Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 11 March 2009

on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east 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,

Having regard to the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(1),

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east 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 management of the Community's fishery resources requires accurate and timely statistics on the catches by Member States' vessels fishing in the north-east Atlantic.

(3) The Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries, approved by Council Decision 81/608/EEC(4) and establishing the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, requires the Community to supply that Commission with the available statistics that it may request.

(4) Advice received from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea under the Cooperation Agreement between that organisation and the Community(5) will be enhanced by the availability of statistics on the activities of the Community fishing fleet.

(5) The Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, approved by Council Decision 82/886/EEC(6) and establishing the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (Nasco), requires the Community to supply Nasco with the available statistics that it may request.

(6) Several Member States have requested the submission of data in a different form or through a different medium from that specified in Annex IV (the equivalent of the Statlant questionnaires).

(7) There is a need for fuller definitions and descriptions used in fishery statistics and in the management of the fisheries of the north-east Atlantic.

(8) 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(7).

(9) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adapt the lists of species and statistical fishing regions, the descriptions of those fishing regions and the permitted degree of aggregation of data. 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 1U.K.

Each Member State shall submit to the Commission data on the annual nominal catches by vessels registered in or flying the flag of that Member State fishing in the north-east Atlantic.

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. Aquaculture production shall be excluded. The data shall be recorded as the live weight equivalent of the landings or transhipments, to the nearest tonne.

Article 2U.K.

1.The data to be submitted shall be the nominal catches of each of the species listed in Annex I in each of the statistical fishing regions listed in Annex II and defined in Annex III.

2.The data for each calendar year shall be submitted within six months of the end of the year. No submissions shall be required for species/fishing region combinations for which no catches were recorded in the annual period of the submission. The data for species of minor importance in 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 thus recorded does not exceed 10 % by weight of the total catch in that Member State in that month.

[F13. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 5, to amend Annexes I, II and III, with regard to the lists of species and statistical fishing areas, the descriptions of those fishing areas and the permitted degree of aggregation of data.

Those delegated acts shall be adopted only where they are necessary in order to take account of economic and technical developments, they do not change the optional nature of the required information and they do not impose a significant additional burden on Member States or on the respondents.

The Commission shall duly justify the statistical actions provided for in those delegated acts, using, where appropriate, input from relevant experts based on a cost-effectiveness analysis, including an assessment of the burden on the respondents and of the production costs, as referred to in point (c) of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) .]

Article 3U.K.

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 fishing 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 4U.K.

Member States shall fulfil their obligations to the Commission pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 by submitting the data on magnetic medium, the format of which is given in Annex IV.

Member States may submit data in the format detailed in Annex V.

With the prior approval of the Commission, Member States may submit data in a different form or on a different medium.

[F1Article 5 U.K.

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 2(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 10 January 2014 . The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 2(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 2(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.]

Article 6U.K.

1.By 1 January 1993 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, in collaboration with the Member States, shall draw up a summary of those reports.

2.Member States shall inform the Commission of any modifications to the information provided under paragraph 1 within three months of their introduction.

[F13. The Commission shall examine methodological reports, data availability and data reliability and other relevant issues connected with the application of this Regulation once a year with Member States.]

Article 7U.K.

1.Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 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 VII.

Article 8U.K.

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.

