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FAO Fisheries Reports No. 7
I
Continuing Workin n ish sties in the North Atlantic
18 ~ 22 March 1963, Rome
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1963
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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT
This documept is the Report of the Third Session of the Continuing Working Party on Fishery Statistics in the North Atlantic Area, held in Rome, 18-22 March 1963,
The Reports of the First and Second Sessions, held in Bergen, 25-26 M~i,y 1960, and Washington D.c., 6=8 June 1961, respectively, appear as Annexes J and K of the following documents
Parrish, B.B, (Ed.) ( 1962) "40 "'ishJ?ep., (3)1217 P• Requirements and improvement of fishery statistics in the North Atlantic region. Report based on documents of the expert meeting in fishery statistics in the i:orth Atlantic area, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-29 September 1959.
The Expert Meeting on Fishery Statistics in the North Atlantic Area, organized by FAO, co-sponsored by ICES and ICNAF, and held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-29 September 1959, recommended in paragraph 91 of its Report (reproduced as Annex A of the above-mentioned document) the formation of this Continuing Working Party which was established in terms of Resolution No•. 23/59 of the 10th Session of the FAO Conference, 1959; this Resolution reads!
TEE CONFERENCE
Welcomes the suggestton of the meettng for the establtshrftent of a Conttnutng Working Partv on Ftsherv Stattsttcs tn the North Atlantia Area, to keep under cont tnuous relji@W the progress made in the tmpl.ementat ton of the recommendations of the meet tng, consult with the officers of 901Jerrunents and of international organtRat tons wi'th respect to dt/ftcult tes enoounterad and, lteeptng in mind the actual stata of ftsherv statistical services tn the different countries, make suggestions for further national and internattona4 actton tn its ftela to governments and international organtzattons as appropriate;
Agrees that the lllorktng Partv should consist of ona go1Jernmental expert each nominated ov the Governments of Canada, Germa:ny, Iqeland and the United Kingdom, one expert each nominated bv the Secretarv-General of the Intemat tonal Council for the Exploration of the Sea and the Exeouttve Secretary o/ the Intemattonal Commission for the North-west Atlanttc Ftshertes, one expert nominated bV the Direct~r-General of FAO, and such addtttonal experts as may be nominated ov the lllor!ttng Partv itself; and
Authorizes and ~equests the Dtrector-Genera4 to establish the Working Party in accordance wtth Article VI of the Constttution and to arrange, as requested by the meeting, /or the FAO Fisheries Division to function as secretariat for the /llorlting Party,
This Report of the Third Session is reproduced in the FAO Fisheries Reports series by the Secretariat provided by the Director-General of FAO to the Continuing Working Party on Fishery Statistics in the North Atlantic Area.
For bibliographic purposes, thi·s do.~ument may be cited
Continuing working party qn fishery statistics in the North Atlantic area, 18-22 March 1963, Rome (1963) F,.C Fiah.Rep., (7)135 P• Report of the third session.
© FAO 1963
Printed in Italy
REPORT OF THE THIRD SE5!SION
CONTINUING WORKING PAR1'Y ON FL'3HER.Y STA1'IS1'IGS I!V THE NORTH ATLANTIC AREA
18~22 March 1963, F'1l0, Rome
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CONTEN'rS
1 • PROCEDURAL MATTJJRS
1.1 Adoption of draft agenda (Part 1)
1.2 Election of chairman
1.3 Election of vice-chairman
1.4 Confirmation of additional members
1.5 Adoption of draft agenda (Parts 2? 3 1 4 and 5)
2. GENERAL FISHERY STATISTICAL MATT:GRS
2.1 Fishing areas
STAl\JA III.,,.63/21 19 April 1963
2.1.1 Review of torms and definitions of "fishing aroa 11
2 .1. 2 Establishmont of a definition of the "North Atlantic Region ff
2.1.3 Breakdown of catches by fishing areas in tho FAO statistics
2.2 Arrangement of countries in tabulations of FAOi ICES and ICNAF
2.3 Coordination of correspondence and statistical reporting
2.4 The FAO fishery statistical program and its coordination with those of other intornational organizations
2.5 FAO publications in the fiold of fishery statistics
2.6 Refinement of cortain technical aspects of forms STANA 1D and 2 and relevant notes
01071/4
( continued)
3. THE INTJ:JRAG}::lifCY cmIEON WJPORTING SYSTEM I~OR :F1ISHERY STATISTICS IN nu:: NOR11H ATLANTIC HEGION
3.1 Heviow of tho interagoncy common roporting system applied to the ICES Statistical Arua
3, 1 • 1 Genoi'a1
3 .1, 2 List of common and scientific names of spocios
3.1.3 Fishing effort data required by ICES
3. i .4 ICES Statistical Nows Letters
3.1.5 Classes of fishing units
3.1.6 Improvomonts of definitions of oortain fishJ.ng effort moaSU'l"OS
3.2 Consideration of tho merits and demo37i ts of application of the intei'agency common roporting system to the ICN.AF Statistical A1'oa
4, FUTURE PHOGRAM OJ? 'l'HE CONTINUING WORKING PARTI'Y
4.1 Terms of reference, statutes nnd rules of procedure,
4. 2 · Data, place and subject matter of the Fourth Session
5 • 0 THER MA T'l'ERS
5.1 Conclusion of the Third Session.
Appendix I:
I-A:
I·-Bg
I-C2
Appondix II z
Appendix III g
Appendix IVz
Appendix Vg
V-A:
V-B:
V-C:
Appendix VI~
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2~
3:
List
List
List
MornlJors
Additional mornbors
So cretari at
HST OF JJO CU:IVIT:Glif'l1S
AGiiNDA
ADDRESS BY DR. D.E. FINN 9 DIRI1CTCR OF FAO FISHERIES DIVISION
IlifTjJPJifATIONAL STAlifJJAi,:J S'l1ATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF AQUATIC ANIMALS AL\fD PL.ANTS
Existing version of Statistical C.lassifi ca ti on
Proposed revised version of International S.tandard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants
Definitions of groups of proposed rovised version of International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants
ALTDRNATiv.GS FOR SPBCD!IS ORD:CR 9 GROUPING AND LISTING IN COLU:MJ~ C OF DRAFT FOPJJl STANA 1 W
Notes on lists A, B9 and C
Notes on 11 spocia.l aggrogates 11 (List A 9 linos 61 9 62 and 63)
Notes on 11 special aggregates 11 (List C9 lines 62 9 63 and 64)
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Appendix VII g DRAFT FOHM S'l1ANA 1 \fl
Appendix VIII i MAP OF THE NORTH ATLX1TfiC RI:GIOJ\T
·1 , 1 AOOPTION OF DRAFrr AGENDA (PART 1 ) .fl/
The Meeting was opened by the Secretary who took the chair temporarily in the a'bsence of Mr. l\II. Elfsson (Iceland) 9 the Vice-Chairman elected for the Second Session, The Chail'man of the Second Session in ·196·1 9 Mr, F. Allen 9 was no longer a member of the Continuing Vlorking Party.
The Secretary intr~guced Dr. D.B. Finn 1 Director of the FAO Fisheries Division 9 who in addressing 1u the opening meeting of the Third Session extended FAO' s welcome to the meml)ers of the Continuing Working Party,
The Secretary read out the names of the members present fo1' Canad.a 9 the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom 9 the International Commission for the Northwest A tla~V· c Fisheries and the l"i'ood. ancl Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 21,
The Secretary announced that Mr. El:Lsson (Iceland) was unable to attend and that he had received from Dr, A. Fridriksson 9 Secretary-General of the International Council for the J2Jxploration of the Sea 9 a cable informing that he was unable to be present due to illness, It was decided to send to Dr. Fridriksson a cable fi'om the member·s of the Continu:Lng Working Party and the Secretariat wishing him a speedy recovery. The Continuing Working Party decided to accept in the absence of Dr. Fridriksson, Mr. B.B. Parrish, Chairman of the IC:CS Statistical Committee, also nominated and :present as an additional member, as the member representing ICES for the duration of the Third Session.
The Secretary then a~ked for the adoption of Part 1 (Agenda items 1.1 through 1 • 5) of the Agenda !?:.! which was approved o
/,2 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
Mr. J.B. Rutherford (Canada) was unanimously elected Chairman.
1.3 ELECTION OF VICE-CH.AIEMAN
Mr. L. Butler (United Kingdom) was unanimously elected Vice-Chairman.
See Appendix III. Dr. Finn's address is reproduced as Appendix IV to this Reporto For the names and addresses of the mem'bers of the Continuing Working Party
in terms of Resolution 23/59 of the FAO Conference in 1959, see Appendix I-A.
1 .4 CON.B1IRHATION OF ADDITIONAL IiIIDf!!KJRS
Tho Socrotary, on roquost from tho Chairman, road out tho list additional mombors appointod and pruscnt for tho Third Session mombors roaffirmod tho nomination of those acldi tional members, norilination;::: trnro mado,
1 • 5 ADOPTION OF DR.APT AG3NDA \ P AH TS 2, 3 9 4 and 5) .EJ
of namorJ of fY• The
No other
.There woro somo c1uostions on tho rolovanco of Section 2.6 undor Part 29 it
tho
was decidod that this should bo discussed partly undor Section 3. Tho Chairman asked for tho adoption of Ag'onda p;:uts 2, 3, 4 and 5 which 1rnre then appro-rrod by tho Continuing Working Party.
§} For tho namos and tho addr0ssos of tho additional momb0rs 9 soo Apponclix I~B. li/ Seo Appondix III.
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2.1 FISHING AREAS
Tho Continuing· Working Party considorod tho appropriate designation of "fishing u,roa"" It considorod proposa,ls for tho uso of tho torm 11 zono 11
but this wa:s not aocoptalJlo l1ocauso of tho rathor vvido and vaguo connotation.
Tho Continuing Working Party, aft or tho consideration of various altornativos, agrood to continue with tho uso of "fishing aroa 11 as a gonoral doscriptivo -Lorm and also confirmed tho uso of tho definitions given by ICES and ICNAF' to ·i;h'o torms 1·statistioal aroa 11 ? 11 sub~aroa 11 , f'ICJ.irvision" and 11 .:mlJ-·clivision 11
o
It was also rocognizod that somotimos rosoaroh is boing carried out on particular fishing grounds that do not coinciclo with tho '"fishing aroas 11
as clofinoci by 'Cho 'Corms lis"tocl in tho pro coding paragraph. Al though this is unavoidablo in somo c;wos, tho demarcation of statistical fis'hing aroas shoulu.. 9 wl101•. pos;:;iolo, ·0w"o accounu of discrete fishing grounds.
