall be coordinated at marine region level and shall be based on end-user needs. No threshold shall apply to recreational catches of fish stocks which are subject to recovery or multiannual management plans such as those applying to large pelagic species and highly migratory species.
8. No social and economic data on aquaculture need to be collected if the total production of the Member State is less than 1 % of the total Union production volume and value. No data need to be collected on aquaculture for species accounting for less than 10 % of the Member State's aquaculture production by volume and value. Additionally, Member States with a total production of less than 2,5 % of the total Union aquaculture production volume and value may define a simplified methodology such as pilot studies with a view to extrapolate the data required for species accounting for more than 10 % of the Member States' aquaculture production by volume and value.

The reference data shall be the Member States' latest submission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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). and the corresponding data published by Eurostat. 6. No environmental data on aquaculture need to be collected where the total aquaculture production of the Member State is less than 2,5 % of the total Union aquaculture production volume and value. The reference data shall be the Member States' latest submission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and corresponding data published by Eurostat. 7. A Member State's participation (physical or financial) in research surveys at sea listed in Table 10 is not mandatory when its share of a Union TAC of the survey target species is below a threshold of 3 %. Where no TAC is set, a Member State's participation (physical or financial) in research surveys at sea is not mandatory when its share of the total Union landings of the preceding 3 years of a stock or species is below a threshold of 3 %. Thresholds for multispecies and ecosystem surveys may be defined at marine region level. 8. Notwithstanding points 2 to 7, within the same marine region, Member States may agree on alternative thresholds. BIOLOGICAL DATA Table 1A Stocks in Union waters 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. Species (common name)Species (scientific name)Area (ICES, IBSFC or FAO area code) where the stock is located/stock codeEast Arctic, Norwegian Sea and Barents SeaEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaI, IITuskBrosme brosmeI, IIAtlanto-Scandian herringClupea harengusI, II,CodGadus morhuaI, IICapelinMallotus villosusI, IIHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusI, IIBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassouI-IINorthern shrimpPandalus borealisI, IISaithePollachius virensI, IIGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoidesI, IISalmonSalmo salarI, IIMackerelScomber scombrusII,Golden redfishSebastes marinus.I, IIDeep sea redfishSebastes mentella.I, IIHorse mackerelTrachurus trachurusIIa,Skagerrak and KattegatSand eelAmmodytidaeIIIaEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaIIIaHerringClupea harengusIIIa/22-24, IIIaRoundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestrisIIIaGrey gurnardEutrigla gurnardusIIIaRed gurnardAspitrigla cuculusIIIa, CodGadus morhuaIIIaNCodGadus morhuaIIIaSWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossusIIIaDabLimanda limandaIIIaHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusIIIaWhitingMerlangius merlangusIIIaHakeMerluccius merlucciusIIIa,Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassouIIIaNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusFunctional unitNorthern shrimpPandalus borealisIIIaPlaicePleuronectes platessaIIIaSaithePollachius virensIIIaSalmonSalmo salarIIIaTurbotPsetta maximaIIIaMackerelScomber scombrusIIIaBrillScophthalmus rhombusIIIaSoleSolea soleaIIIaSpratSprattus sprattusIIIaNorway poutTrisopterus esmarkiIIIaAll commercial sharks, rays & skatesSelachii, RajidaeIIIaBaltic Sea —European eelAnguilla anguilla22-32HerringClupea harengus22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of RigaCommon whitefish/houtingCoregonus lavaretusIIIdVendaceCoregonus albula22-32CodGadus morhua22-24/25-32

DabLimanda limanda22-32PerchPerca fluviatilisIIIdFlounderPlatichthys flesus22-32PlaicePleuronectes platessa22-32TurbotPsetta maxima22-32SalmonSalmo salar22-31/32Sea troutSalmo trutta22-32Pike-perchSander luciopercaIIIdBrillScophthalmus rhombus22-32SoleSolea solea22SpratSprattus sprattus22-32North Sea and Eastern ChannelSand eelAmmodytidaeIVCatfishAnarhichas spp.IVEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaIV, VIIdArgentineArgentina spp.IVGrey gurnardEutrigla gurnardusIVTuskBrosme brosmeIVHerringClupea harengusIV, VIIdCommon shrimpCrangon crangonIV, VIIdSea bassDicentrarchus labraxIV, VIIdGrey gurnardEutrigla gurnardusIVCodGadus morhuaIV, VIIdWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossusIVBlue-mouth rockfishHelicolenus dactylopterusIVFour-spot megrimLepidorhombus bosciiIV, VIId MegrimLepidorhombus whiffiagonisIV, VIIdDabLimanda limandaIV, VIIdBlack-bellied anglerLophius budegassaIV, VIIdAnglerfishLophius piscatoriusIVRoughhead grenadierMacrourus berglaxIVHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusIVWhitingMerlangius merlangusIV, VIIdHakeMerluccius merlucciusIV VIIBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassouIV, VIIdLemon soleMicrostomus kittIV, VIIdBlue lingMolva dypterygiaIVLingMolva molvaIVRed mulletMullus barbatusIV, VIIdStriped red mulletMullus surmuletusIV, VIIdNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusall functional unitsNorthern shrimpPandalus borealisIVa East/IVa/IVCommon scallopPecten maximusVIIdGreater forkbeardPhycis blennoidesIVForkbeardPhycis phycisIVFlounderPlatichthys flesusIVPlaicePleuronectes platessaIVPlaicePleuronectes platessaVIIdSaithePollachius virensIVTurbotPsetta maximaIV, VIIdGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoidesIV SalmonSalmo salarIV, VIIdMackerelScomber scombrusIV, VIIdBrillScophthalmus rhombusIV, VIIdRedfishSebastes mentella.IVSoleSolea soleaIVSoleSolea soleaVIIdSpratSprattus sprattusIV/VIIdHorse mackerelTrachurus trachurusIV, VIIdTub gurnardTrigla lucernaIVNorway poutTrisopterus esmarkiIVJohn DoryZeus faberIV, VIIdAll commercial sharks, rays & skatesSelachii, RajidaeIV, VIIdNorth-East Atlantic and Western ChannelSmoothheadAlepocephalus bairdiiVI, XIISand eelAmmodytidaeVIaBoarfishCapros aperV, VI,VIIScallopPecten maximusIV, VI, VIIQueen scallopAequipecten opercularisVIISpider crabMaja squinadoV, VI,VIIEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaall areasScabbardfishAphanopus spp.all areasArgentineArgentina spp.all areasMeagreArgyrosomus regiusall areasRed gurnardAspitrigla cuculusall areasAlfonsinosBeryx spp.all areas, excluding X and IXaAlfonsinosBeryx spp.IXa and X Edible crabCancer pagurusall areasHerringClupea harengus VIa/VIaN/ VIa S, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj CongerConger congerall areas, excluding XCongerConger congerXRoundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestrisall areasKitefin sharkDalatias lichaAll areasCommon stingrayDasyatis pastinacaVII, VIIIBirdbeak dogfishDeania calceaV, VI, VII, IX, X, XIISea bassDicentrarchus labraxall areas, excluding IXSea bassDicentrarchus labraxIXWedge soleDicologlossa cuneataVIIIc, IXAnchovyEngraulis encrasicolusIXa (only Cádiz)AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolusVIIIVelvet bellyEtmopterus spinaxVI, VII, VIIIGrey gurnardEutrigla gurnardusVIId,eCodGadus morhuaVa/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-kWitchGlyptocephalus cynoglossusVI, VIIBluemouth rockfishHelicolenus dactylopterusall areasLobsterHomarus gammarusall areasOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticusall areasSilver scabbardfishLepidopus caudatusIXaFour-spot megrimLepidorhombus bosciiVIIIc, IXaMegrimLepidorhombus whiffiagonisVI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXaDabLimanda limandaVIIe/VIIa,f-hCommon squidLoligo vulgarisall areas, excluding VIIIc, IXaCommon squidLoligo vulgarisVIIIc, IXa

