The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 is amended as follows:

1. 1.

   In Chapter I, Section B, the following point is added:

   1. ‘5.

      With regard to the data collection of stocks subject to a recovery plan pursuant to a Council Regulation, sampling requirements for the extended programme shall become mandatory under the minimum programme for the year following the Regulation’s adoption and during the applicable period of the recovery plan. The same shall apply to surveys where the main objective stock is subject to a recovery plan.’

2. 2.

   In Chapter III, Section F is replaced by the following:

   1. ‘F.

      Collection of data concerning the catches per unit of effort and/or effective effort of specific commercial fleets

      The following series are required:

      1. 1.

         At the minimum programme level, data shall only contain data series for catches and effort for:

         • fleets which have been used at any time from 1995 onwards in stock assessments, either analytical and/or production models,

         • stocks where there is no stock assessment and where CPUE data series were the only way to estimate trends in the stocks abundance at any time from 1995 onwards,

         • fisheries for which there are regional fisheries organisation (hereinafter referred to as RFO) obligations.

         Stock definitions shall correspond with the ones defined by RFOs, and the sampling strategies shall include, as a minimum, the corresponding strata.

         Member States shall provide a thorough description of the way in which the abundance index for each stock has been calculated.

      2. 2.

         At the extended programme level, data series for catches and effort for:

         • fleets which have not yet been used in stock assessments but where stock assessments are expected to be conducted in the future e.g. in the Mediterranean area and for deep-sea resources,

         • fleets where data collection started in recent years and until these data series are used in stock assessments (such data series may be transferred to the minimum programmes only if they are used in the stock assessment procedures),

         • fleets for which CPUE data series are collected but the data are presently only used for biological purposes (length and age composition, maturity data).

         Stock definitions should follow the ones defined by RFOs, and the sampling strategies shall include, as a minimum, the respective strata.

         Member States shall provide a thorough description of the way in which the abundance index for each stock has been calculated.’

3. 3.

   In Chapter III, Section H is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

      1. (i)

         points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

         1. ‘(a)

            Parameters:

            Biological sampling must be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as mandatory in Appendix XV.

         2. (b)

            Disaggregation and precision levels:

            1. (i)

               for stocks under recovery plans Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 2 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings;

            2. (ii)

               for other stocks Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings.

            However, if this approach cannot be achieved, Member States may apply an alternative methodology for which the required disaggregation levels are specified in Appendix XV.’

      2. (ii)

         in point (d), first indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:

         1. ‘3.

            for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply for blue fin tuna.’

      3. (iii)

         in point (d), second indent, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following:

         1. ‘3.

            for the stocks in the Mediterranean area, the landings by weight of a Mediterranean Member State for a species corresponding to less than 10 % of the total EU landings of that species, taken in the Mediterranean area, or to less than 200 tonnes, are exempted. This derogation shall not apply to blue fin tuna.’

      4. (iv)

         point (e) is replaced by the following:

         1. ‘(e)

            Discards:

            Discards shall be the subject of an annual estimation of the distribution of the lengths by type of fishing technique when:

            • discard data is used in stock assessment working groups,

            • discards represent either more than 10 % of the total catches by weight, or more than 20 % of the catches in numbers for the stocks for which yearly discard data must be collected, as specified in Appendix XII.

            The sampling intensities are those as defined in Appendix XV for commercial landings.

            When discards take place for length ranges which are not represented in the landings, age-reading shall take place in accordance with the rules set out in in Appendix XV.

            However, if Member States cannot reach this level of precision or only at excessive cost, they may obtain a derogation from the Commission provided that this request is fully documented.’

   2. (b)

      paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

      1. ‘2.

         Extended programme:

         1. (a)

            Complementary parameters:

            Biological sampling shall be performed in order to evaluate the composition in length and, where appropriate, in age of the landings for all the stocks specified as optional in Appendix XV.

         2. (b)

            Disaggregation and precision levels:

            Member States shall apply a sampling strategy, achieving a precision level 1 for the length and, where appropriate, age composition of landings.

            However, if this approach cannot be achieved, Member States may apply an alternative methodology for which the required disaggregation levels are specified in Appendix XV.

         3. (c)

            Discards:

            The sampling programme for the estimation of the annual composition in lengths of the discards for optional stocks specified in Appendix XV.’

The Appendices to Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 are amended as follows:

1. 1.

   Appendix I is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix I

   Geographic stratification by regional fisheries organisations

   	ICES	NAFO	ICCAT	GFCM	CCAMLR	IOTC	Other
   Level 1	Area	Area	FAO Area	Area e.g. 37 Mediterranean and Black sea	Area e.g. 48	FAO Area	FAO Area
   Level 2	Subarea e.g. IV North Sea	Subarea e.g. 21.2 Labrador	FAO Subarea	Subarea e.g. 37.1 Western	Subarea e.g. 48.1 Antarctic peninsula	FAO Subarea	FAO Subarea
   Level 3	Division e.g. IVc	Division e.g. 21.2 H	Division 5° × 5°	Division e.g. 37.1.2 Gulf of Lions	Division 5° × 5°	Division 5° × 5°	Division 5° × 5°
   Level 4	Rectangle 30′ × 1°	Rectangle	Rectangle 1° × 1°	Subdivision	Rectangle 1° × 1°	Rectangle 1° × 1°	Rectangle 1° × 1°’

2. 2.

   Appendix II is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix II

   Functional units (FUs) and statistical rectangles (Nephrop norvegicus)

   FU No	Name	ICES area	Statistical rectangles
   3	Skagerrak	IIIa	47G0-G1; 46F9-G1; 45F8-G1; 44F7-G0; 43F8-F9
   4	Kattegat	IIIa	44G1-G2; 42-43G0-G2; 41G1-G2
   5	Botney Gut — Silver Pit	IVb, c	36-37 F1-F4; 35F2-F3
   6	Farn Deeps	IVb	38-40 E8-E9; 37E9
   7	Fladen Ground	IVa	44-49 E9-F1; 45-46E8
   8	Firth of Forth	IVb	40-41E7; 41E6
   9	Moray Firth	IVa	44-45 E6-E7; 44E8
   10	Noup	IVa	47E6
   11	North Minch	VIa	44-46 E3-E4
   12	South Minch	VIa	41-43 E2-E4
   13	Clyde	VIa	39-40 E4-E5
   14	Irish Sea East	VIIa	35-38E6; 38E5
   15	Irish Sea West	VIIa	36E3; 35-37 E4-E5; 38E4
   16	Porcupine Bank	VIIc, k	31-36 D5-D6; 32-35 D7-D8
   17	Aran Grounds	VIIb	34-35 D9-E0
   18	Ireland NW coast	VIIb	37D9-E1; 36D9
   19	Ireland SW and SE coast	VIIg, j	31-33 D9-E0; 31E1; 32E1-E2; 33E2-E3
   20	NW Labadie, Baltimore and Galley	VIIg, j	28-30 E1; 28-31 E2; 30-32 E3; 31 E4
   21	Jones and Cockburn	VIIg, h, j
   22	Smalls	VIIg
   23	Bay of Biscay North	VIIIa	22-24 E6-E7; 23-24E5
   24	Bay of Biscay South	VIIIb	20-21 E7-E8; 19E8
   25	North Galicia	VIIIc	15E0-E1; 16E1
   26	West Galicia	IXa	13-14 E0-E1
   27	North Portugal (N of Cape Espichel)	IXa	6-12E0; 9-12E1
   28	South-West Portugal (Alentejo)	IXa	3-5 E0-E1
   29	South Portugal (Algarve)	IXa	2E0-E2
   30	Gulf of Cadiz	IXa	2-3 E2-E3
   31	Cantabrian Sea	VIIIc	16E4-E7
   32	Norwegian Deep	IVa	44-52 F2-F6; 43F5-F7
   33	Off Horn Reef	IVb	39-41E4; 39-41E5’

3. 3.