ANNEX IU.K.List of species which have been reported in the commercial catch statistics for the north-east 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 name3-alpha identifierScientific name
Freshwater breams n.e.i.FBR Abramis spp.
Ide (Orfe)FID Leuciscus (= Idus) idus
RoachFRO Rutilus rutilus
Common carpFCP Cyprinus carpio
Crucian carpFCC Carassius carassius
TenchFTE Tinca tinca
Cyprinids n.e.i.FCY Cyprinidae
Northern pikeFPI Esox lucius
Pike-perchFPP Sander lucioperca
European perchFPE Perca fluviatilis
BurbotFBU Lota lota
Freshwater fishes n.e.i.FRFex Osteichthyes
Sturgeons n.e.i.STU Acipenseridae
European eelELE (*) Anguilla anguilla
VendaceFVE Coregonus albula
Whitefishes n.e.i.WHF Coregonus spp.
Atlantic salmonSAL (*) Salmo salar
Sea troutTRS Salmo trutta trutta
Trouts n.e.i.TRO Salmo spp.
Chars n.e.i.CHR Salvelinus spp.
European smeltSME Osmerus eperlanus
Salmonids n.e.i.SLZ Salmonidae
European whitefishPLN Coregonus lavaretus
HoutingHOU Coregonus oxyrinchus
LampreysLAM Petromyzon spp.
Allis and twaite shadsSHD Alosa alosa, A. fallax
Diadromous clupeoids n.e.i.DCX Clupeoidei
Diadromous fishes n.e.i.DIAex Osteichthyes
Megrim n.e.i.MEG (*) Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Fourspot megrimLDB Lepidorhombus boscii
Megrims n.e.i.LEZ (*) Lepidorhombus spp.
TurbotTUR (*) Psetta maxima
BrillBLL (*) Scophthalmus rhombus
Atlantic halibutHAL (*) Hippoglossus hippoglossus
European plaicePLE (*) Pleuronectes platessa
Greenland halibutGHL (*) Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Witch flounderWIT (*) Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Long-rough dabPLA (*) Hippoglossoides platessoides
Common dabDAB (*) Limanda limanda
Lemon soleLEM (*) Microstomus kitt
European flounderFLE (*) Platichthys flesus
Common soleSOL (*) Solea solea
Sand soleSOS Pegusa lascaris
Senegalese soleOAL Solea senegalensis
SOO Soles spp.SOO (*) Solea spp.
Flatfishes n.e.i.FLX Pleuronectiformes
Tusk (= cusk)USK (*) Brosme brosme
Atlantic codCOD (*) Gadus morhua
European hakeHKE (*) Merluccius merluccius
LingLIN (*) Molva molva
Blue lingBLI (*) Molva dypterygia (= byrkelange)
Greater forkbeardGFB Phycis blennoides
HaddockHAD (*) Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Wachna cod (= navaga)COW Eleginus nawaga
Saithe (= pollock = coalfish)POK (*) Pollachius virens
PollackPOL (*) Pollachius pollachius
Polar codPOC Boreogadus saida
Norway poutNOP (*) Trisopterus esmarkii
Pouting (= bib)BIB Trisopterus luscus
Blue whiting (= poutassou)WHB (*) Micromesistius poutassou
WhitingWHG (*) Merlangius merlangus
Roundnose grenadierRNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Morid codsMOR Moridae
Poor codPOD Trisopterus minutus
Greenland codGRC Gadus ogac
Arctic codATG Arctogadus glacialis
Gadiformes n.e.i.GAD Gadiformes
Greater argentineARU Argentina silus
ArgentineARY Argentina sphyraena
ArgentinesARG Argentina spp.
European congerCOE Conger conger
Atlantic John DoryJOD Zeus faber
Sea bassBSS Dicentrarchus labrax
Dusky grouperGPD Epinephelus marginatus
WreckfishWRF Polyprion americanus
Sea basses, sea perchesBSX Serranidae
Grunts n.e.i.GRX Haemulidae (= Pomadasyidae)
MeagreMGR Argyrosomus regius
Red (= common) sea breamSBR Pagellus bogaraveo
Common pandoraPAC Pagellus erythrinus
Large-eye dentexDEL Dentex macrophthalmus
Dentex n.e.i.DEX Dentex spp.
Red porgyRPG Pagrus pagrus
Gilthead sea breamSBG Sparus aurata
BogueBOG Boops boops
Porgies, sea breams n.e.i.SBX Sparidae
Red mulletMUR Mullus surmuletus
Greater weaverWEG Trachinus draco
Atlantic wolf-fish (= catfish)CAA (*) Anarhichas lupus
Spotted wolf-fishCAS (*) Anarhichas minor
Eel-poutELP Zoarces viviparus
Sand eels (= sand lances)SAN (*) Ammodytes spp.
Atlantic gobiesGOB Gobius spp.
Atlantic redfishesRED (*) Sebastes spp.
Scorpion fishes n.e.i.SCO Scorpaenidae
Gurnards n.e.i.GUX (*) Triglidae
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker)LUM Cyclopterus lumpus
Monk (= anglerfish)MON (*) Lophius piscatorius
Blackbellied anglerANK Lophius budegassa
Monkfishes n.e.i.MNZ (*) Lophius spp.
SticklebacksSKB Gasterosteus spp.
Axillary (= Spanish) seabreamSBA Pagellus acarne
Common dentexDEC Dentex dentex
Snipe fishesSNI Macroramphosidae
Striped bassSTB Morone saxatilis
Wolf-fishes (= catfishes) n.e.i.CAT (*) Anarhichas spp.
Beaked redfishREB (*) Sebastes mentella
Golden redfishREG (*) Sebastes marinus
Red gurnardGUR (*) Aspitrigla (= Trigla) cuculus
Grey gurnardGUG (*) Eutrigla (= Trigla) gurnardus
Long-finned gurnardGUM Chelidonichthys obscurus
Streaked gurnardCTZ Trigloporus lastoviza
Red bandfishCBC Cepola macrophthalma
St Paul's fingerfinTLD Nemadactylus monodactylus
BichiqueIYL Sicyopterus lagocephalus
Black cardinal fishEPI Epigonus telescopus
Mediterranean slimeheadHPR Hoplostethus mediterraneus
Spiny scorpionfishTZY Trachyscorpia echinata
Ballan wrasseUSB Labrus bergylta
Brown wrasseWRM Labrus merula
Splendid alfonsinoBYS Beryx splendens
Demersal percomorphs n.e.i.DPX Perciformes
CapelinCAP (*) Mallotus villosus
GarfishGAR Belone belone
Atlantic saurySAU Scomberesox saurus
Mullets n.e.i.MUL Mugilidae
BluefishBLU Pomatomus saltatrix
Atlantic horse mackerelHOM (*) Trachurus trachurus
Blue jack mackerelJAA Trachurus picturatus
Mediterranean horse mackerelHMM Trachurus mediterraneus
Jack and horse mackerels n.e.i.JAX (*) Trachurus spp.
LeerfishLEE Lichia amia
Atlantic pomfretPOA Brama brama
Silversides (= sandsmelt)SIL Atherinidae
Pelagic percomorphs n.e.i.PPX Perciformes
Atlantic herringHER (*) Clupea harengus
Sardinellas n.e.i.SIX Sardinella spp.
European sardine (= pilchard)PIL (*) Sardina pilchardus
SpratSPR (*) Sprattus sprattus
European anchovyANE (*) Engraulis encrasicolus
Clupeoids n.e.i.CLU Clupeoidei
Atlantic bonitoBON Sarda sarda
SwordfishSWO Xiphias gladius
Frigate tunaFRI Auxis thazard
Northern bluefin tunaBFT Thunnus thynnus
AlbacoreALB Thunnus alalunga
Yellowfin tunaYFT Thunnus albacares
Skipjack tunaSKJ Katsuwonus pelamis
Bigeye tunaBET Thunnus obesus
Tuna-like fishes n.e.i.TUX Scombroidei
Chub mackerelMAS (*) Scomber japonicus
Atlantic mackerelMAC (*) Scomber scombrus
Mackerels n.e.i.MAX Scombridae
Silver scabbardfishSFS Lepidopus caudatus
Black scabbardfishBSF Aphanopus carbo
Mackerel-like fishes n.e.i.MKX Scombroidei
PorbeaglePOR (*) Lamna nasus
Basking sharkBSK Cetorhinus maximus
Picked (= spiny) dogfishDGS (*) Squalus acanthias
Greenland sharkGSK Somniosus microcephalus
Dogfish sharks n.e.i.DGX (*) Squalidae
Skates n.e.i.SKA (*) Raja spp.
Dogfishes and houndsDGH (*) Squalidae, Scyliorhinidae
Various sharks n.e.i.SKH Selachimorpha (Pleurotremata)
Crest-tail catsharks n.e.i.GAU Galeus spp.
Blackmouth catsharkSHO Galeus melastomus
Small-spotted catsharkSYC Scyliorhinus canicula
Deep-water catsharksAPI Apristurus spp.
False catsharkPTM Pseudotriakis microdon
Little sleeper sharkSOR Somniosus rostratus
Gulper sharkGUP Centrophorus granulosus
Little gulper sharkCPU Squalus uyato
Leafscale gulper sharkGUQ Centrophorus squamosus
Lowfin gulper sharkCPL Centrophorus lusitanicus
Velvet bellyETX Etmopterus spinax
Great lanternsharkETR Etmopterus princeps
Smooth lanternsharkETP Etmopterus pusillus
Lantern sharks n.e.i.SHL Etmopterus spp.
Deania dogfishes n.e.i.DNA Deania spp.
Birdbeak dogfishDCA Deania calcea
Portuguese dogfishCYO Centroscymnus coelolepis
Longnose velvet dogfishCYP Centroselachus crepidater
Shortnose velvet dogfishCYY Centroscymnus cryptacanthus
Smallmouth knifetooth dogfishSYO Scymnodon obscurus
Knifetooth dogfishSYR Scymnodon ringens
Kitefin sharkSCK Dalatias licha
Black dogfishCFB Centroscyllium fabricii
Angular roughsharkOXY Oxynotus centrina
Sailfin roughsharkOXN Oxynotus paradoxus
Bramble sharkSHB Echinorhinus brucus
Rays and skates n.e.i.RAJ Rajidae
Starry rayRJR Amblyraja radiata
Blonde rayRJH Raja brachyura
Sandy rayRJI Leucoraja circularis
Small-eyed rayRJE Raja microocellata
Undulate rayRJU Raja undulata
White skateRJA Rostroraja alba
Round rayRJY Rajella fyllae
Rabbit fishCMO Chimaera monstrosa
Ratfishes n.e.i.HYD Hydrolagus spp.
Knife-nosed chimaerasRHC Rhinochimaera spp.
Longnose chimaerasHAR Harriotta spp.
Cartilaginous fishes n.e.i.CAR Chondrichthyes
Groundfishes n.e.i.GROex Osteichthyes
Pelagic fishes n.e.i.PELex Osteichthyes
Marine fishes n.e.i.MZZex Osteichthyes
Finfishes n.e.i.FINex Osteichthyes
Edible crabCRE (*) Cancer pagurus
Green crabCRG Carcinus maenas
Spinous spider crabSCR Maja squinado
Marine crabs n.e.i.CRA Brachyura
Swimcrabs n.e.i.CRS Portunus spp.
Palinurid spiny lobsters n.e.i.CRW (*) Palinurus spp.
European lobsterLBE (*) Homarus gammarus
Norway lobsterNEP (*) Nephrops norvegicus
Common prawnCPR (*) Palaemon serratus
Northern prawnPRA (*) Pandalus borealis
Common shrimpCSH (*) Crangon crangon
Penaeus shrimps n.e.i.PEN (*) Penaeus spp.
Palaemonid shrimpsPAL (*) Palaemonidae
Pink (= pandalid) shrimpsPAN (*) Pandalus spp.
Crangonid shrimpsCRN (*) Crangonidae
Natantian decapods n.e.i.DCP Natantia
Goose barnaclesGOO Lepas spp.
Rockpool prawnPNQ Palaemon elegans
Delta prawnPIQ Palaemon longirostris
St Paul rock lobsterJSP Jasus paulensis
Lobsters n.e.i.LOX Reptantia
Craylets, squat lobsters n.e.i.LOQ Galatheidae
Marine crustaceans n.e.i.CRUex Crustacea
WhelkWHE Buccinum undatum
PeriwinklePEE Littorina littorea
Periwinkles n.e.i.PER Littorina spp.
European flat oysterOYF (*) Ostrea edulis
Pacific cupped oysterOYG Crassostrea gigas
Cupped oyster n.e.i.OYC (*) Crassostrea spp.
Blue musselMUS (*) Mytilus edulis
Sea mussels n.e.i.MSX Mytilidae
Common scallopSCE (*) Pecten maximus
Queen scallopQSC (*) Aequipecten opercularis
Scallops n.e.i.SCX (*) Pectinidae
Common cockleCOC Cerastoderma edule
Grooved carpet shellCTG Ruditapes decussatus
Ocean quahogCLQ Arctica islandica
Clams n.e.i.CLX Bivalvia
Razor clamsRAZ Solen spp.
Carpet shellCTS Venerupis pullastra
Striped venusSVE Chamelea gallina
Venus clams n.e.i.CLV Veneridae
Mactra surf clams n.e.i.MAT Mactridae
Chamber venusKFA Circomphalus casina
Common European bittersweetGKL Glycymeris glycymeris
Donax clamsDON Donax spp.
Cockles n.e.i.COZ Cardiidae
Norwegian egg cockleLVC Laevicardium crassum
Limpets n.e.i.LPZ Patella spp.
Abalones n.e.i.ABX Haliotis spp.
Gastropods n.e.i.GAS Gastropoda
Oval surf clamULV Spisula ovalis
Tellins n.e.i.TWL Tellina spp.
Common cuttlefishCTC (*) Sepia officinalis
Common squidsSQC (*) Loligo spp.
Short-finned squidSQI (*) Illex illecebrosus
Octopuses n.e.i.OCTs Octopodidae
Squids n.e.i.SQU (*) Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Cuttlefishes n.e.i.CTL (*) Sepiidae, Sepiolidae
European flying squidSQE (*) Todarodes sagittatus
Cephalopods n.e.i.CEP Cephalopoda
Marine molluscs n.e.i.MOLex Mollusca
StarfishSTH Asterias rubens
Starfishes n.e.i.STF Asteroidea
Sea urchinURS Echinus esculentus
Stony sea urchinURM Paracentrotus lividus
Sea urchins n.e.i.URX Echinoidea
Sea cucumbers n.e.i.CUX Holothuroidea
Echinoderms n.e.i.ECH Echinodermata
Grooved sea squirtSSG Microcosmus sulcatus
Sea squirts n.e.i.SSX Ascidiacea
Horseshoe crabHSC Limulus polyphemus
Aquatic invertebrates n.e.i.INVex Invertebrata
Brown seaweedsSWB Phaeophyceae
CarragheenIMS Chondrus crispus
Gelidium spp.GEL Gelidium spp.
Gigartina spp.GIG Gigartina spp.
Lithothamnium spp.LIT Lithothamnium spp.
Red seaweedsSWR Rhodophyceae
Wracks n.e.i.UCU Fucus spp.
North Atlantic rockweedASN Ascophyllum nodosum
Toothed wrackFUU Fucus serratus
Sea lettuceUVU Ulva lactuca
Seaweeds n.e.i.SWXex Algae