Black-bellied anglerLophius budegassaIV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabdBlack-bellied anglerLophius budegassaVIIIc, IXaAnglerfishLophius piscatoriousIV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabdAnglerfishLophius piscatoriousVIIIc, IXaCapelinMallotus villosusXIVHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusVa/VbHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusVIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-kWhitingMerlangius merlangusVIII/IX, XWhitingMerlangius merlangusVb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-kHakeMerluccius merlucciusIIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXaWedge soleMicrochirus variegatusall areasBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassouI-IX, XII, XIVLemon soleMicrostomus kittall areasBlue lingMolva dypterygiaall areas, excluding XSpanish lingMolva macrophthalmaXLingMolva molvaall areasStriped red mulletMullus surmuletusall areasStarry smooth-houndMustelus asteriasVI, VII, VIII, IXSmooth-houndMustelus mustelusVI, VII, VIII, IXBlackspotted smooth-houndMustelus punctulatusVI, VII, VIII, IXNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusVI Fuctional unitNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusVII Functional unitNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusVIII, IX Functional unitCommon octopusOctopus vulgarisall areas, excluding VIIIc, IXaCommon octopusOctopus vulgarisVIIIc, IXa Blackspot sea breamPagellus bogaraveoIXa, XPandalid shrimpsPandalus spp.all areasDeepwater rose shrimpParapenaeus longirostrisIXaGreater forkbeardPhycis blennoidesall areasForkbeardPhycis phycisall areasPlaicePleuronectes platessaVIIa/VIIe/VIIfgPlaicePleuronectes platessaVIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, XPollackPollachius pollachiusall areas except IX, XPollackPollachius pollachiusIX, XSaithePollachius virensVa/Vb/IV, IIIa, VISaithePollachius virensVII, VIIIWreckfishPolyprion americanusXTurbotPsetta maximaall areasGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoidesV, XIV/VIAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossusV, XIVSalmonSalmo salarall areasSardineSardina pilchardusVIIIabd/VIIIc, IXaSpanish mackerelScomber coliasVIII, IX, XMackerelScomber scombrusII, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IXBrillScophthalmus rhombusall areasGolden redfishSebastes marinusICES sub-areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K).Deep sea redfishSebastes mentellaICES sub-areas V, VI, XII, XIV & NAFO SA 2 + (Div. 1F + 3K)CuttlefishSepia officinalisall areasSoleSolea soleaVIIa/VIIfgSoleSolea soleaVIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa/VIIIc SoleSolea soleaVIIeSoleSolea soleaVIIIabSea breams (in plural)Sparidaeall areasMediterranean horse mackerelTrachurus mediterraneusVIII, IXBlue jack mackerelTrachurus picturatusVIII, IX, XHorse mackerelTrachurus trachurusIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/XHorse mackerelTrachurus trachurusVIIIc, IXaPoutingTrisopterus spp.all areasJohn DoryZeus faberall areasAll commercial sharks, rays & skatesSelachii, RajidaeIV, VIIdMediterranean Sea and Black SeaEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaall areas in the MedGiant red shrimpAristeomorpha foliaceaall areas in the MedRed shrimpAristeus antennatusall areas in the MedBogueBoops boops1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2DolphinfishCoryphaena equiselisall areas in the MedDolphinfishCoryphaena hippurusall areas in the MedSea bassDicentrarchus labraxall areas in the MedHorned/curled octopusEledone cirrhosa1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1Musky octopusEledone moschata1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolusall areas in the MedAnchovyEngraulis encrasicolusBlack Sea GSA 29Grey gurnardEutrigla gurnardus2.2, 3.1SquidIllex spp., Todarodes spp.all areas in the MedBillfishIstiophoridaeall areas in the Med

