
REGULATION (EC) No 217/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,
Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic has been substantially amended several times. Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.

(2) The Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 and establishing the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO), requires the Community to supply the NAFO Scientific Council with any available statistical and scientific information requested by the Scientific Council in the performance of its work.

(3) Timely catch and activity statistics have been identified by the NAFO Scientific Council as essential to the performance of its work in evaluating the state of the fish stocks in the north-west Atlantic.

(4) Several Member States have requested the submission of data in a different form or through a different medium from that specified in Annex V (the equivalent of the Statlant questionnaires).

(5) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

(6) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the lists of species and statistical fishing regions, descriptions of those regions, and measures, codes and definitions applied to fishing activity, fishing gear, vessel sizes and methods of fishing. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the catches by vessels registered in, or flying the flag of, that Member State fishing in the north-west Atlantic, with due regard to Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
The nominal catch data shall include all fishery products landed or transhipped at sea in no matter what form but shall exclude quantities which, subsequent to capture, are discarded at sea, consumed on board or used as bait on board. Aquaculture production shall be excluded. The data shall be recorded as the live weight equivalent of the landings or transhipments, to the nearest tonne.
Article 2 

1. The data to be submitted shall be of two types:
(a) the annual nominal catches, expressed in tonnes live weight equivalent of the landings, of each of the species listed in Annex I in each of the statistical fishing regions of the north-west Atlantic listed in Annex II and defined in Annex III;
(b) the catches as specified under point (a) and the corresponding fishing activity, subdivided by calendar month of capture, fishing gear, vessel size and main species sought.
2. The data referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be submitted by 31 May of the year following the reference year and may be preliminary data. The data referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be submitted by 31 August of the year following the reference year and shall be definitive data.The data referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 and submitted as preliminary data should be clearly identified as such.No submissions shall be required for species/fishing region combinations for which no catches were recorded in the reference period of the submission.Should the Member State concerned not have fished in the north-west Atlantic in the preceding calendar year, it shall inform the Commission thereof by 31 May of the following year.
3. The definitions and codes to be used in submitting information on fishing activity, fishing gear, method of fishing and vessel size are given in Annex IV.
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 6, to amend Annexes I, II, III and IV, with regard to the lists of species and statistical fishing areas and the descriptions of those areas, as well as the measures, codes and definitions applied to fishing activity, fishing gear, vessel sizes and methods of fishing.Those delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary in order to take account of economic and technical developments, they do not change the optional nature of the required information and they do not impose a significant additional burden on Member States or on the respondents.The Commission shall duly justify the statistical actions provided for in those delegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant experts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis, including an assessment of the burden on the respondents and of the production costs, as referred to in point (c) of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Article 3 
Except where provisions adopted under the common fisheries policy dictate otherwise, a Member State shall be permitted to use sampling techniques to derive catch data for those parts of the fishing fleet for which the complete coverage of the data would involve the excessive application of administrative procedures. The details of the sampling procedures, together with details of the proportion of the total data derived by such techniques, must be included by the Member State in the report submitted pursuant to Article 7(1).
Article 4 
Member States shall fulfil their obligations to the Commission pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 by submitting the data in the format shown in Annex V.
Member States may submit data in the format detailed in Annex VI.
With the prior approval of the Commission, Member States may submit data in a different form or on a different medium.
Article 5 
Within 24 hours of receipt of the reports, whenever possible, the Commission shall transmit the information contained therein to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.
Article 6 

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 2(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 10 January 2014. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 2(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 2(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 7 

1. By 28 July 1994, Member States shall submit a detailed report to the Commission describing how the data on catches and fishing activity are derived and specifying the degree of representativeness and reliability of those data. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall draw up a summary of those reports.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications to the information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their introduction.
3. The Commission shall examine methodological reports, data availability and data reliability and other relevant issues connected with the application of this Regulation once a year with Member States.
Article 8 

1. Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 is hereby repealed.
2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII.
Article 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC

Member States must report the nominal catches of those species marked with an asterisk (*). The reporting of nominal catches of the remaining species is optional as concerns the identification of the individual species. However, where data for individual species are not submitted the data shall be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data for species not in the list provided that the species are clearly identified.
Note‘n.e.i.’ is the abbreviation for ‘not elsewhere identified’.

