Brussels, 2.10.2026

COM(2026) 531 final

ANNEXES

to the

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Area of Application of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)


ANNEX 5

List of “high risk” and “of concern” deep sea shark species

Scientific name

French common name

English common name

FAO code

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Pailona commun

Portuguese dogfish

CYO

Deania calcea

Squale savate

Birdbeak dogfish

DCA

Bathyraja tunae

Cristina’s skate

DWG

Centrophorus granulosus

Requin chagrin

Gulper shark

GUP

Dalatias licha

Squale liche

Kitefin shark

SCK

Bythaelurus bachi

Requin chat de Bach

Bach's catshark

BZO

Chimaera buccanigella

Chimère bouche-foncée

Dark-mouth chimaera

ZZC

Chimaera didierae

Chimère de Didier

The Falkor chimaera

ZZD

Chimaera willwatchi

Chimère du marin

Seafarer's ghostshark

ZZE

Centroscymnus crepidater

Pailona à long nez

Longnose Velvet Dogfish

CYP

Zameus squamulosus

Squale-grogneur à queue échancrée

Velvet dogfish

SSQ

Etmopterus alphus

Requin lanterne à joues blanches

Whitecheek lanternshark

EZU

Apristurus indicus

Holbiche artouca

Smallbelly catshark

APD

Harriotta raleighana

Chimère à nez rigide

Bentnose rabbitfish

HCR

Bythaelurus tenuicephalus

Requin chat à tête étroite

Narrowhead catshark

BZL

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

Requin lézard

Frilled shark

HXC

Hexanchus nakamurai

Requin griset

Bigeyed six-gill shark

HXN

Etmopterus pusillus

Sagre nain

Smooth lanternshark

ETP

Somniosus antarcticus

Requin dormeur antarctique

Southern sleeper shark

RZZ

Mitsukurina owstoni

Requin lutin

Goblin shark

LMO

Rhinochimaera africana

Paddlenose chimarea

RFI

Scymnodon macracanthus

Pailona austral

Large velvet dogfish

YSM

Etmopterus viator

Blue-eye lanternshark

EZT

Etmopterus bigelowi

Blurred smooth lantern shark

ETB

Centrophorus squamosus

Squale-chagrin de l'Atlantique

Leafscale gulper shark

GUQ

Centrophorus uyato

Petit squale-chagrin

Little gulper shark

CPU

Bythaelurus naylori

Dusky Snout catshark

JBY

Squalus mitsukurii

Aiguillat épinette

Shortpine spurdog

QUK

Deania quadrispinosa

Squale-savate à long nez

Longsnout dogfish

SDQ

Deania profundorum

Squale-savate lutin

Arrowhead dogfish

SDU

ANNEX 6

Vessel Catch and Effort Data Standards

The following data on fishing activities shall be collected by Union demersal fishing vessels:

Data Set - Fishing activities General (Trip)

Vessel flag Member State (ISO 3-alpha)

Name of vessel

International radio call sign (if any)

Vessel Registration number (flag Member State)

Lloyd's / IMO /IHS Fairplay Number (if allocated)

Vessel size: Gross Tonnage (Gross register tonnage may be used if GT is not available, or both)

Name of person filling in the data

Weight Conversion Factor

Species

Processing type

Conversion factor = live weight/processed weight

Haul Information

Intended Target species (FAO code)

Type of fishing (C)ommercial; (R)esearch; (S)urvey data

Haul ID number

Set Start date and Time (Based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC))

Recorded at start and end of fishing

For longline vessels - record at start and end of setting, in addition to start and end of haul

Date format (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time format (hh.mm)

Position at start and end of fishing 

Latitude

Longitude

• For longline vessels: position is recorded at the start and end of setting

• For handline fishing: record the position of the vessels at the start and at the end of the fishing operation

Bottom Depth (m)

As recorded at the start and end of fishing.

Fishing / gear depth (m)

As recorded at the start and end of fishing.

For trapping/potting, Actual Fishing / gear depth (m) as recorded at start is required.

Species retained

An estimation of the amount of living marine resources retained by taxa, if possible, in green weight (kg).

Total number retained by taxa (for longline toothfish target fishing only).

