Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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31.3.2009

Official Journal of the European Union

L 87/1

REGULATION (EC) No 216/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 11 March 2009

on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North 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 (1),

Whereas:

(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 (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.

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

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

(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 those statistics are first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States.

(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).

(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 (4).

(7)

In particular, the Commission should be empowered 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 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 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 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (5).

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 transhipments, 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.

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).

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.

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

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (6), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.

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

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 those data. The Commission shall draw up a summary of those 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.

Article 7

1. Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 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 8

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.

Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2009.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council

The President

A. VONDRA

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 26 February 2009.

(2) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1.

(3) See Annex VII.

(4) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(5) OJ L 151, 15.6.1990, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.

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.	South-west Gulf of Guinea division
34.4.2.	South-west 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

SOUTH-WEST 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

SOUTH-EAST 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 5o36′ west longitude in a south-westerly direction following the high-water mark along this coast to a point at Ponta do Padrão (6o04′36″ south latitude and 12o19′48″ east longitude); thence along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to a point on 6o00′ south latitude and 12o00′ east longitude; thence due west along 6o00′ south latitude to 20o00′ west longitude; thence due north to the Equator; thence due west to 30o00′ west longitude; thence due north to 5o00′ north latitude; thence due west to 40o00′ west longitude, thence due north to 36o00′ north latitude; thence due east to Punta Marroqui at 5o36′ 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 36o00′ north latitude and 26o00′ north latitude, and east of a line drawn due south from 36o00′ north latitude along 13o00′ west longitude to 29o00′ north latitude, and thence in south-westerly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 26o00′ north latitude and 16o00′ west longitude.

(b) Canaries/Madeira insular (Division 34.1.2)

Waters lying between 36o00′ north latitude and 26o00′ north latitude, and between 20o00′ west longitude and a line drawn from 36o00′ north latitude along 13o00′ west longitude to 29o00′ north latitude, and thence along a rhumb line to a point at 26o00′ north latitude and 16o00′ west longitude.

Waters lying between 26o00′ north latitude and 19o00′ north latitude and east of 20o00′ west longitude.

Northern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 34.2)

Waters lying between 36o00′ north latitude and 20o00′ north latitude and between 40o00′ west longitude and 20o00′ west longitude.

Southern coastal sub-area (Sub-area 34.3)

(a) Cape Verde coastal division (Division 34.3.1)

Waters lying between 19o00′ and 9o00′ north latitude, and east of 20o00′ west longitude.

(b) Cape Verde insular division (Division 34.3.2)

Waters lying between 20o00′ north latitude and 10o00′ north latitude, and between 30o00′ west longitude and 20o00′ west longitude.

Waters lying between 9o00′ north latitude and the Equator, and between 20o00′ west longitude and 8o00′ west longitude.

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

Waters lying north of the Equator, and between 8o00′ west longitude and 3o00′ east longitude.

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

Waters lying north of the Equator, and east of 3o00′ east longitude.

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

Waters lying between the Equator and 6o00′ south latitude, and east of 3o00′ east longitude. This division includes also the waters of the Congo estuary lying south of 6o00′ south latitude included by a line drawn from a point at Ponta do Padrão (6o04′36″ south latitude and 12o19′48″ east longitude) along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to a point on 6o00′ south latitude and 12o00′ east longitude, and thence due east along 6o00′ south latitude to the African coast and thence along the African coast to the original point at Ponta do Padrão.

Southern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 34.4)

(a) South-west Gulf of Guinea division (Division 34.4.1)

Waters lying between the Equator and 6o00′ south latitude, and between 20o00′ west longitude and 3o00′ east longitude.

(b) South-west Oceanic division (Division 34.4.2)

Waters lying between 20o00′ north latitude and 5o00′ north latitude, and between 40o00′ west longitude and 30o00′ west longitude; waters lying between 10o00′ north latitude and the Equator, and between 30o00′ west longitude and 20o00′ 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 5o36′ 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 38o00′ north latitude; thence due west to 8o00′ east longitude; thence due north to 41o20′ 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 5o36′ 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 8o00′ east longitude 41o20′ 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.

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 38o00′ north latitude; thence due west to 8o00′ east longitude; thence due north to 41o20′ 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 38o00′ north latitude; thence due west along 38o00′ 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 Montenegro 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 25o00′ east longitude on the coast of north Africa running due north to 34o00′ north latitude; thence due west to 23o00′ 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 Montenegro; thence due west to Cape Gargano on the coast of Italy; thence following the coast of Italy to 38o00′ north latitude; thence due west along 38o00′ 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 23o00′ east longitude running due south to 34o00′ north latitude; thence due east to 29o00′ 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 25o00′ east longitude running due north to 34o00′ north latitude; thence due east to 29o00′ 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 south-west by a line running across the Bosporus from Kumdere and bounded on the north-east, at a line running from Takil Point on the Kerch peninsula to Panagija Point on the Taman peninsula.

