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Brussels, 29.11.2007

COM(2007) 760 final

2007/0260 (COD)

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Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (Recast)

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. On 1 April 1987 the Commission decided[1] to instruct its staff that all legislative acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to codify at even shorter intervals the texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that the Community rules are clear and readily understandable.

2. The codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic[2] has been initiated by the Commission . The new Regulation was to have superseded the various acts incorporated in it[3].

3. In the meantime Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission[4] has been amended by Decision 2006/512/EC, which introduced a regulatory procedure with scrutiny for measures of general scope designed to amend non-essential elements of a basic instrument adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty, including by deleting some of those elements or by supplementing the instrument by the addition of new non-essential elements.

4. In accordance with the joint statement of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission[5] on Decision 2006/512/EC, for this new procedure to be applicable to instruments adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty which are already in force, those instruments must be adjusted in accordance with the applicable procedures.

5. It is therefore appropriate to transform the codification of Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 into a recast in order to incorporate the amendments necessary for the adjustment to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

ê 2597/95 (adapted)

2007/0260 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic

(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[6],

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee[7],

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty[8],

Whereas:

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1. Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic[9] has been substantially amended several times[10]. Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.

ê 2597/95 Recital 1

2. The European Community has acquired membership of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

ê 2597/95 Recital 2

3. The protocol established between the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities provides for the Commission to supply FAO with the requested statistics.

ê 2597/95 Recital 3

4. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity the objectives of the proposed action can only be achieved on the basis of a Community legal act because only the Commission can coordinate the necessary harmonisation of the statistical information at Community level while the collection of fishery statistics and the necessary infrastructure to process and monitor the reliability of these statistics is first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States.

ê 1638/2001 Recital 4 (adapted)

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

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6. 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[11].

7. Power should be conferred on the Commission in particular to adapt the lists of statistical fishing areas, or subdivisions thereof, and species. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC,

ê 2597/95

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the nominal catches by vessels registered in or flying the flag of that Member State fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic, with due regard to Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 [12].

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. The data shall be recorded as the live weight equivalent of the landings or transhipment, to the nearest tonne.

Article 2

1. The data to be submitted shall be the nominal catches in each of the major fishing areas and subdivisions thereof as listed in Annex I , described in Annex II and illustrated in Annex III . For each of the major fishing areas the species for which data are required are listed in Annex IV .

2. The data for each calendar year shall be submitted within six months of the end of the year.

3. Where the Member State's vessels under Article 1 have not fished in a major fishing area in the calendar year, the Member State shall inform the Commission to this effect. However, where fishing has occurred in a major fishing area, submissions shall only be required for species/subdivision combinations for which catches were recorded in the annual period of the submission.

4. The data for species of minor importance caught by the vessels of a Member State need not be individually identified in the submissions but may be included in an aggregated item provided that the weight of the products does not exceed 5% of the total annual catch in that major fishing area.

ê 2597/95 (adapted)

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5. ? The Commission may amend ? the lists of statistical fishing areas, or subdivisions thereof, and species.

?Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted ? in accordance with the ? regulatory ? procedure ? with scrutiny ? ? referred to ? in Article 5(2).

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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 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 6(1).

Article 4

Member States shall fulfil their obligations pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 by submitting the data on magnetic medium, the format of which is given in Annex V .

ê 1638/2001 Art. 2 (adapted)

Member States may submit data ? in ? the format detailed in Annex VI .

ê 2597/95

With the prior approval of the Commission, Member States may submit data in a different form or on a different medium.

ê 1882/2003 Art. 3 and Annex III pt. 57) (adapted)

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Article 5

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, ? set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC[13], ? hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 ? 5a(1) to (4) ? and ? Article ? 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

ê 2597/95 (adapted)

Article 6

1. ? By 14 November 1996 ? Member States shall submit a detailed report to the Commission describing how the data on catches are derived and specifying the degree of representativeness and reliability of these data. The Commission shall draw up a summary of these reports for discussion within the competent Working Group of the Committee.

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications to the information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their introduction.

3. Methodological reports, data availability ? and ? data reliability ? referred to in paragraph 1 ? and other relevant issues connected with the application of this Regulation shall be examined once a year within the competent Working Group of the Committee.

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Article 7

Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 is repealed.

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.

ê 2597/95 (adapted)

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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.

Done at Brussels, […]

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

[…] […]

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ANNEX I

LIST OF THE FAO MAJOR FISHING AREAS AND SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED

(The descriptions of these areas and subdivisions are to be found in Annex II )

EASTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 34)

34.1.1. | Morocco coastal division |

34.1.2. | Canaries/Madeira insular division |

34.1.3. | Sahara coastal division |

34.2. | Northern oceanic sub-area |

34.3.1. | Cape Verde coastal division |

34.3.2. | Cape Verde insular division |

34.3.3. | Sherbro division |

34.3.4. | Western Gulf of Guinea division |

34.3.5. | Central Gulf of Guinea division |

34.3.6. | Southern Gulf of Guinea division |

34.4.1. | Southwest gulf of Guinea division |

34.4.2. | Southwest oceanic division |

MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA (Major fishing area 37)

37.1.1. | Balearic division |

37.1.2. | Gulf of Lions division |

37.1.3. | Sardinia division |

37.2.1. | Adriatic division |

37.2.2. | Ionian division |

37.3.1. | Aegean division |

37.3.2. | Levant division |

37.4.1. | Marmara Sea division |

37.4.2. | Black Sea division |

37.4.3. | Azov Sea division |

SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 41)

41.1.1. | Amazon division |

41.1.2. | Natal division |

41.1.3. | Salvador division |

41.1.4. | Northern oceanic division |

41.2.1. | Santos division |

41.2.2. | Rio Grande division |

41.2.3. | Platense division |

41.2.4. | Central Oceanic division |

41.3.1. | Northern Patagonian division |

41.3.2. | Southern Patagonian division |

41.3.3. | Southern oceanic division |

SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 47)

47.1.1. | Cape Palmeirinhas division |

47.1.2. | Cape Salinas division |

47.1.3. | Cunene division |

47.1.4. | Cape Cross division |

47.1.5. | Orange River division |

47.1.6. | Cape of Good Hope division |

47.2.1. | Middle Agulhas division |

47.2.2. | Eastern Agulhas division |

47.3. | Southern oceanic sub-area |

47.4. | Tristan da Cunha sub-area |

47.5. | St Helena and Ascension sub-area |

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN (Major fishing area 51)

51.1. | Red Sea sub-area |

51.2. | Gulf sub-area |

51.3. | Western Arabian Sea sub-area |

51.4. | Eastern Arabian Sea, Laccadive and Sri Lanka sub-area |

51.5. | Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania sub-area |

51.6. | Madagascar and Mozambique Channel sub-area |

51.7. | Oceanic sub-area |

51.8.1. | Marion-Edward division |

51.8.2. | Zambesi division |

ANNEX II

EASTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 34)

Annex III A shows the boundaries and the sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions of the eastern central Atlantic (Major fishing area 34 (eastern central Atlantic)). A description of the area and its sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions follows. The eastern central Atlantic includes all the waters of the Atlantic bounded by a line drawn as follows:

from a point on the high-water mark of North Africa at 5°36′ west longitude in a south-westerly direction following the high-water mark along this coast to a point at Ponta do Padr?o (6°04′36″ south latitude and 12°19′48″ east longitude); thence along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to a point on 6°00′ south latitude and 12°00′ east longitude; thence due west along 6°00′ south latitude to 20°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the Equator; thence due west to 30°00′ west longitude; thence due north to 5°00′ north latitude; thence due west to 40°00′ west longitude, thence due north to 36°00′ north latitude; thence due east to Punta Marroqui at 5°36′ west longitude; thence due south to the original point on the African coast.

The eastern central Atlantic is subdivided in the following way:

Northern coastal sub-area (Sub-area 34.1)

(a) Morocco coastal division (Division 34.1.1)

Waters lying between 36°00′ north latitude and 26°00′ north latitude, and east of a line drawn due south from 36°00′ north latitude along 13°00′ west longitude to 29°00′ north latitude, and thence in south-westerly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 26°00′ north latitude and 16°00′ west longitude.

(b) Canaries/Madeira insular (Division 34.1.2)

Waters lying between 36°00′ north latitude and 26°00′ north latitude, and between 20°00′ west longitude and a line drawn from 36°00′ north latitude along 13°00′ west longitude to 29°00′ north latitude, and thence along a rhumb line to a point at 26°00′ north latitude and 16°00′ west longitude.

(c) Sahara coastal division (Division 34.1.3)

Waters lying between 26°00′ north latitude and 19°00′ north latitude and east of 20°00′ west longitude.

Northern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 34.2)

Waters lying between 36°00′ north latitude and 20°00′ north latitude and between 40°00′ west longitude and 20°00′ west longitude.

Southern coastal sub-area (Sub-area 34.3)

(a) Cape Verde coastal division (Division 34.3.1)

Waters lying between 19°00′ and 9°00′ north latitude, and east of 20°00′ west longitude.

(b) Cape Verde insular division (Division 34.3.2)

Waters lying between 20°00′ north latitude and 10°00′ north latitude, and between 30°00′ west longitude and 20°00′ west longitude.

(c) Sherbro division (Division 34.3.3)

Waters lying between 9°00′ north latitude and the Equator, and between 20°00′ west longitude and 8°00′ west longitude.

(d) Western Gulf of Guinea division (Division 34.3.4)

Waters lying north of the Equator, and between 8°00′ west longitude and 3°00′ east longitude.

(e) Central Gulf of Guinea division (Division 34.3.5)

Waters lying north of the Equator, and east of 3°00′ east longitude.

(f) Southern Gulf of Guinea division (Division 34.3.6)

Waters lying between the Equator and 6°00′ south latitude, and east of 3°00′ east longitude. This division includes also the waters of the Congo estuary lying south of 6°00′ south latitude included by a line drawn from a point at Ponta do Padr?o (6°04′36″ south latitude and 12°19′48″ east longitude) along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to a point on 6°00′ south latitude and 12°00′ east longitude, and thence due east along 6°00′ south latitude to the African coast and thence along the African coast to the original point at Ponta do Padr?o.

Southern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 34.4)

(a) Southwest Gulf of Guinea division (Division 34.4.1)

Waters lying between the Equator and 6°00′ south latitude, and between 20°00′ west longitude and 3°00′ east longitude.

(b) Southwest Oceanic division (Division 34.4.2)

Waters lying between 20°00′ north latitude and 5°00′ north latitude, and between 40°00′ west longitude and 30°00′ west longitude; waters lying between 10°00′ north latitude and the Equator, and between 30°00′ west longitude and 20°00′ west longitude.

MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA (Major fishing area 37)

Annex III B shows the boundaries and the sub-areas and divisions of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Major fishing area 37). A description of this area and its subdivisions follows.

The Mediterranean and Black Sea statistical area comprises all the marine waters of (a) the Mediterranean Sea; (b) the Sea of Marmara; (c) the Black Sea and (d) the Sea of Azov. Marine waters include brackish water lagoons and all other areas where fishes and other organisms of marine origin are predominant. The western and south-eastern limits are defined as follows:

(a) western limit: a line running due south along 5°36′ west longitude from Punta Marroqui to the coast of Africa;

(b) south-eastern limit: the northern (Mediterranean) entrance of the Suez Canal.

THE SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA STATISTICAL AREA

The western Mediterranean (Sub-area 37.1) comprises the following divisions:

(a) Balearic (Division 37.1.1)

The waters of the western Mediterranean bounded by a line commencing on the coast of Africa at the Algerian/Tunisian frontier running due north to 38°00′ north latitude; thence due west to 8°00′ east longitude; thence due north to 41°20′ north latitude; thence westward along a rhumb line to the mainland coast at the eastern end of the frontier between France and Spain; thence following the Spanish coast to Punta Marroqui; thence due south along 5°36′ west longitude to the coast of Africa; thence following in an eastwards direction the coast of Africa to the starting point.

(b) Gulf of Lions (Division 37.1.2)

The waters of the north-western Mediterranean Sea bounded by a line commencing on the mainland coast at the eastern end of the frontier between France and Spain running eastward along a rhumb line to 8°00′ east longitude 41°20′ north latitude; thence northward along a rhumb line to the mainland coast at the frontier between France and Italy; thence following in a south-westerly direction the coast of France to the starting point.

(c) Sardinia (Division 37.1.3)

The waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea and adjacent waters bounded by a line commencing on the coast of Africa at the Algerian/Tunisian frontier running due north to 38°00′ north latitude; thence due west to 8°00′ east longitude; thence due north to 41°20′ north latitude; thence northward along a rhumb line to the mainland coast at the frontier between France and Italy; thence following the coast of Italy to 38°00′ north latitude; thence due west along 38°00′ north latitude to the coast of Sicily; thence following the northern coast of Sicily to Trapani; thence along a rhumb line to Cape Bon; thence westwards following the coast of Tunisia to the starting point.

The central Mediterranean (Sub-area 37.2) comprises the following divisions:

(a) Adriatic (Division 37.2.1)

The waters of the Adriatic Sea north of a line running from the frontier between Albania and the former Republic of Yugoslavia on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea due west to Cape Gargano on the coast of Italy.

(b) Ionian (Division 37.2.2)

The waters of the Central Mediterranean and adjacent waters bounded by a line commencing at 25°00′ east longitude on the coast of north Africa running due north to 34°00′ north latitude; thence due west to 23°00′ east longitude; thence due north to the coast of Greece; thence following the west coast of Greece and the coast of Albania to the frontier between Albania and the former Republic of Yugoslavia; thence due west to Cape Gargano on the coast of Italy; thence following the coast of Italy to 38°00′ north latitude; thence due west along 38°00′ north latitude to the coast of Sicily; thence following the northern coast of Sicily to Trapani; thence along a rhumb line from Trapani to Cape Bon; thence eastwards following the coast of north Africa to the starting point.

The eastern Mediterranean (Sub-area 37.3) comprises the following divisions:

(a) Aegean (Division 37.3.1)

The waters of the Aegean Sea and adjacent waters bounded by a line commencing on the southern coast of Greece at 23°00′ east longitude running due south to 34°00′ north latitude; thence due east to 29°00′ east longitude; thence due north to the coast of Turkey; thence following the western coast of Turkey to Kum Kale; thence along a rhumb line running from Kum Kale to Cape Hellas; thence following the coasts of Turkey and Greece to the starting point.

(b) Levant (Division 37.3.2)

The waters of the Mediterranean Sea east of a line commencing on the coast of north Africa at 25°00′ east longitude running due north to 34°00′ north latitude; thence due east to 29°00′ east longitude; thence due north to the coast of Turkey; thence following the coasts of Turkey and other countries of the eastern Mediterranean to the starting point.

The Black Sea (Sub-area 37.4) comprises the following divisions:

(a) Marmara Sea (Division 37.4.1)

The waters of the Marmara Sea bounded on the west by a line running from Cape Hellas to Kum Kale at the entrance of the Dardanelles; and on the east by a line running across the Bosporus from Kumdere.

(b) Black Sea (Division 37.4.2)

The waters of the Black Sea and adjacent waters bounded on the southwest by a line running across the Bosporus from Kumdere and bounded on the northeast, at a line running from Takil Point on the Kerch peninsula to Panagija Point on the Taman peninsula.

(c) Azov Sea (Division 37.4.3)

The waters of the Azov Sea north of a line running along the southern entrance of the Kerch Strait, commencing from Takil Point at 45°06′N and 36°27′E on the Kerch peninsula, and running across the strait to Panagija Point at 45°08′N and 36°38′E on the Taman peninsula.

SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 41)

Annex III C shows the boundaries and the subdivisions of the southwest Atlantic (Major fishing area 41).

A description of these areas follows.

The southwest Atlantic (Major fishing area 41) shall be defined as the waters bounded by a line starting from the coast of South America along parallel 5°00′ north latitude to the meridian at 30°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the Equator; thence due east to the meridian at 20°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 50°00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 50°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 60°00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 67°16′ west longitude; thence due north to the point at 56°22′S 67°16′W; thence due east along a line at 56°22′S to the point at 65°43′W; the following line joining the points at 55°22′S 65°43′W, 55°11′S 66°04′W, 55°07′S 66°25′W; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

The southwest Atlantic is divided into the following divisions:

Amazon division (Division 41.1.1)

All waters bounded by a line starting on the coast of South America at 5°00′ north latitude going in along this parallel to where it meets the meridian at 40°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the point where this meridian intersects the coast of Brazil; thence in a northwesterly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Natal division (Division 41.1.2)

Waters bounded by a line due north from the coast of Brazil along the meridian at 40°00′ west longitude to where it meets the Equator; thence due east along the Equator to the meridian at 32°00′W; thence due south to the parallel at 10°00′ south latitude; thence due west to where the parallel at 10°00′S meets the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Salvador division (Division 41.1.3)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 10°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 35°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 20°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Northern oceanic division (Division 41.1.4)

Waters bounded by a line due east from 5°00′N 40°00′W to the meridian at 30°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the Equator; thence due east to the meridian at 20°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 20°00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 35°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the parallel at 10°00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 32°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the Equator; thence due west to the meridian at 40°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the starting point.

Santos division (Division 41.2.1)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 20°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 39°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 29°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Rio Grande division (Division 41.2.2)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 29°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 45°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 34°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Platense division (Division 41.2.3)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 34°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 40°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Central oceanic division (Division 41.2.4)

Waters bounded by a line due east from 20°00′S 39°00′W to the meridian at 20°00′ west latitude; thence due south to the parallel at 40°00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 50°00′ west latitude; thence due north to the parallel at 34°00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 45°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the parallel at 29°00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 39°00′ west longitude; thence due north to the starting point.

Northern Patagonian division (Division 41.3.1)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 40°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 48°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the coast of South America; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Southern Patagonian division (Division 41.3.2)

Waters bounded by a line due east from the coast of South America at 48°00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50°00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 60°00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the meridian at 67°16′ west longitude; thence due north to the point at 56°22′S 67°16′W; thence following a loxodromic line joining the points at 56°22′S 65°43′W; 55°22′S 65°43′W; 55°11′S 66°04′W; 55°07′S 66°25′W; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

Southern oceanic division (Division 41.3.3)

Waters bounded by a line due east from 40°00′S 50°00′W to the meridian at 20°00′west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 50°00′ south latitude; then due north to the starting point.

SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 47)

Annex III D shows the boundaries and subdivisions of the southeast Atlantic. A description of the ICSEAF Convention Area follows.

The southeast Atlantic (Major fishing area 47) comprises the waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 6°04′36″ south latitude and 12°19′48″ east longitude; thence in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to a point at the intersection of the meridian 12° east with the parallel 6° south; thence due west along this parallel to the meridian 20° west; thence due south along this meridian to the parallel 50° south, thence due east along this parallel to the meridian 30° east; thence due north along this meridian to the coast of the African continent; thence in a westerly direction along this coast to the original point of departure.

The southeast Atlantic (Major fishing area 47) is subdivided as follows:

Western coastal sub-area (Sub-area 47.1)

(a) Cape Palmeirinhas division (Division 47.1.1)

Waters lying between 6°00′ south latitude and 10°00′ south latitude and east of 10°00′ east longitude. From this division are excluded the waters of the Congo estuary , i. e., the waters lying to the north-east of the line drawn from Ponta do Padr?o (6°04′36″S and 12°19′48″E) to a point at 6°00′S and 12°00′E.

(b) Cape Salinas division (Division 47.1.2)

Waters lying between 10°00′ south latitude and 15°00′ south latitude and east of 10°00′ east longitude.

(c) Cunene division (Division 47.1.3)

Waters lying between 15°00′ south latitude and 20°00′ south latitude and east of 10°00′ east longitude.

(d) Cape Cross division (Division 47.1.4)

Waters lying between 20°00′ south latitude and 25°00′ south latitude and east of 10°00′ east longitude.

(e) Orange River division (Division 47.1.5)

Waters lying between 25°00′ south latitude and 30°00′ south latitude and east of 10°00′ east longitude.

(f) Cape of Good Hope division (Division 47.1.6)

Waters lying between 30°00′ south latitude and 40°00′ south latitude and between 10°00′ east longitude and 20°00′ east longitude.

Agulhas coastal sub-area (Sub-area 47.2)

(a) Middle Agulhas division (Division 47.2.1)

Waters lying north of 40°00′ south latitude and between 20°00′ east longitude and 25°00′ east longitude.

(b) Eastern Agulhas division (Division 47.2.2)

Waters lying north of 40°00′ south latitude and between 25°00′ east longitude and 30°00′ east longitude.

Southern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 47.3)

Waters lying between 40°00′ south latitude and 50°00′ south latitude and between 10°00′ east longitude and 30°00′ east longitude.

Tristan da Cunha sub-area (Sub-area 47.4)

Waters lying between 20°00′ south latitude and 50°00′ south latitude and between 20°00′ west longitude and 10°00′ east longitude.

St Helena and Ascension sub-area (Sub-area 47.5)

Waters lying between 6°00′ south latitude and 20°00′ south latitude and between 20°00′ west longitude and 10°00′ east longitude.

