Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX I

LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC

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

Note

:

‘n.e.i.’ is the abbreviation for ‘not elsewhere identified’.

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

ANNEX II

STATISTICAL FISHING AREAS OF THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED

Sub-area 0

Division 0 A

Division 0 B

Sub-area 1

Division 1 A

Division 1 B

Division 1 C

Division 1 D

Division 1 E

Division 1 F

Division 1 NK (not known)

Sub-area 2

Division 2 G

Division 2 H

Division 2 J

Division 2 NK (not known)

Sub-area 3

Division 3 K

Division 3 L

Division 3 M

Division 3 N

Division 3 O

Division 3 P Sub-division 3 P n Sub-division 3 P s

Division 3 NK (not known)

Sub-area 4

Division 4 R

Division 4 S

Division 4 T

Division 4 V Sub-division 4 V n Sub-division 4 V s

Division 4 W

Division 4 X

Division 4 NK (not known)

Sub-area 5

Division 5 Y

Division 5 Z Sub-division 5 Z e Sub-unit 5 Z c Sub-unit 5 Z u Sub-division 5 Z w

Division 5 NK (not known)

Sub-area 6

Division 6 A

Division 6 B

Division 6 C

Division 6 D

Division 6 E

Division 6 F

Division 6 G

Division 6 H

Division 6 NK (not known)

Statistical fishing areas for the north-west Atlantic

ANNEX III

DESCRIPTION OF THE NAFO SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FISHERY STATISTICS AND REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC

The scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions provided for by Article XX of the Convention of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation are as follows:

Sub-area 0

That portion of the convention area bounded on the south by a line extending due east from a point at 61o00′ north latitude and 65o00′ west longitude to a point at 61o00′ north latitude and 59o00′ west longitude, thence in a south-easterly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60o12′ north latitude and 57o13′ west longitude; thence bounded on the east by a series of geodesic lines joining the following points:

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	60o12′0	57o13′0
2	61o00′0	57o13′1
3	62o00′5	57o21′1
4	62o02′3	57o21′8
5	62o03′5	57o22′2
6	62o11′5	57o25′4
7	62o47′2	57o41′0
8	63o22′8	57o57′4
9	63o28′6	57o59′7
10	63o35′0	58o02′0
11	63o37′2	58o01′2
12	63o44′1	57o58′8
13	63o50′1	57o57′2
14	63o52′6	57o56′6
15	63o57′4	57o53′5
16	64o04′3	57o49′1
17	64o12′2	57o48′2
18	65o06′0	57o44′1
19	65o08′9	57o43′9
20	65o11′6	57o44′4
21	65o14′5	57o45′1
22	65o18′1	57o45′8
23	65o23′3	57o44′9
24	65o34′8	57o42′3
25	65o37′7	57o41′9
26	65o50′9	57o40′7
27	65o51′7	57o40′6
28	65o57′6	57o40′1
29	66o03′5	57o39′6
30	66o12′9	57o38′2
31	66o18′8	57o37′8
32	66o24′6	57o37′8
33	66o30′3	57o38′3
34	66o36′1	57o39′2
35	66o37′9	57o39′6
36	66o41′8	57o40′6
37	66o49′5	57o43′0
38	67o21′6	57o52′7
39	67o27′3	57o54′9
40	67o28′3	57o55′3
41	67o29′1	57o56′1
42	67o30′7	57o57′8
43	67o35′3	58o02′2
44	67o39′7	58o06′2
45	67o44′2	58o09′9
46	67o56′9	58o19′8
47	68o01′8	58o23′3
48	68o04′3	58o25′0
49	68o06′8	58o26′7
50	68o07′5	58o27′2
51	68o16′1	58o34′1
52	68o21′7	58o39′0
53	68o25′3	58o42′4
54	68o32′9	59o01′8
55	68o34′0	59o04′6
56	68o37′9	59o14′3
57	68o38′0	59o14′6
58	68o56′8	60o02′4
59	69o00′8	60o09′0
60	69o06′8	60o18′5
61	69o10′3	60o23′8
62	69o12′8	60o27′5
63	69o29′4	60o51′6
64	69o49′8	60o58′2
65	69o55′3	60o59′6
66	69o55′8	61o00′0
67	70o01′6	61o04′2
68	70o07′5	61o08′1
69	70o08′8	61o08′8
70	70o13′4	61o10′6
71	70o33′1	61o17′4
72	70o35′6	61o20′6
73	70o48′2	61o37′9
74	70o51′8	61o42′7
75	71o12′1	62o09′1
76	71o18′9	62o17′5
77	71o25′9	62o25′5
78	71o29′4	62o29′3
79	71o31′8	62o32′0
80	71o32′9	62o33′5
81	71o44′7	62o49′6
82	71o47′3	62o53′1
83	71o52′9	63o03′9
84	72o01′7	63o21′1
85	72o06′4	63o30′9
86	72o11′0	63o41′0
87	72o24′8	64o13′2
88	72o30′5	64o26′1
89	72o36′3	64o38′8
90	72o43′7	64o54′3
91	72o45′7	64o58′4
92	72o47′7	65o00′9
93	72o50′8	65o07′6
94	73o18′5	66o08′3
95	73o25′9	66o25′3
96	73o31′1	67o15′1
97	73o36′5	68o05′5
98	73o37′9	68o12′3
99	73o41′7	68o29′4
100	73o46′1	68o48′5
101	73o46′7	68o51′1
102	73o52′3	69o11′3
103	73o57′6	69o31′5
104	74o02′2	69o50′3
105	74o02′6	69o52′0
106	74o06′1	70o06′6
107	74o07′5	70o12′5
108	74o10′0	70o23′1
109	74o12′5	70o33′7
110	74o24′0	71o25′7
111	74o28′6	71o45′8
112	74o44′2	72o53′0
113	74o50′6	73o02′8
114	75o00′0	73o16′3
115	75o05′	73o30′