ANNEX IIU.K.Statistical fishing regions of the north-east Atlantic for which data are to be submitted

ICES division Ia

ICES division Ib

ICES subdivision IIa 1

ICES subdivision IIa 2

ICES subdivision IIb 1

ICES subdivision IIb 2

ICES division IIIa

ICES division IIIb, c

ICES division IVa

ICES division IVb

ICES division IVc

ICES subdivision Va 1

ICES subdivision Va 2

ICES subdivision Vb 1a

ICES subdivision Vb 1b

ICES subdivision Vb 2

ICES division VIa

ICES subdivision VIb 1

ICES subdivision VIb 2

ICES division VIIa

ICES division VIIb

ICES subdivision VIIc 1

ICES subdivision VIIc 2

ICES division VIId

ICES division VIIe

ICES division VIIf

ICES division VIIg

ICES division VIIh

ICES subdivision VIIj 1

ICES subdivision VIIj 2

ICES subdivision VIIk 1

ICES subdivision VIIk 2

ICES division VIIIa

ICES division VIIIb

ICES division VIIIc

ICES subdivision VIIId 1

ICES subdivision VIIId 2

ICES subdivision VIIIe 1

ICES subdivision VIIIe 2

ICES division IXa

ICES subdivision IXb 1

ICES subdivision IXb 2

ICES subdivision Xa 1

ICES subdivision Xa 2

ICES division Xb

ICES subdivision XIIa 1

ICES subdivision XIIa 2

ICES subdivision XIIa 3

ICES subdivision XIIa 4

ICES division XIIb

ICES division XIIc

ICES division XIVa

ICES subdivision XIVb 1

ICES subdivision XIVb 2

BAL 22

BAL 23

BAL 24

BAL 25

BAL 26

BAL 27

BAL 28-1

BAL 28-2

BAL 29

BAL 30

BAL 31

BAL 32

NotesU.K.

1.Those statistical fishing regions preceded by ‘ICES’ have been identified and defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.U.K.

2.Those statistical fishing regions preceded by ‘BAL’ have been identified and defined by the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission.U.K.

3.Data should be submitted so as to include as much detail as possible. ‘Unknown’ and aggregate regions should only be used where the detailed information is not available. Where detailed information is submitted the aggregate categories should not be used.U.K.

Statistical fishing regions of the north-east AtlanticU.K.

ANNEX IIIU.K.Description of the ICES sub areas and divisions used for the purpose of fishery statistics and regulations in the north-east AtlanticICES statistical area (north-east Atlantic)

All waters of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 40o00′ west to the north coast of Greenland; then in an easterly and southerly direction along the coast of Greenland to a point at 44o00′ west; then due south to 59o00′ north; then due east to 42o00′ west; then due south to 36o00′ north; then due east to a point on the coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) at 5o36′ west; then in a north-westerly and northerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal, the north-west and north coasts of Spain, and the coasts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to the western terminus of its boundary with Denmark; then along the west coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then in a southerly direction along the east coast of Jutland to the eastern terminus of the boundary of Denmark with Germany; then along the coast of Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway, and the north coast of Russia to Khaborova; then across the western entry of the Strait of Yugorskiy Shar; then in a westerly and northerly direction along the coast of Vaigach Island; then across the western entry of the Strait off the Karskiye Vorota; then west and north along the coast of the south island of Novaya Zemlya; then across the western entry of the Strait of Matochkin Shar; then along the west coast of the north island of Novaya Zemlya to a point at 68o30′ east; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

This area also represents statistical area 27 (north-east Atlantic statistical area) in the FAO International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Areas.

