CHAPTER I
Research surveys at sea
1.The research surveys at sea listed in table 1 below shall be carried out, as a minimum, unless a scientific review of surveys concludes that one or more of those surveys are no longer appropriate for informing stock assessment and fisheries management. New surveys may be added to the table on the basis of the same review criteria.
In the national work plans referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, Member States shall set out the research surveys at sea to be carried out and shall be responsible for these surveys.
Member States’ national work plans, or regional work plans where applicable, shall ensure continuity with previous survey designs.
2.It is not mandatory for Member States to participate (physically or financially) in single‑species research surveys at sea where:
(a)their share of a Union total allowable catch (TAC) for the main target species (as listed in the table) is below 3% unless another threshold of up to 5% is agreed at marine region level; or
(b)where no TAC is fixed, their share of the relevant total Union landings is below 3% in the 3 preceding years unless another threshold of up to 5% is agreed at marine region level.
3.For multispecies and ecosystem surveys, thresholds may be set at marine region level.
4.Member States contributing to international research surveys shall coordinate their efforts within the same marine region.
Table 1
Research surveys at sea
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Name of survey
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Acronym
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Area(s)
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Main target species
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Regional coordination group (RCG) governance
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Baltic Sea (ICES areas 3aS, 3b-d)
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Baltic International Trawl Survey
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BITS_Q1
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3aS, 3b-d
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BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR
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Baltic RCG
|
|
Baltic International Trawl Survey
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BITS_Q4
|
3aS, 3b-d
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BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR
|
|
|
Baltic International Acoustic Survey (autumn)
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BIAS
|
3a, 3b-d
|
HER SPR
|
|
|
Gulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey
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GRAHS
|
3d
|
HER
|
|
|
Sprat Acoustic Survey
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SPRAS
|
3d
|
SPR
|
|
|
Rügen Herring Larvae Survey
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RHLS_DEU
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3d
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HER
|
|
|
Fehmarn Juvenile Cod Survey
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FEJUCS
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3c SD22
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COD
|
|
|
North Sea and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4, 7d)
|
|
Kattegat Cod Survey
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CODS_Q4
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3a
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COD
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North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG
|
|
International Bottom Trawl Survey
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IBTS_Q1
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3a, 4
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COD FLE GUG HAD HER NOP PLE RJC RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT
|
|
|
International Bottom Trawl Survey
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IBTS_Q3
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3a, 4
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COD HAD HER NOP PLE POK RJC RJH RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT
|
|
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North Sea Beam Trawl Survey
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BTS
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4b, 4c, 7d
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DAB PLE RJC RJE RJM SDV SOL SYC SYT TUR
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|
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Demersal Young Fish Survey
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DYFS
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Coasts of NS
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SOL
|
|
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Sole Net Survey
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SNS_NLD
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4b, 4c
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SOL TUR
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|
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North Sea Sandeels Survey
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NSSS
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4a, 4b
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SAN
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|
|
International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas
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ASH
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2a
|
HER
|
|
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Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial)
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NSMEGS
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4
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MAC
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|
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Herring Larvae Survey
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IHLS
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4, 7d
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HER
|
|
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NS Herring Acoustic Survey
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NHAS
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3a, 4, 6a
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HER SPR
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|
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Nephrops UWTV survey
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UWTV3-4, UWTV6, UWTV7, UWTV8, UWTV9
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3a, 4a, 4b
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NEP
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|
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North Atlantic (ICES areas 5-14 and NAFO areas)
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International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (triennial)