:ho Continuing Worki~1g Party 110 tod ·cho clofinitions of i
a)
\b)
tho IC.ES Stdiw1:ioe,l Aroa givon in Section 2.1 of tho ICES documont 11 Tho ICES sLa~:isti.oal prog:rrnn for tho 1960 1 s 11 fdl~ and
tho ICNAJ:i' i:ltatistical Aroa a::: clofinod in ICNAF 1 s Rodbook 1962, Part I, Appo1mix V (d) 9 (i), pago 36.,
Tho Continuing Working Party, on noting tho gap botwoon tho Statistical Aroas of ICEf:'. and ICHflli', .cocommonded that ICES should oonsidor oxtonsion of its boundaries tu m:rnt tho prosont 0110 of ICNAF in tho Middlo Atlantico
Tho Continuing Working Party noted that tho oastwarcl limit on tho Atlantic sido of tho ICNAF Statistical Aroa is a lino from tho Groonland coast (Capo Farowull) duo south along 44°00 1 wost longi tudo ·to 5cp 00 1
north la ti tudq ·bhoncG clue oa·st to 42°00 1 y,rost longi tudo9 thonco duo south to 39°00 t north 1ati tude. It also notoCL that tho sou thorn boundary of tho ICNAF .Statistical Arca l'Uns from 42°00 1 wost 1ongi tudo duo wost along 39°00 1 no1,th latitud'o to 71°00 1 wost longitud.09 thonco duo north to tho lfuodo Island coast"
§} Roprod.uood as JJocumont S1l1f\NA III-6::/9,
2 .1. 2
4
The Continuing Working Farty SU[{gGs-ted that IClil.Ali' shou1d. eonsid_er at its next annual moeting e:::tension of its Statistieal Area southward and that through this proposed southward extension the line 42°00 1
west longitude .be its eastward boundary, This boundary would run from a :Doint in 42°001 we:0t longitude and 39°00 1 north latitude du<? south ,to approximately 36.0 00 1 north latitude (the southernmost boundary of the ICDS Statiatiea1 A:rea) and. thence in a \rnsterly, Ol' north·-,westerly, or south~westerly d.irection to a point oi1 the North .American shorq this point to be ~acied on a :recommendation to be made by the tinited States having regard to an appropriate d.ivision of the fish<:iries along its .Atlantic seaboar.d.
The Continuing Working Pai0 ty recommended that ICJ~S should, at its next annual meeting, consider the westward extension of· its Sta tis ti cal Area, to co1rer the north-~eastern part of the North Atlantic Eegion. · Thereby ICES would include in its Statistical Area all the fishing areas of the North Atlantic Hegion not includecl in the ICNAF Stati::;tical Area as it is defined in the two preced_ing :paragraphs,
This ~~commendation means that the limits of the IC~S Statistical Area on the Atlantic side would then become the following: from the Spanish coast at 6°00 1 west longitua_e due south to 36°00 r north 1ati tudeJ thence due west to 42000 1 west longitude9 thence due north to 59000 1 north lat;Ltude; thence due west to 44°00 1 west longitude; thence due north to the Greenland. coEwt (Cape Parewell); thence along the ea,st coa.st;, of Greenland.
It is noted that, under this definition of tho Atlantic boundaries of tho ICES Statistical Area,, the southernmost boundanr is 36°00 1 nol'th latitude. This sou.thorn boundary together ·with the :proposed southern bolmdary of. ICNAF' 1 s Statistical Area would then be the line (stretching from tho :8uropean coast to that of Horth America) which divides t::i.e N2~Atl_.2;nj;ic from tho Central Atlantic for fish2rL_St§:_h§t~:..~12:~£J?_O~~~-·
The Continuing Working Pai0 ty :recommencLed-that? until another intergovern~ mental !Jody b0gins co110oting ancl publishing fishories statistical data for tho Atlantic Aroa lying immediately to the south of 36<!00 1 north la ti tudoi rc:Js continues to colloct i on a temporary basis, statistins on catches mad_o to tho south of 36°00 1 north latitude, :L.o. in the fizhing area (formerly ICiJS Divisions Xa and Xb, called 11 Southern Waters 11 in the ]ulletin §~~ue). This area has the following 'limits: from a point in.6°00 1 west longitude on 36°00 1 north latitude due south to the African coast;. thence along the Atlantic coast line of Morocco in a ·south-westerly direction to 30°00 1 north latitudq thence due west to
0 ' . . . 0 42 00 1 west longitude; thence due north to 36 00 1 north latitude; thence due east (along the southern boundary of the ICES Statistical .Area) to 6°00 1 west longitude. The Continuing Working Party ]·ecommended :that this fishing area by definition should not be included in "Ghe liforth Atlantic Region and shoul·d be excluded therefore from the definition .of the ICES Statistical A~ea.
2, 1 • 2 ( concl
'l'he Continuing Worldnt?; Pa,rt;r noted that the bound2vries of the present ICJ~S Sub"'·area XV (West GTeenland) are identical with those of ICN.AF Suh~area 2, 'l'he boo.nrlarj es a~c 8 as follows~ from the Greenland coast (Cape Farevrnll) due south along 44°00 1 we.:it longitude to 59000 1 nor-bh latitude; the;1ce cl.ue ea:Jt to 42°00 1 west longitncle; thence due south to a point in 52°15 1 no:cth latitude; thence north wes'Ttonly to a point in 59°001 wost longitude and. 61°00 1 north latitu.de; thence due north to a point 69°00 1 north latitude and 59°00 1 west longitude; thence north-vrnst.o::c,ly to a point in 73°30 1 1vest longitude and 65°00 1 north latitude; thence in a northerly· direction to a point 78 00 1 north off the west coast of GreenJ.and"
The Continuing Working Party, taking into account the proposals in the preced.ing paragraphs, r_eo.ommendecl that ICES reconside:rs its decision to include West Greenland. in the ICES Statistical Area. However, the Continuing WoI'.1::ing Party s.!cresserl that the f.o:rego:Lng recommendation is not to be tal.<:en in any way as meaning that IC:i:DS should not obtain and publish in its Bu1J-~.2,,!,i~J3~"ta:tl:.§.:0· . .il!::"L~ annual nominal catch data for -1~ this Sub~area. In the event ICJ.JS wishes to continue to publish figures for West Gr(·H:nlancl ::i.n i+s Bv .1 rtiY1 Statistiq_ue, it is recommended that ICJTIS obtains the total annuaI~nominal 'catchb;Y species for this Sub~area directly from the IClif.AF Seci·etariat, ICN.AF is req_uired to collect the nominal catch data for the ION.AF Sub-.·area 1 on a divisional basiEi.
The Continuing Working Party also :rrecomnr~mded that the international agencies concerned. pub:i.ish in their bulletins and their othei· publications suitable breakduwns of the aggregates of nominal catches by all fishing area.s. in their respecti vo Sta tis ti cal Areas. These aggregates shoulcl exolude figures referring to catches in fishing areas adjacent to the Statistical Area of the agency concerned. In i·ocommend.ing exclusion of adjacent area figures from the areal aggrogatos> tho Continuing Wo7king Party by no means is suggesting that statistics for such acljacent fishing areas should be exclud.ed from any of the publications of regional bodies, :Oa ta for such adjacent fishing areas can always be lis-ted for comparative purposes in separate columns. If this is dono, it ;c.ust 11e clearly indicated that the data' are not included in tho totals for th0 particular Statistical Area• For exa,m1)J.e, the to tel fj_gu-~·es for tho ICES Statistical Area would repro~ent ca toh ·statistics for all the fishing areas included in the IC~,;S
Statistical Area. 1J1ho ICES ]?li.llet.~_stiquo and other ICES publications could ;i)ncsent, of course, in addj_ tion the figures foi• (a) Wost Greenland_ and for (b) the fishing areas between 36°oor no:rth latitude and 30°00 1 north la,titude off the Northwest coast of Africa (Morocco). Howevor, the ICES Statistical Area aggregates would not include any of the figu.:rGs for these "adjacent" areas.
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Tho Continuing Working Pa.rty notocl that according to its program of work FAO inton.ds to oxtcnc1 its ta1x.i.1a ti on c;howing nominal ca tchos by fishing areas, I:r1 this connGctioni tho Continuing Working Parily wo1comocl FA0 1 s p:r.opc;::,a1 to publish pe2°ioc1.icall;y in its proposed Fi~fi-22'.'Jl.jiJ_;:;,t'':· QL1~]~~S'J):;(}, nomina:L CEJ,tuh data b;y SJrncies, by country a:nd ·acco:tdi:nf tho fishing areas comprising the ICES and ICNAF' Sta tisticDl Aroas in th(l lforth Atlantic Region, It recormnend !,9d that in estabJif;hjng t:ieso fis'c"ing a~7eas FAO uses existing categories such as statir'ltiuo..1 aroan, sul>-aroas, divisions and sub~divisions and maintains thrn:ie soparato1;y.. FAO B.hould avoid th0 introduo·tion of now categories o:f fishinc; a:i.'oas into the lists already estaDlished by dofini tion.
Tho menDers of thG Continuing Working Part;y· wore o:t: tho opinion ·that the importance and. usefuJnoss of those taDlos, after a _trial appearance in the propozod !:~S.hs'..:£LSt~j,_ist~2~lotiJ!, might warrant thoir inclusion eventua,l1y as a p<c:Jrmanont section~ of Part 1. of tho Yearbook of Fi shEyJ3___:ta,:l:lQ,t12l!. •
The Continuinc: Working Party 0:x:-'.1ress0d the view that it would be most useful to. have tabulations of nominal ca tchos for the North Atlantic Region, Drokon down by tho ICES fishing areas and the ICNAJJ' sub~areas and divisions,. Thoso nominal catch statistics should Do shown by species, group ed. and arranged in a standard. order, Further it was dos:l:r.Gd to havo tho ca toh data fo.r tho p1·inoipal species gi von according to counti'ios catching tho species listed.