Common squidLoligo vulgarisall areas in the MedBlack-bellied anglerLophius budegassa1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1AnglerfishLophius piscatorius1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1WhitingMerlangius merlangusBlack Sea GSA 29HakeMerluccius merlucciusall areas in the MedBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou1.1, 3.1Grey mulletsMugilidae1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1Red mulletMullus barbatusall areas in the MedRed mulletMullus barbatusBlack Sea GSA 29Striped red mulletMullus surmuletusall areas in the MedCommon octopusOctopus vulgarisall areas in the MedNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusall areas in the MedPandoraPagellus erythrinusall areas in the MedDeepwater rose shrimpParapenaeus longirostrisall areas in the MedCaramote prawnPenaeus kerathurus3.1TurbotPsetta maximaBlack Sea GSA 29SardineSardina pilchardusall areas in the MedMackerelScomber spp.all areas in the MedCuttlefishSepia officinalisall areas in the MedSoleSolea vulgaris1.2, 2.1, 3.1Gilthead sea breamSparus aurata1.2, 3.1PicarelsSpicara smaris2.1, 3.1, 3.2SpratSprattus sprattusBlack Sea GSA 29Mantis shrimpSquilla mantis1.3, 2.1, 2.2Mediterranean horse mackerelTrachurus mediterraneusAll areas in the Med Mediterranean horse mackerelTrachurus mediterraneusBlack Sea GSA 29Horse mackerelTrachurus trachurusall areas in the MedHorse mackerelTrachurus trachurusBlack Sea GSA 29Tub gurnardTrigla lucerna1.3, 2.2, 3.1ClamVeneridae2.1, 2.2Transparent gobidAphia minutaGSA 9,10,16 and 19Sand smeltAtherina spp.GSA 9,10,16 and 19Poor codTrisopterus minutusAll regionsAll commercial sharks, rays & skatesSelachii, RajidaeAll regions BIOLOGICAL DATA Table 1B Stocks of outermost regions of the Union Species (common name)Species (scientific name)French GuyanaRed snapperLutjanus purpureusPrawnsFarfantepenaeus subtilisAcoupa weakfishCynoscion acoupaSmalltooth weakfishCynoscion steindachneriGreen weakfishCynoscion virescensSea catfishesAriidaeTripletailLobotes surinamensisTorroto gruntGenyatremus luteusSnooksCentropomus spp. GroupersSerranidaeMulletsMugil spp.Guadeloupe and MartiniqueSnappersLutjanidaeGruntersHaemulidaeGroupersSerranidaeLion fishPterois volitansTuna-like fishScombridaeBlue marlinMakaira nigricansDolphinfishCoryphaena hippurusRéunion and MayotteSnappersLutjanidaeGroupersSerranidaeTuna-like fishScombridaeSwordfishXiphias gladiusOther bill fishesIstiophoridaeDolphinfishCoryphaena hippurusBigeye scadSelar crumenophthalmusAzores, Madeira and Canary IslandsAtlantic chub mackerelScomber coliasSardinellaSardinella maderensisHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.SardineSardina pilchardusParrotfishSparisoma cretenseLimpetsPatellidae BIOLOGICAL DATA Table 1C Stocks in marine regions under regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOS) and Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreements (SFPAS) IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Thunnus albacaresYellowfin tunaEast Pacific OceanHighThunnus obesusBigeye tunaEast Pacific OceanHighKatsuwonus pelamisSkipjack tunaEast Pacific OceanHighThunnus alalungaAlbacore tunaEast Pacific OceanHighThunnus orientalisPacific bluefin tunaEast Pacific OceanHighXiphias gladiusSwordfishEast Pacific OceanHighMakaira nigricans (or mazara)Blue marlinEast Pacific OceanHighMakaira indicaBlack marlinEast Pacific OceanHighTetrapturus audaxStriped marlinEast Pacific OceanHigh ICCAT (The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Thunnus albacaresYellowfin tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighThunnus obesusBigeye tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighKatsuwonus pelamisSkipjack tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighThunnus alalungaAlbacore tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHigh Thunnus thynnusBluefin tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighXiphias gladiusSwordfishAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighMakaira nigricans (or mazara)Blue marlinAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighIstiophorus albicansSailfishAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighTetrapturus albidusWhite marlinAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighPrionace glaucaBlue sharkAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighAuxis rocheiBullet tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighSarda sardaAtlantic bonitoAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasHighEuthynnus alleteratusAtlantic back skipjackAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumThunnus atlanticusBlackfin tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumOrcynopsis unicolorPlain bonitoAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumScomberomorus brasiliensisSerra Spanish mackerelAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumScomberomorus regalisCeroAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumAuxis thazardFrigate tunaAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumScomberomorus cavallaKing mackerelAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumScomberomorus tritorWest African Spanish mackerelAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumScomberomorus maculatusAtlantic Spanish mackerelAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMedium Acanthocybium solandriWahooAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMediumCoryphaena hippurusDolphinfishAtlantic Ocean and adjacent seasMedium NAFO (North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameStocks as defined by the RFMOPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data must be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Gadus morhuaCodNAFO 2J 3KLLowGadus morhuaCodNAFO 3MHighGadus morhuaCodNAFO 3NOHighGadus morhuaCodNAFO 3PsHighGadus morhuaCodNAFO SA1HighGlyptocephalus cynoglossusWitch flounderNAFO 3NOHighGlyptocephalus cynoglossusWitch flounderNAFO 2J3KLLowHippoglossoides platessoidesAmerican plaiceNAFO 3LNOHighHippoglossoides platessoidesAmerican plaiceNAFO 3MHighLimanda ferrugineaYellowtail flounderNAFO 3LNOMediumCoryphaenoides rupestrisRoundnose GrenadierNAFO SA0 + 1LowMacrourus berglaxRoughhead grenadierNAFO SA2 + 3HighPandalus borealisNorthern shrimpNAFO 3LNOHighPandalus borealisNorthern shrimpNAFO 3MHighAmblyraja radiataThorny skateNAFO 3LNOPsHighReinhardtius hippoglossoidesGreenland halibutNAFO 3KLMNOHigh Reinhardtius hippoglossoidesGreenland halibutNAFO SA1HighHippoglossus hippoglossusAtlantic halibutNAFO SA1LowSebastes mentellaRedfishNAFO SA1HighSebastes spp.RedfishNAFO 3LNHighSebastes spp.RedfishNAFO 3MHighSebastes spp.RedfishNAFO 3OHighUrophycis tenuisWhite hakeNAFO 3NOHighMallotus villosusCapelinNAFO 3NOHighBeryx sp.AlfonsinosNAFO 6GHighIllex illecebrosusShortfin squidNAFO Subareas 3 + 4LowSalmo salarSalmonNAFO S1 + ICES Sub-area XIV, NEAF, NASCOHigh FAO marine area 34 — Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe 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.Grunt34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highCaranx spp.Jack34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highCynoglossus spp.Tongue sole34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highDecapterus spp.Scad34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highDentex canariensisCanary dentex34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6mediumDentex congoensisCongo dentex34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6mediumDentex macrophthalmusLarge-eye dentex34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6high Dentex maroccanusMorocco dentex34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6mediumDentex spp.Dentex34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highEngraulis encrasicolusAnchovy34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highEpinephelus aeneusWhite grouper34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highEthmalosa fimbriataBonga shad34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highFarfantepenaeus notialisSouthern pink shrimp34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highGaleoides decadactylusLesser African threadfin34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Loligo vulgarisCommon squid34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highMerluccius polliBenguela hake34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highMerluccius senegalensisSenegalese hake34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highMerluccius spp.Other hake34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6mediumOctopus vulgarisCommon octopus34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highPagellus acarneaxillary sea bream34.1.1highPagellus bellottiiRed pandora34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highPagellus bogaraveoBlackspot sea bream34.1.1mediumPagellus spp.Pandora34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highPagrus caeruleostictusBlue spotted sea bream34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highParapenaeus longirostrisDeepwater rose shrimp34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highPomadasys incisusBastard grunt34.1.1mediumPomadasys spp.Grunt34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6high

Pseudotolithus spp.West African croakers34.1.1highSardina pilchardusSardine34.1.1, 34.1.3highSardinella auritaRound sardinella34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highSardinella maderensisShort-body sardinella34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Scomber japonicusChub mackerel34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highScomber spp.Other Mackerel34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highSepia hierreddaCuttlefish34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highSepia officinalisCommon cuttlefish34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highSepia spp.Cuttlefishes34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6mediumSparidaeSea bream34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highSparus spp.Sea bream34.1.1highTrachurus trachurusAtlantic horse mackerel34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highTrachurus trecaeCunene horse mackerel34.1.1, 34.1.3, 34.3.1, 34.3.3-6highUmbrina canariensisCanary drum34.3.3-6medium SEAFO (South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Dissostichus eleginoidesPatagonian toothfishSouth-East AtlanticHighBeryx spp.AlfonsinosSouth-East AtlanticHigh Chaceon spp.Red/Golden crabsSouth-East AtlanticHighPseudopentaceros richardsoniPelagic armourhead/Southern boarfishSouth-East AtlanticHighHelicolenus spp.Blackbelly rosefishesSouth-East AtlanticHighHoplostethus atlanticusOrange roughySouth-East AtlanticHighTrachurus spp.Horse mackerelSouth-East AtlanticHighScomber spp.MackerelSouth-East AtlanticHighPolyprion americanusWreckfishSouth-East AtlanticMediumJasus tristaniTristan rock lobsterSouth-East AtlanticMediumLepidotus caudatusSilver scabbardfishSouth-East AtlanticMediumSchedophilus ovalisImperial blackfishSouth-East AtlanticLowSchedophilus velainiViolet warehouSouth-East AtlanticLowAllocyttus verucossusOreo doriesSouth-East AtlanticLowNeocyttus romboidalesSouth-East AtlanticAllocyttus guineensisSouth-East AtlanticPseudocyttu smaculatusSouth-East AtlanticEmmelichthys nitidusCape bonnetmouthSouth-East AtlanticLowRuvettus pretiosusOilfishSouth-East AtlanticLowPromethichthys prometheusRoudi escolarSouth-East AtlanticLowMacrourus spp.GrenadiersSouth-East AtlanticLowAntimora rostrataBlue antimoraSouth-East AtlanticLowEpigonus spp.Cardinal fishSouth-East AtlanticLowMerluccius spp.HakeSouth-East AtlanticLow Notopogon fernandezianusOrange bellowfishSouth-East AtlanticLowOctopodidae and LoliginidaeOctopus and squidsSouth-East AtlanticLow 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. SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Thunnus albacaresYellowfin tunaWest Central Pacific OceanHighThunnus obesusBigeye tunaWest Central Pacific OceanHighKatsuwonus pelamisSkipjack tunaWest Central Pacific OceanHighThunnus alalungaAlbacore tunaWest Central Pacific OceanHighThunnus orientalisPacific bluefin tunaWest Central Pacific OceanHighXiphias gladiusSwordfishWest Central Pacific OceanHighMakaira nigricans (or mazara)Blue marlinWest Central Pacific OceanHighMakaira indicaBlack marlinWest Central Pacific OceanHighTetrapturus audaxStriped marlinWest Central Pacific OceanHighAcanthocybium solandriWahooWest Central Pacific OceanMediumCoryphaena hippurusDolphinfishWest Central Pacific OceanMediumElagatis bipinnulataRainbow runnerWest Central Pacific OceanMediumLepidocybium flavobrunneumEscolarWest Central Pacific OceanMediumLampris regiusMoonfish (opah)West Central Pacific OceanMedium Mola molaSunfishWest Central Pacific OceanMediumIstiophorus platypterusSailfishWest Central Pacific OceanMediumTetrapturus angustirostrisSpearfishWest Central Pacific OceanMediumRuvettus pretiosusOilfishWest Central Pacific OceanMediumPrionace glaucaBlue sharkWest Central Pacific OceanHighCarcharhinus longimanusOceanic whitetip sharkWest Central Pacific OceanHighCarcharhinus falciformisSilky sharkWest Central Pacific OceanHighAlopias superciliosusbig eye thresherWest Central Pacific OceanHighAlopias vulpinusCommon thresherWest Central Pacific OceanHighAlopias pelagicusPelagic thresherWest Central Pacific OceanHigh

