Description

This form provides for the annual reporting of fishing activities conducted around anchored fish aggregated devices (AFADs) located in the IOTC area of competence along with estimates of retained catches and discards for the IOTC species, common sharks, and other bycatch species caught in association with IOTC fisheries.

Click here to download a blank version of Form 3-AA, or return to the list of all IOTC statistical data reporting forms. The form allows reporting updated data for multiple fisheries simultaneously. Click here to download a blank version of Form 3-AA which has been designed to report updated data for a single fishery.

Data content

Daily information on AFOB-related activities along with estimates of total number and/or live weight of retained catches and discards by species, fate, raising status, and catch unit.

General information

Element Requirement Description Input value
Reporting year M Gregorian calendar year of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer
Reporting entity M Entity reporting the dataset to the IOTC Secretariat Code From Entities
Flag state M Country registration of the fishing vessels Code from Countries

Main data elements

Element Requirement Description Input value
Month M Gregorian calendar month of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer 1..12
Day of the month M Day of the month of the fishing activities reported through the dataset Integer 1..31
Fisheries M Type of fishing practices based on several factors Code from Fisheries
Latitude M Horizontal distances north or south of the Equator Decimal degrees
Longitude M Vertical distances east or west of the prime meridian Decimal degrees
Species M Species caught and discarded Code from Species
Type of fate M Fate of fish caught (retained or discarded) Code from Types of fate
Data raising M Level of raising (i.e., extrapolation) Code from Raisings
Catch unit M Units used to report the level of catches of a given species Code from Catch units

AFOB data

Element Requirement Description Input value
Identifier M Unique identifier of the floating object Plain text
Type M Type of anchored floating object Code from AFOB types
Activity M Type of activities undertaken when visiting or deploying an anchored floating object Code from AFOB activity types

Reporting metadata

Element Requirement Description Format Example
Liaison officer full name M Name of the liaison officer in charge of the compilation of the data Plain text John Doe
Liaison officer email M Email address of the liaison officer in charge of the compilation of the data Valid email address
Organisation name M Name of the organisation in charge of the compilation of the data Plain text National Institute of Fisheries
Organisation email O Email address of the organisation in charge of the compilation of the data
Finalisation date M Date of finalisation of the dataset ISO 8601 1996-03-27
Submission date O Date of submission of the dataset ISO 8601 1997-03-21

Reporting deadlines

  • Surface fisheries: 30 June (final)

Reference code lists

Entities

Countries

Fisheries

Species

Types of data

Types of anchored fishing objects

Types of activities on anchored floating objects

Types of fates

Raisings

Catch units