Species Discarded

An estimation of the amount of living marine resources discarded by taxa, if possible, in green.

weight (kg). In addition, if possible, total number discarded by taxa (for longline toothfish target fishing only).

Incidental bycatch of marine mammals, seabirds, reptiles and 'other species of concern'

Presence: Yes / No

For each species caught

• Taxa name

• Number alive

• Number dead or injured

Incidental bycatch of VME indicator taxa

Presence: Yes / No

For each species caught

• Taxa name

The following data on fishing activities shall be collected by Union pelagic fishing vessels:

Data Set – Fishing activities General (Trip)

Vessel flag Member State (ISO 3-apha)

Name of vessel

International radio call sign (if any)

Vessel Registration number (flag MS)

Lloyd's / IMO /IHS Fairplay Number (if allocated)

Vessel size: Gross Tonnage (Gross register tonnage may be used if GT is not available, or both)

Name of person filling the data

Weight Conversion Factor

Species

Processing type

Conversion factor = live weight/processed weight

Haul Information

Intended Target species (FAO code)

Type of fishing (C)ommercial; (R)esearch; (S)urvey data Haul ID number

Set Start date and Time (Based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Recorded at start of fishing

Date format (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time format (hh.mm)

Position at start of fishing

Latitude

Longitude

Species retained

Estimated catch retained on board by taxa (FAO species/group code/scientific name) in live weight (kg)

Species discarded

An estimation of the amount of living marine resources discarded by taxa, if possible, in live weight (kg)

Incidental bycatch of marine mammals, seabirds, reptiles and 'other species of concern'

Presence: Yes / No

For each species caught

- Taxa name

- Number alive

- Number dead or injured

The following gear-specific data on fishing activities shall be collected from Union fishing vessels:

Data Set – Gear

Demersal Longline

Type of longline (Spanish, Trotline, Autoline)

Total length (m)

Type of bait

Hook size (mm)

Hook spacing (m)

Hook code or make

Length of line (m)

Number of hooks set

Number hooks per cluster (if Trotline)

Number of hooks lost (attached to lost sections of line)

Handline

Number of fishermen involved

Number of line lifts per fisherman

Number of hooks per line

Pelagic Longline

Total length (m)

Total number of hooks in the set

Number of hooks between floats

Number of light-stick used in the set

Type of bait used in the set

Sea surface temperature at noon

(Length of floating line)

(Length of branch line)

(Distance between branch lines)

Trap/Pot

Pot type

Type of line: Dropline or longline Length of line (m)

Pot spacing (m)

Number of pots set

Number of pots lost

Type of bait

Dahn/Drop Line/

Total number of hooks in the set

Total number of line lifts in the set

Number of hooks lost

Hook code or make

Type of leader used

Type of bait used

Squid Jigging

Use of the fish finder (Y/N)

Number of fishers

Number of line machines

Fishing duration by hand (h)

Fishing duration by machines (h)

Number of hooks on per line

Lighting

Lighting used (Y/N)

Total Power of fish lamp (kW)

Lamp Type (e.g. Metal Halide Lamp or LED)

Total power of underwater lamps (kW)

Total power of above sea level lamps (kW)

Lighting duration (hours) on underwater lamps and above sea level lamps,

respectively

Light seining

Type of seining gear

FAO Gear code: SV-boat seine (02.2), LNB-boat-operated-liftnet (05.2) and FCN cast net (06.1)

Net details

Length on mouth net (m)

Width on mouth net (m)

Cod end mesh Size (mm)

Lighting

Lighting used (Y/N)

Total Power of fish lamp (kW)

Lamp Type (e.g. Metal Halide Lamp or LED)

Total power of underwater lamps (kW)

Total power of above sea level lamps (kW)

Lightning duration (hours) on underwater lamps and above sea level lamps,

respectively

Trawl

Cod end mesh Size (mm)

Trawl technique:

Type of trawl: (S)ingle, (D)ouble or (T)ripple

ANNEX 7

Observer data

1.Hierarchies for Observer Data collection

Fishing Operation Information

All vessel and tow / set / effort information.

Reporting of Catches

Record time, weight of catch sampled versus total catch or effort (e.g. number of hooks), and total numbers of each species caught.