WECAFC (Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Panulirus argusCaribbean spiny lobsterWest Central AtlanticHighStrombus gigasQueen conchWest Central AtlanticHigh Shark-like Selachii, RajidaeSharks, rays & skatesWest Central AtlanticHighCoryphaena hippurusDolphin fishWest Central AtlanticHighAcanthocybium solandriWahooWest Central AtlanticHighEpinephelus guttatusRed hindWest Central AtlanticHighLutjanus vivanusSilk snapperWest Central AtlanticHighLutjanus buccanellaBlackfin snapperWest Central AtlanticHighLutjanus campechanusRed snapperWest Central AtlanticHighPenaeus subtilisPenaeus shrimpFrench Guiana EEZHigh IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Thunnus albacaresYellowfin tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighThunnus obesusBigeye tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighKatsuwonus pelamisSkipjack tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighThunnus alalungaAlbacore tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighXiphias gladiusSwordfishIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighMakaira nigricans (or mazara)Blue marlinIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighMakaira indicaBlack marlinIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighTetrapturus audaxStriped marlinIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighIstiophorus platypterusIndo-Pacific sailfishIndian Ocean Western and EasternHigh Auxis rocheiBullet tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumAuxis thazardFrigate tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumEuthynnus affinisKawakawaIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumThunnus tonggolLongtail tunaIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumScomberomorus guttatusIndo-Pacific king mackerelIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumScomberomorus commersonNarrow-barred Spanish mackerelIndian Ocean Western and EasternMediumPrionace glaucaBlue sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighAlopias superciliosusBigeye thresher sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighCarcharhinus falciformesSilky sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighCarcharhinus longimanusOceanic whitetip sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighAlopias pelagicusPelagic thresher sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHighSphyrna lewiniScalloped hammerhead sharkIndian Ocean Western and EasternHigh

Other RFMOs SPECIES When 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 variablesScientific nameCommon nameGeographical AreaPriorityThe data collection is annual and the updating/processing of the data shall be done timely to fit the schedule of the stock assessments.Trachurus murphyiJack mackerelSPRFMO Convention AreaHighEuphausia superbaKrillCCAMLR Convention AreaHigh Dissostichus spp. Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni) ToothfishCCAMLR Convention AreaHighChampsocephalus gunnariMackerel icefishCCAMLR Convention AreaLowResources 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 BIOLOGICAL DATA Table 1D Species to be monitored under protection programmes in the Union or under international obligations 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. Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6). 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). Common nameScientific nameRegion/RFMOLegal frameworkBony fishesTeleosteiSturgeonsAcipenser spp.Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; Baltic Sea; OSPAR II, IVAnnex II of the Barcelona Convention, Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol; OSPAR; HelcomSmoothheads (Slickheads)AlepocephalidaeAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBaird's smoothheadAlepocephalus BairdiiAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesRisso's smoothheadAlepocephalus rostratusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesPontic shadAlosa immaculataBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolAllis shadAlosa alosaOSPAR II, III, IVOSPARCommon Whitefish/houtingCoregonus lavaretusOSPAR IIOSPARCodGadus morhuaOSPAR II, III; Baltic SeaOSPAR; Helcom

Long-snouted seahorseHippocampus guttulatus (synonym: Hippocampus ramulosus)OSPAR II, III, IV, VOSPARShort-snouted seahorseHippocampus hippocampusOSPAR II, III, IV, VOSPARBlack Sea shadAlosa tanaicaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBlue antimora (Blue hake)Antimora rostrataAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBlack scabbardfishAphanopus carboAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesScabbardfishAphanopus intermediusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesCrayfishAstacus spp.Black SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBig-scale sand smeltAtherina ponticaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolGarfishBelone belone euxini GüntherBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolAlfonsinosBeryx spp.All regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBrotulaCataetyx laticepsAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesVendaceCoregonus albulaBaltic SeaRCM Baltic recommendationlumpfishCyclopterus lumpusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesAnnular seabreamDiplodus annularisMediterranean SeaCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Sharpsnout sea breamDiplodus puntazzoMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)White sea breamDiplodus sargusMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Two-banded sea breamDiplodus vulgarisMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoidesAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesAntarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoniAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheries GroupersEpinephelus spp.Mediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Black cardinalfishEpigonus telescopusAll regionsVulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesGobiesGobiidaeBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBluemouth (Bluemouth redfish)Helicolenus dactylopterusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticusAll regions; OSPAR I, VVulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesSilver roughy (Pink)Hoplosthetus mediterraneusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesSilver scabbard fish (Cutless fish)Lepidopus caudatusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesStripped sea breamLithognathus mormyrusMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Golden grey mulletLiza aurataBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolLeaping mulletLiza saliensBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolGreater eelpoutLycodes esmarkiiAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesGrenadiers (rattails) other than roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadierMacrouridae other than Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglaxAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesRoughhead grenadier (Rough rattail)Macrourus berglaxAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesWhitingMerlangius merlangusBaltic Sea and Black SeaRCM Baltic recommendation; Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaOSPAR I, II, III, IV, Baltic seaOSPAR; HelcomAtlantic SalmonSalmo salarOSPAR I, II, III, IV, Baltic SeaOSPAR; HelcomBluefin tunaThunnus thynnusOSPAR VOSPAR; Helcom