   Appendix III is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix III (Section C)

   Basic segmentation of vessels for capacities (MP)

   Vessel length		< 12 m	12 ≤ 24 m	24 ≤ 40 m	≥ 40 m
   Type of fishing technique
   Mobile gears	Beam trawl
   	Demersal trawl and demersal seiner
   	Pelagic trawl and seiners
   	Dredges
   	Polyvalent
   	Others (to be specified)
   Passive gears	Gears using hooks	4
   	Drift and fixed nets
   	Pots and traps
   	Polyvalent
   	Others (to be specified)
   Polyvalent gears	Combining mobile and passive gears
   Vessels with no licence
   Note 1: If a gear category contains less than 10 vessels, then the cell can be merged with a neighbouring length category to be specified in the national programme. Note 2: If a vessel spends more than 50 % of its time using a specific type of fishing technique, it should be included in the corresponding segment. Note 3: Length is defined as length over all (LOA).’

   4

   This segment is aggregated for all passive gears.

4. 4.

   Appendix IV is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix IV (Section C)

   Detailed disaggregation of vessels for capacities (EP)

   Vessel length			< 10 m	10 ≤ 12 m	12 ≤ 18 m	18 ≤ 24 m	24 ≤ 40 m	≥ 40 m
   Type of fishing technique
   Mobile gears	Beam trawl	North Sea ≤ 221 kW
   		North Sea > 221 kW
   		Outside North Sea
   	Demersal trawl and demersal seine	Bottom trawl
   		Danish and Scottish seiners
   		Polyvalent
   	Pelagic trawl and seiners	Pelagic trawl
   		Pelagic seiner and purse seiner
   		Polyvalent
   	Dredges
   	Polyvalent mobile gears
   	Others (to be specified)
   Passive gears	Gears using hooks	Long-lines
   		Other gears using hooks
   	Drift nets and fixed nets
   	Pots and traps
   	Polyvalent passive gears
   	Others (to be specified)
   Polyvalent gears	Combining mobile and passive gears
   Vessels with no licence’

5. 5.

   Appendix V is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix V (Section D)

   Fishing capacity units by type of fishing technique

   Fishing technique	Fishing capacity units
   Towed gears	kW and GT
   Static gears	kW and GT
   Polyvalent vessels	kW and GT’

6. 6.

   Appendix VI is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix VI (Section D)

   Stocks related to specific effort

   Species and area	Threshold 16	Threshold 27
   Salmon (Baltic Sea)	30 %	5 %
   Cod (all areas, except Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Haddock (all areas, except Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Saithe (all areas, except Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Whiting (all areas, except Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Plaice (all areas, except Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Sole (all areas, except Mediterranean)	10 %	5 %
   Sole (Mediterranean)	30 %	5 %
   Nephrops (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Hake (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Anchovy (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Sardine (all areas)	50 %	5 %
   Mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean)	50 %	10 %
   Horse mackerel (all areas, except Mediterranean)	50 %	10 %
   Swordfish (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Bluefin tuna (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Bigeye tuna (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Albacore (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Yellow-fin tuna (all areas)	30 %	5 %
   Herring (all areas, except Mediterranean)	50 %	10 %
   Sprat (all areas, except Mediterranean)	50 %	10 %
   Sand eel (all areas, except Mediterranean)	70 %
   Norway pout (all areas, except Mediterranean)	70 %
   European eel (all areas)	30 %

   6

   A fishing day is to be considered as targeting one specific species, if the percentage of this species in total daily catch is higher than threshold 1.

   7

   A fishing day is to be considered as affecting significantly a species, if the percentage of the particular species is higher than threshold 2.’

7. 7.

   Appendix XI is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix XI (Section E)List of recreational fisheries stocks (MP)

   1.Salmon (marine waters in the Baltic Sea and North Sea):

   Catch figures collected in weight and number by:

   • geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2.

   2.Bluefin tuna (all areas):

   Catch figures collected in weight and number by:

   • annual basis,

   • geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2,

   • distinguishing catch of fish below and above 10 kg.

   3.Cod in areas III, IV, V, VI and VII:

   Catch figures collected in weight by:

   • geographical area as defined in Appendix 1, level 2.

   The conclusions of these surveys must be forwarded to the Commission by 31 March 2007.’

8. 8.

   Appendix XII is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix XII (Section E)

   List of stocks for landings and discards monitoring (MP)