The waters of the Azov Sea north of a line running along the southern entrance of the Kerch Strait, commencing from Takil Point at 45o06′N and 36o27′E on the Kerch peninsula, and running across the strait to Panagija Point at 45o08′N and 36o38′E on the Taman peninsula.

SOUTH-WEST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 41)

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

A description of these areas follows.

The south-west Atlantic (Major fishing area 41) shall be defined as the waters bounded by a line starting from the coast of South America along parallel 5o00′ north latitude to the meridian at 30o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the Equator; thence due east to the meridian at 20o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 50o00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 50o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 60o00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 67o16′ west longitude; thence due north to the point at 56o22′S 67o16′W; thence due east along a line at 56o22′S to the point at 65o43′W; the following line joining the points at 55o22′S 65o43′W, 55o11′S 66o04′W, 55o07′S 66o25′W; thence in a northerly direction along the coast of South America to the starting point.

The south-west 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 5o00′ north latitude going in along this parallel to where it meets the meridian at 40o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the point where this meridian intersects the coast of Brazil; thence in a north-westerly 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 40o00′ west longitude to where it meets the Equator; thence due east along the Equator to the meridian at 32o00′W; thence due south to the parallel at 10o00′ south latitude; thence due west to where the parallel at 10o00′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 10o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 35o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 20o00′ 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 5o00′N 40o00′W to the meridian at 30o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the Equator; thence due east to the meridian at 20o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 20o00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 35o00′ west longitude; thence due north to the parallel at 10o00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 32o00′ west longitude; thence due north to the Equator; thence due west to the meridian at 40o00′ 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 20o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 39o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 29o00′ 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 29o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 45o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 34o00′ 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 34o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 40o00′ 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 20o00′S 39o00′W to the meridian at 20o00′ west latitude; thence due south to the parallel at 40o00′ south latitude; thence due west to the meridian at 50o00′ west latitude; thence due north to the parallel at 34o00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 45o00′ west longitude; thence due north to the parallel at 29o00′ south latitude; thence due east to the meridian at 39o00′ 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 40o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 48o00′ 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 48o00′ south latitude to where it meets the meridian at 50o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 60o00′ south latitude; thence due west along this parallel to the meridian at 67o16′ west longitude; thence due north to the point at 56o22′S 67o16′W; thence following a loxodromic line joining the points at 56o22′S 65o43′W; 55o22′S 65o43′W; 55o11′S 66o04′W; 55o07′S 66o25′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 40o00′S 50o00′W to the meridian at 20o00′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel at 50o00′ south latitude; then due north to the starting point.

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 47)

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

The south-east Atlantic (Major fishing area 47) comprises the waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 6o04′36″ south latitude and 12o19′48″ east longitude; thence in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to a point at the intersection of the meridian 12o east with the parallel 6o south; thence due west along this parallel to the meridian 20o west; thence due south along this meridian to the parallel 50o south, thence due east along this parallel to the meridian 30o 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 south-east 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 6o00′ south latitude and 10o00′ south latitude and east of 10o00′ 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 Padrão (6o04′36″S and 12o19′48″E) to a point at 6o00′S and 12o00′E.

(b) Cape Salinas division (Division 47.1.2)

Waters lying between 10o00′ south latitude and 15o00′ south latitude and east of 10o00′ east longitude.

Waters lying between 15o00′ south latitude and 20o00′ south latitude and east of 10o00′ east longitude.

(d) Cape Cross division (Division 47.1.4)

Waters lying between 20o00′ south latitude and 25o00′ south latitude and east of 10o00′ east longitude.

(e) Orange River division (Division 47.1.5)

Waters lying between 25o00′ south latitude and 30o00′ south latitude and east of 10o00′ east longitude.

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

Waters lying between 30o00′ south latitude and 40o00′ south latitude and between 10o00′ east longitude and 20o00′ east longitude.

Agulhas coastal sub-area (Sub-area 47.2)

(a) Middle Agulhas division (Division 47.2.1)

Waters lying north of 40o00′ south latitude and between 20o00′ east longitude and 25o00′ east longitude.

(b) Eastern Agulhas division (Division 47.2.2)

Waters lying north of 40o00′ south latitude and between 25o00′ east longitude and 30o00′ east longitude.

Southern oceanic sub-area (Sub-area 47.3)

Waters lying between 40o00′ south latitude and 50o00′ south latitude and between 10o00′ east longitude and 30o00′ east longitude.