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN (Major fishing area 51)

The western Indian Ocean comprises in general:

(a) the Red Sea;

(b) the Gulf of Aden;

(c) the gulf between the coast of Iran and the Arabian Peninsula;

(d) the Arabian Sea;

(e) that part of the Indian Ocean, including the Mozambique Channel, lying between the meridians 30°00′E and 80°00′E and north of the line of the Antarctic convergence and including the waters around Sri Lanka.

Annex III E shows the boundaries and the subdivisions of the western Indian Ocean (Major fishing area 51).

The western Indian Ocean shall be defined as having the following boundaries:

- the boundary with the Mediterranean Sea: the northern entrance of the Suez Canal,

- the western marine boundary: a line commencing on the east coast of Africa at 30°00′E longitude and running due south to 45°00′S latitude,

- the eastern marine boundary: a rhumb line commencing on the southeast coast of India (Point Calimere) and running in a north-easterly direction to meet a point at 82°00′E longitude 11°00′N latitude, thence running due east to meridian 85°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 3°00′N; thence due west to the meridian 80°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 45°00′S,

- the southern boundary: a line running along the parallel 45°00′S from 30°00′E longitude to 80°00′E longitude.

The western Indian Ocean is subdivided in the following way:

Red Sea sub-area (Sub-area 51.1)

- Northern limit: northern entrance of Suez Canal.

- Southern limit: a rhumb line from the frontier between Ethiopia and the Republic of Djibouti on the coast of Africa, across the mouth of the Red Sea, to the frontier between the former Arab Republic of Yemen and the former People′s Democratic Republic of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula.

Gulf sub-area (Sub-area 51.2)

The mouth of the Gulf is closed by a line commencing at the northern tip of Ra′s Musandam and running due east to the coast of Iran.

Western Arabian Sea sub-area (Sub-area 51.3)

The eastern and southern boundaries are a line from the Iran/Pakistan frontier on the coast of Asia running due south to the parallel 20°00′N; thence due east to the meridian 65°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10°00′N; thence due west to the coast of Africa; other marine boundaries are the common boundaries with sub-areas 51.1 and 51.2 (see above).

Eastern Arabian Sea, Laccadive and Sri Lanka sub-area (Sub-area 51.4)

The sea boundary is a line commencing on the coast of Asia at the Iran/Pakistan frontier, running due south to the parallel 20°00′N; thence due east to the meridian 65°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10°00′S; thence due east to the meridian 80°00′E; thence due north to the parallel 3°00′N; thence due east to the meridian 85°00′E; thence due north to parallel 11°00′N; thence due west to the meridian 82°00′E; thence along a rhumb line in a south-westerly direction to the southeast coast of India.

Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania sub-area (Sub-area 51.5)

A line commencing on the coast of Somalia at 10°00′N running due east to the meridian 65°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10°00′S; thence due west to the meridian 45°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10°28′S; thence due west to the east coast of Africa between Ras Mwambo (to the north) and Mwambo Village (to the south).

Madagascar and Mozambique Channel sub-area (Sub-area 51.6)

A line commencing on the east coast of Africa between Ras Mwambo (to the north) and Mwambo Village (to the south) at 10°28′S latitude, running due east to the meridian 45°00′E; thence due north to the parallel 10°00′S; thence due east to the meridian 55°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 30°00′S; thence due west to the meridian 40°00′E; thence due north to the coast of Mozambique.

Oceanic (Western Indian Ocean) sub-area (Sub-area 51.7)

A line commencing at the position 10°00′S latitude and 55°00′E longitude, running due east to the meridian 80°00′E; thence due south to the parallel 45°00′S; thence due west to the meridian 40°00′E; thence due north to the parallel 30°00′S; thence due east to the meridian 55°00′E; thence due north to the starting position on the parallel 10°00′S.

Mozambique sub-area (Sub-area 51.8)

The sub-area comprises the waters lying north of parallel 45°00′S and between the meridians 30°00′E and 40°00′E. It is further subdivided into two divisions.

Marion-Edward division (Division 51.8.1)

Waters lying between the parallels of 40°00′S and 50°00′S and the meridians of 30°00′E and 40°00′E.

Zambesi division (Division 51.8.2)

Waters lying north of the parallel 40°00′S and between the meridians 30°00′E and 40°00′E.

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ANNEX III

A: EASTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN (Major fishing area 34)

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B: MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA (Major fishing area 37)

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C: SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 41)

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D: SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 47)

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E: WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN (Major fishing area 51)

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ANNEX IV

ê 1638/2001 Art. 1 and Annex I

LIST OF SPECIES FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH MAJOR FISHING AREA

The species listed below are those for which captures have been reported in the official statistics. Member States should submit data for each of the identified species if available. Where individual species cannot be identified the data should be aggregated and submitted in the item representing the highest degree of detail possible.

Note : n.e.i. = not elsewhere indicated.

Eastern Central Atlantic (Major fishing area 34)

English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name |

European eel | ELE | Anguilla anguilla |

Shads n.e.i. | SHZ | Alosa spp. |

West African ilisha | ILI | Ilisha africana |

Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes |

Lefteye flounders | LEF | Bothidae |

Common sole | SOL | Solea vulgaris |

Wedge (= Senegal) sole | CET | Dicologoglossa cuneata |

Soles n.e.i. | SOX | Soleidae |

Tonguefishes n.e.i. | TOX | Cynoglossidae |

Megrim | MEG | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis |

Megrims n.e.i. | LEZ | Lepidorhombus spp. |

Greater forkbeard | GFB | Phycis blennoides |

Pouting (= Bib) | BIB | Trisopterus luscus |

Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | WHB | Micromesistius poutassou |

European hake | HKE | Merluccius merluccius |

Senegalese hake | HKM | Merluccius senegalensis |

Hakes n.e.i. | HKX | Merluccius spp. |

Gadiformes n.e.i. | GAD | Gadiformes |

Sea catfishes n.e.i. | CAX | Ariidae |

European conger | COE | Conger conger |

Conger eels n.e.i. | COX | Congridae |

Slender snipefish | SNS | Macrorhamphosus scolopax |

Alfonsinos | ALF | Beryx spp. |

John Dory | JOD | Zeus faber |

Silvery John Dory | JOS | Zenopsis conchifer |

Boar fishes | BOR | Caproidae |

Demersal percomorphs n.e.i. | DPX | Perciformes |

Dusky grouper | GPD | Epinephelus guaza |

White grouper | GPW | Epinephelus aeneus |

Groupers n.e.i. | GPX | Epinephelus spp. |

Wreckfish | WRF | Polyprion americanus |

Groupers, seabasses n.e.i. | BSX | Serranidae |

Spotted seabass | SPU | Dicentrarchus punctatus |

Seabass | BSS | Dicentrarchus labrax |

Bigeyes n.e.i. | BIG | Priacanthus spp. |

Cardinal fishes n.e.i. | APO | Apogonidae |

Tilefishes | TIS | Branchiostegidae |

Bonnetmouths, rubyfishes, etc. | EMT | Emmelichthyidae |

Snappers n.e.i. | SNA | Lutjanus spp. |

Snappers, iobfishes, n.e.i. | SNX | Lutjanidae |

Rubberlip grunt | GBR | Plectorhinchus mediterraneus |

Bastard grunt | BGR | Pomadasys incisus |

Sompat grunt | BUR | Pomadasys jubelini |

Big-eye grunt | GRB | Brachydeuterus auritus |

Grunts, sweetlips, n.e.i. | GRX | Haemulidae (= Pomedasyidae) |

Drums | DRU | Sciaena spp. |

Shi drum (= Corb) | COB | Umbrina cirrosa |

Meagre | MGR | Argyrosomus regius |

Boe drum | DRS | Pteroscion peli |

Law croaker | CKL | Pseudotolithus brachygnatus |

Cassava croaker | PSS | Pseudotolithus senegalensis |

Bobo croaker | PSE | Pseudotolithus elongatus |

West African croakers | CKW | Pseudotolithus spp. |

Croakers, drums n.e.i. | CDX | Sciaenidae |

Red (=Blackspot) seabream | SBR | Pagellus bogaraveo |

Common pandora | PAC | Pagellus erythrinus |

Axillary seabream | SBA | Pagellus acarne |

Red pandora | PAR | PagelIus bellottii |

Pandoras n.e.i. | PAX | Pagellus spp. |

Sargo breams, n.e.i. | SRG | Diplodus spp. |

Large-eye dentex | DEL | Dentex macrophthalmus |

Common dentex | DEC | Dentex dentex |

Angolan dentex | DEA | Dentex angolensis |

Congo dentex | DNC | Dentex congoensis |

Dentex n.e.i. | DEX | Dentex spp. |

Black seabream | BRB | Spondyliosoma cantharus |

Saddled seabream | SBS | Oblada melanura |

Bluespotted seabream | BSC | Sparus caeruleostictus |

Red porgy | RPG | Sparus pagrus |

Gilthead seabream | SBG | Sparus auratus |

Pargo breams n.e.i. | SBP | Sparus (=Pagrus) spp. |

Bogue | BOG | Boops boops |

Porgies, seabreams n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Picarels | PIC | Spicara spp. |

