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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1168 of 27 April 2021 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds as part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX
  5. CHAPTER I 1.2.3.4. Table 1 Research surveys at sea Research surveys at sea
  6. CHAPTER II 1.2.3.4.5.6.7. Thresholds for data collection
  7. CHAPTER III Table 2 Geographical stratification by region Geographical stratification by region

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008, and in particular the first and third subparagraphs of Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council requires the Member States to collect the biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data that are necessary for fisheries management.

(2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 requires the Commission to establish a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (EU MAP).

(3) The EU MAP is necessary for Member States to specify and plan their data collection activities in their national work plans. It sets out a detailed list of data requirements for the collection and management of biological, environmental and socioeconomic data, lists mandatory surveys at sea and sets thresholds for data collection. The EU MAP for 2020-2021 was adopted by Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909. Both decisions expire on 31 December 2021.

(4) This Decision therefore establishes the list of mandatory research surveys at sea and thresholds below which it is not mandatory for Member States to collect data from their fishing and aquaculture activities or carry out surveys at sea, as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 from 1 January 2022. It also lays down the areas of marine regions for the purposes of data collection as referred to in Article 9(11) of that Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

(5) The Commission has consulted the relevant regional coordination groups and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries in line with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

(6) This Decision is to be read in conjunction with Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167 which repeals Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 and lays down detailed arrangements on the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data by Member States, as referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, from 1 January 2022.

(7) For reasons of legal certainty, Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 should be repealed with effect from 1 January 2022.

(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of mandatory research surveys at sea, the definitions of geographical areas applicable for the collection of Union fisheries data and thresholds below which it is not mandatory for Member States to collect data from their fishing and aquaculture activities or carry out surveys at sea from 2022 is set out in the Annex to this Decision. The list of surveys and thresholds form part of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries sector, as referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

Article 2

Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2022.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

