ICCAT CODES
TO BE USED IN STATISTICS
FISHING GEARS / ENGIN / ARTE DE PESCA
DEFINITIONS
W (or RWT) Round weight
DWT Dressed weight (Gilled, gutted, part of head off, fins off)
GWT Gilled and gutted weight
FL Fork length
LJFL Lower jaw-fork length
UJFL Upper jaw-fork length
EFL Eye-fork length
CFL Curved fork length
PFFL Pectoral fin fork length
D2FL Second dorsal fork length
PDL Pectoral-dorsal length
CPFFL Curved pectoral fin fork length
LD1 Lower jaw-first dorsal length
Numeric Alpha Remarks
1 LL Longline
2 LLMB Longline with mother boat
3 LLFB Foreign-based longline
4 LLHB Home-based longline
5 PSG Large scale purse seine (over 200 MT capacity)
6 PS Purse seine
7 PSS Small scale purse seine (less than 50 MT capacity)
8 PSD Double-boat purse seine
9 TROL Troll
10 TRAP Trap
11 SURF Surface fisheries unclassified
12 SPOR Recreational fisheries (mostly rod and reel)
13 UNCL Unclassified (gears not reported)
14 TRAW Trawl
15 BBI Baitboat with ice-well
16 BBF Baitboat with freezer
17 BB Baitboat
18 HARP Harpoon
19 HAND Handline
20 PSM Medium sized purse seine (between 50 and 200 MT capacity)
21 PSLB Purse seine using live bait
22 RR Rod-and-reel
23 MWT Mid-water trawl (pelagic trawl)
24 GILL Gillnet (drift net)
25 PSFB Purse seine catching large fish
26 PSFS Purse seine catching small fish
27 RRFB Rod-and-reel catching large fish
28 RRFS Rod-and-reel catching small fish
29 HS Haul seine
30 TN Trammel net
31 SPHL Sport fishing using hand line
32 BLL Bottom longline or Deep longline
33 LLD Longline discards
34 MWTD Mid-water paired trawl
35 TLD Tended line discards
36 TL Tended line
37 RRD Rod-and-reel discards
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Code Scientific names
Code Noms scientifiques English Français Español
Código Nombres científicos
Num,Alpha ___________________________________________________________________________________ _
1 BFT Thunnus thynnus thynnus Bluefin Tuna Thon rouge Atún rojo
2 SBF Thunnus maccoyii Southern bluefin tuna Thon rouge du sud Atún rojo del sur
3 YFT Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna Albacore Rabil
4 ALB Thunnus alalunga Albacore Germon Atún blanco
5 BET Thunnus obesus Bigeye tuna Thon obèse Patudo
6 BLF Thunnus atlanticus Blackfin tuna Thon à nageoires noires Atún aleta negra
7 LTA Euthynnus alletteratus Atlantic black skipjack Thonine Bacoreta
8 SKJ Katsuwonus pelamis Oceanic skipjack Listao Listado
9 BON Sarda sarda Atlantic bonito Bonite à dos rayé Bonito
10 FRI Auxis thazard Frigate tuna Auxide Melva
11 BOP Orcynopsis unicolor Plain bonito Palomette Tasarte
12 WAH Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo Thazard batard Peto
13 SSM Scomberomorus maculatus Spotted Spanish mackerel Maquereau espagnol Carita
14 KGM Scomberomorus cavalla King mackerel Thazard Carita lucio
15 SAI Istiophorus albicansAtlantic sailfish Voilier Pez vela
16 BLM Makaira indica Black marlin Makaire noir Aguja negra
17 BUM Makaira nigricans Atlantic blue marlin Makaire bleu Aguja azul
18 WHM Tetrapturus albidus Atlantic white marlin Makaire blanc Aguja blanca
19 SWO Xiphias gladius Broadbill swordfish Espadon Pez espada
20 SPF Tetrapturus pfluegeri Spearfish Makaire-bécune
and T. belone et Marlin de Méditerranée
21 OTH Species of tuna unknown Espèce de thon inconnue Especie de atún no conocida.
22 BGT Big tunas unclassified Grands thonidés Túnidos grandes
23 YOU Young tunas Jeunes thonidés Atunes jóvenes
24 BIL Istiophoridae Billfishes unclassified Poissons porte-épée Marlines sin clasificar
non classés sin clasificar
25 SMT Small tunas Petits thonides Pequeños túnidos
26 KGX Scomberomorus spp. Scomberomorus unclassified Thazards non classés Carites, sin clasificar
non classés
28 MAW Scomberomorus tritorWest African Spanish Thazard blanc Carita oeste africano
mackerel
29 CER Scomberomorus regalis Cero Thazard franc Carite chinigua
30 BLT Auxis rochei Bullet tuna Bonitou Melva
31 MIX Mixed species of tunas Espèces mêlées de thonidés varias especies de atunes
mezcladas.
32 BRS Scomberomorus brasiliensis Serra Spanish mackerel Thazard serra Serra