ANNEX I

CONTENT

Section 1: Biological data

Table 1A: List of required stocks

Table 1B: Planning of sampling for biological variables

Table 1C: Sampling intensity for biological variables

Table 1D: Recreational fisheries

Pilot Study 1: Relative share of catches of recreational fisheries compared to commercial fisheries

Table 1E: Anadromous and catadromous species data collection in fresh water

Text Box 1E: Anadromous and catadromous species data collection in fresh water

Table 1F: Incidental by-catch of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish

Pilot Study 2: Level of fishing and impact of fisheries on biological resources and marine ecosystem

Table 1G: List of research surveys at sea

Text Box 1G: List of research surveys at sea

Table 1H: Research survey data collection and dissemination

Section 2: Fishing activity data

Table 2A: Fishing activity variables data collection strategy

Text Box 2A: Fishing activity variables data collection strategy

Section 3: Economic and social data

Table 3A: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for fisheries

Text Box 3A: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for fisheries

Pilot Study 3: Data on employment by education level and nationality

Table 3B: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for aquaculture

Text Box 3B: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for aquaculture

Pilot Study 4: Environmental data on aquaculture

Table 3C: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for the processing industry

Text Box 3C: Population segments for collection of economic and social data for the processing industry

Section 4: Sampling strategy for biological data from commercial fisheries

Table 4A: Sampling plan description for biological data

Text Box 4A: Sampling plan description for biological data

Table 4B: Sampling frame description for biological data

Table 4C: Data on the fisheries by Member State

Table 4D: Landing locations

Section 5: Data quality

Table 5A: Quality assurance framework for biological data

Table 5B: Quality assurance framework for socioeconomic data

Section 6: Data availability

Table 6A: Data availability

Section 7: Coordination

Table 7A: Planned regional and international coordination

Table 7B: Follow-up of recommendations and agreements

Table 7C: Bi- and multilateral agreements

SECTION 1

BIOLOGICAL DATA

Table 1A

List of required stocks

									WP
									WP date of submission		31.10.2016
MS	Reference years	Species	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO	Area/Stock	Selected for sampling (Y/N)	Average landings in the reference years (tons)	EU TAC (if any) (%)	Share (%) in EU landings	Threshold (Y/N)	Comments
GBR	2013-2015	Gadus morhua	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VIId	Y	180	8
GBR	2013-2015	Solea solea	North Atlantic	ICES	VIIa	Y	515	16
GBR	2013-2015	Solea solea	North Atlantic	ICES	VIIe	N	75	3
GBR	2013-2015	Nephrops norvegicus	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IV, FU 33	Y	150	6
ITA	2013-2015	Boops boops	Mediterranean and Black Sea	GFCM	GSA17	N	240		7
ESP	2013-2015	Merluccius merluccius	Mediterranean and Black Sea	GFCM	GSA06	Y	3 500		60
ESP	2013-2015	Merluccius merluccius	Mediterranean and Black Sea	GFCM	GSA07	Y	3 500		60

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 2 point (a)(i)(ii)(iii) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 8 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to give an overview of the collection of data at the level of area/stock. All individuals sampled shall be identified to species level and have length measurements taken, where possible.

Name of the variable

Guidance

Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.

Reference years

Member State shall report the year(s) to which the data actually refer. Member State shall select the three most recent years with data available. Give the reference year/years as ‘2013-2015’.

Species

Member State shall report (in Latin) the name of the species/stocks for which biological variables sampling is required according to the Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme, for all areas where the Member State's fishing fleet is operating.

Region

Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.

RFMO/RFO/IO

Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock.

e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO

e.g. RFO: CECAF

e.g. IO: ICES

If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.

Area/Stock

Member State shall indicate the area of the mentioned species/stock, in accordance with Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme (e.g. GSA 16; ICES areas I, II; ICES areas IIIa, IV, VIId, etc.).

Selected for sampling (Y/N)

Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether the species/stock has been selected for sampling. Indicate ‘Y’ (yes) if the species/stock is selected for sampling for at least one variable of Table 1B of this Annex.

Average landings in the reference years (tons)

Average landings for each species and stock over the most recent 3-year reference period. While entering the landings data, Member State shall take into account the following conventions:

If the species is not landed at all, then enter ‘None’.

If the average landings are less than 200 t, then do not enter the average landings figure, but enter ‘< 200’ instead.

If the average landings exceed 200 t, then enter the average landings figure for the most recent 3-year reference period. Average landings figures may be rounded to the nearest 5 or 10 t.

EU TAC (if any)

(%)

Only applies to stocks that are subject to TAC and quota Regulations. In this column Member State shall:

—	enter ‘None’, if the Member State has no share in the EU TAC of the stock concerned,

—	enter the exact share if the Member State has a share in the EU TAC of the stock concerned.

Share (%) in EU landings

Applies to (i) all stocks in the Mediterranean; and (ii) all stocks outside the Mediterranean for which no TACs have been defined yet. In this column Member State shall:

—	enter ‘None’, if the Member State has no landings of the stock concerned,

—	enter the exact share, if the Member State has landings of the stock concerned, in the case that the Member State wants to invoke a threshold.

Threshold (Y/N)

Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether, for the reported species/stock, a threshold applies, according to Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme.

Comments

Any further comment.

Table 1B

Planning of sampling for biological variables

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Species

Region

RFMO/RFO/IO

Area/Stock

Frequency

Length

Age

Weight

Sex ratio

Sexual maturity

Fecundity

Comments

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

PRT

Pleuronectes platessa

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

ICES

Not applicable

PRT

Nephrops norvegicus

North Atlantic

ICES

FU 7

ESP

Merluccius merluccius

Mediterranean and Black Sea

GFCM

GSA06

ESP

Merluccius merluccius

Mediterranean and Black Sea

GFCM

GSA07

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 2 point (a)(i)(ii)(iii) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 8 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. For species listed in this table, biological parameters (length, age, weight, sex ratio, maturity and fecundity) shall be collected. For each parameter and year, enter ‘X’ if data collection has taken place or is planned. This table shall allow to identify in which year(s) data is/will be collected by the Member State.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Species	Member State shall report (in Latin) the name of the species/stocks for which biological variables sampling is required according to Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme, for all areas where the Member State's fishing fleet is operating.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Area/Stock	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground of the mentioned species/stock (e.g. GSA 16; ICES areas I, II; ICES areas IIIa, IV, VIId, etc.).
Frequency	Member State shall indicate the frequency at which sampling will take place (‘M’ (monthly), ‘Q’ (quarterly), ‘A’ (annually), ‘O’ (other) — please specify).
Length	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which length will be sampled.
Age	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which age will be sampled.
Weight	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which weight will be sampled.
Sex ratio	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which sex ratio will be sampled.
Sexual maturity	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which sexual maturity will be sampled.
Fecundity	Member State shall indicate the year(s) in which fecundity will be sampled.
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 1C

Sampling intensity for biological variables

									WP
									WP date of submission		31.10.2016
MS	MS partcipating in sampling	Sampling year	Species	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO	Area/Stock	Variables	Data sources	Planned minimum no of individuals to be measured at the national level	Planned minimum no of individuals to be measured at the regional level	Comments
FRA	FRA-GBR-BEL	2017	Solea solea	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VIId	age	Commercial
FRA	FRA-GBR-BEL	2017	Solea solea	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VIId	sex	Surveys
FRA	FRA-GBR-BEL	2017	Solea solea	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VIId	maturity	Commercial
FRA	FRA-GBR-BEL	2017	Solea solea	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VIId	length	commercial
FRA	FRA	2017	Merluccius merluccius	North Atlantic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab		Commercial
FRA	FRA	2017	Merluccius merluccius	North Atlantic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab		Surveys
FRA	FRA	2017	Merluccius merluccius	North Atlantic	ICES	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab		Surveys
FRA	FRA	2017	Parapenaeus longirostris	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea	GFCM	GSA09		Commercial