   LEGEND: Catch and landings monitoring: within the market or sea-sampling programme the stratification of sampling is prioritised at the total or fleet level, with monthly, quarterly or annual sampling schemes, with data reported by rectangle, division or area. Fishing technique stratification: M Monthly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) N Monthly total Q Quarterly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) R Quarterly total Y Yearly by type of fishing technique (Appendix III) Z Yearly total T Triannual (one yearly over a period of three years) by type of technique (Appendix III) Geographical stratification: 0 Functional unit 1 ICES Statistical rectangle 2 ICES/NAFO divisions 3 ICES/NAFO subareas 4 ICCAT 1o rectangle 5 ICCAT 5o rectangle 6 FAO division 7 FAO subarea 8 FAO area Important remarks: 1. Stock definitions should follow those defined by regional fisheries organisations, and the sampling strategies should include at least the respective strata. 2. Data concerning areas separated by commas may be aggregated, while data concerning areas separated by slashes must not be aggregated.
   Species		Area/Stock	Sampling Strata		Discards
   			MP	EP	MP
   ICES areas I, II
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II	Q2	M1
   Atlanto-scandian herring	Clupea harengus	IIa, V	Q2	M2	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	I, II	Q2	M2	Y
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	I, II	Q2	M2	Y
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	Q2	M1	T
   Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	I, II	Y2	Q2	T
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	I, II	Q2	M2	Y
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	I, II	Y3	Q2	T
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde	Q2	M1	T
   North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)
   Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IIIa N	Q2	M1	T
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa N	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa N	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa N	Q2	M1
   Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	Q2	M2	Y
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	Q2	M1	Y
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	Q2	M1	T
   Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	Q0	M0	Y
   Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east	R2	Q1	T
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	Q2	M1	Y
   Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	Q2	M1	T
   Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	R2	Q1	Y
   Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa	Q2	M1	T
   Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV, IIIa	Q2	M1	T
   ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	All areas	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	All areas	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	All areas	Q2	M1
   Herring	Clupea harengus	22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga	Q2	M1	T
   Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32	Q2	M2	Y
   Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	Q2	M1	Y
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	Q2	M1	T
   Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	Q0	M0	Y
   Flounder	Platichthys flesus	IIIa-d	Q2	M1	T
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Salmon	Salmo salar	IIIb-d, 22-31/32	R2	Q1	T
   Sea trout	Salmo trutta	IIIb-d	R2	Q2	T
   Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	R2	Q1	Y
   Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa S/IIIb-d	Q2	M1	T
   North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId
   Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IV	Q1	M1	T
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId	Q2	M1
   Argentine	Argentina spp.	IV	Z2	R2	T
   Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Shrimp	Crangon crangon	IV, VIId	Q1	M1	T
   Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IV, VIId	Y3	Q3	T
   Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	IV, VIId	Y2	Q2	T
   Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	IV, VIId	Y2	Q2	T
   Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VIId	Y2	Q2	T
   Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV, VI	Y2	Q2	T
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	Q2	M1	Y
   Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IV, VIId	Q2	M1	Y
   Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	Q2	M2	Y
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	Q2	M1	T
   Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	IV, VIId	Z2	Q2	T
   Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	IV, VIId	Z2	Q2	T
   Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	Q0	M0	Y
   Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east/IVa	R2	Q1	T
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IV/VIId	Q2	M1	Y
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	Q2	M1	Y
   Turbot	Psetta maxima	IV, VIId	Q2	M1	T
   Thornback ray	Raja clavata	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Starry ray	Raja radiata	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Spotted ray	Raja montagui	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Other rays and skates	Rajidae	IV, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	Q2	M1	T
   Brill	Scopthalmus rhombus	IV, VIId	Q2	M1	T
   Sole	Solea solea	IV/VIId	Q2	M1	Y
   Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IV	Q1	M1	T
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId	Z2	R2	T
   Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV	Q1	M1	Y
   NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.	IXa, X	Q2	Q3	T
   Argentine	Argentina spp.	all areas	Z2	R2	T
   Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	X	R2	Q2	T
   Crab	Cancer pagurus	all areas	Z2	Y2	T
   Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus	all areas	Y2	M4	T
   Leafscale gulper shark	Centrophorus squamosus	all areas	Y2	M4	T
   Portuguese dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	all areas	Y2	M4	T
   Herring	Clupea harengus	VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj	Q2	M1	Y
   Conger	Conger conger	X	R2	Q2	T
   Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	all areas excluding IX	Y2	Q2	T
   Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	VIII	Q2	M1	T
   Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	IXa (only Cadiz)	Q2	M2	T
   Cod	Gadus morhua	Vb, VI, XII, XIV	Y2	Q2	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k/VIII	Q2	M2	T
   Blue mouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IXa, X	Q2	M2	T
   Lobsters	Homarus gammarus	all areas	Z2	Y2	T
   Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	all areas	Z2	Y2	T
   Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M2	T
   Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	VI/VII, VIIIabd	Q2	M2	Y
   Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M2	T
   Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VI/VIIe-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M2	T
   Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M2	T
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV	Y2	Q2	Y
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k	Q2	M2	Y
   Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k	Q2	M2	Y
   Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	VIII/IX, X	Y2	Q2	T
   Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M2	Y
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	Q2	M1	T
   Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	X	R2	Q2	T
   Ling	Molva molva	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	Z2	Y2	T
   Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	Q0	M0	Y
   Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	X	Q2	M2	T
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg	Q2	M2	Y
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI	Q2	M2	T
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	VII, VIII, IX, X	Y2	Q2	T
   Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	X	Y2	Q2	T
   Blond ray	Raja brachyura	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Thornback ray	Raja clavata	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Spotted ray	Raja montagui	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Other rays and skates	Rajidae	all areas	Y2	Q2	T
   Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	V, VI, XII, XIV	Y2	Q2	T
   Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M1	T
   Spanish mackerel	Scomber japonicus	VIII, IX	Y2	R2	T
   Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX/VIIIc, IXa	Q2	M1	T
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	V, VI, XII, XIV	Q2	M2	T
   Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	VIIIc, IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   Sole	Solea solea	VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIIab	Q2	M2	T
   Sole	Solea solea	VIIbc/VIIhk/IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   Sea bream	Sparidae	VIIIc, IXa, X	Y2	Q2	T
   Blue jackmackerel	Trachurus picturatus	X	Q2	M2	T
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X	Q2	M1	T
   Pouting	Trisopterus luscus	VIIIc, IXa	Y2	Q2	T
   Mediterranean
   Glass eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Yellow eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Silver eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	Q2	M1
   Giant red shrimp	Aristeomorpha foliacea	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Red shrimp	Aristeus antennatus	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Bogue	Boops boops	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus	all areas	Y6	Q6
   Dolphinfish	Coryphaena equiselis	all areas	Z6	R6
   Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	1, 2	Y6	Q6	T
   Horned octopus	Eledone cirrosa	all areas	Y6	Q6	T
   Musky octopus	Eledone moschata	all areas	Y6	Q6	T
   Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Squid	Illex spp., Todarodes spp.	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Billfish	Istiophoridae	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Black-bellied anglerfish	Lophius budegassa	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Hake	Merluccius merluccius	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Grey mullet	Mugilidae	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Pandora	Pagellus erythrinus	1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Caramote prawn	Penaeus kerathurus	3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Thornback ray	Raja clavata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Brown ray	Raja miraletus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	all areas	Q6	M6	T
   Mackerel	Scomber spp.	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Sharks	Shark-like Selachii	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	1.3, 2.1, 3.1	Q6	M6	T
   Sole	Solea vulgaris	1.2, 2.1, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Gilthead sea bream	Sparus aurata	1.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Picarels	Spicara spp.	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Mantis shrimp	Squilla mantis	1.3, 2.1, 2.2	Q6	M6	T
   Albacore	Thunnus alalunga	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Tub gurnard	Trigla lucerna	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	Y6	Q6	T
   Clam	Veneridae	2.1, 2.2	Q6	M6	T
   Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	all areas	Q5	Q4	T
   NAFO areas
   Cod	Gadus morhua	2J3KL	Y2	Q2	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	3M	Y2	Q2	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	3NO	Y2	Q2	Y
   Cod	Gadus morhua	3Ps	Y2	Q2	T
   Cod	Gadus morhua	SA 1	Y2	Q2	Y
   Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	3NO	Y2	Q2	T
   American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3LNO	Y2	Q2	T
   American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3M	Y2	Q2	T
   Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea	3LNO	Y2	Q2	T
   Grenadiers	Macrouridae	SA 2 + 3	Y2	Q2	T
   Pandalus shrimp	Pandalus spp.	3M	Q2	M2	Y
   Skates	Raja spp.	SA 3	Y2	Q2	T
   Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	3KLMNO	Y2	Q2	Y
   Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	SA 1	Y2	Q2	T
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3M	Y2	Q2	Y
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3LN	Y2	Q2	Y
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3O	Y2	Q2	Y
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	SA 1	Y2	Q2	Y
   Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans
   Frigate tuna	Auxis spp.		Y	M4	Y
   Atlantic back skipjack	Euthynnus alleteratus		Y	M4	Y
   Billfish	Istiophoridae		Y	M4	Y
   Short fin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus		Y	M4	T
   Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis		M5	M4	T
   Porbeagle	Lamna nasus		Y	M4	T
   Blue shark	Prionace glauca		Y	M4	T
   Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda		Y	M4	Y
   Sharks	Squalidae		Y	M4	Y
   Albacore	Thunnus alalunga		M5	M4	T
   Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares		M5	M4	Y
   Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus		M5	M4	Y
   Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus		M5	M4	T
   Swordfish	Xiphias gladius		M5	M4	T
   CECAF FAO 34
   Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo	Madeira	Q2	M2	T
   Hake	Merluccius spp.	Atlantic EC	Q6	M6	T
   Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	Atlantic EC	Q4	M4	T
   Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapeneus longirostris	Atlantic EC	Q2	M2	T
   Southern pink shrimp	Penaeus notialis	Atlantic EC	Q3	M3	T
   Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	Atlantic EC	Q5	M5	T
   Mackerel	Scomber japonicus	Madeira	Q2	M2	T
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.	Madeira	Q2	M2	T
   WECAF
   Red snapper	Lutjanus purpureus	French Guiana EEZ	Y6	Q7	T
   Penaeus shrimp	Penaeus subtilis	French Guiana EEZ	M6	M7	T’

9. 9.

