ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
CHAPTER I
Research surveys at sea
1.
The research surveys at sea listed in table 1 below shall be carried out, as a minimum, unless a scientific review of surveys concludes that one or more of those surveys are no longer appropriate for informing stock assessment and fisheries management. New surveys may be added to the table on the basis of the same review criteria.
In the national work plans referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) , Member States shall set out the research surveys at sea to be carried out and shall be responsible for these surveys.
Member States’ national work plans, or regional work plans where applicable, shall ensure continuity with previous survey designs.
2.
It is not mandatory for Member States to participate (physically or financially) in single-species research surveys at sea where:
(a)
their share of a Union total allowable catch (TAC) for the main target species (as listed in the table) is below 3 % unless another threshold of up to 5 % is agreed at marine region level; or
(b)
where no TAC is fixed, their share of the relevant total Union landings is below 3 % in the 3 preceding years unless another threshold of up to 5 % is agreed at marine region level.
3.
For multispecies and ecosystem surveys, thresholds may be set at marine region level.
4.
Member States contributing to international research surveys shall coordinate their efforts within the same marine region.
Table 1
Research surveys at sea
Name of survey
Acronym
Area(s)
Main target species
Regional coordination group (RCG) governance
Baltic Sea (ICES areas 3aS, 3b-d)
Baltic International Trawl Survey
BITS_Q1
3aS, 3b-d
BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR
Baltic RCG
Baltic International Trawl Survey
BITS_Q4
3aS, 3b-d
BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR
Baltic International Acoustic Survey (autumn)
BIAS
3a, 3b-d
HER SPR
Gulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey
GRAHS
3d
HER
Sprat Acoustic Survey
SPRAS
3d
SPR
Rügen Herring Larvae Survey
RHLS_DEU
3d
HER
Fehmarn Juvenile Cod Survey
FEJUCS
3c SD22
COD
North Sea and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4, 7d)
Kattegat Cod Survey
CODS_Q4
3a
COD
North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG
International Bottom Trawl Survey
IBTS_Q1
3a, 4
COD FLE GUG HAD HER NOP PLE RJC RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT
International Bottom Trawl Survey
IBTS_Q3
3a, 4
COD HAD HER NOP PLE POK RJC RJH RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT
North Sea Beam Trawl Survey
BTS
4b, 4c, 7d
DAB PLE RJC RJE RJM SDV SOL SYC SYT TUR
Demersal Young Fish Survey
DYFS
Coasts of NS
SOL
Sole Net Survey
SNS_NLD
4b, 4c
SOL TUR
North Sea Sandeels Survey
NSSS
4a, 4b
SAN
International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas
ASH
2a
HER
Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial)
NSMEGS
4
MAC
Herring Larvae Survey
IHLS
4, 7d
HER
NS Herring Acoustic Survey
NHAS
3a, 4, 6a
HER SPR
Nephrops UWTV survey
UWTV3-4, UWTV6, UWTV7, UWTV8, UWTV9
3a, 4a, 4b
NEP
North Atlantic (ICES areas 5-14 and NAFO areas)
International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (triennial)
REDTAS
5a, 12, 14; NAFO SA 1-3
REB
North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG
Flemish Cap Groundfish Survey
FCGS
3M
AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU SHO
Greenland Groundfish Survey
GGS
14, NAFO SA1
COD RED REG
3LNO Groundfish Survey
PLATUXA_ESP
NAFO 3LNO
AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU THO WHI WIT YEL
Western IBTS 4th quarter (including porcupine survey)
IBTS_Q4
6a, 7, 8, 9a
OCTs MON ANK ANF BOC BSS COD CTL DGS GAG GFB HAD HER HKE HOM LDB MAC MEG LEZ LDB NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN RNG SDV SHO SQZ SYC WHG
North Atlantic RCG
Western IBTS 1st quarter
IBTS_Q1
6a, 7a
OCTs COD CTL HAD HER HOM LEZ MAC NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN SDV SHO SYC WHG
ISBCBTS September
ISBCBTS
7afg
PLE RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC
Western Channel Beam Trawl Survey
SWECOS_GBE
7efgh
RJB RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC
Blue Whiting Survey
IBWSS
6, 7
WHB
International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial)
MEGS
6, 7, 8, 9a
HOM MAC
Sardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey
SAHMAS
8, 9
ANE BOC HOM PIL
Sardine DEPM (triennial)
SDEPM
8c, 9a
HOM PIL
Spawning/Pre-spawning Herring/Boarfish Acoustic Survey
WESPAS_IRL
6a, 7a-g
BOC HER
Biomass of Anchovy
BIOMAN
8
ANE PIL
Nephrops UWTV Survey
UWTV11-13, UWTV14, UWTV15, UWTV16-17, UWTV19, UWTV20-22, UWTV30
6a, 7a, 7b, 7ghj, 9a
NEP LDB GFB SHO
Nephrops Survey Offshore Portugal (FU 28-29)
NepS
9a
NEP
Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey
CSHAS_IRL
6a, 7gj
HER
Acoustic Survey on Sardine and Anchovy
ECOCADIZ_ESP
9a
ANE
Swept Area Trawl Survey for Mackerel
IESSNS
2, 3aN, 4, 5, 14
MAC HER WHB
Acoustic Survey for Juvenile Anchovy in the Bay of Biscay
JUVENA_ESP
8a-d
ANE
Bay of Biscay Demersal Resources Survey
ORHAGO_Q4_FRA
8ab
SOL
Deepwater Longline Survey
PALPRO_ESP
8c
GFB
Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey
IAMS_IRL
6a, 7
MON ANK ANF
MEG LEZ LDB
Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (industry-science survey)
SIAMISS_GBS
4a, 4b, 6a, 6b
ANF LEZ
Western Channel Celtic Sea Pelagic Survey
PELTIC
7de
PIL ANE SPR
Herring Acoustic Survey
ISAS
7a
HER
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Pan-Mediterranean Acoustic Survey
MEDIAS
GSA 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
ANE PIL
Mediterranean and Black Sea RCG
Bottom Trawl Survey in Black Sea
BTSBS
GSA 29
DGS TUR WHG
Pelagic Trawl Survey in Black Sea
PTSBS
GSA 29
SPR
International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean
MEDITS
GSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25
according to the target species list from a relevant MEDITS handbook
Beam Trawl Survey (GSA 17)
SOLEMON
GSA 17
CTC MTS SOL
Bluefin Tuna Larval Survey
TUNIBAL
GSA 5, 6 (Balearic Sea)
ALB BFT
Large pelagic RCG
CHAPTER II
Thresholds for data collection
1.