2.2 ARRANGEMENT OF COUNTBT::DS IN TABULATIONS OF :fl'AO, ICES AND ICNAF
The Continuing Working Party· noted di1'i'o1~enoos in the listing o:t' countries in publications of international oTgani'.:'.ations on fishery statistics and agreed that it would be ciosiraDlo :for c:;,ll i.ntcrnational agencies to. giv0 uniform treatment to tho 1istj_ng o:f nount1•ies. As a :partial explanation of- variations, mention was made of J1artj_oular m1 ticnal ci,rrangomonts to 0011 ect effort statistic8. For individv.aJ. coff1t:r·:ioro1 the SUD "division of national statistics is ·rel a tmi in r1ar-L to tho .s;y-storno ornployod in sta t.istioal coll.oction and J!'eporting. 'l'ho Continu::.:1g Working Pci,rty suggostod, howov0r, that in case of particular countrior:i, :F'AO, IC:JS anc1 ICNAfl1 .:ihould follow oxpr es.sions of tho national intorost in t.h:ls rogarcL
J_ Ii wa.s rocommenQGQ -cna-c J.m;ornational 01-ganiza·tions should roquost countries to oxpross their wishes in this matter. Since the problem was raised with r0gard to Denmark, the Soorotary was asked to asoortai.n from tho Danish.authorities th0ir v:Lows on tho solootio11 of namon and the arrangornont of Denmar+{, Faeroe Islands and Groenland. Tho Socrotary was also askoc1_ to communicate tho reply reooi vod from Dor:.ma1'k to IOJ~S and. ICNAF.
y Seo Section I3 of .Appendix II of <looumont S'I1AlifA IIL-63/20, 11 The FAO Fisherios Division 1 s publication program in tho f iold of fi.chory s tatistios 11 •
2. 3 COORDINA'rION OF CORRESPONIJENCE AND STA'.l1ISTICAL REPORTING
'J:lhe Continuing Working Party noted thA prot'._sress made in the establishment of single statistical l'eporting cont::wts for a nwnlJer ::if countries. The attention eif participants was drawn, however, to iJroblems in certain countries where different uni ts of the national government had responsibility fDJD collection of various statistical series. It was a,greed that countries should be encouragecl by th0 international agencies to establish single reporting offices or contacts if this were feasible within the national statistical operations. The Continuing Working Party suggested that the Secretary ( 1rn behalf of FAO and ICES) and the ICNAF Secretariat should continue and extend their collaboration in this matter.
2. 4 THE FAO FISHERY STATIS'I'ICAL PROGRAM AND ITS COORDINA'l1I0lil WI'I1H THOSE OF O'I'HER INTERNATIOJ'J.AL ORGANIZATIONS
The Continuing Working Party reviewed the diagram representing th® scope .,f a fishery statistical system given in document STAl\fA III-63/13 §/.
Comments were made regarding the varying emphasis on certain categories of statistics and it was observed that mLtil recently t~1ere had been lack of attention to the economic side of fishery statistics. Attention was drawn to the increased interest in the economic aspects of the fishing industry and references were made. to discussions on these matters in recent meetings in the OECD and in the :E.80. The Continuing Working Party agreed that more attention should be given to economic statistics of the fisheries and that FAO is the appropriate organization to pui0 sue this matter,
r1.1he Continuing Working Party recognized that countries wi tl1out a system of fishery statistics collection and publication should not be discouragecl from the initiation of a program ·because of the extended scope of the statistical information that might be desired ul tirnatel;y. In fact, , a ccnsiderable ad1lenion to the amount of information available on world fisheries would be achieved by the provision of catch statistics only for a nmaber of countries where this information is now not available. .As experience is e,ained in the collection of statistics on catches, refinements can be introduced to establish a breakdown of catches, for example b;y type of craft, gear used, areas fished 9 etc. Even in countries with well developed statistical systems the collection of information on fishing effort is often difficult and comi)licatecL Countries beginning the collection of statistics would be advised to concentrate rtn accuracy of catch information includins a correct identification of the species caught.
The Continuing Working Party was iiJade aware of certain recommendations of the recent meeting of the Advisor;y Cornmi ttee on T.iarine Resources Research. The several recommendations of this Committee regarding the reporting of fishery statistics were reviewed and supported.
The Continuing Working Part;y was infon11ed that the General Fisheri.es Cnuncil for the Hed.iterranea.n had ah'eady acted on these recommendations and is initiating a program to extend a s;ystem similar to that of ICES to the Mediterranean and adjacent waters.
§/"An~In:ternational fishery statistical system for the Mediterranean Sea 119page 2.
2.4 (oonclud.od)
Tho Continuing }'arty ogr,;::;d that li'AO should tako stops to obtain statistical information for tho::~c fj_shing ,-~roa·i ~rhoro da.ta aro not available at prosont. Va:riou::o ap~n'o;;,cho,CJ to this pro1J1,)m w01°0 riropos•xl. R.of0r0nc0 was mado to urgont n0od for clata on tho tuna fishc':'ivc; of tho Contra1 and Southern Atlantic and of the Indian Oooan whoro intornational agencies at present are not obtaining information, It Ha::; od az a stop tovmrcls tho collection of this information th.a"~ s,w,Jro,1 coun-Crios fishing tho so o,roas no1r might be asl~ocL .to supplomont their prc:;:.Jcmt statistics roportinr; with information on catchos in these rogio110. Current clovcloprnont of t'ish0rios off tho .coasts of sovoral oountrios on the Host o,nd oast coastc> of Afi'ica makes urgent tho dovelopmont of thoir na tiona.l fishory statistics coll oction and publication so that ?ogional statistics might be assomblod,
Tho Continuing Working Party d.ovotocl attention to tho rocommonda ti on of the Advisory Commi ttoo on JYiarino Rosourcos Rorwarch asking FAO to proparo and dlspa tch i;o mombor countries questionnaires concerning thoir sys toms for tho colloction of fishery statistics, Tho difficulties of this assignmo~t for tho FAO Socrotariat arc a1iprcJciated. Tho Continuing Working Party did not oxpross viows as to tho content of a questionnaire of this typo. It is rocognizod that thoro is a problem in sotting questions likely to elicit ossontial information for i)u.rposos of a useful appraisal. Tho Continuing Working Party agreed that steps should bo takon to ini tia to this program of inquiry, but omphasizos that rosults woro unlikoly to bo achievocl unloss follow-up visits of q_ualifiud oxpor.ts aro mad.o JJossiblo. Rocognizing that this kind of program requires budgetary provisions, tho Continuing Working Party recornmond.ocl that ways and moans bo found to carry out follow-up invostigations whore r,Jplios of countries aro not rocoivod or whoro they are inccdociua to.
2 q 5 ff fl-0 PUBLICATION§ IN TH:t:: FLJLD OF FJSff,_JRY STATISTICS
Tho Continuing Working Party roviowod proposals for the uork of tho PAO Fish0rios Division in the fLJld of statistioG, Tho momr)ors of tho Continuing Working Party expr_essei their sa tisfactiori with tho proposal to arrango tho contont~ of tho FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics in two parts to be published annually~ Part 19 concerning nominal catch and landing:=i data 9 fishormon and fishing craft9 should cover tho sections and. tablas as outlined in Appendix II of Jlocumont STANA III~63/20 .aJ 9 Hhilo Part 2 9 concerning fishory oommodi tios, will havo tho covorago ind.icatod in Appendix III of that document,
Tho Continuing Working Party proposod. that FAO procoods with tho publica tibn of tho proposed FAO FiEi.h.9.J:.Y. Sta ti::rtics__:i;lu:I,J.otj.JJ.. It oxprossod satisfaction that attontion will oo lJaicl in issues of this bulletin to indices of iVOrld fish0];y production and to nominal ca tchos in tho North Atlantic Region, In this connoction a,ttontion is drawn to tho remarks in tho last paragraph undor Section 2 .1, 3 of this Il.oport.
,Y"Tho FAO Fishorios Di vision 1 s publications program in tho f·iold of f ishory statistics 11
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2. 6 R:ITIFINEMIDNT OF C:CL'RTAIN 1.rnCHNIC1U_, ASP.::CTS OI~ Ji'ORI-1:3 STANA 1::J ANTI 2 AI'rn Roe:L)WANT NOT JS
Tho Continuing Working Party noted. tho nood. for tho intornationa,l agencies to givo duo notice to national reporting offices of intond.od changes in their statistical requirements. When changes arc docid.od, sufficient allowance should bo made for time in tho application of those changes to national statistical programs,
Tho Continuing 1:/orking Party recornrnonded that IC:'iS should issuo 9 a roasonabl0 tirno ooforo tho ond of 1963 9 notes for completion of tho STANA forms which ar0 to bo applied to tho 1964 data, For 1962 and. 1963 tho Continuing Working P~rty hop0s that countri0s will do their bost to fulfil roquiromonts of tho STANA instructio~s5 but aoknowlodgos that there will bo difficulties as statistical pro'grams for tho:JO years have already lX)On laic1 d.own in tho various national officos1 and can bo changed to a limi tocl oxtunt only.
Tho Continuing Working Party roviowod. tho existing forms S'l'AlJA I;::; and STANA 2 togothor with tho dTaft form STANA 1 W and maclo oortain modifications in tho design and layout which should bo introduced in all versions when stocks of thoso forms aro again printoc1, Thoso improvomonts in tho dosign of tho forms with regard to tho boxJs and to the offort moasLu'os srJocifiod. in column C in linos i - i 1 of forms STANA ·n; and 1W aro discussod in Section 3 of this Report.
3. 1 REVIEW OF 'fiLG INTBHAGJiJNCY COMJVION R!i:POLTING 8YS'l1EJ~ APPLI~rn TO THJ!J ICES STATISTICAL AREA
The Socrot2.Ty outlined briofly tho main Horns in dooumont STANA III-63/9 fl,/ with spocial roforonco to ·(;hoso itoms l'oquiring dotailod consido:cation n,nd/ or action by th0 Continuing 1Norking Party. He GJqllainod that this documont om'bodiod tho rocomrnondations rnado by IC:CS at its annual mootings in ·196·1 2,ncl 1962~ :following a major roviow of' its statistical I'oo~uiromonts and_ the pu'blicaU.on of i·ts tabulations;;. Ho also pointed out that tho roquosts mado of mon1ber countrios for ICES statistics would h~ncoforth be in accordance with those requiromonts and that thoroforo document STANA III-63/ 10 'JJ,/ had boon be.sod on thorn.
Tho main points that wore rRisod ·and discussod aro roviowed in tho following soctions of this Roport.
Tho Continuing Working Party recommolld.ed that 9 in viGw of tho substantial changos mado by IGlliS in tho now formulation of its statistical roquiromonts 9 thoir colloction and publication9 as givon in docu·mont STAN.A III-63/9 !J/ 9 tho contont of this documont be brought to the notice of tho ICN.AF Standing Committoo on Research c..nd Statistics, with spacial roforonco to thoso itoms of common interost.
3.1. 2 List of commo.n and scion'tific names of spggios
Tho ICES momber c:;tatod that a rovisod list of common and sciontific namos of thoso spocics occurring in tho ICES J;lgllotin Statisfu~ had boon drawn ·up by n, grou:i;:; of taxonomy oxports and had boon accoptod by ICES~ and would be usod honcoforth and publishod by tho Council in its Bullo tin S to,t)._i:> t:i~ill,9_.