Identification and counts of endangered, threatened or protected species (ETP), seabirds, mammals, reptiles (e.g., turtles), sensitive benthic species and vulnerable species.

Record numbers or weights of each species retained or discarded Record instances of depredation, where appropriate.

Biological Sampling

Check for presence of tags

Length-frequency data for Target species (FAO species code)

Basic biological data (sex, maturity) for Target species (FAO species code)

Length-frequency data for main by-catch species

Otoliths (and stomach samples, if being collected) for Target species (FAO species code)

Basic biological data for by-catch species

Biological samples of by-catch species (if being collected)

Take photos

2.Observer Data Sections Common to all fisheries

Data Set – Observer data

Trip Details

Trip Number

Cruise details (start and end dates – YYYY.MON.DD) Date report is generated (UTC)

Current vessel flag CCP (ISO 3-apha)

Name of vessel

Observer Details

Observer name and ID

Nationality (ISO 3-apha)

Employing organisation

Contact name in organisation (Address/email/fax)

Boarding location (UNLOCODE, if applicable or Latitude/Longitude) Boarding Date (UTC:YYYY.MON.DD)

Disembarkation location (UNLOCODE, if applicable or Latitude/Longitude)

Disembarkation date (UTC:YYYY.MON.DD)

Time Zone (UTC +-)

Length Frequency Data

Representative and randomly sampled length-frequency data shall be collected for the target species (FAO species code).

Length data shall be collected and recorded at the most precise level appropriate for the species (cm or mm and whether to the nearest unit or unit below) and the type of measurement used (total length, fork length, or standard length) shall also be recorded.

Where possible, total weight of length-frequency samples should be recorded, or estimated and the method of estimation recorded.

Where possible, Observers should determine and record sex of measured fish to generate length-frequency data stratified by sex.

Where possible, representative and randomly sampled length-frequency data should be collected for other main by-catch species.

Biological Sampling

Species

Length (mm or cm) and the type of length measurement used.

Skates and rays:

• Maximum disk width shall be measured Sharks

• Appropriate length measurement to be used should be selected for each species. As a default, total length should be measured.

Weight (kg)

Sex (male, female, immature (optional), unsexed (optional))

Maturity stage (optional) and criteria/schedule used (optional)

Gonad weight (g) (optional)

Otoliths

Seabird & Marine Mammals abundance observation (to be recorded for each operation and for all gears/fisheries):

Operation ID (Set ID, tow ID)

At Setting or At Hauling (At setting/At hauling/Not applicable)

Seabirds present in observation area? (Yes/No/Not Observed)

Species

Estimated numbers of abundance (by species)

Operation ID (Set ID, tow ID)

Marine Mammals present in observation area? (Yes/No/Not Observed)

Species

Estimated numbers of abundance (by species)

Observed catch (to be recorded for each operation and for all gears/fisheries, record weight or number according to the fishery)

Operation ID (Set_ID, Tow_ID)

Observer ID

FAO ASFIS Species code

Species retained

Total Number retained

Weight retained (kg)

Species discarded

Total Number discarded

Weight discarded (kg)

Number discarded alive

Number discarded dead

Number or weight of fish lost (if applicable)

Number or weight of fish cut off (if applicable)

Number of fish depredated (if applicable)

Comments

Incidental bycatch of ETP species (seabirds, mammals, turtles or 'other species of concern')

The following data shall be collected for all seabirds, mammals, turtles, and other species of concern caught in fishing operations as much as possible:

• Species (identified taxonomically as far as possible, or accompanied by photographs if identification is difficult) and size

• Estimated species abundance around fishing vessel

• Species interactions with fishing gear

• Count of the number of each species caught per tow or set

• Fate of bycatch animal(s) (retained or released/discarded)

• If released, life status (vigorous, alive, lethargic, injured, dead) upon release

• If injured, what was the cause of injury?