ICES statistical subarea IU.K.

The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 30o00′ east to 72o00′ north; then due west to 26o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Norway; then in an easterly direction along the coasts of Norway and Russia to Khaborova; then across the western entry of the Strait of Yugorskiy Shar; then in a westerly and northerly direction along the coast of Vaigach Island; then across the western entry of the Strait off the Karskiye Vorota; then west and north along the coast of the south island of Novaya Zemlya; then across the western entry of the Strait of Matochkin Shar; then along the west coast of the north island of Novaya Zemlya to a point at 68o30′ east; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

  • ICES statistical division Ia,

    That part of subarea I enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

    LatitudeLongitude
    73,98 N33,7 E
    74,18 N34,55 E
    74,36 N35,28 E
    74,71 N36,38 E
    75,14 N37,57 E
    75,45 N38,31 E
    75,84 N39,05 E
    76,26 N39,61 E
    76,61 N41,24 E
    76,96 N42,81 E
    76,9 N43,06 E
    76,75 N44,48 E
    75,99 N43,51 E
    75,39 N43,18 E
    74,82 N41,73 E
    73,98 N41,56 E
    73,17 N40,66 E
    72,2 N40,51 E
    72,26 N39,76 E
    72,62 N38,96 E
    73,04 N37,74 E
    73,37 N36,61 E
    73,56 N35,7 E
    73,98 N33,7 E
  • ICES statistical division Ib,

    That part of subarea I outside of division Ia.

ICES statistical subarea IIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 30o00′ east to 72o00′ north; then due west to 26o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Norway; then in a westerly and south-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to 62o00′ north; then due west to 4o00′ west; then due north to 63o00′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

  • ICES statistical division IIa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 62o00′ north; then due west to 4o00′ west; then due north to 63o00′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due north to 72o30′ north; then due east to 30o00′ east; then due south to 72o00′ north; then due west to 26o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Norway; then in a westerly and south-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision IIa 1,

      That part of division IIa within the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      73,5 N0,2 W
      73,5 N7,21 E
      73,45 N7,28 E
      73,14 N7,83 E
      72,76 N8,65 E
      72,49 N9,33 E
      72,31 N9,83 E
      72,18 N10,29 E
      71,98 N9,94 E
      71,91 N9,7 E
      71,64 N8,75 E
      71,36 N7,93 E
      71,13 N7,42 E
      70,79 N6,73 E
      70,17 N5,64 E
      69,79 N5,01 E
      69,56 N4,74 E
      69,32 N4,32 E
      69,1 N4,0 E
      68,86 N3,73 E
      68,69 N3,57 E
      68,46 N3,4 E
      68,23 N3,27 E
      67,98 N3,19 E
      67,77 N3,16 E
      67,57 N3,15 E
      67,37 N3,18 E
      67,18 N3,24 E
      67,01 N3,31 E
      66,84 N3,42 E
      66,43 N3,27 E
      66,39 N3,18 E
      66,23 N2,79 E
      65,95 N2,24 E
      65,64 N1,79 E
      65,38 N1,44 E
      65,32 N1,26 E
      65,08 N0,72 E
      64,72 N0,04 E
      64,43 N0,49 W
      64,84 N1,31 W
      64,92 N1,56 W
      65,13 N2,17 W
      65,22 N2,54 W
      65,39 N3,19 W
      65,47 N3,73 W
      65,55 N4,19 W
      65,59 N4,56 W
      65,69 N5,58 W
      65,96 N5,6 W
      66,22 N5,67 W
      66,47 N5,78 W
      67,09 N6,25 W
      67,61 N6,62 W
      67,77 N5,33 W
      67,96 N4,19 W
      68,1 N3,42 W
      68,33 N2,39 W
      68,55 N1,56 W
      68,86 N0,61 W
      69,14 N0,08 E
      69,44 N0,68 E
      69,76 N1,18 E
      69,97 N1,46 E
      70,21 N1,72 E
      70,43 N1,94 E
      70,63 N2,09 E
      70,89 N2,25 E
      71,14 N2,35 E
      71,35 N2,39 E
      71,61 N2,38 E
      71,83 N2,31 E
      72,01 N2,22 E
      72,24 N2,06 E
      72,43 N1,89 E
      72,6 N1,68 E
      72,75 N1,48 E
      72,99 N1,08 E
      73,31 N0,34 E
      73,5 N0,2 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision IIa 2,

      That part of division IIa not falling within subdivision IIa 1.

  • ICES statistical division IIb,

    The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 30o00′ east to 73o30′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

    • ICES statistical subdivision IIb 1,

      That part of division IIb confined by the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      73,5 N7,21 E
      73,5 N0,2 W
      73,6 N0,48 W
      73,94 N1,88 W
      74,09 N2,7 W
      74,21 N5,0 W
      74,5 N4,38 W
      75,0 N4,29 W
      75,3 N4,19 W
      76,05 N4,3 W
      76,18 N4,09 W
      76,57 N2,52 W
      76,67 N2,1 W
      76,56 N1,6 W
      76,0 N0,8 E
      75,87 N1,12 E
      75,64 N1,71 E
      75,21 N3,06 E
      74,96 N4,07 E
      74,86 N4,55 E
      74,69 N5,19 E
      74,34 N6,39 E
      74,13 N6,51 E
      73,89 N6,74 E
      73,6 N7,06 E
      73,5 N7,21 E
    • ICES statistical subdivision IIb 2,

      That part of division IIb not falling within subdivision IIb 1.

ICES statistical subarea IIIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line, beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 7o00′ east; then due south to 57o30′ north; then due east to 8o00′ east; then due south to 57o00′ north; then due east to the coast of Denmark; then along the north-west and east coasts of Jutland to Hals; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then in a southerly direction along the coast of Jutland to the eastern terminus of the boundary of Denmark and Germany; then along the coasts of Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IIIa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 7o00′ east; then due south to 57o30′ north; then due east to 8o00′ east; then due south to 57o00′ north; then due east to the coast of Denmark; then along the north-west and east coasts of Jutland to Hals; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then in a southerly direction along the coast of Jutland to Hasenoere Head; then across the Great Belt to Gniben Point; then along the north coast of Zealand to Gilbjerg Head; then across the northern approaches of the Œresund to Kullen on the coast of Sweden; then in an easterly and northerly direction along the west coast of Sweden and the south coast of Norway to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IIIb and c,

    The waters bounded by a line from Hasenoere Head on the east coast of Jutland to Gniben Point on the west coast of Zealand to Gilbjerg Head; then across the northern approaches of the Œresund to Kullen on the coast of Sweden; then in a southerly direction along the coast of Sweden to Falsterbo Light; then across the southern entrance of the Œresund to Stevns Light; then along the south-east coast of Zealand; then across the eastern entrance of the Storstroem Sound; then along the east coast of the island of Falster to Gedser; then to Darsser Ort on the coast of Germany; then in a south-westerly direction along the coast of Germany and the east coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 22 (BAL 22),

