ANNEX I
LIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC
Member States must report the nominal catches of those species marked with an asterisk (*). The reporting of nominal catches of the remaining species is optional as concerns the identification of the individual species. However, where data for individual species are not submitted the data shall be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data for species not in the list provided that the species are clearly identified.
Note | : | ‘n.e.i.’ is the abbreviation for ‘not elsewhere identified’.
English name | 3-alpha identifier | Scientific name
GROUNDFISH
Atlantic cod | COD (*) | Gadus morhua
Haddock | HAD (*) | Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Atlantic redfishes n.e.i. | RED (*) | Sebastes spp.
Silver hake | HKS (*) | Merluccius bilinearis
Red hake | HKR (*) | Urophycis chuss
Saithe (= pollock) | POK (*) | Pollachius virens
Golden redfish | REG (*) | Sebastes marinus
Beaked redfish | REB (*) | Sebastes mentella
American plaice (L. R. dab) | PLA (*) | Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witch flounder | WIT | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder | YEL (*) | Limanda ferruginea
Greenland halibut | GHL (*) | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Atlantic halibut | HAL (*) | Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Winter flounder | FLW (*) | Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Summer flounder | FLS (*) | Paralichthys dentatus
Windowpane flounder | FLD (*) | Scophthalmus aquosus
Flatfishes n.e.i. | FLX | Pleuronectiformes
American angler | ANG (*) | Lophius americanus
Atlantic searobins | SRA | Prionotus spp.
Atlantic tomcod | TOM | Microgadus tomcod
Blue antimora | ANT | Antimora rostrata
Blue whiting (= poutassou) | WHB | Micromesistius poutassou
Cunner | CUN | Tautogolabrus adspersus
Cusk (= tusk) | USK | Brosme brosme
Greenland cod | GRC | Gadus ogac
Blue ling | BLI | Molva dypterygia
Ling | LIN (*) | Molva molva
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) | LUM (*) | Cyclopterus lumpus
Northern kingfish | KGF | Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern puffer | PUF | Sphoeroides maculatus
Eelpouts n.e.i. | ELZ | Lycodes spp.
Ocean pout | OPT | Zoarces americanus
Polar cod | POC | Boreogadus saida
Roundnose grenadier | RNG | Coryphaenoides rupestris
Roughhead grenadier | RHG | Macrourus berglax
Sandeels (= sand lances) | SAN | Ammodytes spp.
Sculpins n.e.i. | SCU | Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup | SCP | Stenotomus chrysops
Tautog | TAU | Tautoga onitis
Tilefish | TIL | Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
White hake | HKW (*) | Urophycis tenuis
Wolf-fishes n.e.i. | CAT (*) | Anarhichas spp.
Atlantic wolf-fish | CAA (*) | Anarhichas lupus
Spotted wolf-fish | CAS (*) | Anarhichas minor
Groundfishes n.e.i. | GRO | Osteichthyes
PELAGIC FISH
Atlantic herring | HER (*) | Clupea harengus
Atlantic mackerel | MAC (*) | Scomber scombrus
Atlantic butterfish | BUT | Peprilus triacanthus
Atlantic menhaden | MHA (*) | Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic saury | SAU | Scomberesox saurus
Bay anchovy | ANB | Anchoa mitchilli
Bluefish | BLU | Pomatomus saltatrix
Crevalle Jack | CVJ | Caranx hippos
Frigate tuna | FRI | Auxis thazard
King mackerel | KGM | Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish mackerel | SSM (*) | Scomberomorus maculatus
Sailfish | SAI | Istiophorus albicans
White marlin | WHM | Tetrapturus albidus
Blue marlin | BUM | Makaira nigricans
Swordfish | SWO | Xiphias gladius
Albacore tuna | ALB | Thunnus alalunga
Atlantic bonito | BON | Sarda sarda
Little tunny | LTA | Euthynnus alletteratus
Bigeye tuna | BET | Thunnus obesus
Northern bluefish tuna | BFT | Thunnus thynnus
Skipjack tuna | SKJ | Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin tuna | YFT | Thunnus albacares
Tunas n.e.i. | TUN | Thunnini
Pelagic fishes n.e.i. | PEL | Osteichthyes
OTHER FIN FISH
Alewife | ALE | Alosa pseudoharengus
Amberjacks n.e.i. | AMX | Seriola spp.
American conger | COA | Conger oceanicus
American eel | ELA | Anguilla rostrata
American shad | SHA | Alosa sapidissima
Argentines n.e.i. | ARG | Argentina spp.
Atlantic croaker | CKA | Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic needlefish | NFA | Strongylura marina
Atlantic thread herring | THA | Opisthonema oglinum
Baird's slickhead | ALC | Alepocephalus bairdii
Black drum | BDM | Pogonias cromis
Black sea bass | BSB | Centropristis striata
Blueback herring | BBH | Alosa aestivalis
Capelin | CAP (*) | Mallotus villosus
Char n.e.i. | CHR | Salvelinus spp.