• If dead, then collect information or samples for onshore identification in accordance with pre-determined sampling protocols. Where this is not possible, observers may be required to collect sub-samples of identifying parts, as specified in biological sampling protocols

o Record the type of interaction (hook/line entanglement/warp strike/net capture/other) if other, describe

• Sex of each individual for taxa where this is feasible from external observation, e.g. pinnipeds, small cetaceans or Elasmobranchii species

• Identify any circumstances or actions that may have contributed to the bycatch event? (E.g. tori line tangle, high levels of bait loss)

Tags

Tag releases

The following data shall be reported for all tagged fish, seabird, mammal, or reptile

Tag type, wording, and colour

Tag number

Date and time of tagging

Species

Animal length

Type of length

Animal sex (F=female, M=male, I=indeterminate, D=not examined)

Position (Lat/Lon) of release

Animal status at release (injured/uninjured)

Tag Recoveries

The following data shall be collected for all recovered fish, seabird, mammal or reptile tags if the organism is dead, to be retained, or alive:

• Name of observer

• Name of vessel

• International radio call sign (if any)

• Vessel flag CCP (ISO 3-apha)

• Collect, label (with all details below) and store the actual tags for later return to the tagging agency

• Species from which tag recovered

• Tag colour

• Tag wording and type of tag (spaghetti, archival)

• Tag numbers

• Date and time of capture (UTC)

• Location of capture (Lat/Lon, to the nearest 1 minute)

• Animal length / size (cm or mm) with description of what measurement was taken (such as total length, fork length, etc.)

• Sex (F=female, M=male, I=indeterminate, D=not examined)

• Maturity stage

• Gonad weight (g)

• Tag Site Condition

• Samples retained

• Tag photo (include in cruise report)

• Whether the tags were found during a period of fishing that was being observed (Y/N)

Seabirds

Bird Bands

The following data shall be reported for all seabird bands retrieved or spotted

• Species

• Band identifier

• Date and time of observation (UTC)

• Location of observation (Lat/Lon, to the nearest 1 minute) or Operation ID

• Type of interaction (with gear, with vessel, no interaction with gear or vessel)

• Photo taken? (Yes/No)

• State (likely to survive, injured, dead)

Bird interaction with vessel and collisions (excluding fishing gear)

• Species

• Number of birds

• Date and time of observation (UTC)

• Location of observation (Lat/Lon, to the nearest 1 minute) 

• Photo taken? (Yes/No) • State (likely to survive, injured, dead)

• Vessel activity (steaming, fishing, other)

• Type of interaction (collision, entanglement, bird found landed)

• Description of the interaction (including location of the bird on the vessel)

• Presence of fog (yes/no)

• Wind speed (kts) and bearing (°)

• Sea state (Beaufort)

• Description of vessel lighting at the moment of the observation

By-catch mitigation gears details

Streamer line

General Streamer Line Description

Number of streamer lines regularly set

Streamer line position (port, starboard, stern)

Streamer line length (m)

Streamer length min/max (m)

Attached height above water (m)

Distance between streamers (m)

Number of streamers

Streamer design (single or paired)

Aerial extent of line (m)

Method used to assess aerial extent

Streamer material

Streamer line diameter (mm)

Streamer colours

Streamer line over bait entry position? (y/n/u)

Distance from stern to bait entry point (m)

Towed object (Y/N)

Horizontal distance from bait entry point to streamer line (m)

Bird baffler

Other by-catch mitigation device

Trotline cetacean exclusion device

Photo taken of the mitigation gear?

3.Interactions with Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME)

General information

Name of observer

Name of vessel

Date

Trip number

Set number

VME location

Start and end positions of all gear deployments and/or observations. (Latitude/longitude)

Depth(s) fished (m)

Fishing Gear

Indicate fishing gears used at each location

VME Taxa

Presence: Yes/No

a) Species (identified taxonomically as far as possible or accompanied by a photograph where identification is difficult).

b) An estimate of the quantity (weight (kg) or volume (m3)) of each listed benthic species caught in the tow (and the unit of measurement).

c) An overall estimate of the total quantity (weight (kg) or volume (m3)) of all invertebrate benthic species caught in the tow(and the unit of measurement).

d) Where possible, provide the live or dead status for corals

e) Where possible, and particularly for new or scarce benthic species which do not appear in ID guides, whole samples should be collected and suitably preserved for identification on shore.

f) Collect representative biological samples from the entire VME catch. (Biological samples shall be collected and frozen when requested by the scientific authority in a Contracting Party). For some coral species that are under the CITES list photographs should be taken.