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

Waters lying between 20o00′ south latitude and 50o00′ south latitude and between 20o00′ west longitude and 10o00′ east longitude.

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

Waters lying between 6o00′ south latitude and 20o00′ south latitude and between 20o00′ west longitude and 10o00′ 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 30o00′E and 80o00′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 30o00′E longitude and running due south to 45o00′S latitude,

—

the eastern marine boundary: a rhumb line commencing on the south-east coast of India (Point Calimere) and running in a north-easterly direction to meet a point at 82o00′E longitude 11o00′N latitude, thence running due east to meridian 85o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 3o00′N; thence due west to the meridian 80o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 45o00′S,

—	the southern boundary: a line running along the parallel 45o00′S from 30o00′E longitude to 80o00′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 20o00′N; thence due east to the meridian 65o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10o00′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 20o00′N; thence due east to the meridian 65o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10o00′S; thence due east to the meridian 80o00′E; thence due north to the parallel 3o00′N; thence due east to the meridian 85o00′E; thence due north to parallel 11o00′N; thence due west to the meridian 82o00′E; thence along a rhumb line in a south-westerly direction to the south-east coast of India.

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

A line commencing on the coast of Somalia at 10o00′N running due east to the meridian 65o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10o00′S; thence due west to the meridian 45o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 10o28′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 10o28′S latitude, running due east to the meridian 45o00′E; thence due north to the parallel 10o00′S; thence due east to the meridian 55o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 30o00′S; thence due west to the meridian 40o00′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 10o00′S latitude and 55o00′E longitude, running due east to the meridian 80o00′E; thence due south to the parallel 45o00′S; thence due west to the meridian 40o00′E; thence due north to the parallel 30o00′S; thence due east to the meridian 55o00′E; thence due north to the starting position on the parallel 10o00′S.

Mozambique sub-area (Sub-area 51.8)

The sub-area comprises the waters lying north of parallel 45o00′S and between the meridians 30o00′E and 40o00′E. It is further subdivided into two divisions.

Marion-Edward division (Division 51.8.1)

Waters lying between the parallels of 40o00′S and 50o00′S and the meridians of 30o00′E and 40o00′E.

Zambesi division (Division 51.8.2)

Waters lying north of the parallel 40o00′S and between the meridians 30o00′E and 40o00′E.

ANNEX III

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

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

C: SOUTH-WEST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 41)

D: SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC (Major fishing area 47)

E: WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN (Major fishing area 51)

ANNEX IV

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 solea
Wedge (= Senegal) sole	CET	Dicologlossa 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	Macroramphosus 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 marginatus
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	Pagrus caeruleostictus
Red porgy	RPG	Pagrus pagrus
Gilthead seabream	SBG	Sparus aurata
Pargo breams n.e.i.	SBP	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	Pentanemus 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	HMY	Caranx 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	Sardinella aurita
Madeiran sardinella	SAE	Sardinella maderensis
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	Tetrapturus albidus
Marlins, sailfishes, spearfishes	BIL	Istiophoridae
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	Brachyura
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	Melicertus kerathurus
Southern pink shrimp	SOP	Farfantepenaeus notialis
Penaeus shrimps n.e.i.	PEN	Penaeus spp.
Deepwater rose shrimp	DPS	Parapenaeus longirostris
Guinea shrimp	GUS	Parapenaeopsis atlantica
Scarlet shrimp	SSH	Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
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 immaculata
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 solea
Soles n.e.i.	SOX	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 marginatus
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	Pagrus pagrus
Gilthead seabream	SBG	Sparus aurata
Pargo breams, n.e.i.	SBP	Pagrus spp.
Bogue	BOG	Boops boops
Sand steenbras	SSB	Lithognathus 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 japonicus
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 blainville
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 aestuarii
Spinous spider crab	SCR	Maja squinado
Marine crabs n.e.i.	CRA	Brachyura
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	Melicertus kerathurus
Deepwater rose shrimp	DPS	Parapenaeus longirostris
Scarlet shrimp	SSH	Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
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	Squilla 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 jacobaeus
Murex	MUE	Murex spp.
Common cockle	COC	Cerastoderma edule
Striped Venus	SVE	Chamelea gallina
Grooved carpetshell	CTG	Ruditapes decussatus
Carpetshell	CTS	Venerupis 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
Common octopus	OCC	Octopus vulgaris
Horned and musky octopuses	OCM	Eledone spp.
Octopuses n.e.i.	OCT	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	Rhopilema spp.