Blue lingMolva dypterygiaAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesCommon moraMora moroAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesMulletMugil spp.Black SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBlack gemfishNesiarchus nasutusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesSnubnosed spiny eelNotocanthus chemnitziiAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesSmeltOsmerus eperlanusBaltic SeaRCM (Regional Coordination Meeting) Baltic recommendation, HelcomSpanish sea breamPagellus acarneMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Blackspot seabreamPagellus bogaraveoMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Common sea breamPagrus pagrusMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)WreckfishPolyprion americanusMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)WreckfishPolyprion americanusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBluefishPomatomus saltatrixBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolSmall redfish (Norway redfish)Sebastes viviparusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBelugaHuso husoBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolSpiny (deep sea) scorpionfishTrachyscorpia cristulataAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesOceanic sea breamsBrama spp.GSA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and Black Sea GSA 29Annex VIII of Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97Atlantic chub mackerelScomber colias GmelinBlack seaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolCrystal gobidCrystallogobius linearisBlack seaNational management plansRabbit fishChimaera monstrosaBaltic SeaHelcom Allis shadAlosa alosaBaltic SeaHelcomTwaite shadAlosa fallaxBaltic SeaHelcomAutumn-spawning herringClupea harengus subsp.Baltic SeaHelcomZopeAbramis ballerusBaltic SeaHelcomBleakAlburnus alburnusBaltic SeaHelcomAspAspius aspiusBaltic SeaHelcomBarbelBarbus barbusBaltic SeaHelcomGudgeonGobio gobioBaltic SeaHelcomZiegePelecus cultratusBaltic SeaHelcomEurasian minnowPhoxinus phoxinusBaltic SeaHelcomVimbaVimba vimbaBaltic SeaHelcomSpined loachCobitis taeniaBaltic SeaHelcomTroutSalmo truttaBaltic SeaHelcomVendaceCoregonus albulaBaltic SeaHelcomBaltic houtingCoregonus balticus Synonym: Coregonus lavaretus, migratoryBaltic SeaHelcomMaraenaCoregonus maraena Synonym: Coregonus lavaretus, stationaryBaltic SeaHelcomPallas's houtingCoregonus pallasiiBaltic SeaHelcomMarine smeltOsmerus eperlanomarinusBaltic SeaHelcomBlack-bellied anglerLophius budegassaBaltic SeaHelcomSea sticklebackSpinachia spinachiaBaltic SeaHelcomSnake pipefishEntelurus aequoreusBaltic SeaHelcomStraightnose pipefishNerophis ophidionBaltic SeaHelcomWorm pipefishNerophis lumbriciformisBaltic SeaHelcom Greater pipefishSyngnathus acusBaltic SeaHelcomBroad-nosed pipefishSyngnathus typhleBaltic SeaHelcomRoundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestrisBaltic SeaHelcomHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBaltic SeaHelcomPollackPollachius pollachiusBaltic SeaHelcomLingMolva molvaBaltic SeaHelcomSnakeblennyLumpenus lampretaeformisBaltic SeaHelcomOcean perchSebastes marinusBaltic SeaHelcomNorway redfishSebastes viviparusBaltic SeaHelcomMiller's thumbCottus gobioBaltic SeaHelcomAlpine bullheadCottus poecilopusBaltic SeaHelcomShorthorn sculpinMyoxocephalus scorpiusBaltic SeaHelcomLongspined bullheadTaurulus bubalisBaltic SeaHelcomFourhorn sculpinTriglopsis quadricornisBaltic SeaHelcomLumpsuckerCyclopterus lumpusBaltic SeaHelcomStriped seasnailLiparis liparisBaltic SeaHelcomMontagu's seasnailLiparis montaguiBaltic SeaHelcomJohn DoryZeus faberBaltic SeaHelcomEuropean seabassDicentrarchus labraxBaltic SeaHelcomBallan wrasseLabrus bergyltaBaltic SeaHelcomCuckoo wrasseLabrus mixtusBaltic SeaHelcomCorkwring wrasseSymphodus melopsBaltic SeaHelcomGreater weeverTrachinus dracoBaltic SeaHelcom

Wolf-fishAnarhichas lupusBaltic SeaHelcomLesser sandeelAmmodytes marinusBaltic SeaHelcomSmall sandeelAmmodytes tobianusBaltic SeaHelcomPainted gobyPomatoschistus pictusBaltic SeaHelcomBullet tunaAuxis rocheiBaltic SeaHelcomLittle thunnyEuthynnus alleteratusBaltic SeaHelcomPlain bonitoOrcynopsis unicolorBaltic SeaHelcomAtlantic mackerelScomber scombrusBaltic SeaHelcomAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossusBaltic SeaHelcomSwordfishXiphias gladiusBaltic SeaHelcomNiger blackfishCentrolophus nigerBaltic SeaHelcomCartilaginous fishesChondrichthyesNarrow sawfishAnoxypristis cuspidataAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityBirdbeak dogfishDeania calceaAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySmooth lanternsharkEtmopterus pusillusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityDwarf sawfishPristis clavataAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityGreen sawfishPristis zijsronAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityNorwegian skateRaja (Dipturus) nidarosiensisAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityThornback rayRaja clavataAll oceansRFMOs, High priority OSPAR; HelcomUndulate rayRaja undulataAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityPelagic thresherAlopias pelagicusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityBig eye thresherAlopias superciliosusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityCommon thresherAlopias vulpinusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority; HelcomStarry rayAmblyraja radiataAll oceansRFMOs, High priority Iceland catsharkApristurus spp.All oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesSilky sharkCarcharhinus falciformisAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityGalapagos sharkCarcharhinus galapagensisAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityOceanic whitetip sharkCarcharhinus longimanusAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySandbar sharkCarcharhinus plumbeusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IISand tiger sharkCarcharias taurusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIGreat white sharkCarcharodon carchariasAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityGulper sharkCentrophorus granulosusAll oceans and seasRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III; OSPARGulper shark speciesCentrophorus spp.All regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesLeafscale gulper sharkCentrophorus squamosusAll oceans and seasRFMOs, High priority; OSPARBlack dogfishCentroscyllium fabriciiAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheriesPortuguese dogfishCentroscymnus coelolepisAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; OSPARLongnose velvet dogfishCentroscymnus crepidaterAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesBasking sharkCetorhinus maximusAll oceans and seasRFMOs, High priority; OSPAR; HelcomRabbit fish (rattail)Chimaera monstrosaAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesFrilled sharkChlamydoselachus anguineusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesKitefin sharkDalatias lichaAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesStingrayDasyatis pastinacaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol; Helcom

Birdbeak dogfishDeania calceaAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheriesCommon skateDipturus batisAll oceans and seasRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; OSPAR; HelcomWhite skateRostroraja albaOSPAR II, III, IVOSPARGreater lanternsharkEtmopterus princepsAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesVelvet bellyEtmopterus spinaxAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; HelcomWinghead hammerheadEusphyra blochiiAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySchool shark, tope sharkGaleorhinus galeusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; HelcomBlackmouth dogfishGaleus melastomusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheriesMouse catsharkGaleus murinusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheriesSpiny butterfly rayGymnura altavelaAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IISharpnose sevengill sharkHeptranchias perloAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIIBluntnose six-gilled sharkHexanchus griseusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II; HelcomLarge-eyed rabbitfish (Ratfish)Hydrolagus mirabilisAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesShortfin makoIsurus oxyrinchusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityLongfin makoIsurus paucusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityPorbeagleLamna nasusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, OSPAR; HelcomSandy skateLeucoraja circularisAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II Maltese skateLeucoraja melitensisAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIReef manta rayManta alfrediAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityGiant manta rayManta birostrisAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityLonghorned mobulaMobula eregoodootenkeeAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityLesser devil rayMobula hypostomaAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySpinetail mobulaMobula japanicaAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityShortfin devil rayMobula kuhliiAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityDevil fishMobula mobularAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityMunk's devil rayMobula munkianaAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityLesser Guinean devil rayMobula rochebruneiAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityChilean devil rayMobula tarapacanaAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySmoothtail mobulaMobula thurstoniAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityStarry smooth-houndMustelus asteriasAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIICommon smooth-houndMustelus mustelusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIIBlackspotted smooth-houndMustelus punctulatusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIIBlackmouth catsharkGaleus melanostomusBaltic seaHelcomSmall-spotted catsharkScyliorhinus caniculaBaltic seaHelcomThorny skateAmblyraja radiataBaltic seaHelcomShagreen rayLeucoraja fullonicaBaltic seaHelcomSpotted torpedoTorpedo marmorataBaltic seaHelcom

Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark)Oxynotus paradoxusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Vulnerable species Relevant for deep sea fisheriesSmalltooth sawfishPristis pectinataAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IICommon sawfishPristis pristisAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IICrocodile sharkPseudocarcharias kamoharaiAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityBlue stingrayPteroplatytrygon violaceaAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityRound skateRaja fyllaeAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesArctic skateRaja hyperboreaAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesNorwegian skateRaja nidarosiensusAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesSpotted rayRaja montaguiOSPAR I, II, III, IVOSPAR; HelcomWhale sharkRhincodon typusAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityBlackchin guitarfishRhinobatos cemiculusAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IICommon guitarfishRhinobatos rhinobatosAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIStraightnose rabbitfishRhinochimaera atlanticaAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBottlenose skateRostroraja albaAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIKnifetooth dogfishScymnodon ringensAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheriesOther sharksSelachimorpha (or Selachii), Batoidea (to be defined by species according to landing, survey or catch data)All oceansRFMOs, High priority; HelcomGreenland sharkSomniosus microcephalusAll oceansRFMOs, High priority, Relevant for deep sea fisheries; Helcom Scalloped hammerheadSphyrna lewiniAll oceansRFMOs, High priorityGreat hammerheadSphyrna mokarranAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySmooth hammerheadSphyrna zygaenaAll oceansRFMOs, High prioritySpurdog, spiked dogfishSqualus acanthiasAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex III, OSPAR; HelcomSawback angelsharkSquatina aculeataAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IISmoothback angelsharkSquatina oculataAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex IIAngel sharkSquatina squatinaAll oceans + Mediterranean and Black SeaRFMOs, High priority, Barcelona Convention Annex II, OSPAR; HelcomSea lampreyPetromyzon marinusOSPAR I, II, III, IVOSPAR; HelcomRiver lampreyLampetra fluviatilisBaltic seaHelcomMammalsMammaliaCetaceans — all speciesCetacea — all speciesAll areasCouncil Directive 92/43/EECMinke whaleBalaenoptera acutorostrataMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionBowhead whaleBalaena mysticetusOSPAR IOSPARBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusAll OSPAROSPARNorthern right whaleEubalaena glacialisAll OSPAROSPARSei whaleBalaenoptera borealisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionFin whaleBalaenoptera physalusMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionShort-beaked common dolphinDelphinus delphisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionNorth Atlantic right whaleEubalaena glacialisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention

Long-finned pilot whaleGlobicephala melasMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionRisso's dolphinGrampus griseusMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionDwarf sperm whaleKogia simusMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionBlainville's beaked whaleMesoplodon densirostrisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionKiller whaleOrcinus orcaMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionHarbour porpoisePhocoena phocoenaMediterranean Sea; OSPAR II, IIIRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; Directive 92/43/EEC; OSPARSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionFalse killer whalePseudorca crassidensMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionStriped dolphinStenella coeruleoalbaMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionRough-toothed dolphinSteno bredanensisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionBottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionCuvier's beaked whaleZiphius cavirostrisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/36/2012/2 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionMonk sealMonachus monachusAll areasRec. GFCM/35/2011/5 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; Directive 92/43/EECSaimaa ringed sealPhoca hispida saimensisAll areasDirective 92/43/EECGrey sealHalichoerus grypusAll areasDirective 92/43/EECHarbour sealPhoca vitulinaAll areasDirective 92/43/EECBaltic ringed sealPhoca hispida bottnicaAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC BirdsAvesCory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealisAll areasDirective 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECNorthern GannetMorus bassanusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECAtlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBalearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack-headed GullLarus ridibundusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon ScoterMelanitta nigraAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECEuropean ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGreat ShearwaterArdenna gravisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECManx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECNorthern FulmarFulmarus glacialisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECScopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedeaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECSooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECYelkouan ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouanAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECAudouin's GullLarus audouiniiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBarrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandicaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBulwer's PetrelBulweria bulweriiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECEuropean Herring GullLarus argentatusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGlaucous GullLarus hyperboreusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGreat Black-backed GullLarus marinusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGreat SkuaCatharacta skuaAll areasDirective 2009/147/EC

Greater ScaupAythya marilaAll areasDirective 2009/147/EC; Annex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolCommon pochardAythya ferinaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolLesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLittle AukAlle alleAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLong-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRazorbillAlca tordaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECArctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECArctic LoonGavia arcticaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECAudubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieriAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack GuillemotCepphus grylleAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack ScoterMelanitta americanaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCaspian GullLarus cachinnansAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon EiderSomateria mollissimaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon GuillemotUria aalgeAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon LoonGavia immerAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon MerganserMergus merganserAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGreat Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECHarlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECHorned GrebePodiceps auritusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECIceland GullLarus glaucoidesAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECKing EiderSomateria spectabilisAll areasDirective 2009/147/EC Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECMediterranean GullLarus melanocephalusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECMew GullLarus canusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRed-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRed-throated LoonGavia stellataAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECSlender-billed GullLarus geneiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECSteller's EiderPolysticta stelleriAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECPomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECThick-billed Murre/Brünnig's GuillemotUria lomviaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECVelvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECYellow-billed LoonGavia adamsiiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECZino's PetrelPterodroma madeiraAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECPallas's GullLarus ichthyaetusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactylaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECGreat White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLeach's Storm-petrelOceanodroma leucorhoaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRed PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRed-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECWilson's Storm-petrelOceanites oceanicusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECArctic TernSterna paradisaeaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBand-rumped Storm-petrelHydrobates castroAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECBlack TernChlidonias nigerAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCaspian TernHydroprogne caspiaAll areasDirective 2009/147/EC

Common Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECCommon TernSterna hirundoAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECDesertas PetrelPterodroma desertaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECIvory GullPagophila eburneaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLittle GullHydrocoloeus minutusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLittle TernSternula albifronsAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECMonteiro's Storm-petrelHydrobates monteiroiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRoseate TernSterna dougalliiAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECRoss's GullRhodostethia roseaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECSabine's GullXema sabiniAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECSandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECThayer's GullLarus thayeriAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECWhite-faced Storm-petrelPelagodroma marinaAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECEuropean Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusAll areasDirective 2009/147/ECLesser black-backed gullLarus fuscus fuscusOSPAR IOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesIvory gullPagophila eburneaOSPAR IOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesSteller's eiderPolysticta stelleriOSPAR IOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesLittle shearwaterPuffinus assimilis baroli (auct.incert.)OSPAR VOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesBalearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusOSPAR II, III, IV, VOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesBlack-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaOSPAR I, II,OSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesRoseate ternSterna dougalliiOSPAR II, III, IV, VOSPAR list of threatened and declining species Iberian guillemotUria aalge — Iberian population (synonyms: Uria aalge albionis, Uria aalge ibericus)OSPAR IVOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesThick-billed murreUria lomviaOSPAR IOSPAR list of threatened and declining speciesReptilesReptiliaKemp's ridley sea turtleLepidochelys kempiiAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionLoggerhead turtleCaretta carettaAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; OSPARLeatherback turtleDermochelys coriaceaAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona Convention; OSPARHawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionGreen turtleChelonia mydasAll areasDirective 92/43/EEC; Rec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionNile soft-shelled turtleTrionyx triunguisMediterranean SeaRec. GFCM/35/2011/4 & Annex II of the Barcelona ConventionMolluscsMolluscaStriped venusChamelea gallinaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBanded wedge shellDonacilla corneaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolEledone especiesEledone spp.All areasNational management plansMediterranean musselMytilus galloprovincialisAll areas out of MedNational management plansMediterranean musselMytilus galloprovincialisBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolPatellaPatella spp.Mediterranean SeaAnnex II of the Barcelona ConventionRapa whelkRapana venosaBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolTuberculate cockleAcanthocardia tuberculataAll areasNational management plansMurexBolinus brandarisAll areasNational management plans

