| 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. |
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 |
All numeric fields should be right justified with leading blanks. All alphanumeric fields should be left justified with trailing blanks.
The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings to the nearest metric tonne.
Quantities (bytes 49 to 56) of less than half a unit should be recorded as ‘-1’.
Unknown quantities (bytes 49 to 56) should be recorded as ‘-2’.
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 |