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REDTAS
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5a, 12, 14; NAFO SA 1-3
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REB
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North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG
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|
Flemish Cap Groundfish Survey
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FCGS
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3M
|
AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU SHO
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|
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Greenland Groundfish Survey
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GGS
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14, NAFO SA1
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COD RED REG
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|
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3LNO Groundfish Survey
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PLATUXA_ESP
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NAFO 3LNO
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AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU THO WHI WIT YEL
|
|
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Western IBTS 4th quarter (including porcupine survey)
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IBTS_Q4
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6a, 7, 8, 9a
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OCT MON ANK ANF BOC BSS COD CTL DGS GAG GFB HAD HER HKE HOM LDB MAC MEG LEZ LDB NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN RNG SDV SHO SQZ SYC WHG
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North Atlantic RCG
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|
Western IBTS 1st quarter
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IBTS_Q1
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6a, 7a
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OCT COD CTL HAD HER HOM LEZ MAC NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN SDV SHO SYC WHG
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|
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ISBCBTS September
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ISBCBTS
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7afg
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PLE RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC
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|
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Western Channel Beam Trawl Survey
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SWECOS_GBE
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7efgh
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RJB RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC
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|
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Blue Whiting Survey
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IBWSS
|
6, 7
|
WHB
|
|
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International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial)
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MEGS
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6, 7, 8, 9a
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HOM MAC
|
|
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Sardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey
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SAHMAS
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8, 9
|
ANE BOC HOM PIL
|
|
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Sardine DEPM (triennial)
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SDEPM
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8c, 9a
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HOM PIL
|
|
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Spawning/Pre‑spawning Herring/Boarfish Acoustic Survey
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WESPAS_IRL
|
6a, 7a-g
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BOC HER
|
|
|
Biomass of Anchovy
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BIOMAN
|
8
|
ANE PIL
|
|
|
Nephrops UWTV Survey
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UWTV11-13, UWTV14, UWTV15, UWTV16-17, UWTV19, UWTV20‑22, UWTV30
|
6a, 7a, 7b, 7ghj, 9a
|
NEP LDB GFB SHO
|
|
|
Nephrops Survey Offshore Portugal (FU 28‑29)
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NepS
|
9a
|
NEP
|
|
|
Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey
|
CSHAS_IRL
|
6a, 7gj
|
HER
|
|
|
Acoustic Survey on Sardine and Anchovy
|
ECOCADIZ_ESP
|
9a
|
ANE
|
|
|
Swept Area Trawl Survey for Mackerel
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IESSNS
|
2, 3aN, 4, 5, 14
|
MAC HER WHB
|
|
|
Acoustic Survey for Juvenile Anchovy in the Bay of Biscay
|
JUVENA_ESP
|
8a-d
|
ANE
|
|
|
Bay of Biscay Demersal Resources Survey
|
ORHAGO_Q4_FRA
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8ab
|
SOL
|
|
|
Deepwater Longline Survey
|
PALPRO_ESP
|
8c
|
GFB
|
|
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Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey
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IAMS_IRL
|
6a, 7
|
MON ANK ANF
MEG LEZ LDB
|
|
|
Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (industry‑science survey)
|
SIAMISS_GBS
|
4a, 4b, 6a, 6b
|
ANF LEZ
|
|
|
Western Channel Celtic Sea Pelagic Survey
|
PELTIC
|
7de
|
PIL ANE SPR
|
|
|
Herring Acoustic Survey
|
ISAS
|
7a
|
HER
|
|
|
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
|
|
Pan-Mediterranean Acoustic Survey
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MEDIAS
|
GSA 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
|
ANE PIL
|
Mediterranean and Black Sea RCG
|
|
Bottom Trawl Survey in Black Sea
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BTSBS
|
GSA 29
|
DGS TUR WHG
|
|
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Pelagic Trawl Survey in Black Sea
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PTSBS
|
GSA 29
|
SPR
|
|
|
International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean
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MEDITS
|
GSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25
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according to the target species list from a relevant MEDITS handbook
|
|
|
Beam Trawl Survey (GSA 17)
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SOLEMON
|
GSA 17
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CTC MTS SOL
|
|
|
Bluefin Tuna Larval Survey
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TUNIBAL
|
GSA 5, 6 (Balearic Sea)
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ALB BFT
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Large pelagic RCG
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CHAPTER II
Thresholds for data collection
1.This Chapter sets thresholds for the collection of Union fisheries data specified in Delegated Decision (EU) […].