Surmullets (= Red mullets) | MUX | Mullus spp. |

West African goatfish | GOA | Pseudopeneus prayensis |

Goatfishes, red mullets n.e.i. | MUM | Mullidae |

African sicklefish | SIC | Drepane africana |

Spadefishes | SPA | Ephippidae |

Percoids n.e.i. | PRC | Percoidei |

Bearded brotula | BRD | Brotula barbata |

Surgeonfishes | SUR | Acanthuridae |

Gurnards, searobins n.e.i. | GUX | Triglidae |

Triggerfishes, durgons | TRI | Balistidae |

Angler (= Monk) | MON | Lophius piscatorius |

Anglerfishes n.e.i. | ANF | Lophiidae |

Needlefishes n.e.i. | BEN | Belonidae |

Flying fishes n.e.i. | FLY | Exocoetidae |

Barracudas | BAR | Sphyraena spp. |

Flathead grey mullet | MUF | Mugil cephalus |

Giant African threadfin | TGA | Polydactylus quadrifilis |

Lesser African threadfin | GAL | Galeoides decadactylus |

Royal threadfin | PET | Pentenemus quinquarius |

Threadfins, tasselfishes n.e.i. | THF | Polynemidae |

Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i. | PPX | Perciformes |

Bluefish | BLU | Pomatomus saltatrix |

Cobia | CBA | Rachycentron canadum |

Atlantic horse mackerel | HOM | Trachurus trachurus |

Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i. | JAX | Trachurus spp. |

Scads | SDX | Decapterus spp. |

Crevalle jack | CVJ | Caranx hippos |

False scad | HMV | Decapterus rhonchus |

Jacks, crevalles n.e.i. | TRE | Caranx spp. |

Lookdown fish | LUK | Selene dorsalis |

Pompanos | POX | Trachinotus spp. |

Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp. |

Leerfish (=Garrick) | LEE | Lichia amia |

Atlantic bumper | BUA | Chloroscombrus chrysurus |

Common dolphinfish | DOL | Coryphaena hippurus |

Blue butterfish | BLB | Stromateus fiatola |

Butterfishes, silver pomfrets | BUX | Stromateidae |

Bonefish | BOF | Albula vulpes |

Round sardinella | SAA | SardineIla aurita |

Madeiran sardinella | SAE | Sardinella madeirensis |

Sardinellas | SIX | Sardinella spp. |

Bonga shad | BOA | Ethmalosa fimbriata |

European pilchard (sardine) | PIL | Sardina pilchardus |

European anchovy | ANE | Engraulis encrasicolus |

Clupeoids n.e.i. | CLU | Clupeoidei |

Atlantic bonito | BON | Sarda sarda |

Plain bonito | BOP | Orcynopsis unicolor |

Wahoo | WAH | Acanthocybium solandri |

West African Spanish mackerel | MAW | Scomberomorus tritor |

Frigate and bullet tunas | FRZ | Auxis thazard, A. rochei |

Northern bluefin tuna | BFT | Thunnus thynnus |

Albacore | ALB | Thunnus alalunga |

Yellowfin tuna | YFT | Thunnus albacares |

Big-eye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus |

Tunas n.e.i. | TUN | Thunnini |

Sawfishes | SAW | Pristidae |

Atlantic sailfish | SAI | Istiophorus albicans |

Atlantic blue marlin | BUM | Makaira nigricans |

Atlantic white marlin | WHM | Tetrepturus albidus |

Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes | BIL | Istiopboridae |

Swordfish | SWO | Xiphias gladius |

Tuna-like fishes n.e.i. | TUX | Scombroidei |

Largehead hairtail | LHT | Trichiurus lepturus |

Silver scabbardfish | SFS | Lepidopus caudatus |

Black scabbardfish | BSF | Aphanopus carbo |

Hairtails, cutlassfishes n.e.i. | CUT | Trichiuridae |

Chub mackerel | MAS | Scomber japonicus |

Atlantic mackerel | MAC | Scomber scombrus |

Scomber mackerels n.e.i. | MAZ | Scomber spp. |

Mackerel-like fishes n.e.i. | MKX | Scombroidei |

Thresher shark | ALV | Alopias vulpinus |

Big-eye thresher | BTH | Alopias superciliosus |

Mako sharks | MAK | Isurus spp. |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Silky shark | FAL | Carcharhinus falciformis |

Smooth hammerhead | SPZ | Sphyrna zygaena |

Scalloped hammerhead | SPL | Sphyrna lewini |

Hammerhead sharks, etc. nei | SPY | Sphyrnidae |

Kitefin shark | SCK | Dalatias licha |

Guitarfishes, etc. nei | GTF | Rhinobatidae |

Smoothhounds | SDV | Mustelus spp. |

Skates and rays n.e.i. | SRX | Rajiformes |

Sharks, rays, skates, n.e.i. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Marine fishes n.e.i. | MZZ | Osteichthyes |

Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Reptantia |

Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i. | SLV | Panulirus spp. |

Palinurid spiny lobsters n.e.i. | CRW | Palinurus spp. |

Norway lobster | NEP | Nephrops norvegicus |

European lobster | LBE | Homarus gammarus |

Caramote prawn | TGS | Penaeus kerathurus |

Southern pink shrimp | SOP | Penaeus notialis |

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. | PEN | Penaeus spp. |

Deepwater rose shrimp | DPS | Parapenaeus longirostris |

Guinea shrimp | GUS | Parapenaeopsis atlantica |

Scarlet shrimp | SSH | Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus |

Palaemonid shrimps | PAL | Palaemonidae |

Natantian decapods n.e.i. | DCP | Natantia |

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea |

Gastropods n.e.i. | GAS | Gastropoda |

Cupped oysters n.e.i. | OYC | Crassostrea spp. |

Sea mussels n.e.i. | MSX | Mytilidae |

Cephalopods n.e.i. | CEP | Cephalopoda |

Common cuttlefish | CTC | Sepia officinalis |

Cuttlefishes, bobtail squids | CTL | Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |

Common squids | SQC | Loligo spp. |

Common octopus | OCC | Octopus vulgaris |

Octopuses | OCT | Octopodidae |

Squids n.e.i. | SQU | Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae |

Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca |

Marine turtles n.e.i. | TTX | Testudinata |

Mediterranean and Black Sea (Major fishing area 37)

English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name |

Sturgeons n.e.i. | STU | Acipenseridae |

European eel | ELE | Anguilla anguilla |

Pontic shad | SHC | Alosa pontica |

Shads n.e.i. | SHD | Alosa spp. |

Azov tyulka | CLA | Clupeonella cultriventris |

Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes |

European plaice | PLE | Pleuronectes platessa |

European flounder | FLE | Platichthys flesus |

Common sole | SOL | Solea vulgaris |

Soles n.e.i. | SOO | Solea spp. |

Megrim | MEG | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis |

Megrims n.e.i. | LEZ | Lepidorhombus spp. |

Turbot | TUR | Psetta maxima |

Black Sea turbot | TUB | Psetta maeotica |

Greater forkbeard | GFB | Phycis blennoides |

Poor cod | POD | Trisopterus minutus |

Pouting (= Bib) | BIB | Trisopterus luscus |

Blue whiting (= Poutassou) | WHB | Micromesistius poutassou |

Whiting | WHG | Merlangius merlangus |

European hake | HKE | Merluccius merluccius |

Gadiformes n.e.i. | GAD | Gadiformes |

Argentines | ARG | Argentina spp. |

Brushtooth lizardfish | LIB | Saurida undosquamis |

Lizardfishes n.e.i. | LIX | Synodontidae |

European conger | COE | Conger conger |

Conger eels n.e.i. | COX | Congridae |

John Dory | JOD | Zeus faber |

Demersal percomorphs n.e.i. | DPX | Perciformes |

Dusky grouper | GPD | Epinephelus guaza |

White grouper | GPW | Epinephelus aeneus |

Groupers n.e.i. | GPX | Epinephelus spp. |

Wreckfish | WRF | Polyprion americanus |

Comber | CBR | Serranus cabrilla |

Groupers, seabasses n.e.i. | BSX | Serranidae |

Seabass | BSS | Dicentrarchus labrax |

Seabasses | BSE | Dicentrarchus spp. |

Rubberlip grunt | GBR | Plectorhinchus mediterraneus |

Drums | DRU | Sciaena spp. |

Shi drum (= Corb) | COB | Umbrina cirrosa |

Meagre | MGR | Argyrosomus regius |

Croakers, drums n.e.i. | CDX | Sciaenidae |

Red (= Blackspot) seabream | SBR | Pagellus bogaraveo |

Common pandora | PAC | Pagellus erythrinus |

Axillary seabream | SBA | Pagellus acarne |

Pandoras n.e.i. | PAX | Pagellus spp. |

White seabream | SWA | Diplodus sargus |

Sargo breams, n.e.i. | SRG | Diplodus spp. |

Large-eye dentex | DEL | Dentex macrophthalmus |

Common dentex | DEC | Dentex dentex |

Dentex n.e.i. | DEX | Dentex spp. |

Black seabream | BRB | Spondyliosoma cantharus |

Saddled sea bream | SBS | Oblada melanura |

Red porgy | RPG | Sparus pagrus |

Gilthead seabream | SBG | Sparus auratus |

Pargo breams, n.e.i. | SBP | Sparus (= Pagrus) spp. |

Bogue | BOG | Boops boops |

Sand steenbras | SSB | Lithognithus mormyrus |

Salema (= Strepie) | SLM | Sarpa salpa |

Porgies, seabreams, n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Blotched picarel | BPI | Spicara maena |

Picarels | PIC | Spicara spp. |

Red mullet | MUR | Mullus surmuletus |

Striped mullet | MUT | Mullus barbatus |

Surmullets (= Redmullets) | MUX | Mullus spp. |

Greater weever | WEG | Trachinus draco |

Percoids n.e.i. | PRC | Percoidei |

Sandeels (= Sandlances) | SAN | Ammodytes spp. |

Spinefeet (= Rabbitfishes) | SPI | Siganus spp. |

Atlantic gobies | GOB | Gobius spp. |

Gobies n.e.i. | GPA | Gobiidae |

Scorpionfishes, n.e.i. | SCO | Scorpaenidae |

Piper gurnard | GUN | Trigla lyra |

Gurnards, searobins n.e.i. | GUX | Triglidae |

Angler (= Monk) | MON | Lophius piscatorius |

Anglerfishes n.e.i. | ANF | Lophiidae |

Garfish | GAR | Belone belone |

Barracudas | BAR | Sphyraena spp. |

Flathead grey mullet | MUF | Mugil cephalus |

Silversides (Sandsmelts) | SIL | Atherinidae |

Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i. | PPX | Perciformes |

Bluefish | BLU | Pomatomus saltatrix |

Atlantic horse mackerel | HOM | Trachurus trachurus |

Mediterranean horse mackerel | HMM | Trachurus mediterraneus |

Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i. | JAX | Trachurus spp. |

Jacks, crevalles n.e.i. | TRE | Caranx spp. |

Greater amberjack | AMB | Seriola dumerili |

Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp. |

Leerfish (= Garrick) | LEE | Lichia amia |

Carangids n.e.i. | CGX | Carangidae |

Atlantic pomfret | POA | Brama brama |

Common dolphinfish | DOL | Coryphaena hippurus |

Sardinellas n.e.i. | SIX | Sardinella spp. |

European pilchard (= Sardine) | PIL | Sardina pilchardus |

European sprat | SPR | Sprattus sprattus |

European anchovy | ANE | Engraulis encrasicolus |

Clupeoids n.e.i. | CLU | Clupeoidei |

Atlantic bonito | BON | Sarda sarda |

Plain bonito | BOP | Orcynopsis unicolor |

Frigate and bullet tunas | FRZ | Auxis thazard A. rochei |

Atlantic black skipjack | LTA | Euthynnus alletteratus |

Skipjack tuna | SKJ | Katsuwonus pelamis |

Northern bluefin tuna | BFT | Thunnus thynnus |

Albacore | ALB | Thunnus alalunga |

Big-eye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus |

Tunas n.e.i. | TUN | Thunnini |

Atlantic sailfish | SAI | Istiophorus albicans |

Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes | BIL | Istiophoridae |

Swordfishes | SWO | Xiphias gladius |

Tuna-like fishes n.e.i. | TUX | Scombroidei |

Silver scabbardfish | SFS | Lepidopus caudatus |

Chub mackerel | MAS | Scomber iaponicus |

Atlantic mackerel | MAC | Scomber scombrus |

Scomber mackerels n.e.i. | MAZ | Scomber spp. |

Mackerel-like fishes n.e.i. | MKX | Scombroidei |

Basking shark | BSK | Cetorhinus maximus |

Thresher | ALV | Alopias vulpinus |

Shortfin mako | SMA | Isurus oxyrinchus |

Blackmouth catshark | SHO | Galeus melastomus |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Sandbar shark | CCP | Carcharhinus plumbeus |