   Appendix XIII is replaced by the following:

   ‘Appendix XIII

   List of optional species for EP

   Species		Area/Stock	Sampling strata
   ICES areas I, II
   Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	I, II	Y3
   North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)
   Dab	Limanda limanda	IIIa N	R2
   Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IIIa N	R2
   Sharks	Squalidae	IIIa N	Z3
   ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak), including Baltic
   Whitefish	Coregonus lavaretus	IIId	R2
   Pike	Esox lucius	IIId	R2
   Dab	Limanda limanda	IIIa S, IIIb-d	R2
   Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IIIa S	R2
   Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IIIa S	R2
   Perch	Perca fluviatilis	IIId	R2
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIb-d	R2
   Saithe	Pollachius virens	IIIa S	R2
   Turbot	Psetta maxima	IIIb-d	R2
   Pike-perch	Stizostedion lucioperca	IIId	R2
   North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId
   Catfish	Anarhichas spp.	IV	Z3
   Tusk	Brosme brosme	IV, IIIa	Z3
   Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	IV	Z3
   Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IV	Z3
   Dab	Limanda limanda	IV, VIId	Z2
   Roughhead grenadier	Macrourus berglax	IV, IIIa	Z3
   Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	IV, IIIa	Z3
   Ling	Molva molva	IV, IIIa	Z3
   Common scallop	Pecten maximus	VIId	Z2
   Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	IV	Z3
   Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	IV	Z3
   Salmon	Salmo salar	IV	Z0
   Redfish	Sebastes spp.	IV	Z3
   Deepwater sharks	Shark-like Selachii	IV	Z3
   Small sharks	Shark-like Selachii	IV, VIId	Z3
   Spurdogs	Squalus acanthias	IV, VIId	Z3
   NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV
   Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.	all areas, excluding IXa, X	Z2
   Meagre	Argyrosoma regius	all areas	Z2
   Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	all areas, excluding X	Z2
   Whelks	Busycon spp.	all areas	Y2
   Conger	Conger conger	all areas, excluding X	Y2
   Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IX	Y2
   Witch	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	VI, VII	Y2
   Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	all areas, excluding IXa, X	Z2
   Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	Y2
   Capelin	Mallotus villosus	XIV	Y2
   Wedge sole	Microchirus variegatus	all areas	Y2
   Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	all areas	Z2
   Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	all areas, excluding X	Y2
   Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	Z2
   Pandalid shrimp	Pandalus spp.	all areas	Z2
   Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	all areas, excluding X	Z2
   Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIbc/VIIhk/VIII, IX, X	Y2
   Pollack	Pollachius pollachius	all areas	Y2
   Salmon	Salmo salar	all areas	Z0
   Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	Z2
   Razor clams	Solen spp.	all areas	Z2
   Sea bream	Sparidae	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X	Z2
   Spurdog	Squalus acanthias	all areas	Y2
   Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	VIIIc, IXa	Y2
   Pouting	Trisopterus spp.	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	Z2
   Other deepwater species	Other deepwater species	all areas	Z2
   Mediterranean
   Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	1.1, 3.1	Y6
   NAFO areas
   Pandalus shrimp	Pandalus spp.	3LN	Y2
   CECAF FAO 34
   Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus		Y7
   Silver scabbardfish	Lepidopus caudatus	Mauritania	Y7
   Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	Atlantic EC	Y7
   Bonito	Sarda sarda	Mauritania	Q7
   Round sardinella	Sardinella aurita	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	Y7
   Short-body sardinella	Sardinella maderensis	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	Y7
   Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus	Mauritania	Y7
   Cuttlefish	Sepia hierredda	Atlantic EC	Y7
   Finfish	Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae	Atlantic EC	Y7
   Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	Mauritania	Y7
   Cunene horse mackerel	Trachurus trecae	Mauritania	Y7
   Scabbardfish	Trichiuridae		Y7
   CCAMLR FAO 58
   Antarctic icefish	Champsocephalus gunnari	Kerguelen	Y6
   Antarctic toothfish	Dissostichus eleginoides	Kerguelen	Y6
   Grenadiers	Macrouridae	Kerguelen, Crozet	Y6
   Grey rock cod	Notothenia squamifrons	Kerguelen	Y6
   Skates	Raja spp.	Kerguelen, Crozet	Y6
   South-west Atlantic FAO 41
   Antarctic toothfish	Dissostichus eleginoides	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Cusk-eel	Genypterus blacodes	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Short-finned squid	Illex argentinus	Argentina/UK	Q7
   Patagonian squid	Loligo gahi	Argentina/UK	Q7
   Grenadiers	Macrourus spp.	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Patagonian grenadier	Macruronus magellanicus	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Southern hake	Merluccius australis	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Argentinian hake	Merluccius hubbsi	Argentina/UK	Q7
   Southern blue whiting	Micromesistius australis	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Patagonian rock cod	Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp.	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Red cod	Salilota australis	Argentina/UK	Y7
   Angola FAO 47
   Red striped shrimp	Aristeus varidens	Angola	Q7
   Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	Angola	Q7
   Penaeid shrimp	Penaeus spp.	Angola	Q7’

10. 10.

    Appendix XIV is replaced by the following:

    ‘Appendix XIV (Section G)

    List of surveys (MP, EP)