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 2 point (a)(i)(ii)(iii) of Chapter III, Chapter IV of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 4 paragraph 1 and Article 8 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Explain the sampling strategy planned with regards to the biological variables.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
MS participating in sampling	If the sampled activity has been carried out according to a regionally coordinated programme, all participating Member States shall be listed. Otherwise, the Member State responsible for the sampling shall be listed. Links to planned regional and international coordination or bi- and multilateral agreements, where available, shall be listed in the ‘Comments’.
Sampling year	Member State shall detail the year or years for planned objectives. Different years shall be stated in different rows of the table. All years concerned shall be included.
Species	Member State shall report (in Latin) the name of the species/stocks for which biological variables sampling is required according to Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C), for all areas where the Member State's fishing fleet is operating.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Area/Stock	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground of the mentioned species/stock (e.g. GSA 16; ICES areas I, II; ICES areas IIIa, IV, VIId, etc.).
Variables	Member State shall report the variables length, age, weight, sex ratio, sexual maturity and fecundity, as given in Table 1B of this Annex. Combination of species and variables as indicated in Table 1B of this Annex shall match with this information.
Data sources	Member State shall give a keyword description of the main data sources (e.g. surveys, commercial samples, market samples, discard samples, etc.). Member State shall report separately the planned sampling for ‘commercial fisheries’ and ‘surveys’.
Planned minimum No of individuals to be measured at the national level	Member State shall state the total planned minimum number of fish to be measured at the national level. Use ‘Comments’ to briefly define the methodology used to obtain these values (e.g. previous sampling, simulation, etc.).
Planned minimum No of individuals to be measured at the regional level	Member State shall state the planned minimum number of fish to sample as part of a regionally coordinated scheme if one exists or, otherwise, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used. Use ‘Comments’ to briefly define the methodology used to obtain these values (e.g. previous sampling, simulation, etc.).
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 1D

Recreational fisheries

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Sampling year

Area/EMU

RFMO/RFO/IO

Species

Applicable (Species present in the MS?)

Reasons for not sampling

Threshold (Y/N)

Annual estimate of catch? (Y/N)

Annual percentage of released catch? (Y/N)

Collection of catch composition data? (Y/N)

Type of Survey

Comments

GBR

2017

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

ICES

Gadus morhua

National estimates of numbers of trips & onsite surveys of catch per unit effort

NLD

2017

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

National estimates of numbers of angler & angler diaries

GBR

2017

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

ICES

Sharks

National estimates of numbers of trips & onsite surveys of catch per unit effort

DEU

2017

Baltic Sea

ICES

Elasmobranchs

No catches

Baltic Sea

ICES

Baltic Sea

ICES

North Atlantic

ICES

North Atlantic

ICES

North Atlantic

ICES

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

GFCM

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

GFCM

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

GFCM

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 2 point (a)(iv) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4 paragraph 1 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 3 of the multiannual Union programme, which also includes marine and freshwater recreational catches for anadromous and catadromous species.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Sampling year	Member State shall state the year for planned sampling.
Area/EMU	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 3 of the multiannual Union programme In the case of eel, Eel Management Unit (EMU) shall be reported.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Species	Member State shall report (in Latin, where possible) the name of the species for which recreational fisheries sampling is required according to Table 3 of the multiannual Union programme or identified by pilot studies and/or management needs for the recreational fishery (by region). All species shall be included even if the species is/are not present in the Member State.
Applicable (Species present in the MS?)	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if the species is present in the Member State.
Reasons for not sampling	If the species is present in the Member State, but not collected, Member State shall indicate the reason(s) (free text) for not sampling this species, with specific references where appropriate (e.g. species not present in the area, regulations/laws in the country, fit the requested threshold, etc.).
Threshold (Y/N)	Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether, for the mentioned species, a threshold applies, according to Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme.
Annual estimate of catch? (Y/N)	Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether, for the mentioned species, the annual estimate of catch (weight and/or numbers) is planned.
Annual percentage of released catch? (Y/N)	Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether, for the mentioned species, the annual percentage of released catch (rate of released fish) is planned.
Collection of catch composition data? (Y/N)	Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether, for the mentioned species, the catch composition (e.g. length structure) is planned.
Type of survey	Member State shall indicate the types of survey that will be done to collect data on recreational fisheries (e.g. on-site surveys, telephone surveys, anglers' diaries, etc. or any combination of these).
Comments	Any further comment.

Pilot Study 1

Relative share of catches of recreational fisheries compared to commercial fisheries

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 4 of Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 4 paragraph (3) point (a) of this Decision.

Aim of pilot study

Duration of pilot study

Methodology and expected outcomes of pilot study

(max. 900 words)

Table 1E

Anadromous and catadromous species data collection in fresh water

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Sampling period

Area

RFMO/RFO/IO

Species

Applicable (Y/N)

Reasons for not sampling

Water Body

Life stage

Fishery/Independent data collection

Method

Unit

Planned nos

Frequency

Comments

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

NASCO

Salmo salar

RIVER AAA

parr

electrofishing

n. sites

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

NASCO

Salmo salar

RIVER AAA

smolt

trap

n. smolts

4 000

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

NASCO

Salmo salar

RIVER AAA

adult

counter

n. counter

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

NASCO

Salmo salar

RIVER AAA

adult

sampling

n. samples

100

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

RIVER EEE

glass

electrofishing

n. sites

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

RIVER EEE

yellow

trap

n. smolts

4 000

FIN

2017-2020

Baltic

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

RIVER EEE

silver

counter

n. counter

GBR

2017-2020

UK Northern

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

N/A

glass

sampling

n. samples

100

GBR

2017-2020

UK Northern

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

N/A

yellow

trap

n. traps

GBR

2017-2020

UK Northern

ICES

Anguilla anguilla

N/A

silver

electrofishing

n. sites

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 2 points (b) (c) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4 paragraph (1) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 1(E) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to give an overview of the data to be collected on freshwater commercial fisheries for anadromous and catadromous species.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Sampling period	Member State shall state the period for planned sampling.
Area	In the case of eel, ‘EMU’ (Eel Management Unit) shall be reported. For all other cases, catchment basin shall be reported.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Species	Member State shall report (in Latin) the name of the species. All species shall be reported even if the species is/are not present in the Member State.
Applicable (Y/N)	Member State shall indicate by ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if the species is present in the Member State or if fisheries of this species is banned.
Reasons for not sampling	If the species is present in the Member State, but not collected, Member State shall indicate the reason(s) (free text) for not sampling this species (e.g. species not present in the area, regulations/laws in the Member State, fit the requested threshold, etc.).
Water body	Member State shall fill with the name of the river/system chosen (e.g. index river).
Life stage	Member State shall indicate the life stage of the species (e.g. adult, glass, silver, etc.).
Fishery/Independent data collection	Member State shall indicate whether data shall be derived from commercial catches (fishery) or from sources other than commercial catches (independent).
Method	Member State shall indicate the source(s) of data (e.g. trap, counter, logbooks, etc. or any combination of these methods) from which data will be derived.
Unit	For each method, the planned unit of data reporting shall be indicated (e.g. number of traps, number of counters, number of electrofishing, etc.).
Planned Nos	Member State shall indicate the quantitative objective planned (in numbers) for the unit chosen.
Frequency	Member State shall indicate the frequency at which sampling will take place (‘M’ (monthly), ‘Q’ (quarterly), ‘A’ (annually), ‘O’ (other) — please specify).
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 1E

Anadromous and catadromous species data collection in fresh water

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 2 points (b) and (c) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 of this Decision.

Method selected for collecting data.

(max. 250 words per area)

Table 1F

Incidental by-catch of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish

							WP
							WP date of submission		31.10.2016
MS	Sampling period/year(s)	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO	Sub-area/Fishing ground	Scheme	Stratum ID code	Group of vulnerable species	Expected occurence of recordings	Comments
FRA	2017-2018	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES		demersal at sea	SCT SD1-5	birds
FRA	2017-2018	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea	GFCM
FRA	2017-2018	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 3 point (a) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 1(D) of the multiannual Union programme. Explain the sampling strategy planned.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Sampling period/year(s)	Member State shall state the period for planned sampling. Give the sampling year/years as ‘2017-2018’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Sub-area/Fishing ground	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground of the mentioned species/stock (e.g. GSA 16; ICES areas I, II; ICES areas IIIa, IV, VIId, etc.).
Scheme	Member State shall state the sampling scheme: ‘at markets’, ‘at sea’, a combination of both methods or ‘other’. Values shall match those reported in Table 4A and Table 4B of this Annex, unless directed schemes are in place.
Stratum ID code	Member State shall indicate a unique code to identify each stratum within the scheme. Values shall match those reported in Table 4A and Table 4B of this Annex, unless directed schemes are in place.
Group of vulnerable species	Member State shall indicate the group of species, based on provision 3(a) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme.
Expected occurrence of recordings	Member State shall indicate the expected occurrence of recordings for individuals caught as incidental by-catch, including releases, in accordance with Table 1(D) of the multiannual Union programme. Fill in with (+/–) number or ‘X’.
Comments	Any further comment.

