A. CODING FORMAT
For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(a)
The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:
Field | Remarks
Country | ISO 3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
Year | e.g. 2001 or 01
FAO major fishing area | 21 = north-west Atlantic
Division | e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn
Species | 3-alpha identifier
Catch | Tonnes
For submissions pursuant to Article 2(1)(b)
The data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:
Field | Remarks
Country | ISO 3-alpha code (e.g. FRA = France)
Year | e.g. 0001 or 2001 for the year 2001
Month | e.g. 01 = January
FAO major fishing area | 21 = north-west Atlantic
Division | e.g. 3 Pn = NAFO subdivision 3 Pn
Main species sought | 3-alpha identifier
Vessel/gear category | ISSCFG code (e.g. 0TB2 = bottom otter trawl)
Vessel size class | ISSCFV code (e.g. 04 = 150-499,9 GT):
Average gross tonnage | Tonnes
Average engine power | Kilowatts
Percentage effort estimated | Numeric
Unit | 3-alpha identifier of species or effort identifier (e.g. COD = Atlantic cod or A = effort measure A)
Data | Catch (in metric tonnes) or effort unit
(a) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings.
(b) Country codes:
Austria | AUT
Belgium | BEL
Bulgaria | BGR
Cyprus | CYP
Czech Republic | CZE
Germany | DEU
Denmark | DNK
Spain | ESP
Estonia | EST
Finland | FIN
France | FRA
United Kingdom | GBR
England and Wales | GBRA
Scotland | GBRB
Northern Ireland | GBRC
Greece | GRC
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Croatia | HRV
▼B
Hungary | HUN
Ireland | IRL
Iceland | ISL
Italy | ITA
Lithuania | LTU
Luxemburg | LUX
Latvia | LVA
Malta | MLT
Netherlands | NLD
Norway | NOR
Poland | POL
Portugal | PRT
Romania | ROU
Slovak Republic | SVK
Slovenia | SVN
Sweden | SWE
Turkey | TUR
B. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
As far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example as an e-mail attachment).
Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3,5" HD floppy disk will be accepted.