ANNEX

ANNEX

CHAPTER I 1.2.3.4. Table 1 Research surveys at sea Research surveys at sea

The research surveys at sea listed in table 1 below shall be carried out, as a minimum, unless a scientific review of surveys concludes that one or more of those surveys are no longer appropriate for informing stock assessment and fisheries management. New surveys may be added to the table on the basis of the same review criteria. In the national work plans referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States shall set out the research surveys at sea to be carried out and shall be responsible for these surveys. Member States’ national work plans, or regional work plans where applicable, shall ensure continuity with previous survey designs. It is not mandatory for Member States to participate (physically or financially) in single-species research surveys at sea where: For multispecies and ecosystem surveys, thresholds may be set at marine region level. Member States contributing to international research surveys shall coordinate their efforts within the same marine region. Name of survey Acronym Area(s) Main target species Regional coordination group (RCG) governance Baltic Sea (ICES areas 3aS, 3b-d) Baltic International Trawl Survey BITS_Q1 3aS, 3b-d BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR Baltic RCG Baltic International Trawl Survey BITS_Q4 3aS, 3b-d BLL COD DAB FLE HER PLE TUR Baltic International Acoustic Survey (autumn) BIAS 3a, 3b-d HER SPR Gulf of Riga Acoustic Herring Survey GRAHS 3d HER Sprat Acoustic Survey SPRAS 3d SPR Rügen Herring Larvae Survey RHLS_DEU 3d HER Fehmarn Juvenile Cod Survey FEJUCS 3c SD22 COD North Sea and Eastern Arctic (ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4, 7d) Kattegat Cod Survey CODS_Q4 3a COD North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG International Bottom Trawl Survey IBTS_Q1 3a, 4 COD FLE GUG HAD HER NOP PLE RJC RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT International Bottom Trawl Survey IBTS_Q3 3a, 4 COD HAD HER NOP PLE POK RJC RJH RJM RJN RJR SPR SYC TUR WHG WIT North Sea Beam Trawl Survey BTS 4b, 4c, 7d DAB PLE RJC RJE RJM SDV SOL SYC SYT TUR Demersal Young Fish Survey DYFS Coasts of NS SOL Sole Net Survey SNS_NLD 4b, 4c SOL TUR North Sea Sandeels Survey NSSS 4a, 4b SAN International Ecosystem Survey in the Nordic Seas ASH 2a HER Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial) NSMEGS 4 MAC Herring Larvae Survey IHLS 4, 7d HER NS Herring Acoustic Survey NHAS 3a, 4, 6a HER SPR Nephrops UWTV survey UWTV3-4, UWTV6, UWTV7, UWTV8, UWTV9 3a, 4a, 4b NEP North Atlantic (ICES areas 5-14 and NAFO areas) International Redfish Trawl and Acoustic Survey (triennial) REDTAS 5a, 12, 14; NAFO SA 1-3 REB North Sea and Eastern Arctic RCG Flemish Cap Groundfish Survey FCGS 3M AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU SHO Greenland Groundfish Survey GGS 14, NAFO SA1 COD RED REG 3LNO Groundfish Survey PLATUXA_ESP NAFO 3LNO AME COD GRE NOR RED ROU THO WHI WIT YEL Western IBTS 4th quarter (including porcupine survey) IBTS_Q4 6a, 7, 8, 9a OCTs MON ANK ANF BOC BSS COD CTL DGS GAG GFB HAD HER HKE HOM LDB MAC MEG LEZ LDB NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN RNG SDV SHO SQZ SYC WHG North Atlantic RCG Western IBTS 1st quarter IBTS_Q1 6a, 7a OCTs COD CTL HAD HER HOM LEZ MAC NEP PLE RJC RJM RJN SDV SHO SYC WHG ISBCBTS September ISBCBTS 7afg PLE RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC Western Channel Beam Trawl Survey SWECOS_GBE 7efgh RJB RJC RJE RJH RJM SDV SOL SYC Blue Whiting Survey IBWSS 6, 7 WHB International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey (triennial) MEGS 6, 7, 8, 9a HOM MAC Sardine, Anchovy Horse Mackerel Acoustic Survey SAHMAS 8, 9 ANE BOC HOM PIL Sardine DEPM (triennial) SDEPM 8c, 9a HOM PIL Spawning/Pre-spawning Herring/Boarfish Acoustic Survey WESPAS_IRL 6a, 7a-g BOC HER Biomass of Anchovy BIOMAN 8 ANE PIL Nephrops UWTV Survey UWTV11-13, UWTV14, UWTV15, UWTV16-17, UWTV19, UWTV20-22, UWTV30 6a, 7a, 7b, 7ghj, 9a NEP LDB GFB SHO Nephrops Survey Offshore Portugal (FU 28-29) NepS 9a NEP Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey CSHAS_IRL 6a, 7gj HER Acoustic Survey on Sardine and Anchovy ECOCADIZ_ESP 9a ANE Swept Area Trawl Survey for Mackerel IESSNS 2, 3aN, 4, 5, 14 MAC HER WHB Acoustic Survey for Juvenile Anchovy in the Bay of Biscay JUVENA_ESP 8a-d ANE Bay of Biscay Demersal Resources Survey ORHAGO_Q4_FRA 8ab SOL Deepwater Longline Survey PALPRO_ESP 8c GFB Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey IAMS_IRL 6a, 7 MON ANK ANF MEG LEZ LDB Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (industry-science survey) SIAMISS_GBS 4a, 4b, 6a, 6b ANF LEZ Western Channel Celtic Sea Pelagic Survey PELTIC 7de PIL ANE SPR Herring Acoustic Survey ISAS 7a HER Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea Pan-Mediterranean Acoustic Survey MEDIAS GSA 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22 ANE PIL Mediterranean and Black Sea RCG Bottom Trawl Survey in Black Sea BTSBS GSA 29 DGS TUR WHG Pelagic Trawl Survey in Black Sea PTSBS GSA 29 SPR International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean MEDITS GSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 according to the target species list from a relevant MEDITS handbook Beam Trawl Survey (GSA 17) SOLEMON GSA 17 CTC MTS SOL Bluefin Tuna Larval Survey TUNIBAL GSA 5, 6 (Balearic Sea) ALB BFT Large pelagic RCG

1.2. Research surveys at sea

(a) their share of a Union total allowable catch (TAC) for the main target species (as listed in the table) is below 3 % unless another threshold of up to 5 % is agreed at marine region level; or

(b) where no TAC is fixed, their share of the relevant total Union landings is below 3 % in the 3 preceding years unless another threshold of up to 5 % is agreed at marine region level.