    Name of the survey	Area	Period	Main objectives (Species etc.)	Survey effort		Priority
    				days	hauls
    ICES area III including Baltic
    BITS first/fourth quarter	IIIaS, IIIb-d	First and fourth quarters	Cod and other demersal species	129-157	510	1
    IBTS first/third quarter	IIIa	First and third quarters	Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout	22-26	95	1
    Herring acoustic survey	IIIa and IIIb-d	Third and fourth quarters	Herring, sprat	60-74	180	1
    Sprat acoustic survey	IIIc-d	Second quarter	Sprat	32-39	85	1
    Herring larvae survey	IIIc	Second quarter	Herring larvae	54-66	400	2
    German flatfish survey	IIIc	Third quarter	Flounder	24-30	20	2
    North Sea and eastern Channel and Area II
    IBTS first quarter	IV, IIIa	First quarter	Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout	117-143	360	1
    Atlan/Scand. herring survey	IIa	May	Herring, blue whiting	27-33	90 + track	1
    IBTS third quarter	IV, IIIa	Third quarter	Haddock, cod, saithe, herring, sprat, whiting, mackerel, Norway pout	117-143	360	1
    NS herring acoustic survey	IV, IIIa	July	Herring, sprat	68-83	150 + track	1
    BTS	IVb, IVc, VIId	Third quarter	Plaice, sole	50-62	280	1
    Sole net survey	IVb, IVc	Third quarter	Sole, plaice	14-17	60	1
    Demersal young fish survey	Coasts of NS	Third, fourth quarters	Plaice, sole, brown shrimp	117-143	1 000	1
    Herring larvae survey	IV, VIId	First, fourth quarters	Herring, sprat larvae	37-45	390	2
    Greenland halibut survey	IIb slopes	October since 1997	Greenland halibut	27-33	120 from 300-750 m water depth	2
    Nephrops TV survey	IVa, IVb	First, fourth quarters	Nephrops	17-21	90	2
    Channel ground fish survey	VIId	Fourth quarter	Whiting, cod, pout, plaice, red gurnard, black bream, red mullet	27-33	100	2
    German cod survey	German Bight	First, fourth quarters	Cod, whiting, plaice and dab	14-18	70	2
    Mackerel egg survey	IV	May-July (triennial)	Mackerel egg production	14	130	1
    NE Atlantic area and western Channel
    Western IBTS fourth quarter	VIa, VII, VIII, IXa	October-November	Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics) abundance indices	149-182	580	1
    ISBCBTS	VIIa f g	September	Sole, plaice	22-26	120	1
    Mackerel/horse mackerel egg survey	VIa, VII, VIII, IXa	January-July (triennial)	Mackerel, horse mackerel egg production	252-308	1 750 plankton/50 bottom trawls	1
    Spawning/pre-spawning herring acoustic survey	VIa, VIIa, g	July, September, November, March, January	Herring, sprat	126-154	Acoustic track	1
    Sardine, anchovy, horse mackerel acoustic survey	VIII, IX	March/April/May	Sardine, anchovy, mackerel, horse mackerel abundance indices	77-95	140	1
    Bioman	VIII	May	Anchovy SSB (DEP)	18-22	600/20 pelagic hauls	1
    Redfish survey	Irminger Sea	June (every two years)	Redfish abundance, age	24-30	20	1
    Sardine DEPM	VIIIc, IXa	Spring (VIII), winter (IX), Triennial	Sardine SSB and use of CUFES to improve estimates	108-132	1 200	1
    WCBTS	VIIe	October	Sole, plaice, anglerfish, lemon sole	7-9	55	1
    Blue whiting survey	VI, VII	March-April	Blue whiting	40	80	1
    RESSGASC	VIIIa, b	May and October	Abundance indices, discards for hake, sole	22-26	70	2
    Nephrops TV survey	VIa		Nephrops (from burrow counts)	28-34	200	2
    Egg production survey	VIIa	January-May (five-yearly)	Egg production (demersal)	58-70	800	2
    DARD groundfish	VIIa	March	Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics)	9-11	45	2
    DARD herring larvae	VIIa	November	Larva indices: herring	5-6	60	2
    DARD MIK-net	VIIa	May/June	Pelagic juvenile indices: gadoids	5-6	45	2
    DARD Nephrops	VIIa	April and August	Distribution and biology: Nephrops	14-18	80	2
    Juvenile plaice survey	VIIa	May	Young plaice	6-8	25	2
    Nephrops	VIIa	June	Nephrops ecology	6-8	25	2
    Cod tagging	VIIa, b, VIa-b	March	Cod	9-11	30	2
    Egg and larval survey	VI	April	Demersal (gadoids)	25-31	70	2
    ARSA	IXa	March	Abundance indices for demersal stocks	15-19	50	2
    Sardine acoustic survey (SAR)	IXa	November	Abundance indices, recruitment	23-29	40	2
    Nephrops	IXa	June	Nephrops abundance indices/Nephrops recruitment	15-19	60	2
    Groundfish survey summer	IXa	July/August	Abundance for hake, horse mackerel, mackerel	23-28	65	2
    Deep sea fish survey	IXa	August/September	Abundance indices of deep sea stocks	41-50	130	2
    ARQDAÇO	X	April/May	Abundance of bluemouth rockfish, forkbears, alfonsinos, conger, sea breams	41-50	35	2
    DEEP	X	Fourth quarter	Distribution and abundance	27-33	25	2
    Pelagicos	X	Third quarter	Distribution and abundance of tuna and sharks	27-33	25	2
    Greenland groundfish survey	ICES XIV, NAFO SA1	September/October	Distribution, abundance, biomass, recruitment of target species, cod and other species	42-52	70 down to 400 m	2
    IBTS (WCGFS)	VIIe-k, VIIIa	March	Groundfish survey (gadoids and pelagics)	27-33	80	2
    Scottish west coast, young fish survey	VIa, VIIa	March	Gadoids, herring, mackerel	19-23	60	2
    Rockall survey	VIb	September (biennial)	Haddock	12-14	40	2
    Deepwater survey	VIa	September (biennial)	Deepwater species abundance	14	35	2
    Porcupine groundfish survey	VIIb, c, j, k	Third quarter	Hake, monk, megrim	30	90	2
    Mediterranean
    Medits	37(1, 2, 3.1)	Second quarter	30 species	320-391	1 100	1
    Pelmed	37(2)	June-July	Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices)	23-28	15	2
    GRUND	37(1, 2)		Biological data of 10 target species	81-99	1 080	2
    Anchovy	37(3.1)		Anchovy abundance estimation	11-13	110	2
    Ecomed	37(1)	November-December	Sardine, anchovy (abundance indices)	27-33	55	2
    Sardine	37(3.1, 2.2)		Sardine abundance estimation	27-33	110	2
    NAFO area
    Flemish cap groundfish survey	3M	July since 1988	Cod, American plaice, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier, shrimp	30-36	120 up to 750 m water depth	1
    3NO groundfish survey	3NO	April/May since 1995	Yellowtail flounder, American plaice, cod, redfish, Greenland halibut, roughhead grenadier	27-33	120 to 1 250 m	2
    Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean Sea
    Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes)	Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean		Bigeye, bluefin, swordfish			1
    Tuna tagging (only for assessment purposes)	Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean		Yellow fin, skipjack, albacore			2’

11. 11.

    Appendix XV is replaced by the following:

    ‘Appendix XV (Section H)

    Age-length sampling scheme (MP, EP)