Tho Continuing 1Norking Po,rty u.groed tha.t it was most dosirablo that this list shouJ.d lJe lJrought to tho notico of ICNAF with a viow to tho two North Atlantic rogional organizations achioving as far as possible stanclardizatio~1 in tho uso of scientific and common namos for tho samo spocios. It was pointed out that tho list currently published in tho ICNAF Statistical Ilulletin contain0d a number of difforoncos from that adoptod by~Ic:i~R •.
a/ 1Tho ICES statistical PJ~ogrC',m for tho ·1960 1 s. 1:. I J.J. 1Notos providing instructions for tho com1ilotion of formrJ STJ\.HA ·iE an&£ 2 .·for
roporting 1962 cla-ta to ICl~S ancl ] 1A0 11•
3.4.2 (concluded)
Tho Continuing Working Party agrood that as a first stop FAO should propc,ro a summary compQ,rhwn list of tho sciontific and common namos usod by ICNAF and thoso rocontly agrood by IC~S, togothor with thoso of a proposed consolidated list to bo prosontod to tho next ICNAF and tho next ICES meetings rospoctivoly for consideration. It should bo mado cloar that this list ovontually could bo oxtondod to cover tho languages of all countries fishing in tho North Atlantic Rogion~ Tho Continuing Working Party roquostecl that O}:;cD bo advised of those studios.
It was pointed out that in tho now formulRtion of its statistical roquirom"nts, as givon in document STANA III-63/9 ~ICJJ/ 7 ICES ha,Ct discarded an oarlior roquost for fishing offort data on a monthly basis for publication in its ]l1._J,,,lo"tin~§tD,tistiau,£. Ins toad, ICES now roquiros effort data only on an annual bo,sis 9 for nll fishing methods and fishing aroas. Monthly dat2, roquostod arc confined to nominal catch, end thoso arc bbligatory only for certain selected spocios for some IC::TIS divisions.
It was pointed out that monthly catch and effort datn on a small aroa (Statistico,l Square) brodcdown wore being cuiorontly colloctod and published foio tho horring fishorios in ICBS _Stn-~isfu_g,;J._Nows .Lot-tors, and it .was likOly that this dotailod typo of tabulrotion would bo oxtondod to other spooios and other Divisions 9 so giving dotailod data for sci6ntific uso supplementary to tho annual data in tho Bullotin ~· It was oxplainod that, at present these data wore not curront1y roportod to IC:c::'.3 through tho c0rnmon reporting system, but that; for tho :pro sent at 102,st 9 thoy wero ·being proviciod on an ad hoc basis.
Tho Continuing \\'orking Pe,rty noted this devoloprnont Qnd agrood that ICES should give considoioe,tion at its futuro moo-tings to possible ways in which tho reporting of thoso more detailod st2:tistios might bo incoioporatod wi·thin tho common ruporting system. It also agrood that thoso ICES dovolopmonts should bo brought to tho notice of ICNAF.
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It w2,s nvt ·';Ln I; ICJii'.) doo::; nut :~or tho time· ing roq_uiro countrios to dofino cl~ss~s of fi units in co.tch and effort statistics by ste,nr:lo.rd \;onD''{!,'C; cJ.r;J,;;::H)t: r•.::i is t:lonc ·by ICNAJ:t',, Instead of sk:ndo.rdizod ·t;cLnc.go :;.Jr,13r: c~::.togcrios :. T:··.thc·:.' rnoro flo:x:iblo system o:f rO}Jortinc; !);y· .,_:.isbo.r:·j_oc~' eraf-1:; ,c,nd. g.Jo,r clc,ssifice:tion c~nd 9 vvhcJ:o n.ouo:-ssn.:J:;y~- oi1}1c1· cr~t(J.ric-0 (cog0 o:c~ft S.lZO gi~ouJ?S, 1nosh sizo, 11 tyn· o·f' :f·'J.·r·hc .. ,. .. II .:i.C \ h··c1' 101·· •r .• l l UOl' .. 1tr1'·os r• - . 'bl . .t",u -· .. -1:_.J..-.l.L,/ :; i:l; ·') __ (_w.. • .. 01..~ v ;L_l .1,.1_ I L1 u rOSJ?Ol1S1 0
for making tt,o 11roc.':~c'!.01.r:1 ~.n-:;o 1' fj_slJcr1.ou 11 fo1 this purposo. Tho Continuing
Working IJru.'t;y rr: 3coJ. thi;,1 cil.'for'.;n;o in l1as:Lc p:coocduro botwoon tho two rogione,l organi':<:d;·i_onfJ 9 mil i 0 r0eor:m1cndol'_ to ICJsS that whoro a broo,k:down is mado on tho ·b2,sic of cr:dt ~;:.i.~:10 (c,,2> largo ai:d smaJ.1 trawlors), it should bo mc<,do c~s fr\J; :.v:i gos:::nlJo within tho framework of tho c:,grood · intorn::i,tionnl tonn,0,go ()1,:o,s::oific:ttion~ rocomrnundocl' by tho STANA mooting in Belin burgh, and m1ccl cu,·,_cuntl y by ICN r\.F o.ncl. FAO,
Attontion was givon tu SO\ll\J of tho dof:ini tior;s of "moasuros of offort" proscrilJod by :i-:c:;:;s~ 2,nd onto:eo:: on S~[·.i\HA form iE 7 and th'o difforonco botwoon thorn n.nd. tno 011ur b rnor1suros p:co;~cr:.bod by ICNAF.
The definitions of tho fallowing moasuros woro consiclorod:
Tho Continuing Wo:rld.ng Party r,grr,ccl that whoro on any trip a fishing craft ~isits mcro than ono statistical division, an c,pp:i:-oprin4;o fr-~,ction of tho totaJ. number of days' n.bsonoo should be allooc:cncl to co.ch c1-ivision 9 in p.?:'oportion to tho numlior of clays spont i·0. c:-:.oh 9 so thn,t tho total number of clays ci:bsont will bo tho sum of thcJ Jll)iilbor in O[!,Ch division.
Tho Conbr.u-i_ng 1Norking Pc:.r'l;y alsci ag:1.'00C. to l'ocommond tho [1doption of tho :r'cl.J.ov1ing JJ/ ~
Exucp·I; wlnro it J: k:.rwv.-n i;~1n;'.:, fish~ng takos plo,oo on oaoh day, thr 1'l11bor of e:i)EJoi1t fc.'om por1 on o,ny trip should inoludo th,J d"1y <:i-2 ... whic1-.. tho :i:·ishj nz cr2,ft :3ailod but not j;hq d..S1'L,.Qf 1£J},9,)pgo
Just boforo this Roport wo.n roproducod in final form tho Chairman of tho ICNAF Sub~Commi t-tou inforn;ucl -1;ho Soc:::>;tnry of the Contir'.uing Working Pn,rty that ho profors tho following nltGrnB~ivo wording: 11 Tl:.o number of da,1(s absent fron1 port on e,ny trip should include tho day tho vossol sailod 9 but not ·i.;ho clc:cy of le,ndingo Whon tho two aro tho so.mo d1:1,y 9
somo o.rbi tre,ry :fr(Cction of a clciy shoulc1 1:io used ·which ·bost 2,pp:roximatos tho oxo,ct fraction 11
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(b) DaY§.....fishod
Tho Continuing Working P0rty nc:.i-tod that tho ICES and ICli!AF definitions of this unit arc ossontially tho samo. It agrood, however~ that for those fish0ri:os in which so2"rching is a su1Jst12ntial pi1rt of the; fishing oporn,tion 9 days 11 on grounds 11 in which§~ but not fishing to~'-: :pl2"c;) 9 should "bo included in tho days fishod d.::,te,. It rocommoriCle:d tho adoption of tho following definition~
Tho numbor of days (24-~our periods, rockonod from midnight to midnight) on vrhich tho fishing craft wo.,s on tho 11 fishing grounds 11 ~ intent on catching fish 1 (not counting tho timo spont steaming to or from :port and botwoon grounds) minus tho number of fishing de,ys los·t through delays from wonthor, breakdown or othor fL'.ctors,
(c) Number of fishing units oucrating
Tho Continuing YiTorking P<" di"Gw to tho attention of ICES and ICNAF tho nood for ootaining more :prociso definitions of those fishing units consis·ting of craft plus goar which can bo combined in a variety of ways. ~xamplcs of these arc mothor ship, dory vossols, 011 craft· using e" v;:i,rying number of crools 7 pots, sot nots or drift nots 9 otc.
Tho Continuing Yiorking Party o,g:rood thflt in tho case of 11 pe:irll boat fishorios 9 tho two crccft togothor compi'iso .QI19. fishing unit.
(d) Number of trip~
Tho Continuing Working Pnrty notod that discropn,ncios oxistod in tho practices among countries in the troatmont of fraction of days fishod and suggostGd that ICES and IC1JAF give attontion to this me.ttor.
Tho Continuing \'\forking Pc:crty c\lso e.,grood that when in a singlo trip a craft visits more the,n one division c:, frci"ction of tho trip should be 2,pportioncd' to oc,ch division in :proportion to tho numbor of days spent in each.
3. 2 C01TSID:'"cjR.ATION OF Tl-ill 118RITS AND DEUJRITS OF APPLICATION OF TFIB Il{Tjj;R.AGEWCY C0]1IBKOW R0PORTING SYSTEil~ TO TII,.8 ICNAF STATISTICAL AREA
Tho Continuing Viorking Par"cy roviewod in c1ot0,il tho subject of ccdopting a standardized form for submission of fishery statistics of tho North Atlantic to ~CNAF 7 IC£.iS 7 and FAO.
The Secrotr.ry reviowod the; comments of natj.onal officos on reporting to ION.AF by moc,ns of thG corrm1on STLHA ro:por-Cing systomo Can2de, 9 Denmai·i:;: 9 Gcrm3.ny9 Pol:ccnd9 Portug::'.1 9 Spain9 United Kingcl_om Cc'nd Unit,3d Stc:.tes havo replied to tho q_uostionne,ire circulc1,tod l::iy tho Socrotc:;,ryo IJ:lhc Euroj;ioan countries had agreod thi:;,t tho common form offorod no difficul tio,3, ::md -Chat it vms very dosirabl·e vvhoro a signific2.nt :::.mount of reporting to ICES 7 ICJ'U.F and F.AO w::i.s involvode Ce.nada pointed out its diffioul tics in t-:.dopting tho common reporting fo·rm bocc:,uso of tho existing <Wrn.ngomcnts in its domestic statistical system. Tho workloG.d on tho Co.n[',di[',n systcm in roporting to ICNAF vvas substantial 9 amounting to about half of the tot:::,l volume of data. !J:'ho Uni tod States could utilize the form, but would r2th6r report to FAO on ad hoc forms of its choosing.
