Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at the level of the species, so it is considered unknown. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at the level of the species, so it is considered unknown. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.

Criterion D1C1 applies to fish species not exploited for commercial purposes which are considered as being by-catch. According to Decision (EU) 2017/848, the list of fish species to be evaluated in relation to this criterion shall be defined through regional or subregional cooperation. In the absence thereof, an analysis was made of Table 1D of Decision (EU) 2016/1251, which defines the species to be monitored in the framework of protection programmes in the Union or as a result of international obligations, essentially cartilaginous fish. Available information is the rate of occurrence of each species, as by-catch in the analysed fishing operations and not the by-catch mortality rate (Fauconnet et al., 2019). The likelihood of survival of individuals rejected after release remains unknown for the majority of the species fished in the Azores and has not been taken into account in this study. This information gap needs to be filled in so that management is based on more accurate estimates of fishing mortality and the impacts of ecosystem rejection have been measured. The figures given for D1C2 correspond to an estimate of total catches from the same study (Fauconnet et al., 2019) rather than abundance, whose estimates for the sub-region are unknown for the species. There is not enough data to assess GES at species level. Fauconnet, L., C. K. Pham, A. Canha, P. Afonso, H. Diogo, M. Machete, H. M. Vandeperre, and T. Mrat. ?An overview of fisheries through surveys in the Azres.? Fisheries research 209 (2019): 230-241.