English name 3-alpha identifier Scientific name
GROUNDFISH
Atlantic cod COD (*) Gadus morhua
Haddock HAD (*) Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Atlantic redfishes n.e.i. RED (*) Sebastes spp.
Silver hake HKS (*) Merluccius bilinearis
Red hake HKR (*) Urophycis chuss
Saithe (= pollock) POK (*) Pollachius virens
Golden redfish REG (*) Sebastes marinus
Beaked redfish REB (*) Sebastes mentella
American plaice (L. R. dab) PLA (*) Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder YEL (*) Limanda ferruginea
Greenland halibut GHL (*) Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Atlantic halibut HAL (*) Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Winter flounder FLW (*) Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Summer flounder FLS (*) Paralichthys dentatus
Windowpane flounder FLD (*) Scophthalmus aquosus
Flatfishes n.e.i. FLX Pleuronectiformes
American angler ANG (*) Lophius americanus
Atlantic searobins SRA Prionotus spp.
Atlantic tomcod TOM Microgadus tomcod
Blue antimora ANT Antimora rostrata
Blue whiting (= poutassou) WHB Micromesistius poutassou
Cunner CUN Tautogolabrus adspersus
Cusk (= tusk) USK Brosme brosme
Greenland cod GRC Gadus ogac
Blue ling BLI Molva dypterygia
Ling LIN (*) Molva molva
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) LUM (*) Cyclopterus lumpus
Northern kingfish KGF Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern puffer PUF Sphoeroides maculatus
Eelpouts n.e.i. ELZ Lycodes spp.
Ocean pout OPT Zoarces americanus
Polar cod POC Boreogadus saida
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Roughhead grenadier RHG Macrourus berglax
Sandeels (= sand lances) SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sculpins n.e.i. SCU Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup SCP Stenotomus chrysops
Tautog TAU Tautoga onitis
Tilefish TIL Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
White hake HKW (*) Urophycis tenuis
Wolf-fishes n.e.i. CAT (*) Anarhichas spp.
Atlantic wolf-fish CAA (*) Anarhichas lupus
Spotted wolf-fish CAS (*) Anarhichas minor
Groundfishes n.e.i. GRO Osteichthyes
PELAGIC FISH
Atlantic herring HER (*) Clupea harengus
Atlantic mackerel MAC (*) Scomber scombrus
Atlantic butterfish BUT Peprilus triacanthus
Atlantic menhaden MHA (*) Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic saury SAU Scomberesox saurus
Bay anchovy ANB Anchoa mitchilli
Bluefish BLU Pomatomus saltatrix
Crevalle Jack CVJ Caranx hippos
Frigate tuna FRI Auxis thazard
King mackerel KGM Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish mackerel SSM (*) Scomberomorus maculatus
Sailfish SAI Istiophorus albicans
White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus
Blue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans
Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius
Albacore tuna ALB Thunnus alalunga
Atlantic bonito BON Sarda sarda
Little tunny LTA Euthynnus alletteratus
Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus
Northern bluefish tuna BFT Thunnus thynnus
Skipjack tuna SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnus albacares
Tunas n.e.i. TUN Thunnini
Pelagic fishes n.e.i. PEL Osteichthyes
OTHER FIN FISH
Alewife ALE Alosa pseudoharengus
Amberjacks n.e.i. AMX Seriola spp.
American conger COA Conger oceanicus
American eel ELA Anguilla rostrata
American shad SHA Alosa sapidissima
Argentines n.e.i. ARG Argentina spp.
Atlantic croaker CKA Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic needlefish NFA Strongylura marina
Atlantic thread herring THA Opisthonema oglinum
Baird's slickhead ALC Alepocephalus bairdii
Black drum BDM Pogonias cromis
Black sea bass BSB Centropristis striata
Blueback herring BBH Alosa aestivalis
Capelin CAP (*) Mallotus villosus
Char n.e.i. CHR Salvelinus spp.
Cobia CBA Rachycentron canadum
Common (= Florida) pompano POM Trachinotus carolinus
Gizzard shad SHG Dorosoma cepedianum
Grunts n.e.i. GRX Haemulidae
Hickory shad SHH Alosa mediocris
Lanternfish LAX Notoscopelus spp.
Mullets n.e.i. MUL Mugilidae
North Atlantic harvestfish HVF Peprilus alepidotus
Pigfish PIG Orthopristis chrysoptera
Rainbow smelt SMR Osmerus mordax
Red drum RDM Sciaenops ocellatus
Red porgy RPG Pagrus pagrus
Rough shad RSC Trachurus lathami
Sand perch PES Diplectrum formosum
Sheepshead SPH Archosargus probatocephalus
Spot croaker SPT Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotted weakfish SWF Cynoscion nebulosus
Squeteague STG Cynoscion regalis
Striped bass STB Morone saxatilis
Sturgeons n.e.i. STU Acipenseridae
Tarpon TAR Megalops atlanticus
Trout n.e.i. TRO Salmo spp.
White perch PEW Morone americana
Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
Spiny (= piked) dogfish DGS (*) Squalus acanthias
Dogfishes n.e.i. DGX (*) Squalidae
Porbeagle POR (*) Lamna nasus
Large sharks n.e.i. SHX Squaliformes
Shortfin mako shark SMA Isurus oxyrinchus
Atlantic sharpnose shark RHT Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Black dogfish CFB Centroscyllium fabricii
Boreal (Greenland) shark GSK Somniosus microcephalus
Basking shark BSK Cetorhinus maximus
Little skate RJD Leucoraja erinacea
Barndoor skate RJL Dipturus laevis
Winter skate RJT Leucoraja ocellata
Thorny skate RJR Amblyraja radiata
Smooth skate RJS Malacoraja senta
Spinytail (spinetail) skate RJQ Bathyraja spinicauda
Arctic skate RJG Amblyraja hyperborea
Skates n.e.i. SKA (*) Raja spp.
Finfishes n.e.i. FIN Osteichthyes
INVERTEBRATES
Long-finned squid SQL (*) Loligo pealeii
Short-finned squid SQI (*) Illex illecebrosus
Squids n.e.i. SQU (*) Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Atlantic razor clam CLR Ensis directus
Hard clam CLH Mercenaria mercenaria
Ocean quahog CLQ Arctica islandica
Soft clam CLS Mya arenaria
Surf clam CLB Spisula solidissima
Clams n.e.i. CLX Bivalvia
Bay scallop SCB Argopecten irradians
Calico scallop SCC Argopecten gibbus
Icelandic scallop ISC Chlamys islandica
Sea scallop SCA Placopecten magellanicus
Scallops n.e.i. SCX Pectinidae
American cupped oyster OYA Crassostrea virginica
Blue mussel MUS Mytilus edulis
Whelks n.e.i. WHX Busycon spp.
Periwinkles n.e.i. PER Littorina spp.
Marine molluscs n.e.i. MOL Mollusca
Atlantic rock crab CRK Cancer irroratus
Blue crab CRB Callinectes sapidus
Green crab CRG Carcinus maenas
Jonah crab CRJ Cancer borealis
Queen crab CRQ Chionoecetes opilio
Red crab CRR Geryon quinquedens
Stone king crab KCT Lithodes maja
Marine crabs n.e.i. CRA Brachyura
American lobster LBA Homarus americanus
Northern prawn PRA (*) Pandalus borealis
Aesop shrimp AES Pandalus montagui
Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. PEN (*) Penaeus spp.
Pink (= pandalid) shrimps PAN (*) Pandalus spp.
Marine crustaceans n.e.i. CRU Crustacea
Sea urchin URC Strongylocentrotus spp.
Marine worms n.e.i. WOR Polychaeta
Horseshoe crab HSC Limulus polyphemus
Marine invertebrates n.e.i. INV Invertebrata
SEAWEEDS
Brown seaweeds SWB Phaeophyceae
Red seaweeds SWR Rhodophyceae
Seaweeds n.e.i. SWX Algae
SEALS
Harp seal SEH Pagophilus groenlandicus
Hooded seal SEZ Cystophora cristata
ANNEX II
STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS OF THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTEDSub-area 0 