SOUTH-WEST 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
Tadpole codling	SAO	Salilota australis
Moras	MOR	Moridae
Brazilian codling	HKU	Urophycis brasiliensis
Southern blue whiting	POS	Micromesistius australis
Argentine hake	HKP	Merluccius hubbsi
Patagonian hake	HKN	Merluccius australis
Hakes n.e.i.	HKX	Merluccius spp.
Patagonian grenadier	GRM	Macruronus magellanicus
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	WKS	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	Pagrus pagrus
Porgies, seabreams, n.e.i.	SBX	Sparidae
Surmullets (= Redmullets)	MUX	Mullus spp.
Castaneta	CTA	Nemadactylus bergi
Brazilian sandperches	SPB	Pinguipes spp.
Brazilian flathead	FLA	Percophis brasiliensis
Patagonian blennie	BLP	Eleginops maclovinus
Patagonian toothfish	TOP	Dissostichus eleginoides
Humped rockcod	NOG	Gobiotothen gibberifrons
Grey rockcod	NOS	Lepidonotothen squamifrons
Patagonian rockcod	NOT	Patagonotothen brevicauda
Cod icefish	PAT	Patagonotothen ramsayi
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	Hemiramphus 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	Megalops atlanticus
Brazilian sardinella	BSR	Sardinella janeiro
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	Acanthocybium 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 lepidopoides
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	Rhinobatos percellens
Sawfishes	SAW	Pristidae
Elephantfishes n.e.i.	CAH	Callorhinchidae
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 santolla
Softshell red crab	PAG	Paralomis granulosa
Geryons n.e.i.	GER	Geryon spp.
Marine crabs n.e.i.	CRA	Brachyura
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	Artemesia longinaris
Argentine red shrimp	LAA	Pleoticus muelleri
Natantian decapods n.e.i.	DCP	Natantia
Antarctic krill n.e.i.	KRI	Euphausia spp.
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	Aulacomya ater
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 hyadesii
Octopuses	OCT	Octopodidae
Squids n.e.i.	SQU	Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Marine molluscs n.e.i.	MOL	Mollusca
Marine turtles n.e.i.	TTX	Testudinata

SOUTH-EAST 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
South-east 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. paradoxus
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 feliceps
Smoothmouth sea catfish	SMC	Arius heudelotii
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	Macroramphosus 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	Priacanthidae
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 auritus
Rubberlip grunt	GBR	Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Sompat grunt	BUR	Pomadasys jubelini
Grunts, sweetlips, n.e.i.	GRX	Haemulidae (= Pomadasyidae)
Southern meagre (= kob)	KOB	Argyrosomus hololepidotus
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	Rhabdosargus globiceps
Pargo breams n.e.i.	SBP	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	Dichistiidae
Galjoen	GAJ	Dichistius 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	Tylosuru 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 decadactylus
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	HMY	Caranx 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	Chloroscombrus 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-barred Spanish mackerel	COM	Scomberomorus commerson
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
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	Chondrichthyes
Chimaeras n.e.i.	HOL	Chimaeriformes
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 santolla
King crab	KCA	Lithodes ferox
West African geryon	CGE	Chaceon maritae
Geryons n.e.i.	GER	Geryon spp.
Deep-sea crabs, geryons	GEY	Geryonidae
Marine crabs n.e.i.	CRA	Brachyura
Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i.	SLV	Panulirus spp.
Royal spiny lobster	LOY	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	Palinurus 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	Melicertus kerathurus
Indian white prawn	PNI	Penaeus 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 angolensis
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	Holothuroidea
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 mcclellandi
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	JOD	Zeus faber
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	Leiognathus spp.
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	Hemiramphus 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	Decapterus 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	Gnathanodon 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	Parastromateus niger
Common dolphinfish	DOL	Coryphaena 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 commerson
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	Brachyura
Tropical spiny lobsters n.e.i.	SLV	Panulirus spp.
Natal spiny lobster	SLN	Palinurus delagoae
Slipper lobsters	LOS	Scyllaridae
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	Saccostrea 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	Holothuroidea
Aquatic invertebrates n.e.i.	INV	Invertebrata

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 disks: MS-DOS-formatted 3,5″ 720 K or 1,4 MB disks or 5,25″ 360 K or 1,2 MB disks.

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’.

ANNEX VI

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

A. CODING FORMAT

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	3-alpha code (for example, FRA = France)
Year	for example, 2001 or 01
FAO major fishing area	for example, 34 = eastern central Atlantic
Division	for example, 3.3 = division 3.3
Species	3-alpha identifier
Catch	Tonnes

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

(b)	Quantities of less than half a unit should be recorded as ‘-1’.

(c)

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
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

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 (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)

Point 57 of Annex III only

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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