Smooth hammerhead | SPZ | Sphyrna zygaena |

Scalloped hammerhead | SPL | Sphyrna lewini |

Longnose spurdog | QUB | Squalus blainvillei |

Gulper shark | GUP | Centrophorus granulosus |

Kitefin shark | SCK | Dalatias licha |

Velvet belly | ETX | Etmopterus spinax |

Thornback ray | RJC | Raja clavata |

Common stingray | JDP | Dasyatis pastinaca |

Porbeagle | POR | Lamna nasus |

Catsharks, nursehound | SCL | Scyliorhinus spp. |

Smoothhounds | SDV | Mustelus spp. |

Picked (= Spiny) dogfish | DGS | Squalus acanthias |

Dogfish sharks n.e.i. | DGX | Squalidae |

Angelshark | AGN | Squatina squatina |

Angelsharks, sand devils | ASK | Squatinidae |

Large sharks n.e.i. | SHX | Squaliformes |

Guitarfishes | GTF | Rhinobatidae |

Skates | SKA | Raja spp. |

Skates and rays n.e.i. | SRX | Rajiformes |

Sharks, rays and skates etc. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Marine fishes n.e.i. | MZZ | Osteichthyes |

Edible crab | CRE | Cancer pagurus |

Mediterranean shore crab | CMR | Carcinus aestuaria |

Spinous spider crab | SCR | Maja squinado |

Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Reptantia |

Pink spiny lobster | PSL | Palinurus mauritanicus |

Common spiny lobster | SLO | Palinurus elephas |

Palinurid spiny lobsters n.e.i. | CRW | Palinurus spp. |

Norway lobster | NEP | Nephrops norvegicus |

European lobster | LBE | Homarus gammarus |

Caramote prawn | TGS | Penaeus kerathurus |

Deepwater rose shrimp | DPS | Parapenaeus longirostris |

Scarlet shrimp | SSH | Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus |

Blue and red shrimp | ARA | Aristeus antennatus |

Common prawn | CPR | Palaemon serratus |

Common shrimp | CSH | Crangon crangon |

Natantian decapods n.e.i. | DCP | Natantia |

Mantis squillid | MTS | Squillia mantis |

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea |

Gastropods n.e.i. | GAS | Gastropoda |

Periwinkle | PEE | Littorina littorea |

European flat oyster | OYF | Ostrea edulis |

Pacific cupped oyster | OYG | Crassostrea gigas |

Mediterranean mussel | MSM | Mytilus galloprovincialis |

Great scallop | SJA | Pecten jacobeus |

Murex | MUE | Murex spp. |

Common cockle | COC | Cardium edule |

Striped Venus | SVE | Venus (= Chamelea) gallina |

Grooved carpetshell | CTG | Ruditapes decussatus |

Carpetshell | CTS | Tapes pullastra |

Carpetshells n.e.i. | TPS | Tapes spp. |

Donax clams | DON | Donax spp. |

Razor clams | RAZ | Solen spp. |

Clams n.e.i. | CLX | Bivalvia |

Cephalopods n.e.i. | CEP | Cephalopoda |

Common cuttlefish | CTC | Sepia officinalis |

Cuttlefishes, bobtail squids | CTL | Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |

Common squids | SQC | Loligo spp. |

European flying squid | SQE | Todarodes sagittatus sagitt. |

Common octopus | OCC | Octopus vulgaris |

Horned and musky octopuses | OCM | Eledone spp. |

Octopuses | OCZ | Octopodidae |

Squids n.e.i. | SQU | Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae |

Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca |

Marine turtles n.e.i. | TTX | Testudinata |

Grooved sea-squirt | SSG | Microcosmus sulcatus |

Stony sea-urchin | URM | Paracentrotus lividus |

Jellyfishes | JEL | Phopilema spp. |

Southwest Atlantic (Major fishing area 41)

English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name |

Shads n.e.i. | SHZ | Alosa spp. |

Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes |

Bastard halibuts | BAX | Paralichthys spp. |

Tonguefishes n.e.i. | TOX | Cynoglossidae |

… | SAO | Salilota australia |

Moras | MOR | Moridae |

Brazilian codling | HKU | Urophycis brasiliensis |

Southern blue whiting | POS | Micromesistius australis |

Argentine hake | HKP | Merluccius hubbsi |

Patagonian hake | HPA | Merluccius polylepis |

Hakes n.e.i. | HKX | Merluccius spp. |

Patagonian grenadier | GRM | Macruronus mageilanicus |

Blue grenadiers | GRS | Macruronus spp. |

Grenadiers | GRV | Macrourus spp. |

Gadiformes n.e.i. | GAD | Gadiformes |

Sea catfishes n.e.i. | CAX | Ariidae |

Greater lizardfish | LIG | Saurida tumbil |

Argentine conger | COS | Conger orbignyanus |

Demersal percomorphs n.e.i. | DPX | Perciformes |

Snooks (= Robalos) n.e.i. | ROB | Centropomus spp. |

Brazilian groupers | GPB | Mycteroperca spp. |

Red grouper | GPR | Epinephelus mario |

Groupers n.e.i. | GPX | Epinephelus spp. |

Argentine seabass | BSZ | Acanthistius brasilianus |

Groupers, seabasses n.e.i. | BSX | Serranidae |

Southern red snapper | SNC | Lutjanus purpureus |

Yellowtail snapper | SNY | Ocyurus chrysurus |

Snappers, jobfishes, n.e.i. | SNX | Lutjanidae |

Barred grunt | BRG | Conodon nobilis |

Grunts, sweetlips, n.e.i. | GRX | Haemulidae (= Pomadasyidae) |

Striped weakfish | SWF | Cynoscion striatus |

Weakfishes n.e.i. | WKX | Cynoscion spp. |

Atlantic croaker | CKA | Micropogonias undulatus |

Southern kingcroaker | KGB | Menticirrhus americanus |

Argentine croaker | CKY | Urnbrina canasai |

King weakfish | WKK | Macrodon ancylodon |

Black drum | BDM | Pogonias cromis |

Croakers, drums n.e.i. | CDX | Sciaenidae |

Sargo breams n.e.i. | SRG | Diplodus spp. |

Dentex n.e.i. | DEX | Dentex spp. |

Red porgy | RPG | Sparus pagrus |

Porgies, seabreams, n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Surmullets (= Redmullets) | MUX | Mullus spp. |

Castaneta | CTA | Cheilodactylus bergi |

Brazilian sandperches | SPB | Pinguipes spp. |

Brazilian flathead | FLA | Percophis brasiliensis |

Patagonian blennie | BLP | Eleginops maclovinus |

Patagonian toothfish | TOP | Dissostichus eleginoides |

Humped rockcod | NOG | Notothenia gibbenfrons |

Grey rockcod | NOS | Notothenia squamifrons |

Patagonian rockcod | NOT | Patagonotothen brevicauda |

… | PAT | Patagonotothen longipes ramsai |

Antarctic rockcods, noties n.e.i. | NOX | Nototheniidae |

Blackfin icefish | SSI | Chaenocephalus aceratus |

Mackerel icefish | ANI | Champsocephalus gunnari |

Icefishes n.e.i. | ICX | Channichthyidae |

Percoids n.e.i. | PRC | Percoidei |

Pink cusk-eel | CUS | Genypterus blacodes |

Ruffs, barrelfishes n.e.i. | CEN | Centrolophidae |

Blackbelly rosefish | BRF | Helicolenus dactylopterus |

Scorpionfishes n.e.i. | SCO | Scorpaenidae |

Atlantic searobins | SRA | Prionotus spp. |

Ballyhoo halfbeak | BAL | Hemirhamphus brasiliensis |

Flying fishes n.e.i. | FLY | Exocoetidae |

Barracudas | BAR | Sphyraena spp. |

Mullets n.e.i. | MUL | Mugilidae |

Silversides (= Sandsmelts) | SIL | Atherinidae |

Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i. | PPX | Perciformes |

Bluefish | BLU | Pometomus saltatrix |

Blue jack mackerel | JAA | Trachurus picturatus |

Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i. | JAX | Trachurus spp. |

Jacks, crevalles, n.e.i. | TRE | Caranx spp. |

Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp. |

Parona leatherjack | PAO | Parona signata |

Carangids n.e.i. | CGX | Carangidae |

Common dolphinfish | DOL | Coryphaena hippurus |

Gulf butterfish, harvestfishes | BTG | Peprilus spp. |

Butterfishes silver pomfrets | BUX | Stromateidae |

Ladyfish | LAD | Elops saurus |

Tarpon | TAR | Tarpon (= Megelops) atlanticus |

Brazilian sardinella | BSR | Sardinella brasiliensis |

Sardinellas n.e.i. | SIX | Sardinella spp. |

Brazilian menhaden | MHS | Brevoortia aurea |

Argentine menhaden | MHP | Brevoortia pectinata |

Scaled sardines | SAS | Harengula spp. |

Falkland sprat | FAS | Sprattus fuegensis |

Argentine anchoita | ANA | Engraulis anchoita |

Anchovies n.e.i. | ANX | Engraulidae |

Clupeoids n.e.i. | CLU | Clupeoidei |

Atlantic bonito | BON | Sarda sarda |

Wahoo | WAH | Acanthocyhium solandri |

King mackerel | KGM | Scomberomorus cavalla |

Atlantic Spanish mackerel | SSM | Scomberomorus maculatus |

Seerfishes n.e.i. | KGX | Scomberomorus spp. |

Frigate and bullet tunas | FRZ | Auxis thazard, A. rochei |

Atlantic black skipjack | LTA | Euthynnus alletteratus |

Skipjack tuna | SKJ | Katsuwonus pelamis |

Northern bluefin tuna | BFT | Thunnus thynnus |

Blackfin tuna | BLF | Thunnus atlanticus |

Albacore | ALB | Thunnus alalunga |

Southern bluefin tuna | SBF | Thunnus maccoyii |

Yellowfin tuna | YFT | Thunnus albacares |

Big-eye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus |

Tunas n.e.i. | TUN | Thunnini |

Atlantic sailfish | SAI | Istiophorus albicans |

Atlantic blue marlin | BUM | Makaira nigricans |

Atlantic white marlin | WHM | Tetrapturus albidus |

Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes | BIL | Istiophoridae |

Swordfish | SWO | Xiphias gladius |

Tuna-like fishes n.e.i. | TUX | Scombroidei |

White snake mackerel | WSM | Thyrsitops lepidopodes |

Largehead hairtail | LHT | Trichiurus lepturus |

Chub mackerel | MAS | Scomber japonicus |

Big-eye thresher | BTH | Alopias superciliosus |

Shortfin mako | SMA | Isurus oxyrinchus |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Silky shark | FAL | Carcharhinus falciformis |