 Division 0 A
 Division 0 B
Sub-area 1 


 Division 1 A
 Division 1 B
 Division 1 C
 Division 1 D
 Division 1 E
 Division 1 F
 Division 1 NK (not known)
Sub-area 2 


 Division 2 G
 Division 2 H
 Division 2 J
 Division 2 NK (not known)
Sub-area 3 


 Division 3 K
 Division 3 L
 Division 3 M
 Division 3 N
 Division 3 O
 Division 3 P
 Sub-division 3 P n
 Sub-division 3 P s
 Division 3 NK (not known)
Sub-area 4 


 Division 4 R
 Division 4 S
 Division 4 T
 Division 4 V
 Sub-division 4 V n
 Sub-division 4 V s
 Division 4 W
 Division 4 X
 Division 4 NK (not known)
Sub-area 5 


 Division 5 Y
 Division 5 Z
 Sub-division 5 Z e
 Sub-unit 5 Z c
 Sub-unit 5 Z u
 Sub-division 5 Z w
 Division 5 NK (not known)
Sub-area 6 


 Division 6 A
 Division 6 B
 Division 6 C
 Division 6 D
 Division 6 E
 Division 6 F
 Division 6 G
 Division 6 H
 Division 6 NK (not known)
Statistical fishing areas for the north-west Atlantic 

