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| Name of the survey | Acronym | Area | Period | Main targeted species etc. | Survey effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days(Maximum) | |||||
| Baltic Sea (ICES areas IIIb-d) | |||||
| Baltic International Trawl Survey | BITS Q1 BITS Q4 | IIIaS, IIIb-d | 1st and 4th Quarter | Cod and other demersal species | 160 |
| Baltic International Acoustic Survey (Autumn) | BIAS | IIIa, IIIb-d | Sep-Oct | Herring and sprat | 115 |
| Gulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey | GRAHS | IIId | 3rd Quarter | Herring | 10 |
| Sprat Acoustic Survey | SPRAS | IIId | May | Sprat and herring | 60 |
| Rügen Herring Larvae Survey | RHLS | IIId | March-June | Herring | 50 |
| North Sea (ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId) and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas I and II) | |||||
| International Bottom Trawl Survey | IBTS Q1 IBTS Q3 | IIIa, IV | 1st and 3rd Quarter | Haddock, Cod, Saithe, Herring, Sprat, Whiting, Mackerel, Norway pout. | 315 |
| North Sea Beam Trawl Survey | BTS | IVb, IVc, VIId | 3rd Quarter | Plaice, Sole | 65 |
| Demersal Young Fish Survey | DYFS | Coasts of NS | 3rd and 4th Quarter | Plaice, sole, brown shrimp | 145 |
| Sole Net Survey | SNS | IVb, IVc | 3rd Quarter | Sole, Plaice | 20 |
| North Sea Sandeels Survey | NSSS | IVa, IVb | 4th Quarter | Sandeels | 15 |
| International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas | ASH | IIa | May | Herring, Blue whiting | 35 |
| Redfish Survey in the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters | REDNOR | II | August-September | Redfish | 35 |
| Mackerel egg Survey (Triennial) | NSMEGS | IV | May-July | Mackerel egg production | 15 |
| Herring Larvae survey | IHLS | IV, VIId | 1st and 3rd Quarter | Herring, Sprat Larvae | 45 |
| NS Herring Acoustic Survey | NHAS | IIIa, IV, VIa | June, July | Herring, Sprat | 105 |
| Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 3&4) | NTV3&4 | IIIA | 2nd or 3rd Quarter | Nephrops | 15 |
| Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 6) | NTV6 | IVb | September | Nephrops | 10 |
| Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 7) | NTV7 | IVa | 2nd or 3rd Quarter | Nephrops | 20 |
| Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 8) | NTV8 | IVb | 2nd or 3rd Quarter | Nephrops | 10 |
| Nephrops TVsurvey (FU 9) | NTV9 | IVa | 2nd or 3rd Quarter | Nephrops | 10 |
| North Atlantic (ICES Areas V-XIV and NAFO areas) | |||||
| International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (Biennial) | REDTAS | Va, XII, XIV; NAFO SA 1-3 | June/July | Redfish | 30 |
| Flemish Cap Groundfish survey | FCGS | 3M | July | Demersal species | 35 |
| Greenland Groundfish survey | GGS | XIV, NAFO SA1 | October/November | Cod, redfish and other demersal species | 55 |
| 3LNO Groundfish survey | PLATUXA | 3LNO | 2nd and 3rd Quarter | Demersal species | 55 |
| Western IBTS 4th quarter (including Porcupine survey) | IBTS Q4 | VIa, VII, VIII, IXa | 4th Quarter | Demersal species | 215 |
| Scottish Western IBTS | IBTS Q1 | VIa, VIIa | March | Gadoids, herring, mackerel | 25 |
| ISBCBTS September | ISBCBTS | VIIa f g | September | Sole, Plaice | 25 |
| WCBTS | VIIe BTS | VIIe | October | Sole, Plaice, Anglerfish, Lemon sole | 10 |
| Blue whiting survey | VI, VII | 1st and 2nd Quarter | Blue whiting | 45 | |
| International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (Triennial) | MEGS | VIa, VII, VIII, IXa | January-July | Mackerel, Horse Mackerel egg production | 310 |
| Sardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey | VIII, IX | March-April-May | Sardine, Anchovy, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel abundance indices | 95 | |
| Sardine DEPM (Triennial) | VIIIc, IXa | 2nd and 4th Quarter | Sardine SSB and use of CUFES | 135 | |
| Spawning/Pre spawning Herring acoustic survey | VIa, VIIa-g | July, Sept, Nov, March, Jan | Herring, Sprat | 155 | |
| Biomass of Anchovy | BIOMAN | VIII | May | Anchovy SSB (DEP) | 25 |
| Nephrops UWTV survey (offshore) | UWTV (FU 11-13) | VIa | 2nd or 3rd Quarter | Nephrops | 20 |
| Nephrops UWTV Irish Sea | UWTV (FU 15) | VIIa | August | Nephrops | 10 |
| Nephrops UWTV survey Aran Grounds | UWTV (FU 17) | VIIb | June | Nephrops | 10 |
| Nephrops UWTV survey Celtic Sea | UWTV (FU 20-22) | VIIg, h, j | July | Nephrops | 10 |
| Nephrops TV Survey Offshore Portugal | UWTV (FU 28-29) | IXa | June | Nephrops | 20 |
| Mediterranean waters and Black sea | |||||
| Mediterranean International bottom trawl survey | MEDITS | 37(1, 2, 3.1, 3.2) | 2nd and 3rd Quarter | Demersal species | 410 |
| Pan-Mediterranean pelagic survey | MEDIAS | 37(1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1) | 2nd, 3rd and 4th Quarter | Small pelagic species | 185 |
| Bottom Trawl Survey | Black Sea | 2nd and 4th Quarter | Turbot | 40 | |
| Pelagic Trawl Survey | Black Sea | 2nd and 4th Quarter | Sprat and Whiting | 40 | |
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