    The waters bounded by a line from Hasenoere Head (56o09′ north, 10o44′ east) on the east coast of Jutland to Gniben Point (56o01′ north, 11o18′ east) on the west coast of Zealand; then along the west and south coasts of Zealand to a point at 12o00′ east; then due south to the island of Falster; then along to the east coast of the island of Falster to Gedser Odd (54o34′ north, 11o58′ east); then due east to 12o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Germany; then in a south-westerly direction along the coast of Germany and the east of Jutland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 23 (BAL 23),

    The waters bounded by a line from Gilbjerg Head (56o08′ north, 12o18′ east) on the north coast of Zealand to Kullen (56o18′ north, 12o28′ east) on the coast of Sweden; then in a southerly direction along the coast of Sweden to the Falsterbo Light (55o23′ north, 12o50′ east), then through the southern entrance to the Sound to the Stevns Light (55o19′ north, 12o29′ east) on the coast of Zealand; then in a northerly direction along the east coast of Zealand to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 24 (BAL 24),

    The waters bounded by a line from the Stevns Light (55o19′ north, 12o29′ east) on the east coast of Zealand through the southern entrance to the Sound to the Falsterbo Light (55o23′ north, 12o50′ east) on the coast of Sweden; then along the south coast of Sweden to the Sandhammaren Light (55o24′ north, 14o12′ east); then to the Hammerodde Light (55o18′ north, 14o47′ east) on the north coast of Bornholm; then along the west and south coasts of Bornholm to a point at 15o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Poland; then in a westerly direction along the coasts of Poland and Germany to a point at 12o00′ east; then due north to a point at 54o34′ north, 12o00′ east; then due west to Gedser Odde (54o34′ north, 11o58′ east); then along the east and north coasts of the island of Falster to a point at 12o00′ east; then due north to the south coast of Zealand; then in a westerly and northerly direction along the west coast of Zealand to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 25 (BAL 25),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the east coast of Sweden at 56o30′ north; then due east to the west coast of the island of Œland; then, after passing south of island of Œland to a point on the east coast at 56o30′ north, due east to 18o00′ east; then due south to the coast of Poland; then in a westerly direction along the coast of Poland to a point at 15o00′ east; then due north to the island of Bornholm; then along the south and west coasts of Bornholm to the Hammerodde Light (55o18′ north, 14o47′ east); then to the Sandhammaren Light (55o24′ north, 14o12′ east) on the south coast of Sweden; then in a northerly direction along the east coast of Sweden to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 26 (BAL 26),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 56o30′ north, 18o00′ east; then due east to the west coast of Latvia; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Poland to a point on the Polish coast at 18o00′ east; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 27 (BAL 27),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the east mainland coast of Sweden at 59o41′ north, 19o00′ east; then due south to the north coast of the island of Gotland; then in a southerly direction along the west coast of Gotland to a point at 57o00′ north; then due west to 18o00′ east; then due south to 56o30′ north; then due west to the east coast of the island of Œland; then, after passing south of the island of Œland, to a point on its west coast at 56o30′ north; then due west to the coast of Sweden; then in a northerly direction along the east coast of Sweden to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 28 (BAL 28),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 58o30′ north, 19o00′ east; then due east to the west coast of the island of Saaremaa; then, after passing north of the island of Saaremaa, to a point on its east coast at 58o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Estonia; then in a southerly direction along the west coasts of Estonia and Latvia to a point at 56o30′ north, then due west to 18o00′ east; then due north to 57o00′ north; then due east to the west coast of the island of Gotland; then in a northerly direction to a point on the north coast of Gotland at 19o00′ east; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision 28-1 (BAL 28,1),

      The waters bounded on the west by a line drawn from Ovisi lighthouse (57o34,1234′ north, 21o42,9574′ east) on the west coast of Latvia to the southern Rock of Cape Loode (57o57,4760′ north, 21o58,2789′ east) on the island of Saaremaa, then southwards to the southernmost point of the peninsula of Sõrve and then in a north-eastern direction along the east coast of the island of Saaremaa, and in the north by a line drawn from 58o30,0′ north, 23o13,2′ east to 58o30′ north, 23o41,1′ east.

    • ICES statistical subdivision 28-2 (BAL 28,2),

      That part of subdivision 28 outside of subdivision 28-1.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 29 (BAL 29),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the east mainland coast of Sweden at 60o30′ north, then due east to the mainland coast of Finland; then in a southerly direction along the west and south coasts of Finland to a point on the south mainland coast at 23o00′ east; then due south to 59o00′ north; then due east to the mainland coast of Estonia; then in a southerly direction along the west coast of Estonia to a point at 58o30′ north; then due west to the east coast of the island of Saaremaa; then, after passing north of the island of Saaremaa, to a point on its west coast at 58o30′ north; then due west to 19o00′ east; then due north to a point on the east mainland coast of Sweden at 59o41′ north; then in a northerly direction along the east coast of Sweden to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 30 (BAL 30),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the east coast of Sweden at 63o30′ north, then due east to the mainland coast of Finland; then in a southerly direction along the coast of Finland to a point at 60o30′ north; then due west to the mainland coast of Sweden; then in a northerly direction along the east coast of Sweden to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 31 (BAL 31),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the east coast of Sweden at 63o30′ north; then, after passing north of the Gulf of Bothnia, to a point on the west mainland coast of Finland at 63o30′ north; then due west to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical subdivision 32 (BAL 32),

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of Finland at 23o00′ east; then, after passing east of the Gulf of Finland, to a point on the west coast of Estonia at 59o00′ north; then due west to 23o00′ east; then due north to the point of beginning.

ICES statistical subarea IVU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 62o00′ north; then due west to 4o00′ west; then due south to the coast of Scotland; then in an easterly and southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 51o00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a north-easterly direction along the coasts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany to the western terminus of its boundary with Denmark; then along the west coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point af Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to a point at 57o00′ north, then due west to 8o00′ east; then due north to 57o30′ north; then due west to 7o00′ east; then due north to the coast of Norway; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IVa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 62o00′ north; then due west to 3o00′ west; then due south to the coast of Scotland; then in an easterly and southerly direction along the coast of Scotland to a point at 57o30′ north; then due east to 7o00′ east; then due north to the coast of Norway; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IVb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Denmark at 57o00′ north; then due west to 8o00′ east; then due north to 57o30′ north; then due west to the coast of Scotland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Scotland and England to a point at 53o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Germany; then in a northeasterly direction along the coast of Jutland to Thyboroen; then in a southerly and easterly direction along the south coast of the Limfjord to Egensekloster Point; then across the eastern entrance of the Limfjord to Hals; then in a westerly direction along the north coast of the Limfjord to the southernmost point of Agger Tange; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Jutland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IVc,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Germany at 53o30′ north; then due west to the coast of England; then in a southerly direction to a point at 51o00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a north-easterly direction along the coasts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany to the point of beginning.