ANNEX III
DESCRIPTION OF THE NAFO SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FISHERY STATISTICS AND REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC
The scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions provided for by Article XX of the Convention of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation are as follows:
Sub-area 0 

That portion of the convention area bounded on the south by a line extending due east from a point at 61°00′ north latitude and 65°00′ west longitude to a point at 61°00′ north latitude and 59°00′ west longitude, thence in a south-easterly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60°12′ north latitude and 57°13′ west longitude; thence bounded on the east by a series of geodesic lines joining the following points:


Point No Latitude Longitude
1 60°12′0 57°13′0
2 61°00′0 57°13′1
3 62°00′5 57°21′1
4 62°02′3 57°21′8
5 62°03′5 57°22′2
6 62°11′5 57°25′4
7 62°47′2 57°41′0
8 63°22′8 57°57′4
9 63°28′6 57°59′7
10 63°35′0 58°02′0
11 63°37′2 58°01′2
12 63°44′1 57°58′8
13 63°50′1 57°57′2
14 63°52′6 57°56′6
15 63°57′4 57°53′5
16 64°04′3 57°49′1
17 64°12′2 57°48′2
18 65°06′0 57°44′1
19 65°08′9 57°43′9
20 65°11′6 57°44′4
21 65°14′5 57°45′1
22 65°18′1 57°45′8
23 65°23′3 57°44′9
24 65°34′8 57°42′3
25 65°37′7 57°41′9
26 65°50′9 57°40′7
27 65°51′7 57°40′6
28 65°57′6 57°40′1
29 66°03′5 57°39′6
30 66°12′9 57°38′2
31 66°18′8 57°37′8
32 66°24′6 57°37′8
33 66°30′3 57°38′3
34 66°36′1 57°39′2
35 66°37′9 57°39′6
36 66°41′8 57°40′6
37 66°49′5 57°43′0
38 67°21′6 57°52′7
39 67°27′3 57°54′9
40 67°28′3 57°55′3
41 67°29′1 57°56′1
42 67°30′7 57°57′8
43 67°35′3 58°02′2
44 67°39′7 58°06′2
45 67°44′2 58°09′9
46 67°56′9 58°19′8
47 68°01′8 58°23′3
48 68°04′3 58°25′0
49 68°06′8 58°26′7
50 68°07′5 58°27′2
51 68°16′1 58°34′1
52 68°21′7 58°39′0
53 68°25′3 58°42′4
54 68°32′9 59°01′8
55 68°34′0 59°04′6
56 68°37′9 59°14′3
57 68°38′0 59°14′6
58 68°56′8 60°02′4
59 69°00′8 60°09′0
60 69°06′8 60°18′5
61 69°10′3 60°23′8
62 69°12′8 60°27′5
63 69°29′4 60°51′6
64 69°49′8 60°58′2
65 69°55′3 60°59′6
66 69°55′8 61°00′0
67 70°01′6 61°04′2
68 70°07′5 61°08′1
69 70°08′8 61°08′8
70 70°13′4 61°10′6
71 70°33′1 61°17′4
72 70°35′6 61°20′6
73 70°48′2 61°37′9
74 70°51′8 61°42′7
75 71°12′1 62°09′1
76 71°18′9 62°17′5
77 71°25′9 62°25′5
78 71°29′4 62°29′3
79 71°31′8 62°32′0
80 71°32′9 62°33′5
81 71°44′7 62°49′6
82 71°47′3 62°53′1
83 71°52′9 63°03′9
84 72°01′7 63°21′1
85 72°06′4 63°30′9
86 72°11′0 63°41′0
87 72°24′8 64°13′2
88 72°30′5 64°26′1
89 72°36′3 64°38′8
90 72°43′7 64°54′3
91 72°45′7 64°58′4
92 72°47′7 65°00′9
93 72°50′8 65°07′6
94 73°18′5 66°08′3
95 73°25′9 66°25′3
96 73°31′1 67°15′1
97 73°36′5 68°05′5
98 73°37′9 68°12′3
99 73°41′7 68°29′4
100 73°46′1 68°48′5
101 73°46′7 68°51′1
102 73°52′3 69°11′3
103 73°57′6 69°31′5
104 74°02′2 69°50′3
105 74°02′6 69°52′0
106 74°06′1 70°06′6
107 74°07′5 70°12′5
108 74°10′0 70°23′1
109 74°12′5 70°33′7
110 74°24′0 71°25′7
111 74°28′6 71°45′8
112 74°44′2 72°53′0
113 74°50′6 73°02′8
114 75°00′0 73°16′3
115 75°05′ 73°30′

and thence due north to the parallel of 78°10′ north latitude; and bounded on the west by a line beginning at 61°00′ north latitude and 65°00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to the coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff (61°55′ north latitude and 66°20′ west longitude), and thence in a northerly direction along the coast of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island and Ellesmere Island and following the meridian of 80° west longitude in the waters between those islands to 78°10′ north latitude; and bounded on the north by the parallel of 78°10′ north latitude.