Cobia | CBA | Rachycentron canadum
Common (= Florida) pompano | POM | Trachinotus carolinus
Gizzard shad | SHG | Dorosoma cepedianum
Grunts n.e.i. | GRX | Haemulidae
Hickory shad | SHH | Alosa mediocris
Lanternfish | LAX | Notoscopelus spp.
Mullets n.e.i. | MUL | Mugilidae
North Atlantic harvestfish | HVF | Peprilus alepidotus
Pigfish | PIG | Orthopristis chrysoptera
Rainbow smelt | SMR | Osmerus mordax
Red drum | RDM | Sciaenops ocellatus
Red porgy | RPG | Pagrus pagrus
Rough shad | RSC | Trachurus lathami
Sand perch | PES | Diplectrum formosum
Sheepshead | SPH | Archosargus probatocephalus
Spot croaker | SPT | Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotted weakfish | SWF | Cynoscion nebulosus
Squeteague | STG | Cynoscion regalis
Striped bass | STB | Morone saxatilis
Sturgeons n.e.i. | STU | Acipenseridae
Tarpon | TAR | Megalops atlanticus
Trout n.e.i. | TRO | Salmo spp.
White perch | PEW | Morone americana
Alfonsinos | ALF | Beryx spp.
Spiny (= piked) dogfish | DGS (*) | Squalus acanthias
Dogfishes n.e.i. | DGX (*) | Squalidae
Porbeagle | POR (*) | Lamna nasus
Large sharks n.e.i. | SHX | Squaliformes
Shortfin mako shark | SMA | Isurus oxyrinchus
Atlantic sharpnose shark | RHT | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Black dogfish | CFB | Centroscyllium fabricii
Boreal (Greenland) shark | GSK | Somniosus microcephalus
Basking shark | BSK | Cetorhinus maximus
Little skate | RJD | Leucoraja erinacea
Barndoor skate | RJL | Dipturus laevis
Winter skate | RJT | Leucoraja ocellata
Thorny skate | RJR | Amblyraja radiata
Smooth skate | RJS | Malacoraja senta
Spinytail (spinetail) skate | RJQ | Bathyraja spinicauda
Arctic skate | RJG | Amblyraja hyperborea
Skates n.e.i. | SKA (*) | Raja spp.
Finfishes n.e.i. | FIN | Osteichthyes
INVERTEBRATES
Long-finned squid | SQL (*) | Loligo pealeii
Short-finned squid | SQI (*) | Illex illecebrosus
Squids n.e.i. | SQU (*) | Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
Atlantic razor clam | CLR | Ensis directus
Hard clam | CLH | Mercenaria mercenaria
Ocean quahog | CLQ | Arctica islandica
Soft clam | CLS | Mya arenaria
Surf clam | CLB | Spisula solidissima
Clams n.e.i. | CLX | Bivalvia
Bay scallop | SCB | Argopecten irradians
Calico scallop | SCC | Argopecten gibbus
Icelandic scallop | ISC | Chlamys islandica
Sea scallop | SCA | Placopecten magellanicus
Scallops n.e.i. | SCX | Pectinidae
American cupped oyster | OYA | Crassostrea virginica
Blue mussel | MUS | Mytilus edulis
Whelks n.e.i. | WHX | Busycon spp.
Periwinkles n.e.i. | PER | Littorina spp.
Marine molluscs n.e.i. | MOL | Mollusca
Atlantic rock crab | CRK | Cancer irroratus
Blue crab | CRB | Callinectes sapidus
Green crab | CRG | Carcinus maenas
Jonah crab | CRJ | Cancer borealis
Queen crab | CRQ | Chionoecetes opilio
Red crab | CRR | Geryon quinquedens
Stone king crab | KCT | Lithodes maja
Marine crabs n.e.i. | CRA | Brachyura
American lobster | LBA | Homarus americanus
Northern prawn | PRA (*) | Pandalus borealis
Aesop shrimp | AES | Pandalus montagui
Penaeus shrimps n.e.i. | PEN (*) | Penaeus spp.
Pink (= pandalid) shrimps | PAN (*) | Pandalus spp.
Marine crustaceans n.e.i. | CRU | Crustacea
Sea urchin | URC | Strongylocentrotus spp.
Marine worms n.e.i. | WOR | Polychaeta
Horseshoe crab | HSC | Limulus polyphemus
Marine invertebrates n.e.i. | INV | Invertebrata
SEAWEEDS
Brown seaweeds | SWB | Phaeophyceae
Red seaweeds | SWR | Rhodophyceae
Seaweeds n.e.i. | SWX | Algae
SEALS
Harp seal | SEH | Pagophilus groenlandicus
Hooded seal | SEZ | Cystophora cristata