    LEGEND: (a) M Mandatory species which should be sampled within the minimum programme O Optional species which could be sampled within extended programme N/A not applicable (b) Market sampling effort defined as the numbers of samples taken per average tonne of landings of the last three years, on an annual basis: A 1/20 B 1/50 C 1/100 D 1/200 E 1/500 F 1/1 000 G 1/2 000 (c) Length sampling level defined as the number of fish measured per sample: 0 400 1 200 2 100 3 50 4 25 or less as available (d) As regards ageing, in cases where the sampling scheme as given in this Appendix is excessive, the following rule applies: For stocks for which age reading is possible, 40 individuals must be aged per year within each length interval. However, this number can be reduced if Member States establish that such a reduction will not affect the quality of the age composition estimate.
    Species		Area/Stock	M/O	Length	Age
    ICES areas I, II
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II	M	A2	A2
    Atlanto-Scandian herring	Clupea harengus	IIa, V	M	F3	F4
    Cod	Gadus morhua	I, II	M	D3	E4
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	I, II	M	D3	E4
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	M	F3	F3
    Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	I, II	M	D2	N/A
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	I, II	M	D2	E3
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	I, II	O	F3	F3
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	I, II	M	E2	E2
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde	M	F3	F4
    North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)
    Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IIIa N	M	F3	F3
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa N	M	A2	A2
    Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa	M	F2	F2
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	M	C3	C4
    Dab	Limanda limanda	IIIa N	O	C3	C3
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	M	C3	C3
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IIIa N	O	C3	C3
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	M	C3	C3
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	M	F3	F3
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	M	C1	N/A
    Pandalid shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east	M	C0	N/A
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa	M	C3	C3
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	M	C3	C3
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	M	E3	E3
    Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	P	B3	B3
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa	M	F2	F2
    Sharks	Squalidae	IIIa N	O	C4	N/A
    Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV, IIIa	M	F3	F3
    ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa (excluding a N)	M	A2	A2
    Herring	Clupea harengus	22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga	M	F2	F2
    Whitefish	Coregonus lavaretus	IIId	O	C3	C3
    Pike	Esox lucius	IIId	O	C3	C3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIa S	M	C3	C3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIb-d	M	D3	D4
    Dab	Limanda limanda	IIIa S, IIIb-d	O	D3	D3
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IIIa S	O	C3	C3
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IIIa S	O	C3	C3
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	M	C3	C3
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	M	F3	F3
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	M	C1	N/A
    Perch	Perca fluviatilis	IIId	O	C3	C3
    Flounder	Platichtys flesus	IIIb-d	M	C3	C3
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa S	M	C3	C3
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIb-d	O	D3	D3
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	IIIa S	O	C3	C3
    Turbot	Psetta maxima	IIIb-d	O	C3	C3
    Salmon	Salmo salar	IIIb-d, 22-31/32	M	C3	C3
    Sea trout	Salmo trutta	IIIb-d	M	C3	C3
    Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	M	B3	B3
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa S	M	F2	F3
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIb-d	M	G2	G3
    Pike-perch	Stizostedion lucioperca	IIId	O	C3	C3
    North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId
    Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IV	M	G3	G3
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId	M	A2	A2
    Catfish	Anarhichas spp.	IV	O	C4	C4
    Argentine	Argentina spp.	IV	M	F1	F2
    Tusk	Brosme brosme	IV, IIIa	O	C4	C4
    Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa	M	F3	F4
    Shrimp	Crangon crangon	IV, VIId	M	E2	N/A
    Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IV, VIId	M	D3	D3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	M	D3	D4
    Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	IV	O	C4	C4
    Blue-mouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IV	O	C4	C4
    Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	IV, VIId	M	E3	E4
    Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	IV, VIId	M	E3	E4
    Dab	Limanda limanda	IV, VIId	O	C4	C4
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VIId	M	D4	D4
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV, VI	M	D4	D4
    Roughhead grenadier	Macrourus berglax	IV, IIIa	O	C4	C4
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	M	D3	D4
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IV, VIId	M	E4	D4
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	M	C4	C4
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	M	F3	F3
    Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	IV, VIId	M	D4	D4
    Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	IV, IIIa	O	C4	C4
    Ling	Molva molva	IV, IIIa	O	C4	C4
    Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	IV, VIId	M	D3	D3
    Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	IV, VIId	M	D3	D3
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	M	B0	N/A
    Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east/IVa	M	E2	N/A
    Common scallop	Pecten maximus	VIId	M	D3	N/A
    Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	IV	O	C4	C4
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IV	M	E3	E4
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIId	M	C1	C3
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	M	D3	D4
    Turbot	Psetta maxima	IV, VIId	M	D4	D4
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	IV, VIId	M	E4	N/A
    Spotted ray	Raja montagui	IV, VIId	M	E4	N/A
    Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	IV, VIId	M	E4	N/A
    Starry ray	Raja radiata	IV, VIId	M	E4	N/A
    Other rays and skates	Rajidae	IV, VIId	M	E4	N/A
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	IV	O	C4	C4
    Salmon	Salmo salar	IV	O	C4	C4
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	M	F3	F4
    Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus	IV, VIId	M	D4	D4
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	IV	O	C4	C4
    Deepwater shark	Shark-like Selachii	IV	O	C4	N/A
    Small shark	Shark-like Selachii	IV, VIId	O	C4	N/A
    Sole	Solea solea	IV	M	D3	D4
    Sole	Solea solea	VIId	M	C1	C3
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IV/VIIde	M	G3	G3
    Spurdog	Squalus acanthias	IV, VIId	O	C4	N/A
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId	M	F2	F4
    Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV	M	G3	G3
    NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	M	A2	A2
    Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.	all areas, excluding IXa, X	V	F3	F3
    Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.	IXa, X	M	B2	B4
    Argentine	Argentina spp.	all areas	M	F1	F2
    Meagre	Argyrosoma regius	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	all areas, excluding X	O	F3	F3
    Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	X	M	A3	A4
    Whelk	Busycon spp.	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Edible crab	Cancer pagurus	all areas	M	D3	N/A
    Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus	all areas	M	B4	N/A
    Leafscale gulper shark	Centrophorus squamosus	all areas	M	B4	N/A
    Portuguese dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	all areas	M	B4	N/A
    Herring	Clupea harengus	VIa/VIaN/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj	O	F3	F4
    Conger	Conger conger	all areas, excluding X	O	F3	F4
    Conger	Conger conger	X	M	B4	B4
    Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	all areas	M	F3	C2
    Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	all areas, excluding IX	M	D3	E4
    Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IX	O	F3	F4
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	IXa (only Cádiz)	M	E2	F3
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	VIII	M	D3	E4
    Cod	Gadus morhua	Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k	M	D3	E4
    Witch	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	VI, VII	O	F3	F3
    Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	all areas, excluding IXa, X	O	F3	F2
    Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IXa, X	M	B3	B4
    Lobster	Homarus gammarus	all areas	M	F3	N/A
    Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	all areas	M	F3	F3
    Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	VIIIc, IXa	M	C3	E3
    Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	M	C3	E3
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	O	F3	N/A
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	M	B2	N/A
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd	M	C3	D4
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	VIIIc, IXa	M	B3	E3
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorious	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd	M	C3	D4
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorious	VIIIc, IXa	M	B3	E3
    Capelin	Mallotus villosus	XIV	O	F3	F3
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Va/Vb	M	F4	F4
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k	M	E4	E3
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	VIII/IX, X	M	F3	F4
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k	M	C3	E3
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa	M	C3	E3
    Wedge sole	Microchirus variegatus	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	M	F3	F4
    Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	all areas, excluding X	O	F3	F4
    Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	X	M	A4	A4
    Ling	Molva molva	all areas	M	F3	F4
    Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	M	F3	F3
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VI Fuctional unit	M	B0	N/A