Other sessile benthos taxa

Presence: Yes/No

For each catch of taxa

Scientific names (identified to the finest taxon level possible)

FAO code (if available)

Estimation of the amount caught

4.Processing Details and Conversion Factors (CF)

Operation ID (setID, towID)

Name of observer

Species Code (FAO species code)

Processing Code

Length Type

Minimum Length (cm)

Maximum Length (cm)

Number of individuals

Total Green Weight (kg)

Weighting Method

Processed Weight (kg)

Size Grade

Quality Grade

Conversion Factor

5.Observer data sections that are gear and fishery specific

For trawl fishing activities ONLY

Gear details

Net ID

Net Gear type (ISSFCV)

Headrope length (m)

Ground rope length (m)

Ground rope bobbins present?

Ground rope bobbins material (steel or rubber)

Ground rope bobbins weight (combined)

Bobbin diameter (cm)

Otter board to wing length (m)

Horizontal Opening, i.e. wingspread (m)

Vertical Opening (m)

Codend mesh

Mesh size (cm),

codend circumference (cm),

Orientation

Mesh type (diamond, square, etc)

Otter board

Type, weight (kg)

Net design

Net design description including make, model etc

Selectivity device present? (Y/N)

Selectivity device description

Net monitoring cables present? (Y/N)

Trawl details

Trawl Number

Bycatch Mitigation Gear used (Y/N)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 1 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 2 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 3 ID

Trawl type: Research or Commercial (R/C)

Observed (Yes/No)

Target Species (FAO species code)

Date Start (YYYY.MON.DD)

Date Finish (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time net deployed (hh:mm)

Time net retrieved (hh:mm)

Start and End Fishing

For bottom trawl "start" is defined as when the groundrope is on the bottom, "end" is when the hauling starts.

For midwater trawl "start" is defined as when the fishing gear is at target fishing depth, "end" is when the hauling starts.

Time (hh:mm)

Latitude

Longitude

Trawl Depth (m)

Bottom Depth (m)

Other

Offal discharged during hauling (Y/N)

Trawl speed (knots)

Total catch (kg)

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate by-catch (Y/N):

Record the total weight of all sub-samples for this shot (kg):

Trawl gear strike (to be monitored for 15 minutes immediately after the net has been deployed) (optional):

Start observation time (hh:mm) (optional)

End observation time (hh:mm) (optional)

Species

Nb of light strikes

Light strikes contact place:

Number on windward ward

Number on leeward ward

Number on monitoring cable

Number on net

Nb of heavy strikes

Heavy strikes contact place:

Number on windward ward

Number on leeward ward

Number on monitoring cable

Number on net

Heavy strike fate:

Number aerial

Number sea surface

Number submerged

State of the bird(s) after strike

Number Likely to survive

Number Injured

Number Dead

Number Unknown

For Longline fishing activities ONLY

Longline Description

Longline Type (ISSCFG codes)

Period in which the gear was used (YYYY.MON.DD)

Start and end date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Target Species (FAO species code)

Main Line:

Material

Diameter (mm)

For Integrated Weight Lines (IWL):

Integrated weight (g/m)

For non-IWL:

Weight spacing (m)

Number of measured weights

Weight type

Average weight (kg)

Standard deviation (kg)

Branch Lines:

Material

Length (m)

Spacing (m)

Branchline weights (kg)

Branchline weight distance from hook (m)

Hooks

Type (e.g.: J shaped, Circular, etc.)