Tho Continuing Working P0,rty c..illed Rttention to tho incro2.sing domc:cnd for close intogration and stnndardization of fishery sta,tistics roporting 9 ··and to FAO' s rosponsibilitios in this field. FAO is committed to publishing fishery statistics on a world-vrido ·oasis 2.nd in incro2,sing detail fo2' 1°ogions. Attention wo.s callod to the rocommcndo..tions of tho Advisory Committee on ~farino Resources Research with ree,'ard to extending tho common reporting system to ocor.n areas other than tho Jiortho2,st .. Atlantic. ii. single st-cnd2.rd grouping of species and order of tabulation is essontio..l in this respect, Tho Continuing Working P::;.r-Cy proposed that ICNAF's a-Ctontion bo diroctod to tho future implications of no-C adopting a system of reporting in common with othor international bodios whore tho mombor countries of ICNJ\..F hr'.VO to report to tho othors. Those implications woro likely to incroc:.so in importance n·s more countries had -i;o roport fishery statistics to more international bodioso For example, FAO requests a standard submission of nominal catch, e.nd mombcr countries ·of ICNAF vrould bo roq_uirod to m?,ko sopar2.to submission to the two org2,nizG.tionse :i!'A0 1 s roq_uircmonts could be mot through a standard reporting form insto2.d of requiring a separate submissiono
Tho Continuing IT\Torking P2.r~cy roviov,roa_ and considorod, in some detail, the report. by tho IC:l'Jl1F Socrotm·i,:i..t concerning the sto.tistic2,l 11rocoduro in tho ICNAF Socrotari2,t and how it will no o,ffc·ctod by tho FAO~-sponsorod spocies order in adopting th0 common reporting formse
After considuring at groat length vo.rious e.ltcrnatives of possible courses of action ICNAF might 0dopt, tho Continuing Working Party ngrood to ruq_uost ICNAF to consider again tho subject of ccdo:pting tho common roporting system, or, at loast, of taking somo action towards the adoption of -Cho system.
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Several proposc;,ls for ICRAF 1 s considorc,tion wore outlinod. and d.iscussod. by tho Continuing Vforking Party which accordingly took the follo-wing stops~
( i) A standardized. form iW for tho lJorthwost Atlantic was prepared fo·r circulc,tion to IC~H".F for c"nsid.or2,tion at its I 963 annual mooting. 'This form provides stubs e.,nd boxes suitable for tho stc,tistics required b;y-ICNAF ,and FAO and. is tho s2,mo C'\S ST'AHA 1j2; as far o,s tho genor2,l information: for tho submission of effort is concerned. Soc Appendix VII to this Report.
(2) A revision of tho existing FAO-sponsorcd International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Anim:cls ancl Plants ·v-;ras ~0:roposod. with 2,. vioiio' to mooting some of ICH.AF 1 s objections to tho r,ccoptc:.nco of the common intor2,goncy system. Attention wu,s particuL,-,,rly directed. to tho position of tho :rod.fish, which was brought in juxtaposition to tho cocis and flounders, tho general ground.fish group to which r·od.fish is closely c:.ssociatcd in tho fisho:ry. Soc Appendix V to this Rcpo:rt.
(3) On tho basis of tho revised. version of tho Intornation2,l Standard Statistic2,l Classification two alternative arrangements of tho species caught in tho Northwest Atlantic arcs and app ~·aring in tho cur:ront ICNAF 1 s tabul2,tions 9
wore prepared to illustrate tho proposed listing of these spoc'ios in column C of tho proposed STAN.A 1W form. Seo Appendix VI to this Report.
If ICNAF adopted. tho common reporting form, countries could, as part cf tho. cormnon reporting procod.uro 9 provide ICNAF with sub-area su:rmnary tabul'ations of catches as v-voll c,s the data now reported on ICNAF Statistics Form 3.
The Continuing Working Party noted tho initial d.ifficul tics which might be oncounto:rcd. by ICNJ\..F and its monibor countrios in chc.,nging tho format o·f tabulation, and that ICNAF may have to work gradually towards this end.
Tt was st:rcssod 9 howcvo:r 9 the.t 9 if ICNAF should c:,groc to tho proposal of a common reporting system, it would bo highly closirablo to hc;,vo such a commi tmont this yoe..r, oven though complete accord were not attained for several years.
Attention was dravm to tho fact that tho species grouping in ICNAF 1 s .§-1§,tistical J3u1J,oti:n was regarded. by ICNAF 2,s the most favourable for tho fishery in the Northwest Atle.ntic area at the prcrnont time 9 but a roallocstion of fishing profe:r·cncos could ch2.ngo this aspect in tho future.
Tho Continuing Working P2,rty wo,s of tho opinion that it '.7'1S n.dministratively undesirable to have pormc.nontly a d.ifforont oi~dor and g:rouping .of species on reporting forms from that appearing in publications.
It was suggostod. that it might bo oonoficid if tho st2"tistic2,l publications (bulletins) of tho two regional organizdions publishing North Atlantic fishery statistics, ICES and ICNJIF, -,vcro of similc:,r format, and. ch.:;
Continuing Working Party rocornmond.s this aspoct be brought to tho c.ttontion of tho two organizations.
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4. FUTURE PROGP.Ll\II OF THE CONTINUING WORKING PARTY
4. 1 TERI.VIS OF REFERENCE STA'l'UTES JiJ RTJLES OF I 1ROCJ:JDURE
RGforGnco to tbis agenda itom vras made undor tho discussions concGrning FAO 1 s pro1:,"'ram of iNDrk in tho field of fishor;y statistics covorod by Sections 2.,4 and 2,5 of this Report.
Discussion on this i tom centered upon -the organization and composition of tho Continuing Working Part~- :~n tho changing circmnst'ancos sinco its formation as an outcome of tD.0 ·1959 Edinburgh mooting. Tho basic reason for establishment of a Continuing' Working Party was to 11 guinoa-pig11 an oxporimGnt in uso of 11 common-form roporting 11
o :DTe.-cional mornborship in tho Continuing Working Party 'vms ostablishod by those countrios -·rnluntooring to take part in tho oxporimont. In addition tho Continuing Working Party vras asked to follow-up and co-ordinate implementation of other recommendations of the Edinburgh meeting for tho improvement of fishery statistics of the North Atlantic Region.
Tho experimental phase of tho Continuing Working Party's terms of rGferonco was now nearing complotiono I-IovrovGr 9 there remained considerable work to ·do for tho North Atlantic fisheries in important fields of fishery statistics.
liJovorthol·Gss, there was some concern about tho st·atus of persons selected' by those countries participating in tho work of tho Continuing Working Party. In certain circumstances their positions vvore made difficult bocauso they vvere appointed directly by gov2rnrnonts ·vvi th th'o cost of their a:ttonda11co at mGetings being borno by thoir govornmentse
Having regard to certain itoms on tho agenda for tho current meGting and,in acldition 5 in view· of certain recommendations on statistics referred to· tho Continuing Working P:i.rty by tho first mooting of tho Advisory Cammi ttoe on Marine Rosourcos Rosoarch 9 tho problem for some members of tho Continuing Working Party would bo int2nsifi2d, They Yvcro being conscripted, as it were, to advise and recommend on matters which in some instances might liG beyond their sphoros of oompotoncG.
It was noted that genc::.'all;y commi ttoes or wor1nng parties established by FAO and other intGrnatioral a:;-oncies or technical matters vvoro composed of experts 9
·usually solO'ctod lJ;y Fi\.O and .jointly whore other sponsoring organizations participc:,tod. \!Thilo tho oxpei't attending tho Eiooting continuod as an employeG of government or industry ii1 his homo country 9 ho had a quasi-indopendGnt status by virtue of travelling at tho expense of FAO andJor other sponsoring organizations,
It was recognized ths.t thoro WOl'O budgetary aspects to any changes in tho method of selecting and. providing for mombcrs of· tho Continuing Working Party to remove some of the difficul tics roci tocl above. Since tho FAO budget for i 964 ancl i 965 vvas alroady ostablishod any solution to this mat tor invo'lving FAO financing would have to await tho bionniw"tl budgot of 1966 and 1967. As a prelude to such consideration it ~as suggested that tho question might be discussed 'by tkJ Fisheries Corrn:ni ttoc 8.t tho forthcoming 1963 biennial FAO ConforencG.
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4. 1 (continued)
As to the m2,tto:rs raisod 9 thoro were c~nswers in part at least.· It wia,S not0d tho,t there was' adoq_uatG provision' in tho 12,st paragrc:.,ph of Resolution 23/59 of tho iOth Session of the FAO Conforonco, and in tho Statutes· and Rulos of Procoduro of tho Continuing Working Party for tho nomination for any specif~od session or sossions y of 2.ddi 'tional exports from other· countries ;::,nd other international organizC:.tions 2,s mombors. Tho Continuing Working Party ox:prossed the opinion that use should bo mado of this provision in tho future tak:~U'.l[;
into account tho subject matter and agenda of futuro sessions. Somo doubts woro raised about tho advisability of increasing tho numbor of mombors prosent at particular sessions as an unduly large momborship might hamper tho proceedings;; however, it ·was felt that this difficulty might be ::ivorcome 'by solecting members for po,r'ticular sessions o,nd restricting tho field of topics of tho agenda e.ccordingly.
Tho members considorod tho nood for changes in tho Statutes and Rules of Procoduro and docidod that, taking into account budgetary implications and tho intoragoncy nature of tho composition of this Continuing Working Party which is not only concornod with FAO matters, but also with ICES, ICNAF and other intorrrational organizations 9 no changes should be m;::,de prior to its noxt session.
The Continuing Working Party roviowod briefly certain fields which could be/ taken into considor2,tion when tho agenda for tho Fourth Session is prepared. It was suggested that attontion might bo given to tho following matters in ad.di ti on to others the,t FAO, ICES 7 ICNAF and other intorn2.tional organizations and countries may wish to refer to tho Continuing Working Party for considerations
(a) Review of economic statistics of importance in tho fish catching, processing and tre,ding '!'l00t0:·::: of tho industry. In this connection tho Continuing Working Party drew attention to the need for price information and to tho dovolopr:::ont of food b2.lc:,nco shoots taking into nccount that tho present disposition figures aro but tho first stop along those lines. It was pointed out that construction of a food balance shoot could yiold an important by-product contribution to improvomont of fishory stc:.tistics. Froq,uontly as a result of such oxorciso 9 attention W2.S directed to gaps 9 inconsistencies and inadequacies in various statistical series.