Hard clamCallista chioneAll areasNational management plansWedge shellDonax trunculusAll areasNational management plansOcean quahogArctica islandicaOSPAR IIOSPARAzorean barnacleMegabalanus azoricusOSPAR V All where it occursOSPARDog whelkNucella lapillusOSPAR II, III, IVOSPARFlat oysterOstrea edulisOSPAR IIOSPARAzorean limpetPatella ulyssiponensis asperaAll OSPAR where it occursOSPARCrustaceansCrustaceaLobsterHomarus gammarusMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)Deep-water red crabChaceon (Geryon) affinisAll regionsRelevant for deep sea fisheriesBrown shrimpCrangon crangonBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolBaltic prawnPalaemon adspersusBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolRockpool prawnPalaemon elegansBlack SeaAnnex IV of the Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation ProtocolCrawfishPalinuridaeMediterranean SeaRegulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (min. cons. size)CnidariansCnidariaRed coralCorallium rubrumMediterranean SeaRec. 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 Freshwater Anadromous and Catadromous species 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). Species (common name)Species (Scientific name)Non-marine areas where the stock is located/stock codeEuropean eelAnguilla anguillaEel management units as defined in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007SalmonSalmo salarAll areas of natural distributionSea troutSalmo truttaAll inland waters that exit in the Baltic Sea Table 2 Fishing activity (metier) by region 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 < 6m and 6-12 m. Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6LOA classes (m) (d)ActivityGear classesGear groupsGear typeTarget assemblage (a)Mesh size and other selective devices< 1010-< 1212-< 1818-< 2424-< 4040 & +Fishing activityDredgesDredgesBoat 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)Mechanised/Suction dredge HMDTrawlsBottom trawlsBottom otter trawl OTBMulti-rig otter trawl OTTBottom pair trawl PTBBeam trawl TBBPelagic trawlsMidwater otter trawl OTMMidwater pair trawl PTM

Hooks and LinesRods and LinesHand and Pole lines [LHP] LHMTrolling lines LTLLonglinesDrifting longlines LLDSet longlines LLSTrapsTrapsPots and Traps FPOFyke nets FYKStationary uncovered pound nets FPNFixed installations for fences and weirs (code needed)(b)NetsNetsTrammel net GTRSet gillnet GNSDriftnet GNDSeinesSurrounding netsPurse seine PSLampara nets LASeines (c)Fly shooting seine SSCAnchored seine SDN Pair seine SPRBeach and boat seine [SB] SVOther gearOther gearGlass eel fishing (no code)Glass eel(b)Misc. (Specify)Misc. (Specify)(b)Other activity than fishingOther activity than fishingInactiveInactive Table 3 Species to be collected for recreational fisheries AreaSpecies1Baltic Sea (ICES Subdivisions 22-32Salmon, eels and seatrout (including in fresh water) and cod.2North Sea (ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId)Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Seabass, cod, pollack and elasmobranchs3Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Cod, pollack and elasmobranchs4North Atlantic (ICES areas V-XIV and NAFO areas)Salmon and eels (including in fresh water). Seabass, cod, pollack, elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species.5Mediterranean SeaEels (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species.6Black SeaEels (including in fresh water), elasmobranchs and highly migratory ICCAT species Table 4 Fishing activity variables 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 5Cb. Collection of these variables for vessels less than 10 metres is to be agreed at marine region level VariablesUnitCapacityNumber of vesselsNumberGT, kW, Vessel AgeNumberEffortDays at seaDaysHours fished (optional)HoursFishing daysDayskW Fishing DaysNumberGT Fishing daysNumberNumber of tripsNumberNumber of fishing operationsNumberNumber of nets/LengthNumber/metresNumber of hooks, Number of linesNumberNumbers of pots, trapsNumberLandingsValue of landings total and per commercial speciesEuroLive Weight of landings total and per speciesTonnesPrices by commercial speciesEuro/kg FLEET ECONOMIC DATA Table 5A Economic variables for the fleet Variable groupVariableUnitIncomeGross value of landingsEuroIncome from leasing out quota or other fishing rightsEuroOther incomeEuroLabour costsPersonnel costsEuroValue of unpaid labourEuroEnergy costsEnergy costsEuroRepair and maintenance costsRepair and maintenance costsEuroOther operating costsVariable costsEuroNon-variable costsEuroLease/rental payments for quota or other fishing rightsEuroSubsidiesOperating subsidiesEuroSubsidies on investmentsEuroCapital costsConsumption of fixed capitalEuroCapital valueValue of physical capitalEuroValue of quota and other fishing rightsEuroInvestmentsInvestments in tangible assets, netEuroFinancial positionLong/short DebtEuroTotal assetsEuroEmploymentEngaged crewNumberUnpaid labourNumberTotal hours worked per yearNumber

FleetNumber of vesselsNumberMean LOA of vesselsMetresTotal vessel's tonnageGTTotal vessel's powerkWMean age of vesselsYearsEffortDays at seaDaysEnergy consumptionLitresNumber of fishing enterprises/unitsNumber of fishing enterprises/unitsNumberProduction value per speciesValue of landings per speciesEuroAverage price per speciesEuro/kg FLEET ECONOMIC DATA Table 5B Fleet segmentation For vessels less than 12 metres 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 metres 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 supraregion and, if available, a geographical indicator to identify vessels fishing in outermost regions and exclusively outside EU waters Length classes (LOA)Active Vessels 0-< 10 m 0-< 6 m 10-< 12 m 6-< 12 m 12-< 18 m18-< 24 m24-< 40 m40 m or largerUsing Active gearsBeam trawlersDemersal trawlers and/or demersal seinersPelagic trawlersPurse seinersDredgersVessel using other active gearsVessels using Polyvalent active gears only Using Passive gearsVessels using hooksDrift and/or fixed nettersVessels using Pots and/or trapsVessels using other Passive gearsVessels using Polyvalent passive gears onlyUsing Polyvalent gearsVessels using active and passive gearsInactive vessels FLEET ECONOMIC DATA Table 5C Geographical stratification by region Sub-region/Fishing groundRegionSupra regionIIIIIICluster 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 watersCluster 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 SeaRFMO's sampling sub-areas (except GFCM)Other regions where fisheries are operated by Union vessels and managed by RFMOs to which the European Union is contracting party or observer (e.g. ICCAT, IOTC, CECAF etc.)Other regions. Table 6 Social variables for the fishing and aquaculture sectors