ICES statistical subarea VU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 68o00′ north, 11o00′ west; then due west to 27o00′ west; then due south to 62o00′ north; then due east to 15o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due north to 60o30′ north; then due east to 4o00′ west; then due north to 63o00′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division Va,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 68o00′ north, 11o00′ west; then due west to 27o00′ west; then due south to 62o00′ north; then due east to 15o00′ west; then due north to 63o00′ north; then due east to 11o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision Va 1,

      The area inside the rectangle defined by the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      63,0 N24,0 W
      62,0 N24,0 W
      62,0 N27,0 W
      63,0 N27,0 W
      63,0 N24,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision Va 2,

      That part of division Va not in subdivision Va 1.

  • ICES statistical division Vb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 63o00′ north, 4o00′ west; then due west to 15o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due north to 60o00′ north; then due east to 4o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision Vb 1,

      The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 63o00′ north, 4o00′ west; then due west to 15o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north; then due east to 10o00′ west; then due north to 61o30′ north; then due east to 8o00′ west; then along a rhumb-line to a point at 61o15′ north, 7o30′ west; then due south to 60o30′ north; then due west to 8o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due north to 60o30′ north; then due east to 4o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

      • ICES statistical subdivision Vb 1a,

        That part of subdivision Vb 1 enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

        LatitudeLongitude
        60,49 N15,0 W
        60,71 N13,99 W
        60,15 N13,29 W
        60,0 N13,5 W
        60,0 N15,0 W
        60,49 N15,0 W
      • ICES statistical subdivision Vb 1b,

        That part of subdivision Vb 1 not within subdivision Vb 1a.

    • ICES statistical subdivision Vb 2,

      The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 60o00′ north, 10o00′ west; then due north to 61o30′ north; then due east to 8o00′ west; then along a rhumb-line to a point at 61o15′ north, 7o30′ west; then due south to 60o30′ north; then due west to 8o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north; then due west to the point of beginning.

ICES statistical subarea VIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Scotland at 4o00′ west; then due north to 60o30′ north; then due west to 5o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north, then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 54o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coasts of Ireland and Northern Ireland to a point on the east coast of Northern Ireland at 55o00′ north; then due east to the coast of Scotland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Scotland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Scotland at 4o00′ west; then due north to 60o30′ north; then due west to 5o00′ west; then due south to 60o00′ north, then due west to 12o00′ west; then due south to 54o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coasts of Ireland and Northern Ireland to a point on the east coast of Northern Ireland at 55o00′ north; then due east to the coast of Scotland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Scotland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 60o00′ north, 12o00′ west; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 54o30′ north; then due east to 12o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIb 1,

      That part of division VIb enclosed by the line joining the following coordinate:

      LatitudeLongitude
      54,5 N18,0 W
      60,0 N18,0 W
      60,0 N13,5 W
      60,15 N13,29 W
      59,65 N13,99 W
      59,01 N14,57 W
      58,51 N14,79 W
      57,87 N14,88 W
      57,01 N14,63 W
      56,57 N14,34 W
      56,5 N14,44 W
      56,44 N14,54 W
      56,37 N14,62 W
      56,31 N14,72 W
      56,24 N14,8 W
      56,17 N14,89 W
      56,09 N14,97 W
      56,02 N15,04 W
      55,95 N15,11 W
      55,88 N15,19 W
      55,8 N15,27 W
      55,73 N15,34 W
      55,65 N15,41 W
      55,57 N15,47 W
      55,5 N15,54 W
      55,42 N15,6 W
      55,34 N15,65 W
      55,26 N15,7 W
      55,18 N15,75 W
      55,09 N15,79 W
      55,01 N15,83 W
      54,93 N15,87 W
      54,84 N15,9 W
      54,76 N15,92 W
      54,68 N15,95 W
      54,59 N15,97 W
      54,51 N15,99 W
      54,5 N15,99 W
      54,5 N18,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIb 2,

      That part of division VIb not in subdivision VI b 1.

ICES statistical subarea VIIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 54o30′ north; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a northerly and north-easterly direction along the coast of France to a point at 51o00′ north; then due west to south-east coast of England; then in a westerly and northerly direction along the coasts of England, Wales and Scotland to a point on the west coast of Scotland at 55o00′ north; then due west to the coast of Northern Ireland; then in a northerly and westerly direction along the coasts of Northern Ireland and Ireland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Scotland at 55o00′ north; then due west to the coast of Northern Ireland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Northern Ireland and Ireland to a point on the south-east cost of Ireland at 52o00′ north; then due east to the coast of Wales; then in a north-easterly and northerly direction along the coasts of Wales, England and Scotland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 54o30′ north; then due west to 12o00′ west; then due south to 52o30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIc,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 54o30′ north, 12o00′ west; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 52o30′ north; then due east to 12o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIc 1,

      That part of division VII c confined by the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      54,5 N15,99 W
      54,42 N15,99 W
      54,34 N16,0 W
      54,25 N16,01 W
      54,17 N16,01 W
      54,08 N16,01 W
      53,99 N16,0 W
      53,91 N15,99 W
      53,82 N15,97 W
      53,74 N15,96 W
      53,66 N15,94 W
      53,57 N15,91 W
      53,49 N15,9 W
      53,42 N15,89 W
      53,34 N15,88 W
      53,26 N15,86 W
      53,18 N15,84 W
      53,1 N15,88 W
      53,02 N15,92 W
      52,94 N15,95 W
      52,86 N15,98 W
      52,77 N16,0 W
      52,69 N16,02 W
      52,61 N16,04 W
      52,52 N16,06 W
      52,5 N16,06 W
      52,5 N18,0 W
      54,5 N18,0 W
      54,5 N15,99 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIc 2,

      That part of division VIIc not within subdivision VIIc 1.

  • ICES statistical division VIId,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 51o00′ north; then due west to the coast of England; then in a westerly direction along the south coast of England to 2o00′ west; then due south to the coast of France at Cap de la Hague; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of France to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIe,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of England at 2o00′ west; then in a southerly and westerly direction along the coast of England to a point on the south-west coast at 50o00′ north; then due west to 7o00′ west; then due south to 49o30′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a northerly and north-easterly direction along the coast of France to Cap de la Hague; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIf,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of Wales at 5o00′ west; then due south to 51o00′ north; then due west to 6o00′ west; then due south to 50o30′ north; then due west to 7o00′ west; then due south to 50o00′ north; then due east to the coast of England; then along the south-west coast of England and the south coast of Wales to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIg,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Wales at 52o00′ north; then due west to the south-east coast of Ireland; then in a south-westerly direction along the coast of Ireland to a point at 9o00′ west; then due south to 50o00′ north; then due east to 7o00′ west; then due north to 50o30′ north; then due east to 6o00′ west; then due north to 51o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due north to the south coast of Wales; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of Wales to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIh,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 50o00′ north, 7o00′ west; then due west to 9o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due north to 49o30′ north; then due west to 7o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIj,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 52o30′ north; then due west to 12o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to 9o00′ west; then due north to the south coast of Ireland; then in a northerly direction along the coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIj 1,

      That part of division VIIj enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      48,43 N12,0 W
      48,42 N11,99 W
      48,39 N11,87 W
      48,36 N11,75 W
      48,33 N11,64 W
      48,3 N11,52 W
      48,27 N11,39 W
      48,25 N11,27 W
      48,23 N11,14 W
      48,21 N11,02 W
      48,19 N10,89 W
      48,17 N10,77 W
      48,03 N10,68 W
      48,0 N10,64 W
      48,0 N12,0 W
      48,43 N12,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIj 2,

      That part of division VIIj not in subdivision VIIj 1.