Copper shark | BRO | Carcharhinus brachyurus |

Smooth hammerhead | SPZ | Sphyrna zygaena |

Scalloped hammerhead | SPL | Sphyrna lewini |

Tope shark | GAG | Galeorhinus galeus |

Picked dogfish | DGS | Squalus acanthias |

Angel sharks, sand devils n.e.i. | ASK | Squatinidae |

Chola guitarfish | GUD | Rhinobatis percellens |

Sawfishes | SAW | Pristidae |

Elephantfishes n.e.i. | ELF | Callorhinchus spp. |

Patagonian smoothhound | SDP | Mustelus schmitti |

Smoothhounds | SDV | Mustelus spp. |

Liveroil sharks | LSK | Galeorhinus spp. |

Skates and rays, n.e.i. | SRX | Rajiformes |

Sharks, rays, skates, etc. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Marine fishes n.e.i. | MZZ | Osteichthyes |

Dana swimcrab | CRZ | Callinectes danae |

Southern kingcrab | KCR | Lithodes antarcticus |

Softshell red crab | PAG | Paralomis granulosa |

Geryons n.e.i. | GER | Geryon spp. |

Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Reptantia |

Caribbean spiny lobster | SLC | Panulirus argus |

Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i. | SLV | Panulirus spp. |

Northern brown shrimp | ABS | Penaeus aztecus |

Redspotted shrimp | PNB | Penaeus brasiliensis |

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. | PEN | Penaeus spp. |

Atlantic seabob | BOB | Xiphopenaeus kroyeri |

Argentine stiletto shrimp | ASH | Arternesia longinaris |

Argentine red shrimp | LAA | Pleoticus muelleri |

Natantian decapods n.e.i. | DCP | Natantia |

Antarctic krill | KRX | Euphausia superba |

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea |

Gastropods n.e.i. | GAS | Gastropoda |

Cupped oysters n.e.i. | OYC | Crassostrea spp. |

River Plata mussel | MSR | Mytilus platensis |

Magellan mussel | MSC | Aulacornya afer |

Scallops n.e.i. | SCX | Pectinidae |

Donax clams | DON | Donax spp. |

Clams n.e.i. | CLX | Bivalvia |

Cuttlefishes, bobtail squids | CTL | Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |

Patagonian squid | SQP | Loligo gahi |

Common squids | SQC | Loligo spp. |

Argentine shortfin squid | SQA | Illex argentinus |

Sevenstar flying squid | SQS | Martialia hyadesi |

Octopuses | OCT | Octopodidae |

Squids n.e.i. | SQU | Loliginidae,Ommastrephidae |

Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca |

Marine turtles n.e.i. | TTX | Testudinata |

Southeast Atlantic (Major fishing area 47)

English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name |

Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes |

West coast sole | SOW | Austroglossus microlepis |

Mud sole | SOE | Austroglossus pectoralis |

Southeast Atlantic soles n.e.i. | SOA | Austroglossus spp. |

Tonguefishes n.e.i. | TOX | Cynoglossidae |

Benguela hake | HKB | Merluccius polli |

Shallow-water Cape hake | HKK | Merluccius capensis |

Deepwater Cape hake | HKO | Merluccius paradoxus |

Cape hakes | HKC | Merluccius capensis, M. parad. |

Merluccid hakes | HKZ | Merlucciidae |

Gadiforms n.e.i. | GAD | Gadiformes |

Hatchetfishes | HAF | Sternoptychidae |

Lightfishes n.e.i. | MAU | Maurolicus spp. |

Silver lightfish | MAV | Maurolicus muelleri |

Greeneyes | GRE | Chlorophthalmidae |

White barbel | GAT | Galeichthyes fericeps |

Smoothmouth sea catfish | SMC | Arius heudoloti |

Sea catfishes n.e.i. | CAX | Ariidae |

Greater lizardfish | LIG | Saurida tumbil |

Lizardfishes n.e.i. | LIX | Synodontidae |

Conger eels n.e.i. | COX | Congridae |

Slender snipefish | SNS | Macrorhamphosus scolopax |

Snipefishes | SNI | Macroramphosidae |

Alfonsinos | ALF | Beryx spp. |

Alfonsinos n.e.i. | BRX | Berycidae |

John Dory | JOD | Zeus faber |

Silvery John Dory | JOS | Zenopsis conchifer |

Dories n.e.i. | ZEX | Zeidae |

Boarfishes | BOR | Caproidae |

Boarfish | BOC | Capros aper |

Demersal percomorphs n.e.i. | DPX | Perciformes |

Groupers n.e.i. | GPX | Epinephelus spp. |

Wreckfish | WRF | Polyprion americanus |

Groupers, seabasses n.e.i. | BSX | Serranidae |

Big-eyes n.e.i. | BIG | Priacanthus spp. |

Big-eyes, glasseyes, bulleyes | PRI | Priacenthidae |

Cardinalfishes n.e.i. | APO | Apogonidae |

Glow-bellies, splitfins | ACR | Acropomatidae |

Blackmouth splitfin | SYN | Synagrops japonicus |

Splitfins n.e.i. | SYS | Synagrops spp. |

Cape bonnetmouth | EMM | Emmelichthys nitidus |

Bonnetmouths, rubyfishes, etc. | EMT | Emmelichthyidae |

Snappers, jobfishes, n.e.i. | SNX | Lutjanidae |

Threadfin breams | THB | Nemipterus spp. |

Threadfin, monocle, dwarf breams | THD | Nemipteridae |

Big-eye grunt | GRB | Brachydeuterus auratus |

Rubberlip grunt | BRL | Plectorhinchus mediterraneus |

Sompat grunt | BUR | Pomadasys jubelini |

Grunts, sweetlips, n.e.i. | GRX | Haemulidae (= Pomadasyidae) |

Southern meagre (= kob) | KOB | Argyrosomus hololepidofus |

Geelbek croaker | AWE | Atractoscion aequidens |

Tigertooth croaker | LKR | Otolithes ruber |

West African croakers | CKW | Pseudotolithus spp. |

Croakers, drums n.e.i. | CDX | Sciaenidae |

Canary drum (= baardman) | UCA | Umbrina canariensis |

Weakfishes n.e.i. | WKX | Cynoscion spp. |

Natal pandora | TJO | Pagellus natalensis |

Porgies, seabreams n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Pandoras n.e.i. | PAX | Pagellus spp. |

Sargo breams n.e.i. | SRG | Diplodus spp. |

Large-eye dentex | DEL | Dentex macrophthalmus |

Angolan dentex | DEA | Dentex angolensis |

Canary dentex | DEN | Dentex canariensis |

Dentex n.e.i. | DEX | Dentex spp. |

Black seabream | BRB | Spondyliosoma cantharus |

Carpenter seabream | SLF | Argyrozona argyrozona |

Santer seabream | SLD | Cheimerius nufar |

Red steenbras | RER | Petrus rupestris |

Panga seabream | PGA | Pterogymnus laniarius |

White stumpnose | WSN | Rhahdosargus globiceps |

Pargo breams n.e.i. | SBP | Sparus (= Pagrus) spp. |

Bogue | BOG | Boops boops |

Stumpnose, dageraadbreams, n.e.i. | RSX | Chrysoblephus spp. |

Whitesteenbras | SNW | Lithognathus lithognathus |

Steenbrasses, n.e.i. | STW | Lithognathus spp. |

Sand steenbras | SSB | Lithognathus mormyrus |

Copper breams | CPP | Pachymetopon spp. |

Salema (= Strepie) | SLM | Sarpa salpa |

Polystegan seabreams n.e.i. | PLY | Polysteganus spp. |

Scotsman seabream | SCM | Polysteganus praeorbitalis |

Seventyfour seabream | SEV | Polysteganus undulosus |

Blueskin seabream | SBU | Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus |

Porgies, seabreams, n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Picarels | PIC | Spicara spp. |