Pilot Study 2

Level of fishing and impact of fisheries on biological resources and marine ecosystem

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 3 point (c) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 4 paragraph (3) point (b) of this Decision.

Aim of pilot study

Duration of pilot study

Methodology and expected outcomes of pilot study

(max. 900 words)

Table 1G

List of research surveys at sea

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Name of survey

Acronym

Mandatory (Y/N)

Threshold (Y/N)

Agreed at RCG level

MS participation

Area(s) covered

Period (Month)

Frequency

Days at sea planned

Type of sampling activities

Planned target

Map

Relevant international planning group - RFMO/RFO/IO

International database

Comments

NLD

Demersal Young Fish Survey

IVc

Sept-Oct

Annual

Fish Hauls

Fig 7.1

ICES PGIPS

NLD

NS Herring Acoustic Survey

IIIa, IV

July

Annual

Echo Nm

Fig 7.2

ICES PGIPS

NLD

NS Herring Acoustic Survey

IIIa, IV

July

Plankton hauls

Fig 7.2

ICES PGIPS

General comment: This table fulfils Chapter IV and Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 3 of this Decision. This table is intended to specify which research surveys at sea set out in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme and which additional surveys will be carried out by the Member State.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Name of survey	Member State shall state the name of the survey. For mandatory surveys the name shall be the same as the one used in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme.
Acronym	Member State shall state the acronym of the survey. For mandatory surveys the acronym shall be the same as the one used in Table 10 of multiannual Union programme.
Mandatory (Y/N)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if the survey is included in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme.
Threshold (Y/N)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if a threshold applies, according to provision 7 of Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme. If ‘Y’ (yes), describe in more detail in Text Box 1G of this Annex.
Agreed at RCG level	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if the survey is agreed at marine region level.
MS participation	Indicate whether other Member State(s) are participating in the survey and the form of participation (‘F’ (financial), ‘T’ (technical), ‘E’ (effort) or ‘C’ (combination)). Describe in more detail in Text Box 1G of this Annex. If no other Member State is participating in the survey, this field shall be filled with ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Area(s) covered	Member State shall indicate the areas planned to be covered. For mandatory surveys the area shall be the same as the one used in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme.
Period (Month)	Member State shall indicate the time period (in months) planned to be covered. For mandatory surveys the time period shall be as the one used in Table 10 of multiannual Union programme.
Frequency	Member State shall indicate the frequency of the survey: ‘Annual’, ‘Biennial’, ‘Triennial’, etc.
Days at sea planned	Member State shall indicate the days at sea planned at national level.
Type of sampling activities	Member State shall state the type of core sampling activities. Core sampling activities are those agreed in the relevant group in charge of planning the survey, as opposed to additional sampling activities. Use a separate line for each type of sampling activity. Member State is prompted to use the following categories: fish hauls, conductivity temperature density (CTD), plankton hauls, etc.
Planned target	Member State shall indicate the number of planned sampling activities.
Map	Member State shall add reference to the map, as included in Text Box 1G of this Annex.
Relevant international planning group — RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the relevant international group in charge of planning the survey and its corresponding RFMO/RFO/IO. Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
International database	Member State shall state the name of the international database, in relation to the data collected under the research survey, or enter ‘no existing database’. This applies to the existence of an international database, not to the fact that data are, or are not, uploaded.
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 1G

List of research surveys at sea

General comment: This box fulfils Chapter IV of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 7 paragraph (3) of this Decision. It is intended to specify which research surveys at sea set out in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme will be carried out. Member States shall specify whether the research survey is included in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme or whether it is an additional survey.

Objectives of the survey

Description of the methods used in the survey. For mandatory surveys, link to the manuals. Include a graphical representation (map)

For internationally coordinated surveys, describe the participating Member States/vessels and the relevant international group in charge of planning the survey

Where applicable, describe the international task-sharing (physical and/or financial) and the cost-sharing agreement used

Explain where thresholds apply

(max. 450 words per survey)

Table 1H

Research survey data collection and dissemination

			WP
			WP date of submission			31.10.2016
MS	Name of survey	Acronym	Type of data collected	Core/Additional variable	Used as basis for advice (Y/N)	Comments
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	Biological data for Cod IVa	C	Y
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	Biological data for Sprat IVa	C	Y
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	Herring Larvae	C	Y
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	CTD by Haul	A	N
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	Litter items in the trawl	A	N
NLD	North Sea IBTS	IBTS_NS_Q1	Benthos in the trawl	A	N
NLD	Internation Blue whiting Acoustic survey	BWAS	Blue whiting acoustic/biological data	C	Y
NLD	Internation Blue whiting survey	BWAS	Marine Mammal observations	A	N
NLD	International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey	MEGS	Mackerel Egg production	C	Y
NLD	International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey	MEGS	CTD by Haul	C	Y
ITA	Mediterranean international bottom trawl survey	MEDITS	biological data for Horse Mackerel	C	Y
ITA	Mediterranean international bottom trawl survey	MEDITS	biological data for striped red Mullet	C	Y

General Comment: This table fulfils Chapter IV of the multiannual Union programme. This table is intended to specify data to be collected in relation to the research surveys at sea that are described in Table 1G of this Annex.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Name of survey	Member State shall state the name of the survey. For mandatory surveys the name shall be the same as the one used in Table 10 of the multiannual Union programme.
Acronym	Member State shall state the acronym of the survey. For mandatory surveys the acronym shall be the same as the one used in Table 10 of multiannual Union programme.
Type of data collected	Member State shall state the type of data collected. Use a separate line for each type of data collected. Member State is prompted to use the following categories: biological data for a given stock, larvae data for a given stock, egg production for a given stock, CTD by haul, litter by haul, marine mammal, turtles, sea bird observations, benthos in the trawl, etc. In the case of multispecies surveys, different stocks may be grouped.
Core/Additional variable	Core variables are those resulting from core sampling activities driving the survey design. Additional variables are all the rest. Reporting of additional variables is not mandatory.
Used as basis of advice (Y/N)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if the data collected is expected to be used as basis for advice. Member State can specify in the ‘Comments’ the type of advice (stock assessment, integrated ecosystem assessment, national advice, etc.).
Comments	Any further comment.

SECTION 2

FISHING ACTIVITY DATA

Table 2A

Fishing activity variables data collection strategy

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Supra region

Region

Variable Group

Fishing technique

Length class

Metiers (level 6)

Data collected under control regulation appropriate for scientific use (Y/N/I)

Type of data collected under control regulation used to calculate the estimates

Expected coverage of data collected under control regulation (% of fishing trips)

Additional data collection (Y/N)

Data collection scheme

Planned coverage of data collected under complementary data collection (% of fishing trips)

Comments

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

Effort

Beam trawlers

18-< 24 m

All metiers

Sales notes

50 %

Probability sampling survey

5 %

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

Effort

Beam trawlers

40 m or larger

OTBDEF8090

Logbooks, VMS data, Sales notes

100 %

None

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

Landings

Drift and/or fixed netters

12-< 18 m

All metiers

Fishing forms, Sales notes

75 %

Indirect survey

10 %

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

Landings

All metiers

Non probability sampling survey

5 %

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

Capacity

All metiers

Logbooks, Sales notes

90 %

Census survey

100 %

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

North Atlantic

North Sea and Eastern Arctic

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

FRA

Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

General comment: This table fulfils provision 4 of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 4 paragraph (2) point (a) of this Decision. This table is intended to state and describe the method used to derive estimates on representative samples where data are not to be recorded under Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009 or where data collected under Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009 are not at the right aggregation level for the intended scientific use.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Supra region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level III). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
Variable group	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 4 of the multiannual Union programme. It can be specified by variable, and not by variables group, if different sources are used for different variables within the same variables group.
Fishing technique	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(B) of the multiannual Union programme. Put an asterisk in the case the segment has been clustered with other segment(s) for data collection purposes. Inactive vessels shall be included as a separate segment.
Length class
Metiers (level 6)	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 2 of the multiannual Union programme. Only to be identified if Member State has a specific sampling frame defined by ‘metier by segment’. Otherwise Member State can provide ‘all metiers’ but the information has to be reported by ‘fleet segment by metiers’.
Data collected under control regulation appropriate for scientific use (Y/N/I)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes), ‘N’ (no) or ‘I’ (insufficient).
Type of data collected under control regulation used to calculate the estimates	Member State shall enter the type of data collected: logbooks, sales notes, VMS data, fishing forms, etc.
Expected coverage of data collected under control regulation (% of fishing trips)	For each of the data sources, the planned coverage percentage, estimated on the basis of fishing trips, shall be provided as quality assurance and quality control framework indicators.
Additional data collection (Y/N)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no), if additional data collection is planned.
Data collection scheme	Member State shall enter the data collection scheme: probability sampling survey, non-probability sampling survey, indirect survey, census survey, none, etc.
Planned coverage of data collected under complementary data collection (% of fishing trips)	For each of the data sources, the planned coverage percentage, estimated on the basis of fishing trips, shall be provided as quality assurance and quality control framework indicators.
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 2A

