Commission Decision
of 6 November 2008
adopting a multiannual Community programme pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 establishing a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy
(2008/949/EC) (repealed)

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Repealed by 2010/93/: Commission Decision of 18 December 2009 adopting a multiannual Community programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2011-2013 (notified under document C(2009) 10121).

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ANNEX MULTIANNUAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

1. For the purpose of this Community Programme the following definitions shall apply:
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CHAPTER II CONTENTS AND METHODOLOGY

A. Contents of the Community programme
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B. Precision levels and sampling intensities
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4. Where reference is made to precision/confidence level the following distinction shall apply:
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CHAPTER III MODULE OF EVALUATION OF THE FISHING SECTOR

A. Collection of economic variables

1. Variables
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2. Disaggregation levels
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2. The dominance criteria shall be used to allocate each vessel to a segment based on the number of fishing days used with each gear. If a fishing gear is used by more than the sum of all the others (i.e. a vessel spends more than 50 % of its fishing time using that gear), the vessel shall be allocated to that segment. If not, the vessel shall be allocated to the following fleet segment:
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4. In cases where a fleet segment has less than 10 vessels:
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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B. Collection of biological variables

B1. Metier-related variables

1. Variables
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2. Where relevant additional biological sampling programmes of the unsorted landings have to be carried out in order to estimate:
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2. Disaggregation level
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2. At national level, one metier defined at level 6 of the matrix in Appendix IV (1 to 5) may be further disaggregated into several more precise strata, i.e. distinguishing different target species. Such further stratification shall be done respecting the two following principles:
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3. The spatial units for metier sampling are defined by level 3 of Appendix I for all the regions with the following exceptions:
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3. Sampling strategy

1. For the landings:
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2. For the discards:
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3. For the recreational fisheries:
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4. Precision levels

1. For the landings:
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2. For the discards:
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3. For the recreational fisheries:
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5. Exemption rules
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B2. Stock-related variables

1. Variables

1. For stocks listed in Appendix VII, the following variables have to be collected:
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3. For wild salmon stocks in the index rivers, as defined by ICES, running into the Baltic Sea III b-d, the following variables have to be collected:
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2. Disaggregation level
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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3. For maturity, fecundity and sex ratios, a choice may be made between reference to age or length, provided that Members States which have to conduct the corresponding biological sampling, have agreed the following:
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5. Exemptions rules

1. The national programme of a Member State may exclude the estimation of the stock related variables for stocks for which TACs and quota have been defined under the following conditions:
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C. Collection of transversal variables

1. Variables
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2. Disaggregation level
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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D. Research surveys at sea
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CHAPTER IV MODULE OF EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE AQUACULTURE AND THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY SECTORS

A. Collection of economic data for the aquaculture sector

1. Variables
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2. Disaggregation level
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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B. Collection of economic data concerning the processing industry

1. Variables
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2. Disaggregation level
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2. For enterprises that carry out fish processing but not as a main activity, it is mandatory to collect the following data, in the first year of each programming period:
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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CHAPTER V MODULE OF EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM

1. Variables
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2. Disaggregation level
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3. Sampling strategy
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4. Precision levels
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CHAPTER VI MODULE FOR MANAGEMENT AND USE OF THE DATA COVERED BY THE DATA COLLECTION FRAMEWORK

A. Management of the data
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B. Use of the data
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2. It shall include biological parameter estimates (age, weight, sex, maturity and fecundity) for stocks listed in Appendix VII, preparation of sets of data for stock assessments and bio-economic modelling and corresponding scientific analysis.
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Repealed by 2010/93/: Commission Decision of 18 December 2009 adopting a multiannual Community programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for the period 2011-2013 (notified under document C(2009) 10121).