Manufacturer

Marking (vessel mark, leave bland for none)

Size (mm)

Shank (mm)

Gape (mm)

Usual setting position

Line off bottom (m) (optional for pelagic longline)

Hooks off bottom (m) (optional for pelagic longline)

Method of baiting (manual/automatic)

Automatic baiting equipment (make and model)

Hook sinkers

Size (g)

Position from hook (mm)

Offal dumping position (port, starboard, stern)

Longline setting position (port, starboard, stern)

Offal dumping during hauling (never, occasionally, always)

Propeller rotation direction (clockwise/anti-clockwise)

Detail the weight and distance between the line weights for the longline system used

- Single (Auto) Line (kg:m)

- Double (Spanish) Line (kg:m)

- Trotline (vertical droppers/trots attached to a mainline) (kg:m)

Daily setting observations

Set Number (as referenced in catch and effort log)

Set Type: Research or Commercial (R/C)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear used (Y/N)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 1 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 2 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 3 ID

Longline Type Code (FSSCV)

Date of observation (YYYY.MON.DD)

Setting information

Vessel setting speed (knots)

Number sets unobserved since last set

Start and End setting for each haul

Date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time (hh:mm)

Latitude

Longitude

Bottom Depth (m)

Total length of longline set (km)

Total number of hooks for the set

For each Observation

Start date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Start time (hh:mm)

End date (YYYY.MON.DD)

End time (hh:mm)

Details of Longline Setting

Main line length (m)

Number of hooks set

Number of Baskets/Magazines Set

Number of hooks per Basket/Magazine

Percentage hooks baited

Distance between branches (m)

Distance of hooks off bottom (m) (optional for pelagic longline)

Bait species (FAO species code)

Deck lights during setting (On, Off)

Streamer lines used (Yes, No)

Number of streamer lines used

Offal dumping during setting (Yes, No)

Bait entry position (Port, Starboard, Stern)

Clip on Interval (seconds)

Setting Speed (Line setter)

Daily hauling observations

Set number

Date of observation (YYYY.MON.DD)

Hauling Information

Number of hooks observed for seabird and fish by-catch (tally period)

Offal dumped during hauling (Yes / No)

Interactions with marine mammals

Data is to be collected in accordance with the protocol set out in annex E. For each haul and each species of depredating whales (killer whales Orcinus orca and sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus):

- Priority 1 data to be collected include:

1. Presence/absence data: Presence / Absence / Not observed;

2. When presence, photo-identification data: photographs of specific body parts (for killer whales: dorsal fin, saddle patch and eye patches; for sperm whales: tail flukes) visible when whales come to the surface.

- Priority 2 data to be collected include:

1. Estimates of the number of individuals present around the vessel in the vicinity of the fishing gear.

- Priority 3 data to be collected include:

1. Information about whether or not whales interact with the gear;

2. Estimate of the time of arrival of whales in the vicinity of the gear.

Gear lost

Number of sections lost

Number of hooks lost that were attached to lost sections of the longline

Number of other hooks lost (excluding hooks attached to lost sections)

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate by-catch (Y/N):

Estimate percentage of the haul observed for by-catch (%)

For Trapping/Potting Fishing Activities ONLY

Gear type

Pot type (with drawing)

Mesh size (mm)

Material

Funnel position

Orientation Aperture (cm)

Number of chambers

Escape port present (y/n)

Dimensions (cm) of escape port

Weights attached?

Min Weight (kg)

Max Weight (kg)

Set and haul details

Set Number

Bycatch Mitigation Gear used (Y/N)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 1 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 2 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 3 ID

Date of observation (YYYY.MON.DD)

Set Type: Research or Commercial (R/C)

Target species (FAO species code)

Offal dumped during setting (Yes / No)

Offal dumped during hauling (Yes / No)

Start and End setting. Repeat for hauling

Date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time (:mm)

Latitude

Longitude

Bottom depth (m)

Gear Details

Length of line (m)

Type of line

Pot spacing (m)

Bait type

Setting

Number of pots set

Number of pots observed

Hauling

number of pots hauled

number of pots observed

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate by-catch (Y/N):

Estimate percentage of the haul observed for by-catch (%):

For Dahn/Drop lining activity ONLY

Dahn/Dropline Description

Line Type

Period in which the gear was used (Start and end date)

Target species (FAO species code)

Main Line

Material

Diameter (mm)

Integrated weight (g/m)

Hooks

Type (e.g.: J shaped, Circular, etc.)