Tho Continuing Working P2,rty stros.sod tho nood for tho continued close cooperation ootwocn FA0 7 tho UN Statistical Office and Commission, tho OECD 9 tho Statistical Office of tho Europocm Communi tios and othe~ regional bodies particularly interested in ocono~ic statistics.
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(b) Inve0tigation of conversion factors for calculating tho live weight o:f tho catch, in particular on tho basis of data covering the procossed and semi-pro c'ossod products, landed :in increasing q_uanti ties by factory-ships.
(c) Tho statistical recording and reporting probloms with particular reforenco to mothor-ship and factory-ship operations.
( d) Quantities of' whole fish disco,rdod ·at sea and not included in· the nominal catch.
(e) A proliminary investigation of tho posssibilities and suitability of tho processing of fishery statistical data by mechanical and electronic means both at the national and international lovel and the posssibility of using national reporting by cards and tapos as at least part substitutes for roporting by moans of forms,noting 9 of course, that such substitution in roj:lorting methods would have to spread over a period of sovoral years.
4" 2 DATE, PLACE .AND SUBJECT MATTER OF THE l110URT.H SESSION
Tho Continuing Working Party, taking into account (a) that ICNAF meets annually during tho first vvoek of Juno and ICES during tho first wook of Jctobor, and (b) that recommendations from thoso moetings should bo speodily implomented in time for tho countries to introduce any changes as soon as possible, decided that the most appropriate time for tho Continuing Working Party to have its sessions would bo during tho period I\fovembor through March, and that tho socohd half of February would appear to be on all accounts tho most suitable.
Tho ContiD.uing 'Norking P2,rty rocoivod o, fcrmal invi t:::i.ti·::,n from the reprcsentcctivos of tho Govornmont ·of tho li1oclGre,l Ropuolic of Garmany to hold its Fourth Scs·sion in H--,mburg. It nas c;,lso suggested t.hc;,t this, session be hold in AborO..o .. m. im invi ta ti on for it to t:i..ko place in Rojkyavik h2.d c:.lso boon extended. . It nas decided thn.t this m2:tter would· bo settled during tho early part of 196 4 by corros:pondonco 1Vi th mor,1bers.
5. 0 THER ];Lti.TTERS
5.1 CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD S::I:SSION
The mombors of tho Continuing Working Party extended to tho Director-Genera:!.. their appreciation of tho mooting and othor f'acili ties :provided by FAO and for the provision of tho secrotarial services.
Dr. D.B. Finn addxossod the membo=~ boforo tho closo of tho last mooting of tho Third Session.
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APPENDIX I
UEMBEF.S, ADDITIONiU ilfEj!;fBERS AND SECRETARIAT
I-A ME:MJ3ERS
N.:r. J .:B, Rui1horford Assistant Director Economics Sorvico Department of Fishorios OTTAWA, Canad.a
Mombor for tho Foa_oral Ro-Qublio of Gorman:z
Dr. O. :Bc:.uo:c Ministorialrat Abtoilung VI/6 Bundosministorium Iur Ernahrung
Landwirtschaft und Forston BONN A/REfEIN; :F1ederal Ii.opublio of Germany
.Mgmbor for Ico1and, 2/
Mr. J].fo Elfason Chief, Statistics Branch F'isliifela.g Islands [The Pi slieri es Association of Iceland) P,0. Box 20 REYX.JAVJK; Iceland
Mombor for United King-dom
]ffr. L. :Sutler Fisheries Dopartmont Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food i0 9 Whitohe;ll Place LONDON 9 S. W, 1 9 Engl and
J1/ Unable to attend mootings of tho Third Session.
I-A (concluded)
Member_ for ICES ~/ .:g/
Dr. A. Fridriksson Secretary-General
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Charlottenlund Slot CHARLOTTENLUND, Denmark
]\[Jr. :S.F. Calvin DoBaio Statistician Intornationci,l Commission for tho Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Dalhousie University HALIFAX, N.S., Canada
Member for FAO
Ivir. F.E. Popper Deputy Director Fisheries Division FAO ROllllE 9 Italy
I-B ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
Mr. Andrew w. Anderson Regional Fisheries Attach6 (Europe) American Embassy COFENHAGEN 9 Denmark
Mr. R.C. Hennomuth Chairman 9 ICNAF Subcornrnittoo on Statistics Biological Laboratory J3uroo,u of Commercial Fishori·os Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. Department of tho Interior) WOODS HOLE, Massachusotts 9 U.S.A.
Mr. :s. B. Parrish IJJ Chairman, IC:GS Statistical Committee l\/Iarino Laboratory P.O. Box 101 Victori~ Road, Torry ABERDEEN, Scotland
I.J:./ Unable to c.ttond meetings of the Third_Sossio4. _Q/ '.Pho lfootiug docidod to :i,ccopt Hr. Pc;,rrish (listed under L.ddi ti.:.inal
Mombors) ~s tho mombor for IC~S for tho duration of tho Third Sossion3
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I-13 (concluded)
Dr. :Mo Ruivo Chiof, Research Programs Section Biology Branch Fisheries Division FAG ROME, Italy
Dr. Do Se.hrhage Institut fur Seefischerei Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Fischorei Palmaillc 9 RAJIIBURG-ALTONA i, Fedural Republic of Germany
I-C SECRETARIAT
Socrotary
¥.!r. L.P.D. Gertenbach Chief, Statistics Section Economics Branch Fisheries Division FAO ROJ\JJE, Italy
Assistant Secretary
]/Ir. Eo Tamburi Fishery Statistician Economics Branch Fisheries Division FAO ROME, 1-Gc...L.Y
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LIST OF JJOCUl'vfENTS
• , • / 1 Information for participants
' 0 • / 1 Add.. 1 Information for participants
Provisional list of partici1)ants
, , "/ 2 Rov. 1 Provisional list o-P ·- participants 2/ Pi'ovisional lie·;. of' do cumcnts 121 A. Draft A(;'onda; B, Drctft Agenda with annotations £1
... /5 ICNAF 1 s requiromonts and roquosts for statistics for 1962 ICN.AF 1 s forms for rouo:r-:;j_ne- 0 +~tistics Instructions for completing IGNAF's statistics forms
. , ./6 Comments and statomonts by na·tional officos on ro:porting to ICNl\..F by moans of common intorag0ncy reporting forms (STANA com.men reporting sys tom)
,,,/6 Add.i Ap:pondicos IV 9 V~ VI
,,,/6 Add.2 A:ppondicos VII 3 VIII
o 0 , /7 Tho statistical :procoduro in the ICNAF Socrot·ariat and how it will bo affoctod by tho FAO spocios order
... /7 Add.I Tablo 3 - Statistical llullotin 11 1andings 'by spocios and subareas -1961 11 in both ICNAF and FAO species order
, . , /8 Simplification of national reporting of fishery statistics in tho North Atlantic ifogion "co ICNil.F, ICES and FAO
o. ,/9 Tho ICES statistical program for tho 1960 1 s
Notes providing instructions for tho completion of forms STANA 1 E and 2 for reporting i 96 2 data to ICES and F AO
Advisory Committee on Marino Resources Research recommendations in tho fiold of fishery statistics mado at tho First Session -28 January/2 Feoruary 1963, FA01 Romo
D.oproducod with modif5 cation2 aG !::;;:;:io:: ~i __ I to this report. Roproduccd as Appendix II to this report. Draft agenda as adopted reproduced as Appendix III to this report.
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II - ST..IU\fA I~~-6}/ ••• (concluded)
. './12
... /13 •.• / i4
... /J5 • 00 /16 .,./17
.,./18
••• /-19 ... I 20
Statutes und rules of procoduro'
An international fishery statistical system for tho Moditorranoan Sea
Establishmont in oaoh country of a national focal :point for co-ordinating statistical reporting to intornational organizations
Arrangomont of countrios in tabulations of FAO, ICES and ICNAF
Fishing areas
Improvomonts in tho design and layout of tho ST..IUITA statistic2,l forms
Rofinomont of definitions of cortain effort concepts
Tho FAO fishery statistics program
Tho F~O Fishorios Division's publications program in tho fiold of fishery statistics
REPORT OF THJ:Ll THIRD SESSION Jl/
.§i/ Roproducod as FAO Fishorios Rop'orts lifo. 7, Fio/R7 (for 'bibliogrc:,phic ro:(oronco soo pago ii of this document).
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#!JEIWIX I II
AGENDA
i • · PROCEDURAL l1IATTIJRS
i·i Adoption of d+aft agonda (Part 1)
1°2 Election of chairman
4,3 Zloction of vice-chairman
1.4 Confirmation of nomination of additional mombors
1. 5 Aa.option of draft agenda (Parts 29 3 9 4 and 5)
2, GEN3RAL FISH~RY STATISTICAL lfJATTERS
2.1 Fishing areas
2.2 Arrangomcnt of countrios in tabulations of FA0 9 IC~S and ICNAF
2.3 Coordination of corrospondonco and statistical reporting
2$4 Tho FAO fishery statistical program and its coordination with those of other international organizations
2.5 FAO publications in the fiold of fishory statistics
2.6 Refinement of certain technical aspocts of forms STANA iE and 2 and relevant notes
3. THE I11TERAG;::;NCY COEViON REPORTil'W SYSTEM FOR FISILjRY STATISTICS IN THE NOB.TH ATLAlifTIC R::!:GION
3.1 Review of tho intoragoncy common reporting system applied to tho IC:CS Statistical Arca
3.2 Consideration of the merits and domorits of application of tho interagencJ common reporting system to the ICNAF Statistical Area
5•5 Consideration of extension of tho intoragency cowJnon reporting system adopted for tho North Atlantic Region
4. FUTURE PROGI-i.AM OF CONTINUING WORKING PARTY
4. i Terms of rofoi'cnce and rules of procoduro
4.2 Dato 9 place and subject matter of tho Fourth Session of tho Continuing Working Party
5o OTHER WlATTERS
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AP.PE1,DIX IV gj
ADDRESS BY DR. D.B. FINN, DIRECTOR OF FiW FISHERIES DIVISION
llit is a great pleasure to welcotno the members of this Continuing Working Party to the FAO Headquarters 9 this Third Session neing the first meeting of the Continuing Working Party to be held in Rome 11 •
nr- have followed your 11vork in the past with great interest. It has been most valuable in implementing the various re.commendations mado by the Expert Tuleoting on Fishery Statistics in tho North Atlantic Area held 1n Edinburgh in September 1959 under the triple sponsorship of FAO 9 ICJ:JAF and ICES'.'.