Fishing activity variables data collection strategy

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 4 of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 4 paragraph (2) point (b) and Article 5 paragraph (2) of this Decision. It is intended to describe the method used to derive estimates on representative samples where data are not to be recorded under Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009 or where data collected under Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009 are not at the right aggregation level for the intended scientific use.

Description of methodologies used to cross-validate the different sources of data

Description of methodologies used to estimate the value of landings

Description of methodologies used to estimate the average price (it is recommended to use weighted averages, trip by trip)

Description of methodologies used to plan collection of the complementary data (sample plan methodology, type of data collected, frequency of collection, etc.)

(max. 900 words per region)

SECTION 3

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA

Table 3A

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for fisheries

									WP
									WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Supra region	Fishing technique	Length class	Type of variables (E/S)	Variable	Data Source	Type of data collection scheme	Frequency	Planned sample rate %	Comments
ESP	Baltic Sea, North Sea and Eastern Arctic, and North Atlantic	Beam trawlers	18-< 24 m	E	Gross value of landings	questionnaires	A - Census
ESP	Baltic Sea, North Sea and Eastern Arctic, and North Atlantic	Beam trawlers	40 m or larger	E	Other income	questionnaires	B - Probability Sample Survey
ESP	Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea	Drift and/or fixed netters	12-< 18 m	E	Wages and salaries of crew	questionnaires	C - Non-Probability Sample Survey
				S	Employment by gender

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 5 points (a) and (b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4 paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 5(A) and 6 of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to give an overview of the population for economic and social data in the fisheries sector.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Supra region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level III). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
Fishing technique	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(B) of the multiannual Union programme. Put an asterisk in the case the segment has been clustered with other segment(s) for data collection purposes. Inactive vessels shall be included as a separate segment.
Length class
Type of variables (E/S)	Member State shall enter the category that the variables belong to: ‘E’ (economic) or ‘S’ (social), based on Table 5(A) of the multiannual Union programme for the economic variables and Table 6 of the multiannual Union programme for the social variables.
Variable	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(A) of the multiannual Union programme, 2nd column for the economic variables and Table 6 of the multiannual Union programme for the social variables.
Data Source	Member State shall enter the data sources used (logbook, sales notes, accounts, questionnaires, etc.). Data sources shall be clearly stated for each variable.
Type of data collection scheme	Member State shall enter the code of the data collection scheme, as follows: A — Census; B — Probability sample survey; C — Non-probability sample survey; D — Indirect survey. In case the variable is not directly collected but estimated, indirect survey is applied. In that case, further explanation on the data collection scheme and estimation method is provided in Text Box 3A of this Annex.
Frequency	Member State shall enter the frequency that economic and social data are to be collected according to provision 5(a)(b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme.
Planned sample rate %	The planned sample rate (%) shall be based on the fleet population, which is defined as vessels included in the Fleet Register on the 31 December and any active vessel fishing at least one day during the year. When data collection for some variables will not be implemented, the column ‘Planned sample rate (%)’ shall be filled in with ‘N’ (no). Planned sample rate can be modified based on updated information on the total population (fleet register).
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 3A

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for fisheries

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 5 points (a) and (b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 4 paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) and Article 5 paragraph (2) of this Decision. It is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 5(A) and 6 of the multiannual Union programme.

Description of methodologies used to choose the different sources of data

Description of methodologies used to choose the different types of data collection

Description of methodologies used to choose sampling frame and allocation scheme

Description of methodologies used for estimation procedures

Description of methodologies used on data quality

(max. 900 words per region)

Pilot Study 3

Data on employment by education level and nationality

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 5 point (b) and paragraph 6 point (b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 3 paragraph (3) point (c) of this Decision. It is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 6 of the multiannual Union programme.

Aim of pilot study

Duration of pilot study

Methodology and expected outcomes of pilot study

(max. 900 words)

Table 3B

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for aquaculture

									WP
									WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Techniques	Species group	Type of variables (E/S)	Variable	Data source	Type of data collection scheme	Threshold (Y/N)	Frequency	Planned sample rate %	Comments
DEU	Hatcheries and Nurseries	other marine fish	E	Turnover	Financial accounts	A - Census
DEU	Cages	sea bass & sea bream	E	Energy costs	questionnaires	B - Probability Sample Survey
DEU	Cages	salmon	E	Energy costs	questionnaires	C - Non-Probability Sample Survey
			S	Unpaid labour by gender

General comment: This table fulfils paragraph 6 points (a) and (b) of Chapter III and Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4 paragraph (1) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 6 and 7 of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to give an overview of the collection of economic and social data of the aquaculture sector.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Techniques	Member State shall follow Table 9 of the multiannual Union programme for the segmentation to be applied for the collection of aquaculture data.
Species group
Type of variables (E/S)	Member State shall enter the category that the variables belong to: ‘E’ (economic) or ‘S’ (social), based on Table 7 of the multiannual Union programme for the economic variables and Table 6 of the multiannual Union programme for the social variables.
Variable	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 7 of the multiannual Union programme, second column for the economic variables and Table 6 of the multiannual Union programme for the social variables.
Data source	Member State shall enter the data sources used (accounts, questionnaires, etc.). Data sources shall be clearly stated for each variable.
Type of data collection scheme	Member State shall enter the code of the data collection scheme, as follows: A — Census; B — Probability sample survey; C — Non-probability sample survey; D — Indirect survey. In case the variable is not directly collected but estimated, indirect survey is applied. In that case, further explanation on the data collection scheme and estimation method is provided in Text Box 3B of this Annex.
Threshold (Y/N)	Member State shall enter ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) if a threshold applies, according to Chapter V of the multiannual Union programme.
Frequency	Member State shall enter the frequency that economic and social data are to be collected, according to provision 6(a)(b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme.
Planned sample rate %	The planned sample rate (%) shall be based on the population, as defined in provision 6(a) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme. When data collection for some variables will not be implemented, the column ‘Planned sample rate (%)’ shall be filled in with ‘N’ (no). Planned sample rate can be modified based on updated information on the total population.
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 3B

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for aquaculture

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 6 points (a) and (b) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 4 paragraphs (1) and (5) and Article 5 paragraph (2) of this Decision. It is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 6 and 7 of the multiannual Union programme.

Description of methodologies used to choose the different sources of data

Description of methodologies used to choose the different types of data collection

Description of methodologies used to choose sampling frame and allocation scheme

Description of methodologies used for estimation procedures

Description of methodologies used on data quality

(max. 1 000 words)

Pilot Study 4

Environmental data on aquaculture

General comment: This box fulfils paragraph 6 point (c) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2 and Article 4 paragraph (3) point (d) of this Decision. It is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 8 of the multiannual Union programme.