  • ICES statistical division VIIk,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 52o30′ north, 12o00′ west; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to 12o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIk 1,

      That part of division VIIk enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      48,0 N18,0 W
      52,5 N18,0 W
      52,5 N16,06 W
      52,44 N16,07 W
      52,36 N16,08 W
      52,27 N16,09 W
      52,19 N16,09 W
      52,11 N16,09 W
      52,02 N16,08 W
      51,94 N16,07 W
      51,85 N16,07 W
      51,77 N16,05 W
      51,68 N16,04 W
      51,6 N16,02 W
      51,52 N15,99 W
      51,43 N15,96 W
      51,34 N15,93 W
      51,27 N15,9 W
      51,18 N15,86 W
      51,1 N15,82 W
      51,02 N15,77 W
      50,94 N15,73 W
      50,86 N15,68 W
      50,78 N15,63 W
      50,7 N15,57 W
      50,62 N15,52 W
      50,54 N15,47 W
      50,47 N15,42 W
      50,39 N15,36 W
      50,32 N15,3 W
      50,24 N15,24 W
      50,17 N15,17 W
      50,1 N15,11 W
      50,03 N15,04 W
      49,96 N14,97 W
      49,89 N14,89 W
      49,82 N14,82 W
      49,75 N14,74 W
      49,69 N14,65 W
      49,62 N14,57 W
      49,56 N14,48 W
      49,5 N14,39 W
      49,44 N14,3 W
      49,38 N14,22 W
      49,32 N14,13 W
      49,27 N14,04 W
      49,21 N13,95 W
      49,15 N13,86 W
      49,1 N13,77 W
      49,05 N13,67 W
      49,0 N13,57 W
      48,95 N13,47 W
      48,9 N13,37 W
      48,86 N13,27 W
      48,81 N13,17 W
      48,77 N13,07 W
      48,73 N12,96 W
      48,69 N12,85 W
      48,65 N12,74 W
      48,62 N12,64 W
      48,58 N12,54 W
      48,55 N12,43 W
      48,52 N12,32 W
      48,49 N12,22 W
      48,46 N12,11 W
      48,43 N12,0 W
      48,0 N18,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIk 2,

      That part of division VIIk not in subdivision VIIk 1.

ICES statistical subarea VIIIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 48o00′ north; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 43o00′ north; then due east to the west coast of Spain; then in a northerly direction along the coasts of Spain and France to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIIa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 48o00′ north; then due west to 8o00′ west; then due south to 47o30′ north; then due east to 6o00′ west; then due south to 47o00′ north; then due east to 5o00′ west; then due south to 46o00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of France to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIIb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 46o00′ north; then due west to 4o00′ west; then due south to 45o30′ north; then due east to 3o00′ west; then due south to 44o30′ north; then due east to 2o00′ west; then due south to the north coast of Spain; then along the north coast of Spain and the west coast of France to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIIc,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Spain at 2o00′ west; then due north to 44o30′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due south to 43o00′ north; then due east to the west coast of Spain; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coast of Spain to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division VIIId,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 48o00′ north, 8o00′ west; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due south to 44o30′ north; then due east to 3o00′ west; then due north to 45o30′ north; then due west to 4o00′ west; then due north to 46o00′ north; then due west to 5o00′ west; then due north to 47o00′ north; then due west to 6o00′ west; then due north to 47o30′ north, then due west to 8o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIId 1,

      That part of division VIIId enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      48,0 N11,0 W
      48,0 N10,64 W
      47,77 N10,37 W
      47,45 N9,89 W
      46,88 N9,62 W
      46,34 N10,95 W
      46,32 N11,0 W
      48,0 N11,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIId 2,

      That part of division VIIId outside of subdivision VIIId 1.

  • ICES statistical division VIIIe,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 48o00′ north, 11o00′ west; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 43o00′ north; then due east to 11o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIIe 1,

      That part of division VIIIe enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      43,0 N18,0 W
      48,0 N18,0 W
      48,0 N11,0 W
      46,32 N11,0 W
      44,72 N13,31 W
      44,07 N13,49 W
      43,0 N13,8 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision VIIIe 2,

      That part of division VIIIe not within subdivision VIIIe 1.

ICES statistical subarea IXU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north-west coast of Spain at 43o00′ north; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 36o00′ north; then due east to a point on the south coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) at 5o36′ west; then in a north-westerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal, and the north-west coast of Spain to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IXa,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north-west coast of Spain at 43o00′ north; then due west to 11o00′ west; then due south to 36o00′ north; then due east to a point on the south coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) at 5o36′ west; then in a north-westerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal and the north-west coast of Spain to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division IXb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 43o00′ north, 11o00′ west; then due west to 18o00′ west; then due south to 36o00′ north; then due east to 11o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision IXb 1,

      That part of division IXb enclosed by the lines joining the following points:

      LatitudeLongitude
      43,0 N18,0 W
      43,0 N13,8 W
      42,88 N13,84 W
      42,04 N13,64 W
      41,38 N13,27 W
      41,13 N13,27 W
      40,06 N13,49 W
      38,75 N13,78 W
      38,17 N13,69 W
      36,03 N12,73 W
      36,04 N15,3 W
      36,02 N17,9 W
      36,0 N18,0 W
      43,0 N18,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision IXb 2,

      That part of division IXb not within subdivision IXb 1.

ICES statistical subarea XU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 48o00′ north, 18o00′ west; then due west to 42o00′ west; then due south to 36o00′ north; then due east to 18o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division Xa,

    That part of subarea X south of 43o N.

    • ICES statistical subdivision Xa 1,

      That part of division Xa enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      36,0 N18,0 W
      36,0 N22,25 W
      37,58 N20,62 W
      39,16 N21,32 W
      40,97 N23,91 W
      41,35 N24,65 W
      41,91 N25,79 W
      42,34 N28,45 W
      42,05 N29,95 W
      41,02 N35,11 W
      40,04 N35,26 W
      38,74 N35,48 W
      36,03 N31,76 W
      36,0 N32,03 W
      36,0 N42,0 W
      43,0 N42,0 W
      43,0 N18,0 W
      36,0 N18,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision Xa 2,

      That part of division Xa not included in subdivision Xa 1.

  • ICES statistical division Xb,

    That part of subarea X north of 43o N.

ICES statistical subarea XIIU.K.

The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 62o00′ north, 15o00′ west; then due west to 27o00′ west; then due south to 59o00′ north; then due west to 42o00′ west; then due south to 48o00′ north; then due east to 18o00′ west; then due north to 60o00′ north; then due east to 15o00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.