VariableUnitEmployment by genderNumberFTE by genderNumberUnpaid labour by genderNumberEmployment by ageNumberEmployment by education levelNumber per education levelEmployment by nationalityNumber from EU, EEA and Non-EU/EEAEmployment by employment statusNumberFTE NationalNumber Table 7 Economic variables for the aquaculture sector 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. Variable groupVariableUnitIncomeGross sales per speciesEuroOther incomeEuro Personnel costsPersonnel costsEuroValue of unpaid labourEuroEnergy costsEnergy costsEuroRaw material costsLivestock costsEuroFeed costsEuroRepair and maintenanceRepair and maintenanceEuroOther operating costsOther operating costsEuroSubsidiesOperating subsidiesEuroSubsidies on investmentsEuroCapital costsConsumption of fixed capitalEuroCapital valueTotal value of assetsEuroFinancial resultsFinancial incomeEuroFinancial expendituresEuroInvestmentsNet InvestmentsEuroDebtDebtEuroRaw material weightLivestock usedkgFish Feed usedkgWeight of salesWeight of sales per speciesKgEmploymentpersons employedNumber/FTEUnpaid labourNumber/FTENumber of hours worked by employees and unpaid workersHoursNumber of enterprisesNumber of enterprises (by category on the number of persons employed)Number Table 8 Environmental variables for the aquaculture sector Extrapolated from data recorded under Annex I, point 8(b), of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1). Extrapolated as a percentage of national production from data recorded under Council Directive 2006/88/EC (OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14), Article 8, Paragraph 1(b). VariableSpecificationUnitMedicines or treatments administeredBy typeGramMortalitiesPer cent Table 9 Segmentation to be applied for the collection of aquaculture data For definitions of farming techniques, see Regulation (EC) No 762/2008. 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) On-bottom techniques cover shellfish farming in inter-tidal areas (directly on the ground or surelevated) Recirculation systems means systems where the water is reused after some form of treatment (e.g. filtering). 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).

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). Fish farming techniquesPolycultureHatcheries and nurseriesShellfish farming techniquesPondsTanks and racewaysEnclosures and pensRecirculation systemsOther methodsCagesAll methodsOff-bottomOn-bottomOtherRaftsLong lineSalmonTroutSea bass & Sea breamCarpTunaEelSturgeon (Eggs for human consumption)Other fresh water fishOther marine fishMussel OysterClamCrustaceansOther molluscsMultispeciesSeaweedsOther aquatic organisms Table 10 Research surveys at sea Name of the surveyAcronymAreaPeriodMain targeted speciesBaltic SeaBaltic International Trawl Survey BITS Q1 BITS Q4 IIIaS, IIIb-d1st and 4th QuarterCod and other demersal speciesBaltic International Acoustic Survey (Autumn)BIASIIIa, IIIb-dSep-OctHerring and spratGulf of Riga Acoustic Herring SurveyGRAHSIIId3rd QuarterHerring Sprat Acoustic SurveySPRASIIIdMaySprat and herringRügen Herring Larvae SurveyRHLSIIIdMarch-JuneHerringNorth Sea and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II)International Bottom Trawl Survey IBTS Q1 IBTS Q3 IIIa, IV1st and 3rd QuarterHaddock, Cod, Saithe, Herring, Sprat, Whiting, Mackerel, Norway pout.North Sea Beam Trawl SurveyBTSIVb,IVc,VIId3rd QuarterPlaice, SoleDemersal Young Fish SurveyDYFSCoasts of NS3rd and 4th QuarterPlaice, sole, brown shrimpSole Net SurveySNSIVb, IVc3rd QuarterSole, PlaiceNorth Sea Sandeels SurveyNSSSIVa, IVb4th QuarterSandeelsInternational Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic SeasASHIIaMayHerring, Blue whitingRedfish Survey in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent watersREDNORIIAugust- SeptemberRedfish Mackerel egg Survey (Triennial) NSMEGSIVMay-JulyMackerel egg productionHerring Larvae surveyIHLSIV,VIId1st and 3rd QuarterHerring, Sprat LarvaeNS Herring Acoustic SurveyNHASIIIa, IV,VIaJune, JulyHerring, Sprat Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 3&4) NTV3&4IIIA2nd or 3rd QuarterNephropsNephrops TVsurvey (FU 6)NTV6IVbSeptemberNephropsNephrops TVsurvey (FU 7)NTV7IVa2nd or 3rd QuarterNephropsNephrops TVsurvey (FU 8)NTV8IVb2nd or 3rd QuarterNephropsNephrops TVsurvey (FU 9)NTV9IVa2nd or 3rd QuarterNephrops North Atlantic (ICES Areas V-XIV and NAFO areas)International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (Biennial)REDTASVa, XII, XIV; NAFO SA 1-3June/JulyRedfishFlemish Cap Groundfish surveyFCGS3MJulyDemersal speciesGreenland Groundfish surveyGGSXIV, NAFO SA1October/NovemberCod, redfish and other demersal species3LNO Groundfish surveyPLATUXANAFO 3LNO2nd or 3rd QuarterDemersal species Western IBTS 4th quarter (including Porcupine survey) IBTS Q4VIa, VII, VIII, IXa4th QuarterDemersal speciesScottish Western IBTSIBTS Q1VIa,VIIaMarchGadoids, herring, mackerelISBCBTS SeptemberISBCBTSVIIa f gSeptemberSole, PlaiceWCBTSVIIe BTSVIIeOctoberSole, Plaice, Anglerfish, Lemon soleBlue whiting surveyVI, VII1st and 2nd QuarterBlue whiting

International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (Triennial) MEGSVIa, VII,VIII, IXaJanuary-JulyMackerel, Horse Mackerel egg productionSardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic SurveyVIII, IXMarch-April-MaySardine, Anchovy, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel abundance indices Sardine DEPM (Triennial) VIIIc, IXa2nd and 4th QuarterSardine SSB and use of CUFESSpawning/Pre-spawning Herring/Boarfish acoustic surveyVIa, VIIa-gJuly, Sept, Nov, March, JanHerring, SpratBiomass of AnchovyBIOMANVIIIMayAnchovy SSB (DEP)Nephrops UWTV survey (offshore) UWTV (FU 11-13) VIa2nd or 3rd QuarterNephrops Nephrops UWTV Irish Sea UWTV (FU 15) VIIaAugustNephrops Nephrops UWTV survey Aran Grounds UWTV (FU 17) VIIbJuneNephrops Nephrops UWTV survey Celtic Sea UWTV (FU 20-22) VIIg,h,jJulyNephrops Nephrops Survey Offshore Portugal NepS UWTV (FU 28-29) IXaJuneNephropsMediterranean waters and Black seaPan-Mediterranean Acoustic Survey ()MEDIASGSA 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22Spring-summer (qtrs 2-3)Small pelagic speciesBottom trawl survey in Black Sea,BTSBSGSA 29Spring-autumn (qtrs 2, 3, 4)TurbotPelagic trawl survey in Black Sea,PTSBSGSA 29Spring-autumn (qtrs 2, 3, 4)Sprat and whitingInternational bottom trawl survey in the Mediterranean (),MEDITSGSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25Spring-summer (qtrs 2-3)Demersal species Table 11 Economic and social variables for the processing industry sector that may be collected on a voluntary basis Variable groupVariableUnitECONOMIC VARIABLESIncomeTurnoverEuroOther incomeEuroPersonnel costsPersonnel costsEuroValue of unpaid labourEuroPayment for external agency workers (optional)EuroEnergy costsEnergy costsEuroRaw material costsPurchase of fish and other raw material for productionEuro Other operational costsOther operational costsEuroSubsidiesOperating subsidiesEuroSubsidies on investmentsEuroCapital costsConsumption of fixed capitalEuroCapital valueTotal value of assetsEuroFinancial resultsFinancial incomeEuroFinancial expendituresEuroInvestmentsNet investmentsEuroDebtDebtEuroEmploymentNumber of persons employedNumberFTE NationalNumberUnpaid labourNumberNumber of hours worked by employees and unpaid workersNumberNumber of enterprisesNumber of enterprisesNumberWeight of raw material (optional)Weight of raw material per species and origin (optional)KgSOCIAL VARIABLESEmployment by genderNumberEmployment by ageNumberEmployment by education levelNumber per education levelEmployment by nationalityNumber per country in the worldFTE NationalNumber