Goatfishes, red mullets n.e.i. | MUM | Mullidae |

Surmullets (= Red mullets) | MUX | Mullus spp. |

Galjoens n.e.i. | COT | Coracinidae |

Galjoen | GAJ | Coracinus capensis |

Spadefishes | SPA | Ephippidae |

African sicklefish | SIC | Drepane africana |

Cuskeels, brotulas n.e.i. | OPH | Ophidiidae |

Kingclip | KCP | Genypterus capensis |

Gobies n.e.i. | GPA | Gobiidae |

Cape redfish | REC | Sebastes capensis |

Rosefishes n.e.i. | ROK | Helicolenus spp. |

Blackbelly rosefish | BRF | Helicolenus dactylopterus |

Scorpionfishes, n.e.i. | SCO | Scorpaenidae |

Piper gurnard | GUN | Trigla lyra |

Cape gurnard | GUC | Chelidonichthys capensis |

Gurnards, searobins n.e.i. | GUX | Triglidae |

Gurnards | GUY | Trigla spp. |

Triggerfishes, durgons | TRI | Balistidae |

Cape monk | MOK | Lophius upsicephalus |

Anglerfishes n.e.i. | ANF | Lophiidae |

Lanternfish | LAN | Lampanyctodes hectoris |

Lanternfishes | LXX | Myctophidae |

Needlefishes n.e.i. | BEN | Belonidae |

Needlefishes | NED | Tylosaurus spp. |

Sauries n.e.i. | SAX | Scomberesocidae |

Atlantic saury | SAU | Scomberesox saurus |

Barracudas | BAR | Sphyraena spp. |

Barracudas | BAZ | Sphyraenidae |

Mullets n.e.i. | MUL | Mugilidae |

Threadfins, tasselfishes n.e.i. | THF | Polynemidae |

Lesser African threadfin | GAL | Galeoides dedactylus |

Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i. | PPX | Perciformes |

Bluefish | BLU | Pomatomus saltatrix |

Bluefishes n.e.i. | POT | Pomatomidae |

Cobia | CBA | Rachycentron canadum |

Cobias n.e.i. | CBX | Rachycentridae |

Cape horse mackerel | HMC | Trachurus capensis |

Cunene horse mackerel | HMZ | Trachurus trecae |

Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i. | JAX | Trachurus spp. |

Scads | SDX | Decapterus spp. |

Crevalle jack | CVJ | Caranx hippos |

False scad | HMV | Decapterus rhonchus |

Jacks, crevalles, n.e.i. | TRE | Caranx spp. |

Lookdown fish | LUK | Selene dorsalis |

Pompanos | POX | Trachinotus spp. |

Yellowtail amberjack | YTC | Seriola lalandi |

Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp. |

Leerfish (= Garrick) | LEE | Lichia amia |

Atlantic bumper | BUA | Chioroscombrus chrysurus |

Carangids n.e.i. | CGX | Carangidae |

Pomfrets, ocean breams n.e.i. | BRZ | Bramidae |

Atlantic pomfret | POA | Brama brama |

Common dolphinfish | DOL | Coryphaena hippurus |

Dolphinfishes n.e.i. | DOX | Coryphaenidae |

Blue butterfish | BLB | Stromateus fiatola |

Butterfishes, silverpomfrets | BUX | Stromateidae |

Bonefishes | ALU | Albulidae |

Longfin bonefish | BNF | Pterothrissus belloci |

Round sardinella | SAA | Sardinella aurita |

Madeiran sardinella | SAE | Sardinella maderensis |

Southern African pilchard | PIA | Sardinops ocellatus |

Whitehead's round herring | WRR | Etrumeus whiteheadi |

Southern African anchovy | ANC | Engraulis capensis |

Anchovies n.e.i. | ANX | Engraulidae |

Herrings, sardines n.e.i. | CLP | Clupeidae |

Sardinellas n.e.i. | SIX | Sardinella spp. |

Clupeoids n.e.i. | CLU | Clupeoidei |

Atlantic bonito | BON | Sarda sarda |

Wahoo | WAH | Acanthocybium solandri |

Frigate tuna | FRI | Auxis thazard |

Frigate and bullet tunas | FRZ | Auxis thazard, A. rochei |

Narrow-banded Spanish mackerel | COM | Scomberomorus guttatus |

King mackerel | SSM | Scomberomorus maculatus |

West African Spanish mackerel | MAW | Scomberomorus tritor |

Kanadi kingfish | KAK | Scomberomorus plurilineatus |

Seerfishes n.e.i. | KGX | Scomberomorus spp. |

Atlantic black skipjack | LTA | Euthynnus alletteratus |

Kawakawa | KAW | Euthynnus affinis |

Skipjack tuna | SKJ | Katsuwonus pelamis |

Northern bluefin tuna | BFT | Thunnus thynnus |

Albacore | ALB | Thunnus alalunga |

Southern bluefin tuna | SBF | Thunnus maccoyji |

Yellowfin tuna | YFT | Thunnus albacares |

Big-eye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus |

Atlantic sailfish | SAI | Istiophorus albicans |

Atlantic blue marlin | BUM | Makaira nigricans |

Black marlin | BLM | Makaira indica |

Atlantic white marlin | WHM | Tetrapturus albidus |

Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes | BIL | Istiophoridae |

Swordfish | SWO | Xiphias gladius |

Swordfishes | XIP | Xiphiidae |

Tuna-like fishes n.e.i. | TUX | Scombroidei |

Snake mackerels, escolars n.e.i. | GEP | Gempylidae |

Snoek | SNK | Thyrsites atun |

Largehead hairtail | LHT | Trichiurus lepturus |

Hairtails, cutlassfishes n.e.i. | CUT | Trichiuridae |

Silver scabbardfish | SFS | Lepidopus caudatus |

Chub mackerel | MAS | Scomber japonicus |

Mackerels n.e.i. | MAX | Scombridae |

Mackerel-like fishes n.e.i. | MKX | Scombroidei |

Shortfin mako | SMA | Isurus oxyrinchus |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Smooth hammerhead | SPZ | Sphyrna zygaena |

Smooth-hounds n.e.i. | SDV | Mustelus spp. |

Tope shark | GAG | Galeorhinus galeus |

Angelsharks, sand devils n.e.i. | ASK | Squatinidae |

Raja rays n.e.i. | SKA | Raja spp. |

Rays, stingrays, mantas n.e.i. | SRX | Rajiformes |

Cape elephantfish | CHM | Callorhinchus capensis |

Sharks, rays, skates, etc. n.e.i. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Mackerel sharks, porbeagles | MSK | Lamnidae |

Catsharks | SYX | Scyliorhinidae |

Requiem sharks | RSK | Cercharhinidae |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Bonnethead, hammerhead sharks | SPY | Sphyrnidae |

Smoothhound | SMD | Mustelus mustelus |

Dogfish sharks n.e.i. | DGX | Squalidae |

Picked (= Spiny) dogfish | DGS | Squalus acanthias |

Shortnose dogfish | DOP | Squalus megalops |

Guitarfishes | GTF | Rhinobatidae |

Sawfishes | SAW | Pristidae |

Skates n.e.i. | RAJ | Rajidae |

Skates | SKA | Raja spp. |

Stingrays, butterfly rays | STT | Dasyaididae (= Trygonidae) |

Eagle rays | EAG | Myliobatidae |

Mantas | MAN | Mobulidae |

Torpedo (= Electric) rays | TOD | Torpedinidae |

Elephantfishes n.e.i. | CAH | Callorhinchidae |

Rays, skates, mantas n.e.i. | BAI | Batoidimorpha (Hypotremata) |

Various sharks n.e.i. | SKH | Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata) |

Sharks, rays, skates etc. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Cartilaginous fishes n.e.i. | CAR | Chondrychthyes |

Chimaeras n.e.i. | HOL | Holocephali |

Marine fishes n.e.i. | MZZ | Osteichthyes |

Edible crab | CRE | Cancer pagurus |

Jonah crabs, rock crabs | CAD | Cancridae |

Swimming crabs n.e.i. | SWM | Portunidae |

King crabs n.e.i. | KCX | Lithodidae |

Southern king crabs | KCR | Lithodes antarcticua |

King crab | KCA | Lithodes ferox |

West African geryon | CGE | Geryon (= Chaceon) maritae |

Geryons n.e.i. | GER | Geryon spp. |

Deep-sea crabs, geryons | GEY | Geryonidae |

Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Reptantia |

Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i. | SLV | Panulirus spp. |

Royal spiny lobster | LOV | Panulirus regius |

Scalloped spiny lobster | LOK | Panulirus homarus |

Cape rock lobster | LBC | Jasus lalandii |

Tristan da Cunha rock lobster | LBT | Jasus tristani |

Natal spiny lobster | SLN | Palinuris delagoae |

South coast spiny lobster | SLS | Palinurus gilchristi |

Spiny lobsters n.e.i. | VLO | Palinuridae |

Slipper lobsters | LOS | Scyllaridae |

Indian Ocean lobsterette | NES | Nephropsis stewarti |

True lobsters, lobsterettes | NEX | Nephropidae |

Caramote prawn | TGS | Penaeus kerathurus |

Indian white prawn | PNI | Penarus indicus |

Southern pink shrimp | SOP | Penaeus notiatis |

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. | PEN | Penaeus spp. |

Deepwater rose shrimp | DPS | Parapenaeus longirostris |

Penaeid shrimps | PEZ | Penaeidae |

Striped red shrimp | ARV | Aristeus varidens |

Aristeid shrimps | ARI | Aristeidae |

Common prawn | CPR | Palaemon serratus |

Solenocerid shrimps | SOZ | Solenoceridae |

Knife shrimps | KNI | Haliporoides spp. |

Knife shrimp | KNS | Haliporoides triarthrus |

Jack-knife shrimp | JAQ | Haliporoides sibogae |

Natantian decapods n.e.i. | DCP | Natantia |

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea |

Perlemoen abalone | ABP | Haliotis midae |

Giant periwinkle | GIW | Turbo sarmaticus |

Flat oysters n.e.i. | OYX | Ostrea spp. |

Denticulate rock oyster | ODE | Ostrea denticulata |

Pacific cupped oyster | OYG | Crassostrea gigas |

Cupped oysters n.e.i. | OYC | Crassostrea spp. |

Rock mussel | MSL | Perna perna |

Sea mussels n.e.i. | MSX | Mytilidae |

… | PSU | Pecten sulcicostatus |

Scallops n.e.i. | SCX | Pectinidae |

Smooth mactra | MAG | Mactra glabrata |

Mactra surf clams | MAT | Mactridae |

Venus clams | CLV | Veneridae |

… | DOR | Dosinia orbignyi |

Donax clams | DON | Donax spp. |

Cape razor clams | RAC | Solen capensis |

Razor clams, knife clams | SOI | Solenidae |

Clams n.e.i. | CLX | Bivalvia |

Cuttlefishes, bobtail squids | CTL | Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |

Chokker squid | CHO | Loligo reynaudi |

Angolan flying squid | SQG | Todarodes sagittatus angolen. |

Common squids | SQC | Loligo spp. |

Octopuses | OCT | Octopodidae |

Squids n.e.i. | SQU | Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae |

Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca |

South African fur seal | SEK | Arctocephalus pusillus |

Red bait | SSR | Pyura stolonifera |

… | URR | Parechinus angulosus |

Sea-cucumbers n.e.i. | CUX | Holothurioidea |

Aquatic invertebrates n.e.i. | INV | Invertebrata |

Western Indian Ocean (Major fishing area 51)