CHAPTER II 1.2.3.4.5.6.7. Thresholds for data collection

This Chapter sets thresholds for the collection of Union fisheries data specified in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167. It is not mandatory for Member States to collect biological data for certain stocks where one of the following conditions is met: Where the collective 25 % threshold referred to in point (a) is reached, the Member States concerned shall share tasks relating to the collection of biological data at marine region level to ensure that the relevant stocks are covered by sampling in accordance with end-user needs. For species under tuna regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), thresholds as set out in RFMO requirements shall apply. No thresholds shall apply to: No thresholds shall apply to obtaining catch estimates from recreational catches. Thresholds on biological data collection from recreational catches shall be agreed and coordinated at marine region level and shall be based on end user needs. Without prejudice to specific international obligations under RFMOs, it is not mandatory to collect biological data where the Union’s share of an internationally exploited stock is less than 10 %. As regards the collection of social, economic and environmental data on aquaculture: The thresholds referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be calculated on the basis of the latest Eurostat publication of the relevant Member State’s data. Without prejudice to points (a), (b) and (c), Member States shall collect data on the value and weight of their aquaculture production, on a yearly basis.

1.2. Thresholds for data collection

(a) their share of the relevant (individual or combined) TAC is less than 10 % of the Union total, unless the sum of the shares of the Member States concerned exceeds 25 % of the TAC; or

(b) where no TAC is fixed, the total landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 10 % of the relevant average total European Union landings in the previous 3 years; or

(c) the total annual landings of a Member State from a stock are less than 200 tonnes. For species with a specific management need, a lower threshold may be defined at marine region level.

1.2.3.4. Thresholds for data collection

(a) diadromous species; and

(b) sensitive species as defined in Article 6(8) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

1.2.3.4.5.6.7. Thresholds for data collection

(a) it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data if their total aquaculture production is less than 1 % of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value;

(b) it is not mandatory for Member States to collect such data for species accounting for less than 5 % of the Member State’s aquaculture production by both weight and value; and

(c) where the total aquaculture production of a Member State is between 1 % and 2,5 % of total Union aquaculture production by both weight and value, that Member State may use simplified methodologies to estimate such data.

CHAPTER III Table 2 Geographical stratification by region Geographical stratification by region

For the purposes of the collection of Union fisheries data specified in the Annex to Delegated Decision (EU) 2021/1167, the definitions of the geographical areas of marine regions listed in table 2 below shall apply. Areas that should be covered for DCF purposes Region Supra region Baltic Sea (FAO area 27) ICES areas 3b-d Baltic Sea Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14) Eastern Arctic, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, North Sea and Eastern Channel, North-East Atlantic and Western Channel (FAO area 27) ICES areas 1, 2, 3a, 4 and 7d North Sea and Eastern Arctic ICES zones 5, 6, 7 (excluding 7d), 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 North-East Atlantic North-West Atlantic (FAO area 21) NAFO Convention area Other regions where fisheries are operated outside EU waters by Community vessels and are under reporting obligations to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO) or regional fisheries bodies to which the Community is contracting party or observer. Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO area 34) CECAF Convention area Other regions Western Central Atlantic (FAO area 31) WECAFC Convention area South-East Atlantic (FAO area 47) SEAFO Convention area South Pacific (FAO area 81 and 87) SPRFMO Convention area Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas (FAO 21, 27, 31, 37, 41, 47, 34, 48) ICCAT Convention area Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57) IOTC Convention area Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57) SIOFA Convention area Indian Ocean (FAO area 51 and 57) CCSBT Convention area Western Central Pacific (FAO area 71) WCPFC Convention area Eastern Central Pacific (FAO area 77 and 87) IATTC Convention area Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean (FAO area 48, 58 and 88) CCAMLR Convention area EU Outermost Regions EU waters around Mayotte and la Réunion Islands Outermost regions EU waters around French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe islands EU waters around Azores (FAO 27.10.a.2) Baltic Sea; North Sea; Eastern Arctic; NAFO; extended North Western waters (ICES areas 5, 6 and 7) and extended South Western waters (ICES areas 10, 12 and 14) EU waters around Madeira and Canary Islands (FAO 34.1.2) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea (FAO area 37) GFCM GSA 1-29 Mediterranean and Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

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