Aim of pilot study

Duration of pilot study

Methodology and expected outcomes of pilot study

(max. 900 words)

Table 3C

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for the processing industry

							WP
							WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Segment	Type of variables (E/S)	Variables	Data sources	Type of data collection scheme	Frequency	Planned sample rate %	Comments
ESP	Companies <= 10	E	Turnover	financial accounts	B - Probability Sample Survey
ESP	Companies 11-49	E	Other operational costs	questionnaires	B - Probability Sample Survey
ESP	Companies 50-250	E	Other operational costs	questionnaires	A - Census
ESP	Companies > 250	E	Other income	questionnaires	B - Probability Sample Survey
ESP		S	Unpaid labour by gender

General comment: This table fulfils footnote 6 of paragraph 1.1(d) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme and Article 2, Article 3 and Article 4 paragraph (1) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 11 of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to give an overview of the collection of economic and social data of the processing industry. Specify data collection for variables not covered by the ESTAT or for which additional sampling is required. Economic data shall be collected on fish processing companies below 10 employees as well as for companies which have fish processing as a secondary activity, as well as for unpaid labour and raw material. Employment data, by gender, shall be collected for all companies' sizes.

Name of the variable	Guidelines
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Segment	The criteria for the segmentation shall be the number of persons employed. The following segmentation is recommended: companies <= 10; companies 11-49; companies 50-250; companies > 250.
Type of variables (E/S)	Member State shall enter the category that the variables belong to: ‘E’ (economic) or ‘S’ (social), based on Table 11 of the multiannual Union programme.
Variables	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 11 of the multiannual Union programme.
Data Sources	Member State shall enter the data sources used (accounts, questionnaires, etc.). Data sources shall be clearly stated for each variable.
Type of data collection scheme	Member State shall enter the code of the data collection scheme, as follows: A — Census; B — Probability sample survey; C — Non-probability sample survey; D — Indirect survey. In case the variable is not directly collected but estimated, indirect survey is applied. In that case, further explanation on the data collection scheme and estimation method is provided in Text Box 3C of this Annex.
Frequency	Member State shall enter the frequency that economic and social data shall be collected.
Planned sample rate %	The planned sample rate (%) shall be based on the population. When data collection for some variables will not be implemented, the column ‘Planned sample rate (%)’ shall be filled in with ‘N’ (no). Planned sample rate can be modified based on updated information on the total population.
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 3C

Population segments for collection of economic and social data for the processing industry

General comment: This box fulfils footnote 6 of paragraph 1.1(d) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme, Article 2, Article 4 paragraphs (1) and (5) and Article 5 paragraph (2) of this Decision. It is intended to specify data to be collected under Table 11 of the multiannual Union programme.

Description of methodologies used to choose the different sources of data

Description of methodologies used to choose the different types of data collection

Description of methodologies used to choose sampling frame and allocation scheme

Description of methodologies used for estimation procedures

Description of methodologies used on data quality

(max. 1 000 words)

SECTION 4

SAMPLING STRATEGY FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA FROM COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

Table 4A

Sampling plan description for biological data

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

MS participating in sampling

Region

RFMO/RFO/IO

Sub-area/Fishing ground

Scheme

Stratum ID code

PSU type

Catch fractions covered

Species/Stocks covered for estimation of volume and length of catch fractions

Seasonality (Temporal strata)

Reference years

Average Number of PSU during the reference years

Planned number of PSUs

Comments

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal at-sea

SCT SD1-5

vessel x trip

annual

~ 4 000

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal at-sea

SCT SD2-5

vessel x trip

annual

~ 500

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal at-sea

SCT SD3-5

vessel x trip

annual

~ 2 000

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal at-sea

SCT SD4-5

vessel x trip

annual

~ 750

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal at-sea

SCT SD5-5

vessel x trip

annual

~ 15 000

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal on-shore

SCT LD1-4

port X day

annual

~ 345

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal on-shore

SCT LD2-4

port X day

annual

~ 7 000

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal on-shore

SCT LD3-4

port X day

annual

~ 3 000

GBR

NSEA NA

Demersal on-shore

SCT LD4-4

port X day

annual

~ 1 000

North Atlantic

NAFO

sampling at sea

vessel trip

annual

2015-2017

Other Regions

IOTC

FAO 51 + 57

sampling on shore

T18

vessel trip

annual

2015-2017

157

120

General comment: This table fulfils Article 3, Article 4 paragraph (4) and Article 8 of this Decision and forms the basis for the fulfilment of paragraph 2 point (a)(i) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme. This table refers to data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to identify all fishery-dependent sampling schemes in the Member State. The Member State shall list the strata within the scheme, the primary sampling unit (PSU) type and the envisaged number of PSUs that will be available in the year of submission. For each stratum, Member State shall record the number of PSUs it is planning to undertake.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
MS participating in sampling	If the sampled activity has been carried out according to a regionally coordinated programme, all participating Member States shall be listed. Otherwise, the Member State responsible for the sampling shall be listed. Links to planned regional and international coordination or bi- and multilateral agreements, where available, shall be listed in the ‘Comments’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Sub-area/Fishing ground	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground (e.g. the ICES area, the GFCM GSA, the NAFO area, etc.).
Scheme	Member State shall state the sampling scheme: ‘at markets’, ‘at sea’, a combination of both methods or ‘other’. If ‘other’ is used (e.g. ‘other (Market stock-specific sampling)’), it shall be described in Text Box 4A of this Annex.
Stratum ID code	Member State shall indicate a unique code to identify each stratum within the scheme. Free text or coding can be used, but it shall always coincide with the ‘stratum ID code’, as in Table 4B of this Annex. Strata with no coverage (i.e. no planned number of PSUs) shall also be detailed, in order to provide measurement on coverage of the sampling plan.
PSU type	Member State shall indicate the primary sampling unit (PSU) inside each stratum. PSU could be fishing trip, fishing vessel, port, fishing day, etc.
Catch fractions covered	Member State shall indicate which fraction of the catch is to be sampled. Insert ‘Catch’, if the bulk catch is sampled, ‘Landings’, ‘Discards’, ‘Landings+Discards’, etc.
Species/Stocks covered for estimation of volume and length of catch fractions	Member State shall indicate if the sampling plan covers all or only a part of the species. Insert ‘all species and stocks’, ‘only stocks in Table 1A, 1B and 1C’, ‘selected species/stocks’ and specify further in ‘Comments’.
Seasonality (Temporal strata)	Member State shall provide a keyword description of the sampling scheme in terms of temporal stratification: ‘monthly’, ‘quarterly’, ‘annual’, etc.
Reference years	Member State shall indicate the year(s) used as a reference for the expected primary sampling units in the year of implementation of the sampling scheme. Member State shall use the three most recent years (e.g. ‘2014-2016’). Reasons may be given to justify the use of a different period.
Average number of PSUs during the reference years	Member State shall indicate the total number of PSUs calculated as the average values of the years used as reference.
Planned number of PSUs	Member State shall state the planned number of PSU to be sampled.
Comments	Any further comment.

Text Box 4A

Sampling plan description for biological data

General comment: This box fulfils Article 3, Article 4 paragraph (4) and Article 8 of this Decision and forms the basis for the fulfilment of paragraph 2 point (a)(i) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme. This Table refers to data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme.

Description of the sampling plan according to Article 5 paragraph (3) of this Decision

(max. 900 words per region)

Table 4B

Sampling frame description for biological data

				WP
				WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Stratum ID number	Stratum	Sampling frame description	Method of PSU selection	Comments
GBR	SCT SD1-5	North Sea offshore fish trawlers	Vessel list of 120 DTS >18 m	random draw from randomised list
GBR	SCT SD2-5	North sea offshore prawn trawlers	Vessel list of 60 DTS targeting shellfish	random draw from randomised list
GBR	SCT SD3-5	North sea inshore trawlers	Vessel list of 250 DTS <18 m based in NS ports	random draw from randomised list
GBR	SCT SD4-5	West coast offshore trawlers	Vessel list of 15 DTS >18 m based in WC ports	random draw from randomised list
GBR	SCT SD5-5	Westcoast inshore trawlers	Vessel list of 2 500 DTS < 18 m based in WC ports	random draw from randomised list
GBR	SCT LD1-4	NE main port	1 port active for ~ 345 days	random weekday from systematic (weekly) coverage
GBR	SCT LD2-4	NE minor ports	25 ports active over 280 days	random weekday from systematic (weekly) coverage
GBR	SCT LD3-4	W ports	10 ports active over ~ 300 days	random weekday from systematic (weekly) coverage
GBR	SCT LD4-4	Island ports	4 ports active over ~ 250 days	random weekday from systematic (weekly) coverage