Sub-area 0 is composed of two divisions
Division 0A 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude.
Division 0B 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south of the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude.
Sub-area 1 

That portion of the convention area lying to the east of sub-area 0 and to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60°12′ north latitude and 57°13′ west longitude with a point at 52°15′ north latitude and 42°00′ west longitude.

Sub-area 1 is composed of six divisions
Division 1A 

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 68°50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).
Division 1B 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak) and the parallel of 68°50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).
Division 1C 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 64°15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab) and the parallel of 66°15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak).
Division 1D 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 62°30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier) and the parallel of 64°15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab).
Division 1E 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 60°45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62°30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier).
Division 1F 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 60°45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation).
Sub-area 2 

That portion of the convention area lying to the east of the meridian of 64°30′ west longitude in the area of Hudson Strait, to the south of sub-area 0, to the south and west of sub-area 1 and to the north of the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude.

Sub-area 2 is composed of three divisions
Division 2G 

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 57°40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).
Division 2H 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 55°20′ north latitude (Hopedale) and the parallel of 57°40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).
Division 2J 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 55°20′ north latitude (Hopedale).
Sub-area 3 

That portion of the convention area lying south of the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude, and to the east of a line extending due north from Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 52°15′ north latitude; to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude; and to the east and north of a rhumb line commencing at 39°00′ north latitude, 50°00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction to pass through a point at 43°30′ north latitude, 55°00′ west longitude in the direction of a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude until it intersects a straight line connecting Cape Ray, 47°37,0′ north latitude; 59°18,0′ west longitude on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47°02,0′ north latitude; 60°25,0′ west longitude on Cape Breton Island; thence in a north-easterly direction along said line to Cape Ray, 47°37,0′ north latitude, 59°18,0′ west longitude.

Sub-area 3 is composed of six divisions
Division 3K 

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 49°15′ north latitude (Cape Freels, Newfoundland).
Division 3L 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the Newfoundland coast from Cape Freels to Cape St Mary and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Freels, thence due east to the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 54°30′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line to Cape St Mary, Newfoundland.
Division 3M 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 49°15′ north latitude and east of the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude.
Division 3N 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 46°30′ west longitude and the meridian of 51°00′ west longitude.
Division 3O 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46°00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 51°00′ west longitude and the meridian of 54°30′ west longitude.
Division 3P 

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the Newfoundland coast and west of a line from Cape St Mary, Newfoundland to a point at 46°00′ north latitude, 54°30′ west longitude, thence due south to a limit of the sub-area.

Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions:

3Pn — north-western subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying north-west of a line extending from 47°30,7′ north latitude; 57°43,2′ west longitude, approximately south-west to a point at 46°50,7′ north latitude and 58°49,0′ west longitude;

3Ps — south-eastern subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying south-east of the line defined for subdivision 3Pn.
Sub-area 4 

That portion of the convention area lying north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, to the west of sub-area 3, and to the east of a line described as follows:

beginning at the terminus of the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada in Grand Manan Channel, at a point at 44°46′35,346″ north latitude; 66°54′11,253″ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel of 43°50′ north latitude; thence due west to the meridian of 67°24′27,24″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 42°53′14″ north latitude and 67°44′35″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°31′08″ north latitude and 67°28′05″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line to a point at 42°20′ north latitude and 67°18′13,15″ west longitude;

thence due east to a point at 66°00′ west longitude; thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42°00′ north latitude and 65°40′ west longitude and thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude.

Sub-area 4 is composed of six divisions
Division 4R 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Newfoundland from Cape Bauld to Cape Ray and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Bauld, thence due north to the parallel of 52°15′ north latitude, thence due west to the Labrador coast, thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to the point at which the boundary of sub-area 3 intersects the straight line joining Cape North, Nova Scotia with Cape Ray, Newfoundland, thence to Cape Ray, Newfoundland.
Division 4S 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the south coast of Quebec from the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary to Pointe-des-Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pointe-des-Monts, thence due east to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 64°40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in an east-south-easterly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due north to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-easterly direction to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary.
Division 4T 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec from Cape North to Pointe-des-Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pointe-des-Monts, thence due east to a point at 49°25′ north latitude, 64°40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.
Division 4V 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia between Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45°40′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60°00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44°10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59°00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence due east to a point where the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 meets the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence along the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 and a line continuing in a north-westerly direction to a point at 47°50′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, and thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.

Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions:

4Vn — northern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying north of the parallel of 45°40′ north latitude;

4Vs — southern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying south of the parallel of 45°40′ north latitude.
Division 4W 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45°40′ north latitude, 60°00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60°00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44°10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59°00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 63°20′ west longitude, thence due north to a point on that meridian at 44°20′ north latitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Division 4X 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the western boundary of sub-area 4 and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from the terminus of the boundary between New Brunswick and Maine to Halifax, and a line described as follows: beginning at Halifax, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 44°20′ north latitude, 63°20′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and thence due west to the meridian of 65°40′ west longitude.
Sub-area 5 

That portion of the convention area lying to the west of the western boundary of sub-area 4, to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and to the east of the meridian of 71°40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 5 is composed of two divisions
Division 5Y 

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts from the border between Maine and New Brunswick to 70°00′ west longitude on Cape Cod (at approximately 42° north latitude) and a line described as follows: beginning at a point on Cape Cod at 70° west longitude (at approximately 42° north latitude), thence due north to 42°20′ north latitude, thence due east to 67°18′13,15″ west longitude at the boundary of sub-areas 4 and 5, and thence along that boundary to the boundary of Canada and the United States.
Division 5Z 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south and east of division 5Y.

Division 5Z is divided into two subdivisions: an eastern subdivision and a western subdivision defined as follows:

5Ze — eastern subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying east of the meridian of 70°00′ west longitude;

Subdivision 5Ze is sub-divided into two sub-units:

5Zu (United States waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the west of the geodetic lines connecting the points with the following coordinates:


Latitude north Longitude west
A 44°11′12″ 67°16′46″
B 42°53′14″ 67°44′35″
C 42°31′08″ 67°28′05″
D 40°27′05″ 65°41′59″.

5Zc (Canadian waters) is that part of subdivision 5Ze to the east of the abovementioned geodetic lines;

5Zw — western subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying west of the meridian of 70°00′ west longitude.
Sub-area 6 

That part of the convention area bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Rhode Island at 71°40′ west longitude, thence due south to 39°00′ north latitude, thence due east to 42°00′ west longitude, thence due south to 35°00′ north latitude, thence due west to the coast of North America, thence northwards along the coast of North America to the point on Rhode Island at 71°40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 6 is composed of eight divisions
Division 6A 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude and to the west of sub-area 5.
Division 6B 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70°00′ west longitude, to the south of the parallel of 39°00′ north latitude, and to the north and west of a line running westward along the parallel of 37°00′ north latitude to 76°00′ west longitude and thence due south to Cape Henry, Virginia.
Division 6C 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70°00′ west longitude and to the south of division 6B.
Division 6D 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of divisions 6B and 6C and to the west of 65°00′ west longitude.
Division 6E 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6D and to the west of 60°00′ west longitude.
Division 6F 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6E and to the west of 55°00′ west longitude.
Division 6G 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6F and to the west of 50°00′ west longitude.
Division 6H 

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6G and to the west of 42°00′ west longitude.

ANNEX IV
DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA
(A) LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES 

(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gears (ISSCFG))


Category Abbreviation
Trawls 
Bottom trawls 

— beam trawls TBB

— otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTB

— otter trawls (side) OTB1

— otter trawls (stern) OTB2

— pair trawls (two vessels) PTB

— shrimp trawls TBS

— nephrops trawls TBN

— bottom trawls (not specified) TB
Midwater trawls 

— otter trawls (side or stern not specified) OTM

— otter trawls (side) OTM1

— otter trawls (stern) OTM2

— pair trawls (two vessels) PTM

— shrimp trawls TMS

— midwater trawls (not specified) TM
Twin trawl OTS
Otter twin trawls OTT
Pair trawls (two vessels) (not specified) PT
Otter trawls (not specified) OT
Other trawls (not specified) TX
Seine nets 
Beach seines SB
Boat or vessel seines SV

— Danish seines SDN

— Scottish seines SSC

— pair seines (two vessels) SPR
Seine nets (not specified) SX
Surrounding nets 
With purse lines (purse seine) PS