!!One of the most important activities of this Continuing Working Part;y· has been the continuous refinement of tho various statistical standards 9 for example 9 classifications, cfofini tions and reporting methods in the North Atlanti'c Region and which we hope to extend also to other fishing regions of the worldn.
11Another important effect of your work is to hGlp to reduce the workload on the national statistical offices who report detailed fisheries statistics to the various international agencies. By esta-blishing standards, methods and the channelling of correspondonco through single focal points in different national offices~ you are ending in increasing effici'ency both there and in the offices of the different international organizations. In these ways I am sure you are helping to improve both national and international publications which consequently' will be of even greater value to scientists 9 legislators, and businessmen n.
nyou can therefore be proud of the achievements so far, 'but at tho same time I am sure you are looking forward to going still further.' There are still difficulties to be ovorcome 9 and agreements to be reached. It is always hard to change established practices and it requires some effort of imagination to see clearly the advantages of improved procedures. \!Thile you are working within your allotted fi'eld.~ demands are already being made for an extension of your terms of reference. Tho efficient collection and presentation of statistics is bocoming more and more important all over the world and it' is natural for those concerned with thesG problems to turn to you for advice. We too, in the FAO Fisheries Division, are' anxious to have your guidance and counsel with regard to our own pro bl ems" Q
"I hope y therofore, that you will be able to give attention to a11 tho most pressing :problems before you in the limited time at youx clisposal. I am sure you -vvill accomplish much and hope that' nevertheless you will find a little timo to enjoy your stay here, in Ron1Gn.
!!;/ Seo 2nd paragraph of Section 1.1 of Report of the Third Session.
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dPPENDIX V
INTERNATIONAL STJ.NDA.i?JJ ST"tTISTICAL CL.ASSIF'ICXI'ION OF AQTJATIC ANilviALS AND PLANTS ,_,.,,...,.,. ... -~~=-~·~,_,.~~""""_,,,,_..,:_.._--.,.~ ,..,:.~~......,,,,_.,-·~-·
V-l~c EXISTIHG V:CRSION OF STATIS'fIC:iL CLASSIFICATION
FAC JJIVISION 9 grou:p
II Froshwator fishes !2 Salmons, trouts 9 smolts 9 otc. U Flou..'1ders 9 ho.libuts 9 solos 9 otc. 14 Cods 9 hakos 9 haddoclzs 9 otc. i5 Rcrrings 9 sardinos 9 anohovies 9 oto. 16 Tunas, bonitos, nackorols,, etc. 17 J'!Iullots 9 jacks 9 soa-bassos 9 otc. ·18 Sharks, rays 9 otc. 19 Unsorted and unidontifiod :fishes
2 CRUSTAC::::_rrns 9 TuiOLLUSCS ANJJ OTH:;jR Il:T"V::JRTBBRAT:CS
21 Crustacoans 22 Molluscs 23 :Boche-dc-mor 9 so a-urchins 9 ascidians ~ otc.
3 I Bluo-whalos 9 fin·-'Whalos 9 sporm-whalos 9 otc. 32 :Uiinke-\'ihalcos. -pilot-whales 9 otc.
4 S::JALS Af\fD MISC:'JLLANI:CUS AQUATIC ]JLAMMALS
Porpoisos 9 dolphins 9 otc. 42 ~a:cod soo,ls 9 hair-seals 9 walruses 9 otc. 43 I<ii scollanoous aquatic mammals
5 LlISCELLANECUS AQUATIC ANIMALS AUD R::BSIDU::JS
51 Turtlos 9 frogsy otc •. 52 Poarls 9 sholls 9 spongcs 9 corals, otc.
g AQUATIC PL.ll..NTS
61 Aquatic plants
ICI'S categories
Froshwator fishes Salmonoids Plouronoctif orms Gadiforms Clupooids Scombriforms Other toloost fishes Non-toloost fishes Unidontifiod fishes
C:rustacoans Molluscs Other invortebratos
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V-] • PROPOSED RZVISED VERSION OF INT~.oRNATIOllTAL STANDARD STATISTICAL CLASSIFI CATI CH OF AQUATIC AND!IALS AND PLANTS
FAO DIVISION 9 group
1 FRESHWATER _/\.ND DIADROMOUS FISHES
11 Froshv1ator fishos 12 Stv.rgoons 9 paddlofi shos 13 River eels 14 Salmons 9 trouts 9 smolts 9 otc. 15 Shads 9 milkfishos 9 otc.
2 Iv.Li\.RHTL'.: FI SHES
21 Flounders 9 halibuts 9 solcs 9 otc. 22 Cods 9 hakos 9 haddocks 9 otc. 23 Bodfishos 9 bassos 9 congers 9 otc. 24 Jacks 7 mullets 9 otc. 25 Herrings) sc:crrlj:- -, ;:u1chovics 9 otc, 26 Tunas 9 bonitos 9 skipjacks 27 Mackorols 9 billfishes 9 cutlassfishos 9 otc. 28 Sharks 9 r~ys~ chimacras 29 Unsorted and unidentified fishes
3 CRUSTACEANS 9 MOLLUSCS AUD CTK_R DJVGBTEBRATES
31 Crustaccru'ls 32 Molluscs 33 ]ocho-do-mor 9 soa-urchins 9 ascidians 9 etc,
4 WHALES
41 Bluo-vvhalEJs 9 fin-•ahalos 5 sporm-whalos 9 ot c. 42 lJinko--r1halcs 9 pilot-whalos 9 otc.
5 SEALS AND MISCELLANEOUS AQUATIC IvID1MALS
51 Porpoisos 9 dolphins 9 etc. 52 Eared seals 9 hair-soals 9 walrusos 9 etc. 53 I\lfiscoll'1noous aquatic mammals
6 MISC:CLLANEOUS AQUATIC ANIIMLS AND R8SIDUES
61 Turtlos 9 frogs 9 etc. 62 Poarls 9 sholls 9 spongos 9 corals 9 etc.
7 AQUATIC PLPJ~TS
71 Aquatic plants
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V-C, DEFINI·rIONS OF GROlJPS OF PROPOS:CD RGVISJ!JD VERSION OTi' Il'ifTII:Bl~ATIOHLL STAJITDARD STATISTICAL CLASSJ..FI C,\TlON OF AQU_~TI C Al'ilTiiELS AND PLANTS
_Groun 11 Fi'esh'.'lator fishes
:Csocidae (pikes), Cyprinidae (carps), Percidae (perchosJ~ Lopidosteidae (garpikc3), Cichlidao (cichlicls) 9 froshwator siluroids (catfishes), and otl10r freshwa.ter fishes except clupeoids and salmonoi ds and excluding d.iadromous species.
Group 12 Sturgeons 9 paddlefishos
Acipenseri dao, Polyo dontidae,
Group 13 River cols
i~nguillide~e ( catadromous eols) ~
Group 14 Salmons, trouts, smelts 9 otc.
All freshwa t<:'r and ana.cJ..roDous .:::.c..lmonoi ds, i. e, 9 the Pacific salmonoi ds belonging to tho genus Onco.rhynchua; other Salmoniclao (salmons and trouts); Csmeridae (smelts), Coregonidac (whitefishes), Thymallidae (gray lings) .
Freshwater and anadromous Chanidao (milkfishes) and Clupeidao and other clupeoids.
Group 21 Flounders, halibuts 1 soles, etc.
The Heterosomata (toleost flatfishes) and therefore includes Pleuronectidao (flou..,_~ders and halibuts) 9 Soleidae (soles) 9 and Bothidae (scoldfishos and turbots).
Group 22 Cods" hakes 2 haddocks, etc.
The Ga do id fi shGs of tho families Ga di dae (cods) and Merlucciidae( hakes).
Q~£UD 23 Redfishos 2 bassos 2 congers2 etc.
Stromateidae (harvestfishos)J Bramidae (pomfrots) 9 Luvaridae (luvars) 9
Zoidao (John Dorios) 9 S11arid.::::.o (porgies) 9 Sciaenidae (croakers), Serranidae (sea-basses 9 groupers) 9 Scorpaenidao (redfishos 9 rockfishes) 9
Triglida.e (gurnards sen robins), ..l:.rri:pidae (ruffs) 9 lifototheniidae (Antarctic blennies), Uranoscopidae (stargazers), Lutianidao (snappers), Lophiidao (anglerfishos), Ariidae (marine catfishesL Anarhichadidae ( wolffishos) 9 Blonniclao (blemi:.c.os) 9 Muracmi dae (moray eels), Brotulidae (brotula) 9 Ophidiidae( cusk ools) 9 Congridae (conger eels): demersal species and other :porcomorph familios.
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V-C, (continuod)
Group 24 Jacks._ mullets 9 E:Jtc,
Atherinidac Polynomidac Poma to mi dao (dolphins);
(silvorsides), Mugilidao (mullots) 9 Sphyraonidae (barracudas) 9
(throadfj_ns)? Carangidac (jacks) 9 Soriolidae (yellowtails) 9
(bluefishes) 9 Rachycontridao (sorgoantfishos) 9 Coryphaenidao pelagic species and othor percomorph familios.
Group 25 Herrings, sardino_s, anchovios2-s;tc.
Marino clupoiform fishes of tho families Clupoidao (horrings, sardinos 9
pilchards), J:;;ngraulidaG (anchovios) 9 Mogalopidao (tarpons) 9 Iilopidao (tonp<~mnders) 9 and'1"Albulidao (ladyfishos)~ Argontinidae (dcop-sea sm0lts).
Grouu 26 Tunas 9 bonitos, skipjacks
Tho tuna-lilrn scombriform fishos 9 i.o. 3 tho Thunnidao (tunas, frigate mackorols 9 bonitos) 9 Ka tsuvvoni dao ( skipj acks),
Group 27 Mackerols, billfishos, cutlassfishos, otc.
Tho mackorol-liko scombriforms 9 i.e. 9 Scombridao (mackerels); tho billfishos 9 i.o. 9Histiophoridao (sailfishcs 9 marlins) and Xiphiidao (swordfishos) 9 Gompylidao (snake m2,ckorols 9 snooks 9 barracoutas) 9
Trichiuridao (cutlassfishos 9 hairtails).
Group 28 Sharks 9 rays 2 chimaoras
Tho Dlasmobranchii (dogfishos, sharks 9 skatos 9 rays and other Solachii); Holocophali (ratfishos ancl othor Chimaeric1ao); and other cartilaginous fishes.
Group 2.2 Unsorted and unidentified fishes
Unsorted and mixed_ fishes not othorwisCJ classifiable~ unidontifiod fishes) and (c) unspocifiod catches and landings.