ESP	L3	trawlers operating in NAFO	vessels with licence to fish in NAFO	random draw from the list of vessels (without replacement)
ESP	T18	purse seiners fishing tropical tunas in IOTC	purse seiners fishing in Indian Ocean and landing in the port of Victoria (Seychelles)	random draw from purse seiner vessels landing in the port of Victoria (Seychelles)	purse seiner fleet, fishing tropical tunas in Indian Ocean lands their catches in the ports of Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Antisarana, but due to the long distance, sampling can be performed only in the port of Victoria (where most of the fleet landings take place)

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Stratum ID code	Member State shall indicate a unique code to identify each stratum within the scheme. Free text or coding can be used, but it shall always coincide with the ‘stratum ID code’, as in Table 4A of this Annex. Strata with no coverage (i.e. no planned number of PSUs) shall also be detailed, in order to provide measurement on coverage of the sampling plan.
Stratum	Member State shall insert a short description (free text) of the sampling strata (e.g. trawlers in the GSA 22; west coast purse-seiners; ports of the NW area, etc.).
Sampling frame description	Member State shall shortly describe (free text) the sampling frame for each stratum (e.g. list of vessels in the GSA 22; list of purse-seiners in the west coast; list of ports in the NW area).
Method of PSU selection	Member State shall indicate the method(s) (free text) for the selection of the primary sampling unit (PSU).
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 4C

Data on the fisheries by member state

										WP
										WP date of submission			31.10.2016
MS	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO	Sub-area/Fishing ground	Reference years	Fleet segment/Metier	Targeted species/species assemblage	Average number of vessels	Average number of fishing trips	Average number of fishing days	Average landings (tons)	Average landings (tons) in national ports	Average landings (tons) in foreign ports	Comments
DEU	Baltic Sea		ICES areas III b-d		demersal trawlers	bottom trawl mixed fishery	102	24 563		57 388	54 234	3 154
DEU	Baltic Sea		ICES areas III b-d		demersal seine net	mixed whitefish	6	758		2 264	2 130	134
DEU	Baltic Sea		ICES areas III b-d		pelagic	mackerel	25	89		119 745	98 403	21 342
GBR	North Sea and Eastern Arctic		ICES Sub-areas I, II, IIIa, IV and VIId		OTB_CRU_16-22	shrimps	15	3 625		6 345	6 345	0

GBR	North Atlantic	NAFO	NAFO	2015-2017	OTB_MD D_130-219_0_0	Mixed demersal and deep water species (Greenland Halibut)	23	47	795	9 125	9 125	0
GBR	North Atlantic	NAFO	NAFO	2015-2017	OTB_MD D_>=220_ 0_0	Mixed demersal and deep water species (skates)	19	20	342	4 648	4 648	0
GBR	North Atlantic	NAFO	NAFO	2015-2017	OTB_CRU _40-59_0_0	Crustaceans (northern shrimp)	2	2	12	25	25	0
GBR	North Atlantic	NAFO	NAFO	2015-2017	OTM_DEF _130-135_0_0	Demersal species (alfonsino)	1	2	NA *	NA *	NA *	0	* Confidential data (only one vessel)
ESP	Other Regions	IOTC	FAO 51 + 57	2015-2017	PS_LPF_ 0_0_0 (TROP)	Tropical tunas (bigeye, skipjack, yellowfin)	15	157	4 108	127 795	0	127 795	a different reference period (2015-2016) have been taken because during the year 2017 most vessels moved to other regions due to the piracy

General comment: This table fulfils Article 4 paragraph (4) of this Decision and forms the basis for the fulfilment of paragraph 2 point (a)(i)(ii)(iii) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme. This table refers to data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to summarise the size and activity of the national fleet.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Sub-area/Fishing ground	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground (e.g. the ICES area, the GFCM GSA, the NAFO area, etc.).
Reference years	Member State shall state the year(s) to which the description of the fisheries actually refers (e.g. 2014-2016). Member State shall select the three most recent years with data available.
Fleet Segment/metier	Data shall be reported by metier (at level 6) as defined in Table 2 of the multiannual Union programme, or fleet segment, as defined in Table 5(B) of the multiannual Union programme.
Targeted species/species assemblage	Member State shall indicate the target species assemblage (‘Demersal species’, ‘Small pelagic fish’, etc.) as indicated in Table 2 of the multiannual Union programme.
Average number of vessels	Member State shall indicate the average number of vessels by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years.
Average number of fishing trips	Member State shall indicate the average number of fishing trips by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years.
Average number of fishing days	Member State shall indicate the average number of fishing days by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years.
Average landings (tons)	Member State shall report the average volume in live weight (tons) of the total landings by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years. This column shall be obtained from the sum of the other two columns of this table: ‘Average landings (tons) in national ports’ and ‘Average landings (tons) in foreign ports’.
Average landings (tons) in national ports	Member State shall report the average volume in live weight (tons) of the landings by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years.
Average landings (tons) in foreign ports	Member State shall report the average volume in live weight (tons) of the landings abroad by fleet segment/metier in the given reference years. If none, indicate ‘0’.
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 4D

Landing Locations

							WP
							WP date of submission			31.10.2016
MS	Region	Sub-area/Fishing ground	Reference years	Landing locations(s)	Average number of locations	Average number of registered landings	Average landed tonnage	Average landed tonnage of national fleet	Average landed tonnage of foreign fleet	Comments
GBR	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES Sub-areas I, II, IIIa, IV and VIId	2015-2017	grouping 1	2	2 894	113 247	102 478	10 769
GBR	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES Sub-areas I, II, IIIa, IV and VIId	2015-2017	grouping n	37	950	1 564	1 564	0
GBR	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES Sub-areas I, II, IIIa, IV and VIId	2015-2017
GBR	North Sea and Eastern Arctic	ICES Sub-areas I, II, IIIa, IV and VIId

General comment: This table fulfils Article 4 paragraph (4) of this Decision and forms the basis for the fulfilment of paragraph 2 point (a (i)(ii)(iii) of Chapter III of the multiannual Union programme. This table refers to data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to summarise the characteristics of the landings into the Member State.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
Sub-area/Fishing ground	Member State shall indicate the fishing ground (e.g. the ICES area, the GFCM GSA, the NAFO area, etc.).
Reference years	Member State shall state the year(s) to which the description of the landing locations actually refers (e.g. ‘2014-2016’). Member State shall select the three most recent years with data available.
Landing locations(s)	Member State shall fill in with free text describing the grouping/assemblage of landing locations (e.g. major ports, minor ports, ports, local ports, etc.), if available.
Average number of locations	Member State shall indicate the average number of landing locations by grouping/assemblage in the given reference years, if available.
Average number of registered landings	Member State shall indicate the average number of registered landing operations that took place by grouping/assemblage (if applicable) in the given reference years. As the previous fields are optional, this field could refer the average number of total landings operations in the Member State.
Average landed tonnage	Member State shall indicate the average volume in live weight (tons) of the total landing during the reference years. Data shall be reported by grouping/assemblage of landing places (if applicable). This column shall be given by the sum of the other two columns of this Table: ‘Average landed tonnage of national fleet’ and ‘Average landed tonnage of foreign fleet’.
Average landed tonnage of national fleet	Member State shall indicate the average volume in live weight (tons) of the total landing made by Member State vessels during the reference years by grouping/assemblage of landing places (if applicable).
Average landed tonnage of foreign fleet	Member State shall indicate the average volume in live weight (tons) of the total landing made by foreign vessels during the reference years by grouping/assemblage of landing places (if applicable).If none, indicate ‘0’.
Comments	Any further comment.

SECTION 5

DATA QUALITY

Table 5A

Quality assurance framework for biological data

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

Sampling design

Sampling implementation

Data capture

Data Storage

Data processing

MS participating in sampling

Sampling year/period

Region

RFMO/RFO/IO

Name of sampling scheme

Sampling frame

Is the sampling design documented?

Where can documentation on sampling design be found?

Are non-responses and refusals recorded?

Are quality checks to validate detailed data documented?

Where can documentation on quality checks for data capture be found?

In which national database are data stored?

In which international database(s) are data stored?

Are processes to evaluate data accuracy (bias and precision) documented?

Where can documentation on processes to evaluate accuracy be found?

Are the editing and imputation methods documented?

Where can documentation on editing and imputation be found?