2.It is not mandatory for Member States to collect biological data for certain stocks where one of the following conditions is met:
(a)their share of the relevant (individual or combined) TAC is less than 10% of the Union total, unless the sum of the shares of the Member States concerned exceeds 25% of the TAC; or
(b)where no TAC is fixed, the total landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 10% of the relevant average total European Union landings in the previous 3 years; or
(c)the total annual landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 200 tonnes. For species with a specific management need, a lower threshold may be defined at marine region level.
Where the collective 25% threshold referred to in point (a) is reached, the Member States concerned shall share tasks relating to the collection of biological data at marine region level to ensure that the relevant stocks are covered by sampling in accordance with end-user needs.
3.For species under tuna regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), thresholds as set out in RFMO requirements shall apply.
4.No thresholds shall apply to:
(a)diadromous species; and
(b)sensitive species as defined in Article 6(8) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
5.No thresholds shall apply to obtaining catch estimates from recreational catches. Thresholds on biological data collection from recreational catches shall be agreed and coordinated at marine region level and shall be based on end user needs.
6.Without prejudice to specific international obligations under RFMOs, it is not mandatory to collect biological data where the Union’s share of an internationally exploited stock is less than 10%.
7.As regards the collection of social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture:
(a)it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data if their total aquaculture production is less than 1% of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value;
(b)it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data for species accounting for less than 5% of the Member State’s aquaculture production by both weight and value; and
(c)where the total aquaculture production of a Member State is between 1% and 2.5% of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value, that Member State may use simplified methodologies to estimate such data.
The thresholds referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be calculated on the basis of the latest Eurostat publication of the relevant Member State’s data.
Without prejudice to points (a), (b) and (c), Member States shall collect data on the value and weight of their aquaculture production, on a yearly basis.
CHAPTER III
Geographical stratification by region
For the purposes of the collection of Union fisheries data specified in the Annex to Commission Delegated Decision (EU) […], the definitions of the geographical areas of marine regions listed in table 2 below shall apply.
Table 2
Geographical stratification by region
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Areas that should be covered for DCF purposes
|
Region
|
Supra region
|
|
Baltic Sea (FAO area 27)
|
ICES areas 3b-d
|
Baltic Sea
|
Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14)
|
|
Eastern Arctic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, North Sea and Eastern Channel,
North-East Atlantic and Western Channel (FAO area 27)
|
ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4 and 7d
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North Sea and Eastern Arctic
|
|
|
|
ICES zones 5, 6, 7 (excluding 7d), 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
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North-East Atlantic
|
|
|
North-West Atlantic (FAO area 21)
|
NAFO Convention area
|
Other regions where fisheries are operated outside EU waters by Community vessels and are under reporting obligations to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO) or regional fisheries bodies to which the Community is contracting party or observer.
|
|
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Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO area 34)
|
CECAF Convention area
|
|
Other regions
|
|
Western Central Atlantic (FAO area 31)
|
WECAFC(*) Convention area
|
|
|
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South-East Atlantic (FAO area 47)
|
SEAFO Convention area
|
|
|
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South Pacific (FAO area 81 and 87)
|
SPRFMO Convention area
|
|
|
|
Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (FAO 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, 34, 48)
|
ICCAT Convention area
|
|
|
|
Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
|
IOTC Convention area
|
|
|
|
Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
|
SIOFA Convention area
|
|
|
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Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
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CCSBT Convention area
|
|
|
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Western Central Pacific (FAO area 71)
|
WCPFC Convention area
|
|
|
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Eastern Central Pacific (FAO area 77 and 87)
|
IATTC Convention area
|
|
|
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Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean (FAO area 48, 58 and 88)
|
CCAMLR Convention area
|
|
|
|
EU Outermost Regions
|
EU waters around Mayotte and la Réunion Islands
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Outermost regions
|
|
|
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EU waters around French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe islands
|
|
|
|
|
EU waters around Azores (FAO 27.10.a.2)
|
|
Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14)
|
|
|
EU waters around Madeira and Canary Islands (FAO 34.1.2)
|
|
|
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Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (FAO area 37)
|
GFCM GSA 1-29
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Mediterranean and Black Sea
|
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
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(*) excluding EU waters