This Chapter sets thresholds for the collection of Union fisheries data specified in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167 ( 2 ) .
2.
It is not mandatory for Member States to collect biological data for certain stocks where one of the following conditions is met:
(a)
their share of the relevant (individual or combined) TAC is less than 10 % of the Union total, unless the sum of the shares of the Member States concerned exceeds 25 % of the TAC; or
(b)
where no TAC is fixed, the total landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 10 % of the relevant average total European Union landings in the previous 3 years; or
(c)
the total annual landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 200 tonnes. For species with a specific management need, a lower threshold may be defined at marine region level.
Where the collective 25 % threshold referred to in point (a) is reached, the Member States concerned shall share tasks relating to the collection of biological data at marine region level to ensure that the relevant stocks are covered by sampling in accordance with end-user needs.
3.
For species under tuna regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), thresholds as set out in RFMO requirements shall apply.
4.
No thresholds shall apply to:
(a)
diadromous species; and
(b)
sensitive species as defined in Article 6(8) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) .
5.
No thresholds shall apply to obtaining catch estimates from recreational catches. Thresholds on biological data collection from recreational catches shall be agreed and coordinated at marine region level and shall be based on end user needs.
6.
Without prejudice to specific international obligations under RFMOs, it is not mandatory to collect biological data where the Union’s share of an internationally exploited stock is less than 10 %.
7.
As regards the collection of social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture:
(a)
it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data if their total aquaculture production is less than 1 % of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value;
(b)
it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data for species accounting for less than 5 % of the Member State’s aquaculture production by both weight and value; and
(c)
where the total aquaculture production of a Member State is between 1 % and 2,5 % of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value, that Member State may use simplified methodologies to estimate such data.
The thresholds referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be calculated on the basis of the latest Eurostat publication of the relevant Member State’s data.
Without prejudice to points (a), (b) and (c), Member States shall collect data on the value and weight of their aquaculture production, on a yearly basis.
CHAPTER III
Geographical stratification by region
For the purposes of the collection of Union fisheries data specified in the Annex to Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167, the definitions of the geographical areas of marine regions listed in table 2 below shall apply.
Table 2
Geographical stratification by region
Areas that should be covered for DCF purposes
Region
Supra region
( 4 )
Baltic Sea (FAO area 27)
ICES areas 3b-d
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14)
Eastern Arctic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, North Sea and Eastern Channel,
North-East Atlantic and Western Channel (FAO area 27)
ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4 and 7d
North Sea and Eastern Arctic
ICES zones 5, 6, 7 (excluding 7d), 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
North-East Atlantic
North-West Atlantic (FAO area 21)
NAFO Convention area
Other regions where fisheries are operated outside EU waters by Community vessels and are under reporting obligations to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO) or regional fisheries bodies to which the Community is contracting party or observer.
Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO area 34)
CECAF Convention area
Other regions
Western Central Atlantic (FAO area 31)
WECAFC ( *1 ) Convention area
South-East Atlantic (FAO area 47)
SEAFO Convention area
South Pacific (FAO area 81 and 87)
SPRFMO Convention area
Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (FAO 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, 34, 48)
ICCAT Convention area
Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
IOTC Convention area
Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
SIOFA Convention area
Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57)
CCSBT Convention area
Western Central Pacific (FAO area 71)
WCPFC Convention area
Eastern Central Pacific (FAO area 77 and 87)
IATTC Convention area
Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean (FAO area 48, 58 and 88)
CCAMLR Convention area
EU Outermost Regions
EU waters around Mayotte and la Réunion Islands
Outermost regions
EU waters around French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe islands
EU waters around Azores (FAO 27.10.a.2)
Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14)
EU waters around Madeira and Canary Islands (FAO 34.1.2)
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (FAO area 37)
GFCM GSA 1-29
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1 ).
( 2 ) Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167 of 27 April 2021 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022 (OJ L 253, … 51).
( 3 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 ( OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105 ).
( 4 ) Each vessel not engaged in long distance fishing shall be allocated to a supra region based on the number of days at sea (more than 50 %) spent in the supra region.
( *1 ) excluding EU waters