and thence due north to the parallel of 78o10′ north latitude; and bounded on the west by a line beginning at 61o00′ north latitude and 65o00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to the coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff (61o55′ north latitude and 66o20′ west longitude), and thence in a northerly direction along the coast of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island and Ellesmere Island and following the meridian of 80o west longitude in the waters between those islands to 78o10′ north latitude; and bounded on the north by the parallel of 78o10′ north latitude.

Sub-area 0 is composed of two divisions

Division 0A

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 66o15′ north latitude.

Division 0B

That portion of the sub-area lying to the south of the parallel of 66o15′ north latitude.

Sub-area 1

That portion of the convention area lying to the east of sub-area 0 and to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60o12′ north latitude and 57o13′ west longitude with a point at 52o15′ north latitude and 42o00′ west longitude.

Sub-area 1 is composed of six divisions

Division 1A

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 68o50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).

Division 1B

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 66o15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak) and the parallel of 68o50′ north latitude (Christianshaab).

Division 1C

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 64o15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab) and the parallel of 66o15′ north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak).

Division 1D

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 62o30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier) and the parallel of 64o15′ north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab).

Division 1E

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 60o45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62o30′ north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier).

Division 1F

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 60o45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation).

Sub-area 2

That portion of the convention area lying to the east of the meridian of 64o30′ west longitude in the area of Hudson Strait, to the south of sub-area 0, to the south and west of sub-area 1 and to the north of the parallel of 52o15′ north latitude.

Sub-area 2 is composed of three divisions

Division 2G

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 57o40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).

Division 2H

That portion of the sub-area lying between the parallel of 55o20′ north latitude (Hopedale) and the parallel of 57o40′ north latitude (Cape Mugford).

Division 2J

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 55o20′ north latitude (Hopedale).

Sub-area 3

That portion of the convention area lying south of the parallel of 52o15′ north latitude, and to the east of a line extending due north from Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 52o15′ north latitude; to the north of the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude; and to the east and north of a rhumb line commencing at 39o00′ north latitude, 50o00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction to pass through a point at 43o30′ north latitude, 55o00′ west longitude in the direction of a point at 47o50′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude until it intersects a straight line connecting Cape Ray, 47o37,0′ north latitude; 59o18,0′ west longitude on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47o02,0′ north latitude; 60o25,0′ west longitude on Cape Breton Island; thence in a north-easterly direction along said line to Cape Ray, 47o37,0′ north latitude, 59o18,0′ west longitude.

Sub-area 3 is composed of six divisions

Division 3K

That portion of the sub-area lying north of the parallel of 49o15′ north latitude (Cape Freels, Newfoundland).

Division 3L

That portion of the sub-area lying between the Newfoundland coast from Cape Freels to Cape St Mary and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Freels, thence due east to the meridian of 46o30′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 46o00′ north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 54o30′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line to Cape St Mary, Newfoundland.

Division 3M

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 49o15′ north latitude and east of the meridian of 46o30′ west longitude.

Division 3N

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46o00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 46o30′ west longitude and the meridian of 51o00′ west longitude.

Division 3O

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46o00′ north latitude and between the meridian of 51o00′ west longitude and the meridian of 54o30′ west longitude.