— operated by one vessel PS1

— operated by two vessels PS2
Without purse lines (lampara) LA
Gillnets and entangling nets 
Set gillnets (anchored) GNS
Drift gillnets GND
Encircling gillnets GNC
Fixed gillnets (on stakes) GNF
Trammel nets GTR
Combined gillnet-trammel nets GTN
Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified) GEN
Gillnets (not specified) GN
Hooks and lines 
Set longlines LLS
Drift longlines LLD
Longlines (not specified) LL
Handlines and polelines (hand-operated) LHP
Handlines and polelines (mechanised) LTM
Trolling lines LTL
Hooks and lines (not specified) LX
Traps 
Stationary uncovered poundnets FPN
Covered pots FPO
Fyke nets FYK
Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. FWR
Stownets FSN
Aerial nets FAR
Traps (not specified) FIX
Falling gear 
Cast nets FCN
Falling gear (unspecified) FG
Dredges 
Boat dredge DRB
Hand dredge DRH
Grappling and wounding 
Harpoon HAR
Lift nets 
Portable lift nets LNP
Boat-operated lift nets LNB
Shore-operated stationary lift nets LNS
Lift nets (not specified) LN
Harvesting machines 
Pumps HMP
Mechanised dredges HMD
Harvesting machines (not specified) HMX
Miscellaneous gears MIS
Gear not known NK

(B) DEFINITIONS OF FISHING EFFORT MEASURES FOR GEAR CATEGORIES 

Three levels of precisions of fishing effort should be provided, where possible.
Category A 


Fishing gear Effort measure Definitions
Surrounding nets (purse seines) Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set or shot, whether or not a catch was made. This measure is appropriate when shoal size and packing is related to stock abundance or sets are made in a random manner
Beach seines Number of sets Number of times the gear has been set or shot, whether or not a catch was made
Boat seines Number of hours fished Number of times the gear was set or shot times the estimated mean set or shot duration
Trawls Number of hours Number of hours during which the trawl was in the water (midwater trawl) or on the bottom (bottom trawl), and fishing
Boat dredges Number of hours fished Number of hours during which the dredge was on the bottom and fishing
Gillnets (set or drift) Number of effort units Length of nets expressed in 100-metre units multiplied by the number of sets made (= accumulated total length in metres of net used in a given time divided by 100)
Gillnets (fixed) Number of effort units Length of net expressed in 100-metre units multiplied by the number of times the net was cleared
Traps (uncovered pound nets) Number of effort units Number of days fished times the number of units hauled
Covered pots and fyke nets Number of effort units Number of lifts times the number of units (= total number of units fished in a given time period)
Longlines (set or drift) Thousands of hooks Number of hooks fished in a given time period divided by 1 000
Handlines (pole, troll, jig, etc.) Number of line days Total number of lines used in a given time period
Harpoons  (Report effort levels B and C only)
Category B 

Numbers of days fished: the number of days on which fishing took place. For those fisheries in which searching is a substantial part of the fishing operation, days in which searching but no fishing took place should be included in ‘days fished’ data.
Category C 

For number of days on ground in addition to days fished and searching also all other days while the vessel was on the ground should be included.

Per cent of estimated effort (prorated effort)

Since corresponding effort measures may not be available for the total catch, the percentage of the effort that has been estimated should be indicated. This is calculated from:

(((Total catch) - (Catch for which effort has been recorded)) × 100)/(Total catch)

(C) VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES 

(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Vessels (ISSCFV))

Tonnage classes


Gross tonnage category Code
0-49,9 02
50-149,9 03
150-499,9 04
500-999,9 05
1 000-1 999,9 06
2 000-99 999,9 07
Not known 00

(D) MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT 

This is the species to which the fishing was principally directed. However, it may not correspond with the species which formed the greater part of the catch. The species should be indicated using the 3-alpha identifier (see Annex I).

ANNEX V
FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON MAGNETIC MEDIA
(A) MAGNETIC MEDIA 


Computer tapes: Nine-track with a density of 1600 or 6250-BPI and EBCDIC of ASCII coding, preferably labelled. If labelled, an end-of-file code should be included.
Floppy disks: MS-DOS-formatted, 3,5″ 720 K or 1,4 MB disks or 5,25″ 360 K or 1,2 MB disks.