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VII Functional unit	M	B1	N/A
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	VIII, IX Functional unit	M	A1	N/A
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	O	F3	N/A
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	M	B3	N/A
    Pandalid shrimps	Pandalus spp.	all areas	O	F3	N/A
    White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	IXa	M	B1	N/A
    Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	all areas, excluding X	O	F3	F3
    Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	X	M	B3	B4
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg	M	B1	B3
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIbc/VIIh-k/VIII, IX, X	O	F3	F4
    Pollack	Pollachius pollachius	all areas	O	F3	F4
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI	M	C3	E3
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	VII, VIII	M	F3	F4
    Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	X	M	A4	A4
    Blond ray	Raja brachyura	all areas	M	F4	N/A
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	all areas	M	F4	N/A
    Spotted ray	Raja montagui	all areas	M	F4	N/A
    Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	all areas	M	E4	N/A
    Other rays and skates	Rajidae	all areas	M	F4	N/A
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	V, XIV/VI	M	A2	E3
    Salmon	Salmo salar	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	M	C3	E3
    Spanish mackerel	Scomber japonicus	VIII, IX	M	D3	F4
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (excluding VIIIc, IXa)	M	F3	F4
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	VIIIc, IXa	M	D4	D4
    Redfishes	Sebastes spp.	V, VI, XII, XIV	M	C2	E3
    Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	Mackerel, excluding VIIIc, IXa	O	F3	N/A
    Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	VIIIc, IXa	M	B3	N/A
    Sole	Solea solea	VIIa/VIIfg	M	B1	B3
    Sole	Solea solea	VIIbc/VIIhjk/IXa	M	F3	F4
    Sole	Solea solea	VIIe	M	C3	D4
    Sole	Solea solea	VIIIab	M	B1	C3
    Razor clams	Solen spp.	all areas	V	F3	N/A
    Sea bream	Sparidae	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa, X	O	F3	F3
    Sea bream	Sparidae	VIIIc, IXa, X	M	B3	B4
    Spurdog	Squalus acanthias	all areas	O	F3	N/A
    Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	VIII, IX	V	F3	F4
    Blue jack mackerel	Trachurus picturatus	X	M	B3	C4
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/X	M	F3	F4
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	VIIIc, IXa	M	D3	E2
    Pouting	Trisopterus luscus	VIIIc, IXa	M	B4	B4
    Pouting	Trisopterus spp.	all areas, excluding VIIIc, IXa	O	F3	F3
    Other deepwater species	Other deepwater species	all areas	O	F3	F3
    Mediterranean
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	M	A2	A2
    Giant red shrimp	Aristeomorpha foliacea	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	B3	N/A
    Red shrimp	Aristeus antennatus	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	B3	N/A
    Bogue	Boops boops	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	E3	E4
    Dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus	all areas	M	B3	B3
    Dolphinfish	Coryphaena equiselis	all areas	M	B3	B3
    Sea bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	1.2	M	E3	E3
    Horned octopus	Eledone cirrosa	1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	E4	N/A
    Musky octopus	Eledone moschata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	E4	N/A
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	all areas	M	D3	E4
    Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	D3
    Squid	Illex spp., Todarodes spp.	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	N/A
    Billfish	Istiophoridae	all areas	M	D2	D2
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	N/A
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	C2	D4
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	C2	D4
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	all areas	M	C3	D4
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	1.1, 3.1	V	D3	D3
    Grey mullets	Mugilidae	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	D3
    Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	all areas	M	C3	D4
    Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	M	C3	D4
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	B3	N/A
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas	M	E4	N/A
    Pandora	Pagellus erythrinus	1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	E4
    White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	C3	N/A
    Caramote prawn	Penaeus kerathurus	3.1	M	E3	N/A
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	N/A
    Brown ray	Raja miraletus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	N/A
    Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda	all areas	M	E4	E4
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	all areas	M	D3	E4
    Mackerel	Scomber spp.	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	E4	E4
    Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	1.3, 2.1, 3.1	M	E3	N/A
    Sharks	Shark-like Selachii	all areas	M	D2	N/A
    Sole	Solea vulgaris	1.2, 2.1, 3.1	M	E3	E3
    Gilthead sea bream	Sparus aurata	1.2, 3.1	M	E3	E3
    Picarels	Spicara spp.	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	M	E3	E3
    Mantis shrimp	Squilla mantis	1.3, 2.1, 2.2	M	E4	N/A
    Albacore	Thunnus alalunga	all areas	M	C2	C2
    Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus	all areas	M	C2	C2
    Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	M	E3	E4
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	M	E3	E4
    Tub gurnard	Trigla lucerna	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	M	D3	D3
    Clam	Veneridae	2.1, 2.2	M	F3	EI
    Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	all areas	M	C2	C2
    NAFO areas
    Cod	Gadus morhua	2J 3KL	M	A2	E3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3M	M	A2	E3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3NO	M	A2	E3
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3Ps	M	F4	F4
    Cod	Gadus morhua	SA 1	M	F4	F4
    Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	3NO	M	A2	A2
    American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3LNO	M	A2	E3
    American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3M	M	A2	E3
    Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea	3LNO	M	A2	A2
    Grenadier	Macrouridae	SA 2 + 3	M	A2	E3
    Pandalid shrimp	Pandalus spp.	3LN	O	F3	N/A
    Pandalid shrimp	Pandalus spp.	3M	M	D2	N/A
    Rays and skates	Raja spp.	SA 3	M	D2	N/A
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	3KLMNO	M	A2	E3
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	SA 1	M	A2	E3
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3LN	M	A2	A2
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3M	M	A2	F3
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	3O	M	C2	C2
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.	SA 1	M	A2	A2
    Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans
    Frigate tuna	Auxis spp.		M	E4
    Atlantic back skipjack	Euthynnus alleteratus		M	E4
    Billfish	Istiophoridae		M	D2
    Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus		M	A4
    Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis		M	C2
    Porbeagle	Lamna nasus		M	A4
    Blue shark	Prionace glauca		M	A4
    Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda		M	E4
    Shark	Squalidae		M	D2
    Albacore	Thunnus alalunga		M	C2
    Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares		M	C2
    Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus		M	C2
    Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus		M	C2
    Swordfish	Xiphias gladius		M	C2
    CECAF FAO 34
    Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo	Madeira	M	D3
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus		O	E3
    Silver scabbardfish	Lepidopus caudatus	Mauritania	O	D2
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	Atlantic EC	O	D2
    Hake	Merluccius spp.	Atlantic EC	M	C2
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	Atlantic EC	M	C2
    Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	Atlantic EC	M	C2
    Southern pink shrimp	Penaeus notialis	Atlantic EC	M	C2
    Bonito	Sarda sarda	Mauritania	O	F2
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	Atlantic EC	M	E3
    Round sardinella	Sardinella aurita	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	O	F3
    Short-body sardinella	Sardinella maderensis	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	O	F3
    Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus	Madeira	M	D2
    Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus	Mauritania	O	D2
    Cuttlefish	Sepia hierredda	Atlantic EC	O	D2
    Finfish	Sparidae, Serranidae, Haemulidae	Atlantic EC	O	D2
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.	Madeira	O	D3
    Atlantic horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	Mauritania	O	D2
    Cunene horse mackerel	Trachurus trecae	Mauritania	O	D2
    Scabbardfish	Trichiuridae		O	D2
    WECAF
    Red snapper	Lutjanus purpureus	French Guiana EEZ	M	C2
    Penaeus shrimp	Penaeus subtilis	French Guiana EEZ	M	C2
    CCAMLR FAO 58
    Antarctic icefish	Champsocephalus gunnari	Kerguelen	O	C2
    Antarctic toothfish	Dissostichus eleginoides	Kerguelen	O	C2	D3
    Grenadier	Macrouridae	Kerguelen Crozet	O	C2
    Grey rock cod	Notothenia squamifrons	Kerguelen	O	C2
    Rays and skates	Raja spp.	Kerguelen Crozet	O	C2
    South-west Atlantic FAO 41
    Antarctic toothfish	Dissostichus eleginoides	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Cusk eel	Genypterus blacodes	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Argentine short-finned squid	Illex argentinus	Argentina/UK	O	D2	N/A
    Patagonian squid	Loligo gahi	Argentina/UK	O	D2	N/A
    Grenadier	Macrourus spp.	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Patagonian grenadier	Macruronus magellanicus	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Southern hake	Merluccius australis	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Argentinian hake	Merluccius hubbsi	Argentina/UK	O	D2	C2
    Southern blue whiting	Micromesistius australis	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Patagonian rock cod	Notothenia spp., Patagonotothen spp.	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Red cod	Salilota australis	Argentina/UK	O	D2	D2
    Angola FAO 47
    Red striped shrimp	Aristeus varidens	Angola	O	B2	N/A
    Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	Angola	O	B2	N/A
    Penaeid shrimps	Penaeus spp.	Angola	O	B2	N/A’