Division 3P

That portion of the sub-area lying south of the Newfoundland coast and west of a line from Cape St Mary, Newfoundland to a point at 46o00′ north latitude, 54o30′ west longitude, thence due south to a limit of the sub-area.

Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions:

3Pn — north-western subdivision — that portion of division 3P lying north-west of a line extending from 47o30,7′ north latitude; 57o43,2′ west longitude, approximately south-west to a point at 46o50,7′ north latitude and 58o49,0′ west longitude;

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

Sub-area 4

That portion of the convention area lying north of the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, to the west of sub-area 3, and to the east of a line described as follows:

beginning at the terminus of the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada in Grand Manan Channel, at a point at 44o46′35,346″ north latitude; 66o54′11,253″ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel of 43o50′ north latitude; thence due west to the meridian of 67o24′27,24″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 42o53′14″ north latitude and 67o44′35″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42o31′08″ north latitude and 67o28′05″ west longitude; thence along a geodetic line to a point at 42o20′ north latitude and 67o18′13,15″ west longitude;

thence due east to a point at 66o00′ west longitude; thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 42o00′ north latitude and 65o40′ west longitude and thence due south to the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude.

Sub-area 4 is composed of six divisions

Division 4R

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Newfoundland from Cape Bauld to Cape Ray and a line described as follows: beginning at Cape Bauld, thence due north to the parallel of 52o15′ north latitude, thence due west to the Labrador coast, thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line in a south-westerly direction to a point at 49o25′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence due south to a point at 47o50′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to the point at which the boundary of sub-area 3 intersects the straight line joining Cape North, Nova Scotia with Cape Ray, Newfoundland, thence to Cape Ray, Newfoundland.

Division 4S

That portion of the sub-area lying between the south coast of Quebec from the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary to Pointe-des-Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pointe-des-Monts, thence due east to a point at 49o25′ north latitude, 64o40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in an east-south-easterly direction to a point at 47o50′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence due north to a point at 49o25′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-easterly direction to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary.

Division 4T

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec from Cape North to Pointe-des-Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pointe-des-Monts, thence due east to a point at 49o25′ north latitude, 64o40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 47o50′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.

Division 4V

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia between Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45o40′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60o00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44o10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59o00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, thence due east to a point where the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 meets the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, thence along the boundary between sub-areas 3 and 4 and a line continuing in a north-westerly direction to a point at 47o50′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, and thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia.

Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions:

4Vn — northern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying north of the parallel of 45o40′ north latitude;

4Vs — southern subdivision — that portion of division 4V lying south of the parallel of 45o40′ north latitude.

Division 4W

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia from Halifax to Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a point at 45o40′ north latitude, 60o00′ west longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60o00′ west longitude to the parallel of 44o10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of 59o00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 63o20′ west longitude, thence due north to a point on that meridian at 44o20′ north latitude, thence along a rhumb line in a north-westerly direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Division 4X

That portion of the sub-area lying between the western boundary of sub-area 4 and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from the terminus of the boundary between New Brunswick and Maine to Halifax, and a line described as follows: beginning at Halifax, thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point at 44o20′ north latitude, 63o20′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, and thence due west to the meridian of 65o40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 5

That portion of the convention area lying to the west of the western boundary of sub-area 4, to the north of the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, and to the east of the meridian of 71o40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 5 is composed of two divisions

Division 5Y

That portion of the sub-area lying between the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts from the border between Maine and New Brunswick to 70o00′ west longitude on Cape Cod (at approximately 42o north latitude) and a line described as follows: beginning at a point on Cape Cod at 70o west longitude (at approximately 42o north latitude), thence due north to 42o20′ north latitude, thence due east to 67o18′13,15″ west longitude at the boundary of sub-areas 4 and 5, and thence along that boundary to the boundary of Canada and the United States.

Division 5Z

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

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

5Ze — eastern subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying east of the meridian of 70o00′ west longitude;

Subdivision 5Ze is sub-divided into two sub-units (1):

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

Latitude north		Longitude west
A	44o11′12″	67o16′46″
B	42o53′14″	67o44′35″
C	42o31′08″	67o28′05″
D	40o27′05″	65o41′59″.

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

5Zw — western subdivision — that portion of division 5Z lying west of the meridian of 70o00′ west longitude.

Sub-area 6

That part of the convention area bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Rhode Island at 71o40′ west longitude, thence due south to 39o00′ north latitude, thence due east to 42o00′ west longitude, thence due south to 35o00′ north latitude, thence due west to the coast of North America, thence northwards along the coast of North America to the point on Rhode Island at 71o40′ west longitude.