Manufacturer

Marking (leave blank for none)

Model name

Size (mm)

Shank (mm)

Gape (mm)

Usual setting position

Line off bottom (m)

Hooks off bottom (m)

Method of baiting (manual/automatic)

Automatic baiting equipment (make and model)

Offal

Offal dumping position (port, starboard, stern)

Offal dumping during hauling (never, occasionally, always)

Propeller rotation direction (clockwise/anti-clockwise)

Details of Dahn/Dropline Setting

Bycatch Mitigation Gear used (Y/N)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 1 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 2 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 3 ID

Main line length (m)

Number of hooks set

Percentage hooks baited

Distance between branches/snoods (m)

Distance of hooks off bottom (m)

Bait species

Bait size

Bait proportion

Deck lights during setting (On, Off)

Streamer lines used (Yes, No)

Number of streamer lines used Offal dumping during setting (Yes, No)

Daylight period

Moonlight

Bait entry position (Port, Starboard, Stern)

Vessel setting speed (knots)

Start and End setting. Repeat for Start and End of hauling

Date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time (hh:mm)

Latitude

Longitude

Bottom Depth (m)

Gear lost

Number of sections lost

Number of hooks lost that were attached to lost sections of the dahn/dropline

Number of other hooks lost (excluding hooks attached to lost sections)

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate by-catch (Y/N):

Estimate percentage of the haul observed for by-catch (%):

For Handline fishing activity ONLY

Handline Description

Main Line

Material 

Diameter (mm)

Hooks

Type (e.g.: J shaped, Circular, etc.)

Manufacturer

Marking (leave blank for none)

Model name

Size (mm)

Shank (mm)

Gape (mm)

Usual setting position

Line off bottom (m)

Hooks off bottom (m)

Offal

Offal dumping position (port, starboard, stern)

Offal dumping during hauling (never, occasionally, always)

Propeller rotation direction (clockwise/anti-clockwise)

Details of Handline Operation

Target species (FAO species code)

Operation type: Research or Commercial (R/C)

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 1 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 2 ID

Bycatch Mitigation Gear 3 ID

Number of fishers operating handlines

Number of line lifts per fisherman (average)

Number of hooks per line

Percentage hooks baited

Bait species

Bait size

Bait proportion

Deck lights during setting (On, Off)

Start and End time of operation

(An operation is a defined period of fishing between start and end date)

Date (YYYY.MON.DD)

Time (hh:mm)

Time Start (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Time Finish (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Operation Latitude

Operation Longitude

Bottom Depth (m)

Gear lost

Number of hooks lost

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate by-catch (Y/N):

Estimate percentage of the haul observed for by-catch (%):

For Squid Jigging operation ONLY

Squid Jigging (operation) Number

Observed (Yes/No)

Target Species (FAO species code)

Time Start (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Time Finish (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Latitude of operation

Longitude of operation

Number of fishers

Number of jigging machines

Fishing duration by hand (h)

Fishing duration by machine (h)

Lighting

Fish lamp used during fishing (Y/N)

Total Power of fish lamp (kW)

Lamp Type (e.g. Metal Halide Lamp or LED)

Total power of underwater lamps (kW)

Total power of above sea level lamps (kW)

Lighting duration (hours) on underwater lamps and above sea level lamps, respectively

Sea Surface Temperature (°C) (where possible)

Was fishing observed for fish/invertebrate bycatch (Y/N):

Estimated percentage of the operation observed for fish/invertebrate bycatch (%)

For Light seining activity ONLY

Type of seining gear

FAO Gear code: SV-boat seine (02.2), LNB-boat-operated-liftnet (05.2) and FCN cast net (06.1)

Target species (FAO species code)

Observed (Yes/No)

Lighting

Lighting used during fishing (Y/N)

Total Power of fish lamp (kW)

Lamp Type (e.g. Metal Halide Lamp or LED)

Total power of underwater lamps (kW)

Total power of above sea level lamps (kW)

Lighting duration (hours) on underwater lamps and above sea level lamps, respectively

Time Start fishing (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Time End fishing (YYYY.MON.DD hh:mm)

Latitude Start fishing

Longitude Start fishing

Lighting used during fishing (Y/N)

Maximum submergence depth of the net (m)

Was Haul observed for fish/invertebrate bycatch (Y/N)

Estimated percentage of the operation observed for fish/inverts bycatch (%)