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ANNEXU.K.

CHAPTER III(1)U.K.Data requirements

1.Data setsU.K.

1.1. [F1The national work plan referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 establishes] the data to be collected amongst the following sets as specified in points 2 to 7 of this Chapter:U.K.
(a)

[F2biological data, by catch fraction, on stocks caught by United Kingdom commercial fisheries within and outside United Kingdom waters and by recreational fisheries within United Kingdom waters;

(b)

data to assess the impact of fisheries in United Kingdom waters on the marine ecosystem within and outside United Kingdom waters;

(c)

detailed data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters as reported under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;]

(d)

social and economic data on fisheries(2);

(e)

social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture;

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1.2.The data to be collected shall be established in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 F3....U.K.

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1.3.Data shall be collected to enable valid estimates to be derived for the type of fisheries, temporal periods and areas based on end-user needs agreed at marine region level. The frequency of data collection is to be coordinated at marine region level, unless stated otherwise in this Annex and corresponding tables.U.K.

2.[F4Biological data on stocks caught by United Kingdom fishing vessels in commercial fisheries within and outside United Kingdom waters and in recreational fisheries within United Kingdom waters.]U.K.

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)

Catch quantities by species and biological data from individual specimens enabling the estimation of:

(i)

For commercial fisheries, volume and length frequency of all catch fractions (including discards and unwanted catches) for the stocks listed in Tables 1AF5... and 1C, reported at the aggregation level 6 as set out in Table 2. The temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;

(ii)

For commercial fisheries, mean-weight and age distribution of catches of the stocks listed in Table 1AF5... and 1C. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected and the temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;

(iii)

For commercial fisheries, sex-ratio, maturity and fecundity data for stocks listed in Tables 1AF5... and 1C of catches at frequencies needed for scientific advice. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected and the temporal resolution shall be coordinated at marine region level based on end-user needs;

(iv)

For recreational fisheries, annual volume (numbers and weights or length) of catches and releases for the species listed in Table 3 and/or the species identified at marine region level as needed for fisheries management purposes End user needs for age or other biological data as specified in paragraphs (i)-(iii) shall be evaluated for recreational fisheries at marine region level.

(b)

In addition to data collected under point (a), data on anadromous and catadromous species listed in Table 1E caught by commercial fisheries during the freshwater part of their lifecycle, irrespective of the way these fisheries are undertaken, as follows:

(i)

stock-related variables (for individual specimens, on age, length, weight, sex, maturity and fecundity, by life stage, but further specified on a species and regional basis), and

(ii)

annual catch quantities by age class or life stage.

(c)

In addition:

as regards eel, information (e.g. data, estimates, relative trends, etc.) collected annually in at least one river basin per eel management unit on:

(i)

the abundance of recruits,

(ii)

the abundance of the standing stock (yellow eel), and

(iii)

the number or weight and sex ratio of emigrating silver eels,

and as regards all wild salmon: information collected annually — unless agreed otherwise at regional level — on the abundance of smolt and parr and number of ascending individuals.

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The designation of rivers to be monitored for eel and salmon shall be defined at regional level. The selection of stocks from which these variables have to be collected shall be coordinated at regional level based on end-user needs.

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3.[F6Data to assess the impact of United Kingdom fisheries on marine ecosystems within and outside United Kingdom waters]U.K.

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)

For all types of fisheries, incidental by-catch of all birds, mammals and reptiles and fish protected under [F7relevant] legislation and international agreements, including the species listed in Table 1D, including absence in the catch, during scientific observer trips on fishing ships or by the fishers themselves through logbooks.

Where data collected during observer trips are not considered to provide sufficient data on incidental by-catch for enduser needs, other methodologies, shall be implemented by [F8a fisheries administration]. The selection of these methodologies shall be coordinated at marine region level and be based on end-user needs.

(b)

Data to assist in the assessment of the impact of fisheries [F9within and outside United Kingdom waters] on marine habitats.

The variables used for assessing the impact of fisheries on marine habitat shall be those recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Data shall be disagregated at fishing activity level 3(3), unless a lower level of aggregation is required at regional level, in particular in the case of marine protected areas.

When data recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are not at the correct resolution or are not of sufficient quality or coverage for the intended scientific use, they shall be collected in an alternative way by using appropriate sampling methods. Data as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are to be made available at the appropriate level of aggregation to the National Institutions implementing the workplans.

(c)

Data for estimating the level of fishing and the impact of fishing activities on marine biological resources and on marine ecosystems, such as effects on non-commercial species, predator-prey relationships and natural mortality of fish species in each marine region.

Such data shall be first assessed within pilot studies. Based on the outcomes of these pilot studies, [F10a fisheries administration must] determine future data collection specific for each marine region, coordinated at marine region level and based on end-user needs.

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4.[F11Detailed data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters as recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009]U.K.

[F12Data to assess the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels within and outside United Kingdom waters consist of the variables as indicated in Table 4]. Data as recorded, reported and transmitted under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are to be made available in the form of primary data to the national institutions implementing the [F13work plan]. When these data are not to be collected under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or when data collected under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are not at the correct resolution or are not of sufficient quality or coverage for the intended scientific use, they shall be collected in an alternative way by using appropriate sampling methods. These methods shall allow for the estimation of variables listed in Table 4 at the lowest relevant geographic level by fleet segment (Table 5a) and metier level 6 (Table 2).

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5.Social and economic data on fisheries to enable the assessment of the social and economic performance of the [F14United Kingdom] fisheries sector.U.K.

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)

Economic variables as indicated in Table 5A according to the sector segmentation of Table 5B and according to the supraregions as defined in Table 5C.

[F15The population must be all active and inactive vessels registered in the United Kingdom Fishing Fleet Register, as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218, on 31 December of the reporting year and vessels that do not appear on the Register at that date but have fished at least one day during the reporting year.]

For inactive vessels only capital value and capital cost shall be collected.

In cases where there is a risk of natural persons and/or legal entities being identified clustering may be applied to report economic variables in order to ensure statistical confidentiality. Clustering may also be used if necessary to design a statistically sound sampling plan. Such clustering scheme shall be consistent over time.

Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.

(b)

Social variables as indicated in Table 6.

Social data shall be collected every three years starting in 2018.

Data on employment by education level and employment by nationality may be collected on the basis of pilot studies.

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6.Social, economic and environmental data on marine aquaculture, and optionally on freshwater aquaculture, to enable the assessment of the social, economic and environmental performance of the [F16United Kingdom] aquaculture sector.U.K.

Such data shall consist of the following:

(a)

Economic variables as indicated in Table 7 according to the sector segmentation set out in Table 9.

The population shall be all enterprises whose primary activity is defined according to the European Classification of Economic Activities NACE(4) codes 03.21 and 03.22 and who operate for profit.

Economic data shall be collected on an annual basis.

(b)

Social variables as indicated in Table 6.

Social data shall be collected every three years starting in 2018.

Data on employment by education level and employment by nationality may be collected on the basis of pilot studies.

(c)

Environmental data on aquaculture as indicated in Table 8 to enable the assessment of aspects of its environmental performance.

Environmental data may be collected on the basis of pilot studies and extrapolated to indicate totals relevant to the total volume of fish produced in the [F17United Kingdom].

Environmental data shall be collected every two years.

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(1)

This Chapter replaces Chapter III of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251.

(2)

Data on the processing industry may be collected on a voluntary base, in that case the segmentation and variable in Table 11 may be used.

(3)

See Table 2

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).