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    Appendix XVI is replaced by the following:

    ‘Appendix XVI (Section I)

    Other biological samplings

    Y yearly; T every three years; S every six years
    Species		Area/Stock	Growth Data		Maturity Data		Fecundity		Sex ratio
    			Length	Weight	Length	Age	Length	Age	Length	Age
    ICES areas I, II
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	I, II	T	T
    Atlanto-Scandian herring	Clupea harengus	IIa, V	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	I, II	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	I, II	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Northern prawn	Pandalus borealis	I, II	T	T	T				T
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	I, II	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	I, II	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde	T	T	T	T			T	T
    North Sea (Skagerrak) — ICES area IIIa (north)
    Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IIIa N	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa N	T	T
    Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa/22-24, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	S	S	S				T
    Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east	T	T	T				T
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    ICES area III (excluding Skagerrak) including Baltic
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IIIa (excluding a N)	T	T
    Herring	Clupea harengus	22-24/25-29, 32/30/31/Gulf of Riga	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Flounder	Platichthys flesus	IIIb-d	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IIIa S/22-24, 3d/25-32	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	S	S	S				T
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IIIa S	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Salmon	Salmo salar	IIIb-d, 22-31/32	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sea trout	Salmo trutta	IIIb-d	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sole	Solea solea	IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IIIa S/IIIb-d	T	T	T	T			T	T
    North Sea and eastern Channel — ICES areas IV, VIId
    Sand eel	Ammodytidae	IV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	IV, VIId	T	T
    Argentine	Argentina spp.10	IV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Herring	Clupea harengus	IV, VIId, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Shrimp	Crangon crangon	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	IV, VIId, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Four-spot megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV, VI	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	IV, IIIa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	S	S	S				T
    Northern shrimp	Pandalus borealis	IIIa, IVa east/IVa	T	T	T				T
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	IV/VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	IV, IIIa, VI	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Turbot	Psetta maxima	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Starry ray	Raja radiata	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Spotted ray	Raja montagui	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Other rays and skates	Rajidae10	IV, VIId	T	T	T				T
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	IIIa, IVbc, VIId	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Brill	Scopthalmus rhombus	IV, VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sole	Solea solea	IV/VIId	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sprat	Sprattus sprattus	IV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.10	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/IIIa, IVbc, VIId	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Norway pout	Trisopterus esmarki	IV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    NE Atlantic and western Channel — ICES areas V, VI, VII (excluding d), VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	T	T
    Scabbardfish	Aphanopus spp.10	IXa, X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Argentine	Argentina spp.10	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.10	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Edible crab	Cancer pagurus	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus	all areas	T	T	T	N/A			T	N/A
    Leafscale gulper shark	Centrophorus squamosus	all areas	T	T	T	N/A			T	N/A
    Portuguese dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	all areas	T	T	T	N/A			T	N/A
    Herring	Clupea harengus	VIa/VIa N/VIaS, VIIbc/VIIa/VIIj	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Conger	Conger conger	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	all areas, excluding IX	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	IXa, only Cádiz	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	VIII	T	T	T	T	Y	Y	Y	Y
    Cod	Gadus morhua	Va/Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Bluemouth rockfish	Helicolenus dactylopterus	IXa, X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Lobster	Homarus gammarus	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Four-spot Megrim	Lepidorhombus boscii	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Megrim	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	VI/VII, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T				T
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	IV, VI/VIIb-k, VIII abd/VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	Va/Vb, VI, XII, XIV/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIb-k	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	VIII/IX, X	T	T					T
    Whiting	Merlangius merlangus	Vb/VIa/VIb/VIIa/VIIe-k	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius	IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIab/VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	I-IX, XII, XIV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Ling	Molva molva	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	Functional unit	S	S	S				T
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T				T
    White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	IXa	T	T	T				T
    Forkbeard	Phycis phycis	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Plaice	Pleuronectes platessa	VIIa/VIIe/VIIfg	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Saithe	Pollachius virens	Va/Vb/IV, IIIa, VI/VII, VIII	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blond ray	Raja brachyura	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Spotted Ray	Raja montagui	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Cuckoo ray	Raja naevus	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Other rays and skates	Rajidae10	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	V, XIV/VI	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	VIIIabd/VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Spanish mackerel	Scomber japonicus	VIII, IX	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	II, IIIa, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	V, VI, XII, XIV	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T				T
    Sole	Solea solea	VIIa/VIIbc/VIIe/VIIfg/VIIhk/VIIIab/IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sea bream	Sparidae10	VIIIc, IXa, X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Blue jack mackerel	Trachurus picturatus	X	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	IIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIIa-c, e-k, VIIIabde/VIIIc, IXa/X	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
    Pouting	Trisopterus luscus	VIIIc, IXa	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mediterranean
    Eel	Anguilla anguilla	all areas	T	T
    Giant red shrimp	Aristeomorpha foliacea	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Red shrimp	Aristeus antennatus	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Bogue	Boops boops	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Dolphinfish	Coryphaena spp.10	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	1.2	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Horned octopus	Eledone cirrhosa	1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Musky octopus	Eledone moschata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Grey gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Squid	Illex spp.10, Todarodes spp.10	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Billfish	Istiophoridae10	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Black-bellied angler	Lophius budegassa	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Hake	Merluccius merluccius10	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Grey mullet	Mugilidae10	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Red mullet	Mullus barbatus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Striped red mullet	Mullus surmuletus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Norway lobster	Nephrops norvegicus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	S	S	S				T
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	all areas	T	T	T				T
    Pandora	Pagellus erythrinus	1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    White shrimp	Parapenaeus longirostris	1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Caramote prawn	Penaeus kerathurus	3.1	T	T	T				T
    Picarels	Spicara maris	3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Thornback ray	Raja clavata	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Brown ray	Raja miraletus	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mackerel	Scomber spp.	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sharks	Shark-like Selachii10	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis	1.3, 2.1, 3.1	T	T	T				T
    Sole	Solea vulgaris	1.2, 2.1, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Gilthead sea bream	Sparus aurata	1.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Picarels	Spicara spp.10	1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mantis shrimp	Squilla mantis	1.3, 2.1, 2.2	T	T	T				T
    Albacore	Thunnus alalunga	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Mediterranean horse mackerel	Trachurus mediterraneus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus	1.1, 1.3, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Tub gurnard	Trigla lucerna	1.3, 2.2, 3.1	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Clams	Veneridae10	2.1, 2.2	T	T	T				T
    Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	all areas	T	T	T	T			T	T
    NAFO areas
    Cod	Gadus morhua	2J 3KL	T	T					T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3M	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3NO	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	3Ps	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cod	Gadus morhua	SA I	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	3NO	T	T					T
    American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3LNO	T	T	T	T			T	T
    American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	3M	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea	3LNO	T	T					T
    Grenadiers	Macrouridae10	SA 2 + 3	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Pandalid shrimp	Pandalus spp.10	3M	T	T	T				T
    Skates	Raja spp.10	SA 3	T	T					T
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	3KLMNO	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	1D	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	3M	T	T					T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	3LN	T	T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	3O	T	T
    Redfish	Sebastes spp.10	SA I	T	T
    Highly migratory species, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific Oceans
    Frigate tunas	Auxis spp.10		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Atlantic back skipjack	Euthynnus alleteratus		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Billfish	Istiophoridae10		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Short-fin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus		T	T	T				T
    Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Porbeagle	Lamna nasus		T	T	T				T
    Blue shark	Prionace glauca		T	T	T				T
    Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Sharks	Squalidae10		T	T	T				T
    Albacore	Thunnus alalunga		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Swordfish	Xiphias gladius		T	T	T	T			T	T
    CECAF FAO 34
    Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo	Madeira	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus		T	T	T	T			T	T
    Common squid	Loligo vulgaris	Atlantic EC	T	T	T				T
    Hake	Merluccius spp.10	Atlantic EC	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Common octopus	Octopus vulgaris	Atlantic EC	T	T	T				T
    Deepwater rose shrimp	Parapeneus longirostris	Atlantic EC	T	T	T				T
    Southern pink shrimp	Penaeus notialis	Atlantic EC	T	T	T				T
    Sardine	Sardina pilchardus	Atlantic EC	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Bonito	Sarda sarda	Mauritania	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Round sardinella	Sardinella aurita	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Short-body sardinella	Sardinella maderensis	Mauritania, Atlantic EC	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus	Madeira, Mauritania	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Cuttlefish	Sepia hierredda	Atlantic EC	T	T	T				T
    Horse mackerel	Trachurus spp.10	Madeira	T	T	T	T			T	T
    WECAF
    Red snapper	Lutjanus purpureus	French Guiana EEZ	T	T	T	T			T	T
    Penaeus shrimp	Penaeus subtilis	French Guiana EEZ	T	T	T				T

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    Each present species in a particular area should be considered separately.’