Grou-o 31 Crustaceans
All aQuatic (froshwator and marine) Crustacoa (lobsters 9 rock lobsters) spiny lobsters 9 marino crawfishos 9 freshwater crayfishos 9 marine and froshwator crabs 9 soa spidcrs 9 prawns 9 shrimps 9 barnaclcs 9 otc.). Arachnoidoa (horseshoe crabs) arc also included.
Grou-p 32 Molluscs
All aQuatic (froshwator and marino) Mollusca 9 Lo. 9 limpots 9 whclks 9
winklos 9 conchs 9 abalonos 9 snails and other Gastropoda~ oystors 9 musscls 9 clams 9 cocklos 9 scallops 9 and other Polecypoda; SQuids 9 cuttlefishos 9
octopi 9 nautili 9 and. other Cophalopoda 9 chitons and other Amphinoura, etc.
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V-C. (continuod)
Group 33 :Socho-do-mo:r, sea-urchins 2 asc.idians 9 etc.
Tho soa cucumbor (bocho-do-mor) and othor Holothurians9 starfishos 9 brittlo stars 9 soa-oggs or soa-urchins 9 and othor Echinodormata9 amphioxus and other Cophalocordata~ ascidians (soa squirts) and othor Tunica ta.
Group 41 :Bluc-whalos 9 fin-whalos 2 sporm-whalos 9 otc.
Balaenoptera musculus (bluo-whales) 9 Balaenoptera physalus (fin-whalos) 9
11!egaptera nodosa (humpback-whales) 9 Balaenoptera boreal is (soi-whales) 9
Physeter catodon (sporm-whalcs) 9 Eubalaena australis (right-whales).
Group 42 ]i!inke-wha,lcs" pilot-whalos, otc.
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minko-whalos) 9 pilot-whales 9 baird 1 s boakod whales 9 belugas or whi tc whalos 9 bottlenoso vvhalos 9 killer whales; and othor ~,~ystacocoti not included in group 41.
Group 51 Porpoises, dolphins 2 etc,
The Dolphinidao (porpoises); and other Odontocoti not included in groups 41 and 42.
Group 52 :;:J&,rcd soals 2 hair-seals, walruses. etc.
Tho Otariidao (tho northorn 9 southern and tropical fur-seals and other oarod seals); tho Phocidao (harp-soals 9 harbour-seals and other hairsoals); tho Odobaonidao (·walruses).
Group 53 1'/~iscollanoous aquatic m2Jilmals
River and sea ottors) manatoos and dugongs and other Sironia, all oth(,r aquatic mammals not grouped olsowhoro 9 i.e. 9 not included under groups 41 9 42 9 51and52.
Group 61 Turtlos 9 frogs, otc.
1I1ho turtles and othor Reptilia; frogs and othor .Amphibia~ ag_uatic birds 9 such as ponguins 9 cormorants 9 gannots 9 etc.
Grouj? 62 Poarls, sholls 9 spongos, corals 9 etc.
Poarls 9 mothor-of-poarl 9 tho sholls of tho various molluscs 9 spongos (Porifora)? corals (Coralliumspp.) otc~ ag_uatic bird guano and oggsc
Grouu 71 Aguatic plants
Soawcods; kolps 9 Irish moss 9 wracks 9 tanglos 9 etc.
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V-C. (concluded)
Gcmoral No tos
( i) The marino domorsa.l toloosts aro comprised in groups 21 9 22 and 23 and tho marine polagi c tGloosts in groups 24 9 25 9 26 and 27.
(2) All tho Salmonoids aro included in group 14.
(J) All tho Clupcoids aro included in groups 15 and 25.
(4) Tho Dxport ]footing ~m Fishery Statistics in tho North Atlantic Aroa 9 22-29 Soptombor 1959 9 Edinburgh 9 Scotland 9 roportod (Paragraph 47 of its Report) on data, relating to group 29 (Unsorted and unidontifiod fishos) as follows;
nTho ]footing also ro,commonds to govornmonts that tho q_uanti ty of fish reported as unsorted and unidontifiod should not oxcood :JO por cont of tho total nominal catch or 10 9000 motric tons vvhichovor is tho loss. Govornmonts which havo difficulties in recording their catch in tho roq_uirod dotail should use sampling tochniq_uos to apportion tho unsorted and unidontifiod q_uantitios to tho spocios or species groups reported. 0
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APPENDIX VI
.ALIERJdTIVL:S"" FOR 5'PECIES ORDER,, GROUPING i!..ND LISTING Iii COLU.lilfl C CF DRAFT FORJ.l!i STA.ii/A 1W
·1, ~TCTI;S 01\ LISTS A, B 0 .!5D C
On the form STAHA f\!i '.meter -t::--ie :t:.eacL'. .. ng 11 l'mJH1'T.AL CA'I'CHESn ( =:N I'GTRIC 'IONS) it is :;iossible -to n;ak'e ::;irovision :fo1' approxiL·,ately sixty ind.ividual lines (lines 12 on..-1a:::::c1.s), 'r::~eSl3 a1s to 11e used. for l::sting under Oolurr:n C the ind.iviclual spsci:is a,r:r'a-:1ged i:.1 presc:rioed g::-oupsc
'I1he first alternatiy:; vist;.aliz0s L fox~: to. bo used. by tho European cou1:tries reporti:'.1g a L .. :::.i·~ocl nc-:.cnber of s_pecies 0 This list is gj_ven in List A. ::::r:rpcrtant s:r:ecies for which th·e :::::c~porting of catch is obligatory, a::'.'e inserte 1i in the list and. are a,st2:;:i2ked, Under thG va:r:ious groups /provision .i,s ~na,d(:l for ·blank liEes on FiLio~1 o"'~her· :::;pec~LGS "belonging to -jtat group can -oe inserted.
':::'~1e seoor.d. al ·~0:c·n2,tivro; -v-:_::;:.1.2JJ·22s tfl.e use o::: two consect.:.tive forms on which -vi:_}_l '.:Je listed a.:1..J. the "'oec-ie,"', T:1s sr1scies a:p:pearing on the two f"Tms ar"e given ir:. ·lists B and C 2.'8Zpeot:.vely5 li.st C is therefo::::-e the continuatio:r.. of list :S,
List _A_; lil"J.8 61 J 1:c:;:~r.lE~~ (]J?OT.I.:.V_O.t-iISHJ_~
from list I..~ lL: 3S 30 ~ 3-i i 32~ 35 7 36 9 37 ~ 52 or 53; 55.
List 1~ 5 lir1e 6~; li0I1:7T.·S _PEL) .. c::.1~:: .. Ji1l~"'.h.'·1;
::'.'::c·om lis-'.-; A; l:L18:3 39, 4C~ ~-3, 443 46~ 47; 49; 50; 52 or 5]~
List .P._ 9 line 63 ~ /1 0THE~"';2 FI0rf;: from list A) li~es 13~ 14;
.-- / JD
L:::.st c~ li110 62, :;OJ..J-JL? (..:=~t0~1l:lDJ.?.L3:?J.1ii fror.J. list B~ 1L1Gi3 36~, 37, 38~ .39s 40, 41, 42~ 43; 5 J s 3 2' 5 3;. 5~; 5 5; 5 6"
46, 47, 48, 49, 50
~rom list C, lines 30, 33: 35.
List c, line 63 9 Nr:JIJIER 1T)ELi~GIC FI0£Iil from list B, none ::'ram list C, lLtes 14s 15 5 16, /79 20, 2-J;; 23~ 24; 26, 21 9 28; 31? 32> 36~
!.:-}_st c, li1J.e 64 9 noil-IEZ:i JPl:Sflll from list E) l~~oP 1? from list C, linG 37,
4 "7 . 9
LIST A
Line
1 2 1~ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
ICNAF code
GF OGF PF OF SH OF
GF GF GF' C-F GF GF GF OGF GF GF
OGF OGF OGF
GF OGF GF
OGF OGF OGF
PF PF PF PF
[PF] PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
OGF PF OGF PF
OF OF OF OF OF OF OF
OGF PF OGF PF OF OGF
PF OF
OGF PF
OF
SH SH SH
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Groups and species
GRAND TOTAL STURGEONS, PiillDLEFISHES EELS Sill.mus, TROUTS~ S]){illLTS9 ETC.
SH:AIJS, MILKFI SI-IES 9 ETC.
FLO~~~TIERS, HALIBUTS 7 SOLES, ETC. *Halibut 7<0ther flatfishes
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REDFISHES 9 BASSES, CONGERS, ETC. "''Redfi shes
JACKS 9 MULLETS 7 ETC.
HERRINGS, SARDINES, ANCHOVIES 9 ETC. O;<-Herring
TUNAS, BONITOS 9 SKIPJ ACKS
:lf.ili:CKERELS 9 BILLFISEES, CUTL.ASSFISHES 9 ETC.
SHARKS 7 RAYS, CHIMAER.AS
UNSORTED AND UNIDENTIFIED FISHES Unidentified groundfish species Unide~1tified pelagic species Unidentified other species
CRUSTACE.AL\fS MOLLUSCS BECHE-:DE-MER9 SEA-URCHINS, ASCIDI.ANS 9 ETCo
-><llOTffER GROUNDFISH11 (special aggregac;e) -)(· 11 01~'1£.R p;_,'J., WIC FISH 1r (special ag;::'regate) *riOTHER FISH11 (special aggregate)
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1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
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Groups and species
GRAND 'I10TAL STTJHG~ONS 9 PADDLEFISHES EELS SALil/IOlifS 7 TROUTS 9 SMELTS 9 ETC~
Atlcrntic salmon Ca.pclin Smelt Trouts
SH!'.}: '3 9 rnILJ_Q!'ISHI•JS, ETC" llewife Vc:'.l'ious shads
FIJOUNDERS9 HALIBUTS9 SOLES9 E·rc. "i:Hc,_Z i but ?c-Othe1' fla-':fishes
Arne:r.i c2.n plaice (long-rough dab) :b'_L UKO
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CODS 9 HARJ!JS~ HADDOCKS 9 ETC. -)1:Cod *Ha.ddoc7-;,
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REDl"ISIIES~ BASSES 9 CONGERS, ETC. >i:Rsdfi shes Anglerfishes (monks) Eol~:>Ol.lt Lump fish Ssnd. eels Scup Sea-basses Sea robin Tfautog Tilefish Wo lffi::ihes 1.r.::,.,.....; ~ -:"' -·
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TUNAS, BOiifITOS, SKIPJ ACKS Bluef'in tuna Various
MACKERELS, BILl,FISHES, CUTLASSFISHES, ETC. Mackerels Broadoill swordfish Various
SHARKS, IU\..YS 9 CHD.iUl.ERAS Dogfishes Poroeagle Various sharks Skates and rays
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CRUSTACEANS .American lobster Crabs Pravms Various
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