  • ICES statistical division XIIa,

    That part of subarea XII enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

    LatitudeLongitude
    62,0 N15,0 W
    62,0 N27,0 W
    59,0 N27,0 W
    59,0 N42,0 W
    52,5 N42,0 W
    52,5 N18,0 W
    54,5 N18,0 W
    54,5 N24,0 W
    60,0 N24,0 W
    60,0 N18,0 W
    60,0 N15,0 W
    62,0 N15,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision XIIa 1,

      That part of division XIIa enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      52,5 N42,0 W
      56,55 N42,0 W
      56,64 N41,5 W
      56,75 N41,0 W
      56,88 N40,5 W
      57,03 N40,0 W
      57,2 N39,5 W
      57,37 N39,0 W
      57,62 N38,5 W
      57,78 N38,25 W
      57,97 N38,0 W
      58,26 N37,5 W
      58,5 N37,2 W
      58,63 N37,0 W
      59,0 N36,77 W
      59,0 N27,0 W
      60,85 N27,0 W
      60,69 N26,46 W
      60,45 N25,09 W
      60,37 N23,96 W
      60,22 N23,27 W
      60,02 N21,76 W
      60,0 N20,55 W
      60,05 N18,65 W
      60,08 N18,0 W
      60,0 N18,0 W
      60,0 N24,0 W
      54,5 N24,0 W
      54,5 N18,0 W
      52,5 N18,0 W
      52,5 N42,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision XIIa 2,

      That part of division XIIa enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      60,0 N20,55 W
      60,0 N15,0 W
      60,49 N15,0 W
      60,44 N15,22 W
      60,11 N17,32 W
      60,05 N18,65 W
      60,0 N20,55 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision XIIa 3,

      That part of division XIIa enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      59,0 N42,0 W
      56,55 N42,0 W
      56,64 N41,5 W
      56,75 N41,0 W
      56,88 N40,5 W
      57,03 N40,0 W
      57,2 N39,5 W
      57,37 N39,0 W
      57,62 N38,5 W
      57,78 N38,25 W
      57,97 N38,0 W
      58,26 N37,5 W
      58,63 N37,0 W
      59,0 N36,77 W
      59,0 N42,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision XIIa 4,

      That part of division XIIa enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      62,0 N27,0 W
      60,85 N27,0 W
      60,69 N26,46 W
      60,45 N25,09 W
      60,37 N23,96 W
      60,22 N23,27 W
      60,02 N21,76 W
      60,0 N20,55 W
      60,05 N18,65 W
      60,11 N17,32 W
      60,44 N15,22 W
      60,49 N15,0 W
      62,0 N15,0 W
      62,0 N27,0 W
  • ICES statistical division XIIb,

    That part of subarea XII enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

    LatitudeLongitude
    60,0 N18,0 W
    54,5 N18,0 W
    54,5 N24,0 W
    60,0 N24,0 W
    60,0 N18,0 W
  • ICES statistical division XIIc,

    That part of subarea XII enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

    LatitudeLongitude
    52,5 N42,0 W
    48,0 N42,0 W
    48,0 N18,0 W
    52,5 N18,0 W
    52,5 N42,0 W

ICES statistical subarea XIVU.K.

The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 40o00′ west to the north coast of Greenland; then in an easterly and southerly direction along the coast of Greenland to a point at 44o00′ west; then due south to 59o00′ north; then due east to 27o00′ west; then due north to 68o00′ north; then due east to 11o00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

  • ICES statistical division XIVa,

    The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 40o00′ west to the north coast of Greenland; then in an easterly and southerly direction along the coast of Greenland to a point at Cape Savary at 68o30′ north; then due south along the meridian of 27o00′ west to 68o00′ north; then due east to 11o00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.

  • ICES statistical division XIVb,

    The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of Greenland at 44o00′ west; then due south to 59o00′ north; then due east to 27o00′ west; then due north to a point at Cape Savary at 68o30′ north; then south-westerly direction along the coast of Greenland to the point of beginning.

    • ICES statistical subdivision XIVb 1,

      That part of division XIVb enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:

      LatitudeLongitude
      59,0 N27,0 W
      59,0 N36,77 W
      59,35 N36,5 W
      59,5 N36,35 W
      59,75 N36,16 W
      60,0 N35,96 W
      60,25 N35,76 W
      60,55 N35,5 W
      60,75 N35,37 W
      61,0 N35,15 W
      61,25 N34,97 W
      61,5 N34,65 W
      61,6 N34,5 W
      61,75 N34,31 W
      61,98 N34,0 W
      62,25 N33,7 W
      62,45 N33,53 W
      62,5 N33,27 W
      62,56 N33,0 W
      62,69 N32,5 W
      62,75 N32,3 W
      62,87 N32,0 W
      63,03 N31,5 W
      63,25 N31,0 W
      63,31 N30,86 W
      63,0 N30,61 W
      62,23 N29,87 W
      61,79 N29,25 W
      61,44 N28,61 W
      61,06 N27,69 W
      60,85 N27,0 W
      59,0 N27,0 W
    • ICES statistical subdivision XIVb 2,

      That part of division XIVb not included in subdivision XIVb 1.

ANNEX IVU.K.Format for the submission of catch data for the north-east Atlantic

Magnetic mediaU.K.

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

Record formatU.K.

Byte NosItemRemarks
1 to 4Country (ISO 3-alpha code)e.g. FRA = France
5 to 6Yeare.g. 90 = 1990
7 to 8FAO major fishing area27 = North-east Atlantic
9 to 15Divisione.g. IV a = ICES division IV a
16 to 18Species3-alpha identifier
19 to 26CatchMetric tonnes

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 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 VU.K.FORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA FOR THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC ON MAGNETIC MEDIA

A.Coding formatU.K.

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:

FieldRemarks
Country3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
Yeare.g. 2001 or 01
FAO major fishing area27 = North-East Atlantic
Divisione.g. IVa = ICTS subdivision 4a
Species3-alpha identifier
CatchTonnes
(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:

AustriaAUT
BelgiumBEL
BulgariaBGR
CyprusCYP
Czech RepublicCZE
GermanyDEU
DenmarkDNK
SpainESP
EstoniaEST
FinlandFIN
FranceFRA
United KingdomGBR
England and WalesGBRA
ScotlandGBRB
Northern IrelandGBRC
GreeceGRC
[F2Croatia HRV]
HungaryHUN
IrelandIRL
IcelandISL
ItalyITA
LithuaniaLTU
LuxembourgLUX
LatviaLVA
MaltaMLT
NetherlandsNLD
NorwayNOR
PolandPOL
PortugalPRT
RomaniaROU
SlovakiaSVK
SloveniaSVN
SwedenSWE
TurkeyTUR

B.Method of transmission of the data to the European CommissionU.K.

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

Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3.5" HD floppy disk will be accepted.

ANNEX VIU.K.Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91

(OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/2001

(OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 20).

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

Point 4 of Annex I only

Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2005

(OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).

ANNEX VIIU.K.Correlation Table

Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91This Regulation
Article 1Article 1
Article 2Article 2
Article 3Article 3
Article 4, first subparagraphArticle 4, first paragraph
Article 4, second paragraph
Article 4, second subparagraphArticle 4, third paragraph
Article 5(1) and (2)Article 5(1) and (2)
Article 5(3)
Article 6(1) and (2)Article 6(1) and (2)
Article 6(3)
Article 6(4)Article 6(3)
Article 7
Article 7Article 8
Annex IAnnex I
Annex IIAnnex II
Annex IIIAnnex III
Annex IVAnnex IV
Annex V
Annex VI
Annex VII
(1)

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

(3)

See Annex VI.

(5)

Arrangement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (OJ L 149, 10.6.1987, p. 14).

(8)

[F1Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities ( OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164 ).]