English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name |

Kelee shad | HIX | Hilsa kelee |

Hilsa shad | HIL | Tenualosa ilisha |

Milkfish | MIL | Chanos chanos |

Giant seaperch (= Barramundi) | GIP | Lates calcarifer |

Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes |

Indian halibut | HAI | Psettodes erumei |

Tonguefishes n.e.i. | TOX | Cynoglossidae |

Unicorn cod | UNC | Bregmaceros macclellandi |

Gadiformes n.e.i. | GAD | Gadiformes |

Bombay duck | BUC | Harpadon nehereus |

Seacatfishes n.e.i. | CAX | Ariidae |

Greater lizardfish | LIG | Saurida tumbil |

Brushtooth lizardfish | LIB | Saurida undosquamis |

Lizardfishes n.e.i. | LIX | Synodontidae |

Pike congers n.e.i. | PCX | Muraenesox spp. |

Conger eels n.e.i. | COX | Congridae |

Alfonsinos | ALF | Beryx spp. |

Japanese John Dory | JJD | Zeus japonicus |

Demersal percomorphs n.e.i. | DPX | Perciformes |

Groupers n.e.i. | GPX | Epinephelus spp. |

Groupers, seabasses n.e.i. | BSX | Serranidae |

Bigeyes n.e.i. | BIG | Priacanthus spp. |

Sillago whitings | WHS | Sillaginidae |

False trevally | TRF | Lactarius lactarius |

Bonnetmouths, rubyfishes, etc. | EMT | Emmelichthyidae |

Mangrove red snapper | RES | Lutjanus argentimaculatus |

Snappers n.e.i. | SNA | Lutjanus spp. |

Snappers, jobfishes, n.e.i. | SNX | Lutjanidae |

Threadfin breams | THB | Nemipterus spp. |

Threadfin, monocle dwarf breams | THD | Nemipteridae |

Ponyfishes (= Slipmouths) n.e.i. | POY | Leiognathidae |

Grunts, sweetlips, n.e.i. | GRX | Haemulidae (= Pomadasyidae) |

Southern meagre (= Kob) | KOB | Argyrosomus hololepidotus |

Geelbek croaker | AWE | Atractoscion aequidens |

Croakers, drums n.e.i. | CDX | Sciaenidae |

Emperors (Scavengers) | EMP | Lethrinidae |

Pandoras n.e.i. | PAX | Pagellus spp. |

Dentex n.e.i. | DEX | Dentex spp. |

King soldier bream | KBR | Argyrops spinifer |

Santer seabream | SLD | Cheimerius nufar |

Red steenbras | RER | Petrus rupestris |

Stumpnose, dageraad breams, n.e.i. | RSX | Chrysoblephus spp. |

Porgies, seabreams, n.e.i. | SBX | Sparidae |

Surmullets (= Red mullets) | MUX | Mullus spp. |

Goatfishes | GOX | Upeneus spp. |

Goatfishes, red mullets n.e.i. | MUM | Mullidae |

Spotted sicklefish | SPS | Drepane punctata |

Wrasses, hogfishes, etc. | WRA | Labridae |

Mojarras (= Silver-biddies) | MOJ | Gerres spp. |

Percoids n.e.i. | PRC | Percoidei |

Spinefeet (= Rabbitfishes) | SPI | Siganus spp. |

Scorpionfishes, n.e.i. | SCO | Scorpaenidae |

Flatheads | FLH | Platycephalidae |

Triggerfishes, durgons | TRI | Balistidae |

Lanternfishes | LXX | Myctophidae |

Needlefishes | NED | Tylosurus spp. |

Halfbeaks n.e.i. | HAX | Hemirhamphus spp. |

Flyingfishes n.e.i. | FLY | Exocoetidae |

Barracudas | BAR | Sphyraena spp. |

Flathead grey mullet | MUF | Mugil cephalus |

Mullets n.e.i. | MUL | Mugilidae |

Fourfinger threadfin | FOT | Eleutheronema tetradactylum |

Threadfins, tasselfishes n.e.i. | THF | Polynemidae |

Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i. | PPX | Perciformes |

Bluefish | BLU | Pomatomus saltatrix |

Cobia | CBA | Rachycentron canadum |

Cobias, n.e.i. | CBX | Rachycentridae |

Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i. | JAX | Trachurus spp. |

Indian scad | RUS | Decapterus russelli |

Scads | SDX | Decepterus spp. |

Jacks, crevalles, n.e.i. | TRE | Caranx spp. |

Pompanos | POX | Trachinotus spp. |

Yellowtail amberjack | YTC | Seriola lalandi |

Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp. |

Rainbow runner | RRU | Elagatis bipinnulata |

Golden trevally | GLT | Gnatanodon speciosus |

Torpedo scad | HAS | Megalaspis cordyla |

Queenfishes | QUE | Scomberoides (= Chorinemus) spp. |

Big-eye scad | BIS | Selar crumenophthalmus |

Yellowstripe scad | TRY | Selaroides leptolepis |

Carangids n.e.i. | CGX | Carangidae |

Black pomfret | POB | Formio niger |

Common dolphinfish | DOL | Coryphaene hippurus |

Silver pomfret | SIP | Pampus argenteus |

Butterfishes, silver pomfrets | BUX | Stromateidae |

Goldstripe sardinella | SAG | Sardinella gibbosa |

Indian oil sardine | IOS | Sardinella longiceps |

Sardinellas n.e.i. | SIX | Sardinella spp. |

Southern African pilchard | PIA | Sardinops ocellatus |

Redeye round herring | RRH | Etrumeus teres |

Stolephorus anchovies | STO | Stolephorus spp. |

Anchovies n.e.i. | ANX | Engraulidae |

Clupeoids n.e.i. | CLU | Clupeoidei |

Dorab wolf-herring | DOB | Chirocentrus dorab |

Wolf-herrings | DOS | Chirocentrus spp. |

Wahoo | WAH | Acanthocybium solandri |

Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | COM | Scomberomorus ommerson |

Indo-Pacific king mackerel | GUT | Scomberomorus guttatus |

Streaked seerfish | STS | Scomberomorus lineolatus |

Seerfishes n.e.i. | KGX | Scomberomorus spp. |

Frigate and bullet tunas | FRZ | Auxis thazard, A. rochei |

Kawakawa | KAW | Euthynnus affinis |

Skipjack tuna | SKJ | Katsuwonus pelamis |

Longtail tuna | LOT | Thunnus tonggol |

Albacore | ALB | Thunnus alalunga |

Southern bluefin tuna | SBF | Thunnus maccoyii |

Yellowfin tuna | YFT | Thunnus albacares |

Big-eye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus |

Indo-Pacific sailfish | SFA | Istiophorus platypterus |

Indo-Pacific blue marlin | BLZ | Makaira mazara |

Black marlin | BLM | Makaira indica |

Striped marlin | MLS | Tetrapturus audax |

Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes | BIL | Istiophoridae |

Tuna-like fishes n.e.i. | TUX | Scombroidei |

Snoek | SNK | Thyrsites atun |

Largehead hairtail | LHT | Trichiurus lepturus |

Silver scabbardfish | SFS | Lepidopus caudatus |

Hairtails, cutlassfishes, n.e.i. | CUT | Trichiuridae |

Chub mackerel | MAS | Scomber japonicus |

Indian mackerel | RAG | Rastrelliger kanagurta |

Indian mackerels n.e.i. | RAX | Rastrelliger spp. |

Mackerel-like fishes n.e.i. | MKX | Scombroidei |

Swordfish | SWO | Xiphias gladius |

Shortfin mako | SMA | Isurus oxyrinchus |

Blue shark | BSH | Prionace glauca |

Oceanic whitetip shark | OCS | Carcharhinus longimanus |

Spot-tail shark | CCQ | Carcharhinus sorrah |

Dusky shark | DUS | Carcharhinus obscurus |

Silky shark | FAL | Carcharhinus falciformis |

Milk shark | RHA | Rhizoprionodon acutus |

Requiem sharks n.e.i. | RSK | Carcharhinidae |

Hammerhead sharks, etc. n.e.i. | SPY | Sphyrnidae |

Guitarfishes, etc. n.e.i. | GTF | Rhinobatidae |

Sawfishes | SAW | Pristidae |

Rays, stingrays, mantas n.e.i. | SRX | Rajiformes |

Sharks, rays, skates, etc. n.e.i. | SKX | Elasmobranchii |

Marine fishes n.e.i. | MZZ | Osteichthyes |

Swimcrabs | CRS | Portunus spp. |

Mud crab | MUD | Scylla serrata |

Geryons n.e.i. | GER | Geryon spp. |

Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Reptantia |

Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i. | SLV | Panulirus spp. |

Natal spiny lobster | SLN | Palinurus delagoae |

Slipper lobsters | LOS | Scyliaridae |

Andaman lobster | NEA | Metanephrops andamanicus |

Giant tiger prawn | GIT | Penaeus monodon |

Green tiger prawn | TIP | Penaeus semisulcatus |

Indian white prawn | PNI | Penaeus indicus |

Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. | PEN | Penaeus spp. |

Knife shrimp | KNS | Haliporoides triarthrus |

Jack-knife shrimp | JAQ | Haliporoides sibogae |

Knife shrimps | KNI | Haliporoides spp. |

Natantian decapods n.e.i. | DCP | Natantia |

Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea |

Abalones n.e.i. | ABX | Haliotis spp. |

Rock-cupped oyster | CSC | Crassostrea cucullata |

Cupped oysters n.e.i. | OYC | Crassostrea spp. |

Cephalopods n.e.i. | CEP | Cephalopoda |

Cuttlefishes, bobtail squids | CTL | Sepiidae, Sepiolidae |

Common squids | SQC | Loligo spp. |

Octopuses | OCT | Octopodidae |

Squids n.e.i. | SQU | Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae |

Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca |

Green turtle | TUG | Chelonia mydas |

Marine turtles n.e.i. | TTX | Testudinata |

Sea cucumbers n.e.i. | CUX | Holothurioidea |

Aquatic invertebrates n.e.i. | INV | Invertebrata |

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ANNEX V

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA FOR REGIONS OTHER THAN THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Magnetic media

Computer tapes: Nine track with a density of 1 600 or 6 250 BPI and EBCDIC or ASCII coding, preferably unlabelled. If labelled, an end-of-file code should be included.

Floppy discs: MS-DOS formatted 3,5″ 720 K or 1,4 Mbyte discs or 5,25″ 360 K or 1,2 Mbyte discs.

Record format

Byte numbers | Item | Remarks |

1 to 4 | Country (ISO 3-alpha code) | e.g. FRA = France |

5 to 6 | Year | e.g. 93 = 1993 |

7 to 8 | Major fishing area | 34 = eastern central Atlantic |

9 to 15 | Division | 3.3 = division 3.3 |

16 to 18 | Species | 3-alpha identifier |

19 to 26 | Catch | Metric tonnes |

Notes :

(a) The catch field (bytes 19 to 26) should be right justified with leading blanks. All other fields should be left justified with trailing blanks.

(b) The catch should be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings, to the nearest metric tonne.

(c) Quantities (bytes 19 to 26) of less than half a unit should be recorded as ‘?1’.

(d) Unknown quantities (bytes 19 to 26) should be recorded as ‘?2’.

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ANNEX VII

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 (OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1) |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1638/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 29) |

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1) | only Annex III, pt. 57) |

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ANNEX VIII

Correlation Table

Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 | This Regulation |

Article 1 | Article 1 |

Article 2 | Article 2 |

Article 3 | Article 3 |

Article 4, first paragraph | Article 4, first paragraph |

_______ | Article 4, second paragraph |

Article 4, second paragraph | Article 4, third paragraph |

Article 5(1) and (2) | Article 5(1) and (2) |

Article 5(3) | _______ |

Article 6(1) | Article 6(1) |

Article 6(2) | Article 6(2) |

Article 6(3) | ______ |

Article 6(4) | Article 6(3) |

_______ | Article 7 |

Article 7 | Article 8 |

Annex 1 | Annex I |

Annex 2 | Annex II |

Annex 3 | Annex III |

Annex 4 | Annex IV |

Annex 5 | Annex V |

______ | Annex VI |

______ | Annex VII |

______ | Annex VIII |

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[1] COM(87) 868 PV.

[2] Carried out pursuant to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – Codification of the Acquis communautaire, COM(2001) 645 final.

[3] See Annex VII of this proposal.

[4] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

[5] OJ C 255, 21.10.2006, p. 1.

[6] OJ C […], […], p. […].

[7] OJ C […], […], p. […].

[8] OJ C […], […], p. […].

[9] OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

[10] See Annex VII.

[11] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

[12] OJ L 151, 15.6.1990, p. 1.

[13] OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.