(B) CODING FORMAT 

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(a)


Byte Nos Item Remarks
1 to 4 Country (ISO 3-alpha code) e.g. FRA = France
5 to 6 Year e.g. 90 = 1990
7 to 8 FAO major fishing area 21 = north-west Atlantic
9 to 15 Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO sub-division 3 Pn
16 to 18 Species 3-alpha identifier
19 to 26 Catch tonnes

For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(b)


Byte Nos Item Remarks
1 to 4 Country ISO 3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
5 to 6 Year e.g. 94 = 1994
7 to 8 Month e.g. 01 = January
9 to 10 FAO major fishing area 21 = north-west Atlantic
11 to 18 Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO sub-division 3 Pn: alpha-numeric
19 to 21 Main species sought 3-alpha identifier
22 to 26 Vessel/gear category ISSCFG code (e.g. OTB2 = Bottom otter trawl): alpha-numeric
27 to 28 Vessel size class ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-499.9 GT): alpha-numeric
29 to 34 Average gross tonnage Tonnes: numeric
35 to 43 Average engine power Kilowatts: numeric
44 to 45 Percentage effort estimated Numeric
46 to 48 Unit 3-alpha identifier of species or effort identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic cod A— = Effort measure A)
49 to 56 Data Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort unit
Notes 


((a)) All numeric fields should be right justified with leading blanks. All alphanumeric fields should be left justified with trailing blanks.
((b)) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings to the nearest metric tonne.
((c)) Quantities (bytes 49 to 56) of less than half a unit should be recorded as ‘-1’.
((d)) Unknown quantities (bytes 49 to 56) should be recorded as ‘-2’.
((e)) Country codes (ISO codes):

Austria AUT
Belgium BEL
Bulgaria BGR
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Germany DEU
Denmark DNK
Spain ESP
Estonia EST
Finland FIN
France FRA
United Kingdom GBR
England & Wales GBRA
Scotland GBRB
Northern Ireland GBRC
Greece GRC
Croatia HRV
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRL
Iceland ISL
Italy ITA
Lithuania LTU
Luxembourg LUX
Latvia LVA
Malta MLT
Netherlands NLD
Norway NOR
Poland POL
Portugal PRT
Romania ROU
Slovakia SVK
Slovenia SVN
Sweden SWE
Turkey TUR

ANNEX VI
FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON MAGNETIC MEDIA
A. CODING FORMAT 
For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(a) 

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:


Field Remarks
Country ISO 3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
Year e.g. 2001 or 01
FAO major fishing area 21 = north-west Atlantic
Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn
Species 3-alpha identifier
Catch Tonnes
For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(b) 

The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:


Field Remarks
Country ISO 3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
Year e.g. 0001 or 2001 for the year 2001
Month e.g. 01 = January
FAO major fishing area 21 = north-west Atlantic
Division e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn
Main species sought 3-alpha identifier
Vessel/gear category ISSCFG code (e.g. 0TB2 = bottom otter trawl)
Vessel size class ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-499,9 GT):
Average gross tonnage Tonnes
Average engine power Kilowatts
Percentage effort estimated Numeric
Unit 3-alpha identifier of species or effort identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic cod or A = effort measure A)
Data Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort unit


((a)) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings.
((b)) Country codes:

Austria AUT
Belgium BEL
Bulgaria BGR
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Germany DEU
Denmark DNK
Spain ESP
Estonia EST
Finland FIN
France FRA
United Kingdom GBR
England and Wales GBRA
Scotland GBRB
Northern Ireland GBRC
Greece GRC
Croatia HRV
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRL
Iceland ISL
Italy ITA
Lithuania LTU
Luxemburg LUX
Latvia LVA
Malta MLT
Netherlands NLD
Norway NOR
Poland POL
Portugal PRT
Romania ROU
Slovak Republic SVK
Slovenia SVN
Sweden SWE
Turkey TUR

B. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

As far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example as an e-mail attachment).

Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3,5" HD floppy disk will be accepted.

ANNEX VII
Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93(OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1) 
Point X.6 of Annex I to the 1994 Act of Accession(OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 189) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/2001(OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 1) 
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1) Article 3 and point 44 of Annex III only
Point 10.9 of Annex II to the 2003 Act of Accession(OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 571) 
ANNEX VIII
Correlation table

Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 Article 2
Article 3 Article 3
Article 4 Article 4
Article 5 Article 5
Article 6(1) and (2) Article 6(1) and (2)
Article 6(3) —
Article 7(1) Article 7(1)
Article 7(2) Article 7(2)
Article 7(3) —
Article 7(4) Article 7(3)
Article 8 —
— Article 8
Article 9 Article 9
Annex I Annex I
Annex II Annex II
Annex III Annex III
Annex IV Annex IV
Annex V Annex V
— Annex VI
— Annex VII
— Annex VIII