Comments

SWE

2017

NS&EA

ICES

sea-sampling

demersal trawlers

xxxx

xxx

FiskData2

RDB-FishFrame

xxxx

SWE

2017

Baltic

ICES

shore sampling

cod landings

xxxx

xxx

FiskData2

RDB-FishFrame

SWE

2017

NS&EA/Baltic

ICES

recreational survey

General comment: This table fulfils Article 5 paragraph (2) point (a) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to state whether documentation in the data collection process (design, sampling implementation, data capture, data storage and data processing) exists and identify where this documentation can be found. Names on sampling schemes and strata shall be identical to those in Tables 4A and 4B of this Annex.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
MS participating in sampling	If the sampling scheme is carried out within a regional/bilateral/multilateral coordinated programme, all participating Member States shall be given. If the sampling scheme is carried out unilaterally, the single Member State shall be given.
Sampling year/period	Member State shall state the year or period for planned sampling.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Name of sampling scheme	Member State shall state the name of the sampling scheme. Names of sampling schemes shall be identical to the names used in Tables 4A and 4B of this Annex, in Table 1D of this Annex (‘type of survey’) and in Table 1E of this Annex (‘species’ *‘method’).
Sampling frame	Member State shall state the sampling frame. Names of sampling frames shall be identical to the names in Tables 4A and 4B of this Annex.
Is the sampling design documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no). If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ when (year) documentation will be available.
Where can documentation on sampling design be found?	Member State shall provide link to web page where the documentation can be found, if Member State responded ‘Y’ (yes) in previous field. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Are non-responses and refusals recorded?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no). If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ when (year) documentation will be available.
Are quality checks to validate detailed data documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no). If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ when (year) documentation will be available.
Where can documentation on quality checks for data capture be found?	Member State shall provide link to web page where the documentation can be found, if Member State responded ‘Y’ (yes) in previous field. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
In which national database are data stored?	Member State shall provide the name of national database, if applicable. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
In which international database(s) are data stored?	Member State shall provide the name of international database(s), if applicable. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Are processes to evaluate data accuracy (bias and precision) documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no). If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ when (year) documentation will be available.
Where can documentation on processes to evaluate accuracy be found?	Member State shall provide link to web page where the documentation can be found, if Member State responded ‘Y’ (yes) in previous field. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Are the editing and imputation methods documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no). If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ when (year) documentation will be available.
Where can documentation on editing and imputation be found?	Member State shall provide link to web page where the documentation can be found, if Member State responded ‘Y’ (yes) in previous field. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Comments	Any further comment. Use this field to indicate when documentation will be made available (if that presently is not the case).

Table 5B

Quality assurance framework for socioeconomic data


						Institutional environment
						P3 Impartiality and objectiveness		P4 Confidentiality
MS	Sampling year/period	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO/NSB	Name of data collection scheme	Name of data sources	Statistically sound sources and methods	Error checking	Are procedures for confidential data handling in place and documented?	Are protocols to enforce confidentiality between DCF partners in place and documented?	Are protocols to enforce confidentiality with external users in place and documented?


Statistical processe
P5 Sound methodology			P6 Appropriate statistical procedures					P7 Non-excessive burden on respondents	P8 Cost effectiveness
Is sound methodology documented?	Does it follow international standards, guidelines and best practices?	Are methodologies consistent at MS, regional and EU level?	Is there consistency between administrative and other statistical data?	Are there agreements for access and quality of administrative data between partners?	Are data collection, entry and coding checked?	Are editing and imputation methods used and checked?	Are revisions documented and available?	Is duplication of data collection avoided?	Do automatic techniques for data capture, data coding and validation exist?

									WP
Statistical Outputs									WP date of submission	31.10.2016
P9 Relevance	P10 Accuracy and reliability		P11 Timeliness and punctuality	P12 coherence and comparability		P13 Accessibility and Clarity			Comments
Are end-users listed and updated?	Are sources, intermediate results and outputs regularly assessed and validated?	Are errors measured and documented?	Are procedures in place to ensure timely execution?	Are procedures in place to monitor internal coherence?	Are statistics comparable over time?	Are methodological documents publicly available?	Are data stored in databases?	Where can documentation be found?	Comments

General comment: This table fulfils Article 5 paragraph (2) point (b) of this Decision. This table is intended to specify data to be collected under Tables 5(A), 6 and 7 of the multiannual Union programme. Use this table to state whether documentation in the data collection process exists and identify where this documentation can be found.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State's name shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Sampling year/period	Member State shall state the year or period for planned sampling.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If information refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO/NSB	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO), international organisation (IO) or national statistical body (NSB) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES e.g. agencies, institutions dealing with socioeconomic statistics If no RFMO, RFO, IO or NSB is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Name of data collection scheme	Member State shall indicate the name of sampling schemes. They shall be identical to the names used in Table 3A, Table 3B and Table 3C of this Annex.
Name of data sources	Member State shall indicate the name of data sources. They shall be identical to the names used in Table 3A, Table 3B and Table 3C of this Annex.
Statistically sound sources and methods	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether statistically sound sources and methods are in place. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Error checking	Member State shall indicate shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether errors discovered in published data are corrected at the earliest possible date and publicised. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are procedures for confidential data handling in place and documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures for the enforcement, treatment and reduction of confidential data are in place and documented. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are protocols to enforce confidentiality between DCF partners in place and documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether protocols to enforce confidentiality between DCF partners are in place and documented. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are protocols to enforce confidentiality with external users in place and documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether protocols to enforce confidentiality with external users are in place and documented. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Is sound methodology documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether sound methodology is documented. If yes, please provide reference. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Does it follow international standards, guidelines and best practices?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether sound methodology follows international standards, guidelines and best practices. If ‘Y’ (yes), please provide reference. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are methodologies consistent at MS, regional and EU level?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures are in place to ensure that standards, concepts, definitions and classifications are consistent between partners at Member State, regional and EU level. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Is there consistency between administrative and other statistical data?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures are in place to ensure the consistency of definitions and concepts between administrative and other statistical data. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are there agreements for access and quality of administrative data between partners?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether there are agreements in place to ensure access to relevant administrative data and quality of relevant administrative data between partners. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are data collection, entry and coding checked?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether data collection, data entry and coding are routinely monitored and revised, as required. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are editing and imputation methods used and checked?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether editing and imputation methods are used and regularly reviewed, revised or updated as required. If no, indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are revisions documented and available?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether revisions are documented and available. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Is duplication of data collection avoided?	Member State shall indicate with Y (yes) or N (no) whether administrative sources are used whenever possible to avoid duplication of data collection and reduce burden on respondents. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Do automatic techniques for data capture, data coding and validation exist?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures and tools exist to implement automatic techniques for data capture, data coding and validation. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are end-users listed and updated?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether a list of key end-users and their data uses, including a list of unmet user needs, are available and regularly updated. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are sources, intermediate results and outputs regularly assessed and validated?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether data sources, intermediate results and statistical outputs are regularly assessed and validated. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are errors measured and documented?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether sampling errors and non-sampling errors are measured and systematically documented, according to the European standards. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are procedures in place to ensure timely execution?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures exist to monitor the progress of the tasks and ensure their timely execution. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are procedures in place to monitor internal coherence?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether procedures to monitor internal coherence are developed and carried out in a systematic way and divergences explained. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are statistics comparable over time?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether statistics are comparable over a reasonable period of time, whether breaks in the time series are explained and whether methods to ensure reconciliation over a period of time are made available. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are methodological documents publicly available?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether methodological documents are readily available. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Are data stored in databases?	Member State shall indicate with ‘Y’ (yes) or ‘N’ (no) whether primary, detailed and aggregated data and associated metadata are stored in databases. If ‘N’ (no), indicate in the ‘Comments’ main constraints.
Where can documentation be found?	Give link to webpage where the documentation can be found, if Member State responded ‘Y’ (yes) in previous field. Otherwise, insert ‘NA’ (not applicable).
Comments	Any further comment. Use this field to indicate when documentation will be made available (if that presently is not the case).