Sub-area 6 is composed of eight divisions

Division 6A

That portion of the sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude and to the west of sub-area 5.

Division 6B

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70o00′ west longitude, to the south of the parallel of 39o00′ north latitude, and to the north and west of a line running westward along the parallel of 37o00′ north latitude to 76o00′ west longitude and thence due south to Cape Henry, Virginia.

Division 6C

That portion of the sub-area lying to the west of 70o00′ west longitude and to the south of division 6B.

Division 6D

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of divisions 6B and 6C and to the west of 65o00′ west longitude.

Division 6E

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6D and to the west of 60o00′ west longitude.

Division 6F

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6E and to the west of 55o00′ west longitude.

Division 6G

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6F and to the west of 50o00′ west longitude.

Division 6H

That portion of the sub-area lying to the east of division 6G and to the west of 42o00′ west longitude.

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(1)  These two sub-units are not recorded in the sixth publication of the NAFO Convention (May 2000). However, following a proposal of the NAFO Scientific Council, they were approved by the NAFO General Council pursuant to Article XX(2) of the NAFO Convention.

ANNEX IV

DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA

(A)   LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES

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

Category	Abbreviation
Trawls
Bottom trawls
— beam trawls	TBB
— otter trawls (side or stern not specified)	OTB
— otter trawls (side)	OTB1
— otter trawls (stern)	OTB2
— pair trawls (two vessels)	PTB
— shrimp trawls	TBS
— nephrops trawls	TBN
— bottom trawls (not specified)	TB
Midwater trawls
— otter trawls (side or stern not specified)	OTM
— otter trawls (side)	OTM1
— otter trawls (stern)	OTM2
— pair trawls (two vessels)	PTM
— shrimp trawls	TMS
— midwater trawls (not specified)	TM
Twin trawl	OTS
Otter twin trawls	OTT
Pair trawls (two vessels) (not specified)	PT
Otter trawls (not specified)	OT
Other trawls (not specified)	TX
Seine nets
Beach seines	SB
Boat or vessel seines	SV
— Danish seines	SDN
— Scottish seines	SSC
— pair seines (two vessels)	SPR
Seine nets (not specified)	SX
Surrounding nets
With purse lines (purse seine)	PS
— operated by one vessel	PS1
— operated by two vessels	PS2
Without purse lines (lampara)	LA
Gillnets and entangling nets
Set gillnets (anchored)	GNS
Drift gillnets	GND
Encircling gillnets	GNC
Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	GNF
Trammel nets	GTR
Combined gillnet-trammel nets	GTN
Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified)	GEN
Gillnets (not specified)	GN
Hooks and lines
Set longlines	LLS
Drift longlines	LLD
Longlines (not specified)	LL
Handlines and polelines (hand-operated)	LHP
Handlines and polelines (mechanised)	LTM
Trolling lines	LTL
Hooks and lines (not specified)	LX
Traps
Stationary uncovered poundnets	FPN
Covered pots	FPO
Fyke nets	FYK
Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.	FWR
Stownets	FSN
Aerial nets	FAR
Traps (not specified)	FIX
Falling gear
Cast nets	FCN
Falling gear (unspecified)	FG
Dredges
Boat dredge	DRB
Hand dredge	DRH
Grappling and wounding
Harpoon	HAR
Lift nets
Portable lift nets	LNP
Boat-operated lift nets	LNB
Shore-operated stationary lift nets	LNS
Lift nets (not specified)	LN
Harvesting machines
Pumps	HMP
Mechanised dredges	HMD
Harvesting machines (not specified)	HMX
Miscellaneous gears	MIS
Gear not known	NK

(B)   DEFINITIONS OF FISHING EFFORT MEASURES FOR GEAR CATEGORIES

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

Category A

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

Category B

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

Category C

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

Per cent of estimated effort (prorated effort)

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

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

(C)   VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES

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

Tonnage classes

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

(D)   MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT

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

ANNEX V

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON MAGNETIC MEDIA

(A)   MAGNETIC MEDIA

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

(B)   CODING FORMAT

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

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

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

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

Notes

(a)	All numeric fields should be right justified with leading blanks. All alphanumeric fields should be left justified with trailing blanks.

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

(c)	Quantities (bytes 49 to 56) of less than half a unit should be recorded as ‘-1’.

(d)	Unknown quantities (bytes 49 to 56) should be recorded as ‘-2’.

(e)

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

ANNEX VI

FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DATA ON MAGNETIC MEDIA

A.   CODING FORMAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b)

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

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

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

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

ANNEX VII

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

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

ANNEX VIII

Correlation table

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