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DEFINITIONS AND CODING TO BE USED IN THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA (A) LIST OF FISHING GEAR/FISHING VESSEL CATEGORIES (from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gears (ISSCFG)) (B) DEFINITIONS OF FISHING EFFORT MEASURES FOR GEAR CATEGORIES Three levels of precisions of fishing effort should be provided, where possible. Category A Category B Numbers of days fished: the number of days on which fishing took place. For those fisheries in which searching is a substantial part of the fishing operation, days in which searching but no fishing took place should be included in ‘days fished’ data. Category C For number of days on ground in addition to days fished and searching also all other days while the vessel was on the ground should be included. Per cent of estimated effort (prorated effort) Since corresponding effort measures may not be available for the total catch, the percentage of the effort that has been estimated should be indicated. This is calculated from: (((Total catch) - (Catch for which effort has been recorded)) × 100)/(Total catch) (C) VESSEL SIZE CATEGORIES

(from the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Vessels (ISSCFV)) Tonnage classes (D) MAIN SPECIES SOUGHT This is the species to which the fishing was principally directed. However, it may not correspond with the species which formed the greater part of the catch. The species should be indicated using the 3-alpha identifier (see Annex I).