SECTION 6

DATA AVAILABILITY

Table 6A

Data availability

						WP
						WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Data set	Section	Variable group	Year(s) of WP implementation	Reference year	Final data available after	Comments
SWE	Fleet economic	3A	Revenue/costs	N	N – 1	N + 1, March 1
SWE	Aquaculture economic		all	N	N – 1	N + 1, March 1
SWE	Fishing Activity Variable		capacity	N	N	N + 1, January 31
SWE	Fishing Activity Variable		landings	N	N	N + 1, March 31
SWE	Fish processing economic		all	N	N – 2	N + 1, November 1

General comment: This table fulfils Article 6 of this Decision. Use this table to provide information on data availability to end-users per data set.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Data set	Member State shall refer to the data set for which information on availability will be given. The name of the data set can be derived by the title of the respective tables of this Annex.
Section	Member State shall refer to the specific section of the work plan.
Variable group	Member State shall refer to the specific variables in Tables 1B, 1E, 1I, 2A, 3A, 3B of this Annex. When reference is made to another table, this field can be left empty.
Year(s) of WP implementation	Member State shall refer to the year or years that the work plan will apply.
Reference year	Member State shall refer to the year of the foreseen collection of data.
Final data available after	Member State shall state after how many years from collection, the data will be available to end-users. Use year and month if applicable.
Comments	Any further comment.

SECTION 7

COORDINATION

Table 7A

Planned regional and international coordination

				WP
				WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Acronym	Name of meeting	RFMO/RFO/IO	Planned MS participation	Comments
SWE	RCM Med			X
SWE	WGNSSK		ICES	X
SWE	MEDITS			X

General comment: This table fulfils Article 7 paragraph (1) of this Decision. Use this table to provide information on the planned participation of the Member State to meetings relevant for data collection under the DCF.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Acronym	Member State shall provide the official acronym of the meeting attended.
Name of the meeting	Member State shall provide the full official name of the meeting attended.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Planned MS participation	Member State shall mark if it is planned to attend the meeting.
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 7B

Follow-up of recommendations and agreements

								WP
								WP date of submission	31.10.2016
MS	Region	RFMO/RFO/IO	Source	Section	Topic	Recommendation number	Recommendation/Agreement	Follow-up action	Comments
SWE	North Atlantic		LM 2014		Metier related variables
LVA	Baltic		STECF 14-13	VII
				III.C, III.E
				III.F
				all

General comment: This table fulfils Article 7 paragraph (1) and Article 8 of this Decision. Use this table to provide information on how the Member State plans to fulfil the recommendations and agreements relating to data collection under the DCF at the European and international level.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MS	Member State shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Region	Member State shall refer to the naming convention used in Table 5(C) of the multiannual Union programme (level II). If recommendation refers to all regions, insert ‘all regions’.
RFMO/RFO/IO	Member State shall enter the acronym of the competent regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), regional fisheries organisation (RFO) or international organisation (IO) for providing management/advice on the species/stock. e.g. RFMO: ICCAT, GFCM, NAFO e.g. RFO: CECAF e.g. IO: ICES If no RFMO, RFO or IO is applicable, ‘NA’ (not applicable) is used.
Source	Member State shall provide the source of recommendation in the form of the acronym of the relevant Regional Coordination Meeting (RCM)/Regional Coordination Group (RCG), Liaison Meeting (LM), STECF Expert Working Group (EWG), e.g. ‘LM 2014’, ‘STECF EWG 14-07’.
Section	Member State shall refer to the work plan section, e.g. ‘1A’, ‘1B’, etc. If recommendation applies to several sections, insert the relevant sections. If recommendation applies to all sections, insert ‘all’.
Topic	Member State shall refer to the topic to which recommendation applies, e.g. ‘Data quality’, ‘Surveys’, etc.
Recommendation number	Member State shall refer to the number assigned to an individual recommendation, where numbers exist.
Recommendation/Agreement	Member State shall refer to the relevant recommendations to the work plan reference period and to the Member State. There is no need to list recommendations and agreements that do not apply to the Member State (e.g. on the terms of reference of ICES expert groups, on actions to be taken by the Commission, etc.).
Follow-up action	Member State shall give a brief description on the responsive actions taken or to be taken.
Comments	Any further comment.

Table 7C

Bi- and multilateral agreements

WP date of submission

31.10.2016

MSs

Contact persons

Content

Coordination

Description of sampling/sampling protocol/sampling intensity

Data transmission

Access to vessels

Validity

Comments

DEU - DNK

name and email address by MS participating

a)	DEU vessels landing for first sale in DNK to be covered under DEU WP.

b)	DNK vessels landing for first sale in DE to be covered under DNK WP.

Length and age of discards and landings, in accordance with the respective WP.

Levels and coverage of sampling to be as agreed at the annual RCMs Baltic and NS&EA.

DEu/DNK responsible for submitting data from each own vessels to the respective end-users and to each other.

country responsible for sampling ensures access to vessels

according to WP

LTU - DEU - LVA - NLD - POL

DEU, LVA, LTU, NLD, POL to cooperate in the biological data collection on pelagic fisheries in CECAF waters in 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 (new extension).

NL to coordinate the execution of this multi-lateral agreement. NL will contract independent contractor ‘Corten Marine Research’ (CMR) as agent between NL and IMROP, the Mauritanian Fisheries Research Institute. CMR will hire Mauritanian observers from IMROP to carry out the actual sampling. CMR and IMROP will have an agreement in which the mutual obligations will be formalized; among others that only the additional costs for this specific task will be priced.

Biological sampling carried on board fishing vessels in CECAF area by Mauritanian observers. Observers introduced by CMR and follow the sampling protocol as described in ‘Biological Data Collection of pelagic fisheries in CECAF waters in compliance with the DCF’, version 31-05-2011.

CMR is responsible for data collection, quality control and delivery to the CECAF pelagic working group of all data collected under this agreement. CMR also reports all data to CVO and CVO will distribute the data to the partners.

Each Partner ensures access to its fleet for Mauritanian observers under this agreement. Denied access to vessels does not exempt a Partner from legal or financial obligations.

This agreement commences on January 1, 2012. With exception of financial obligations, it ends on December 31, 2013. It is subject to dissolve prior to this date in case the pelagic fishery in the CECAF area by EU vessels closes. Eventual remaining contributions will be pro rata reimbursed to Partners. The agreement was extended to a new end date: 31 December 2015

General comment: This table fulfils Article 7 paragraph (2) and Article 8 of this Decision. Use this table to provide information on the agreements with other Member States and how European and international obligations are met.

Name of the variable	Guidance
MSs	Member States involved in the agreement shall be given as ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, e.g. ‘DEU’.
Contact persons	Member State shall provide the name and email address of the responsible person from each Member State, involved in the agreement.
Content	Member State shall provide a brief description of the aim of the agreement. Member State shall provide an unambiguous full reference or a valid link to the documentation of the agreement, where relevant, in the ‘Comments’.
Coordination	Member State shall describe briefly how the coordination is done/will be done and by whom.
Description of sampling/sampling protocol/sampling intensity	Member State shall describe briefly the sampling to be carried out under the agreement.
Data transmission	Member State shall state which Member State is/will be responsible for submitting which data set.
Access to vessels	Member State shall state if the agreement implies access to other partners' vessels.
Validity	Member State shall mention the year when the agreement expires or the year when the agreement was/will be signed, if it rolls over annually.
Comments	Any further comment.

Provisions of the multiannual Union programme		Corresponding part of the work plan
Provision	Table	Table	Text
Chapter III
Footnote 6 of 1.1(d)		3(C)	Text Box 3(C)
2(a)(i) 2(a)(ii) 2(a)(iii)	1(A), 1(B), 1(C) 1(A), 1(B), 1(C) 1(A), 1(B), 1(C)	1(A), 1(B), 1(C) 1(A), 1(B), 1(C) 1(A), 1(B), 1(C)
2(a)(iv)	3	1(D)
2(b) 2(c)	1(E) 1(E)	1(E) 1(E)	Text Box 1(E) Text Box 1(E)
3(a)	1(D)	1(F)
3(c)	—	—	Pilot Study 2
4	4	2(A)	Text Box 2(A)
5(a) 5(b)	5(A) 6	3(A) 3(A)	Text Box 3(A) Text Box 3(A), Pilot study 3
6(a) 6(b) 6(c)	7 6 8	3(B) 3(B) —	Text Box 3(B) Text Box 3(B) Pilot Study 4
Chapter IV
1	10	1(G), 1(H)	Text Box 1(G)
Chapter V
4	—	—	Pilot Study 1