A list of the gear and their acronyms is provided below:
| DRB | = | Boat dredges |
| DRH | = | Hand dredges |
| FAD* | = | Fish aggregation device ( * is included in this list to identify vessels/fleet segments using this technique) |
| FPN | = | Stationary uncovered pound nets |
| FPO | = | Pots |
| FYK | = | Fyke nets |
| GNC | = | Encircling gillnets |
| GND | = | Driftnets |
| GNS | = | Set gillnets (anchored) |
| GTN | = | Combined gillnets-trammel nets |
| GTR | = | Trammel nets |
| HAR | = | Harpoons |
| HMD | = | Mechanised dredges including suction dredges |
| LA | = | Lampara nets |
| LHM | = | Handlines and pole-lines (mechanised) |
| LHP | = | Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) |
| LLD | = | Drifting longlines |
| LLS | = | Set longlines |
| LNB | = | Boat-operated lift nets |
| LNS | = | Shore-operated stationary lift nets |
| LTL | = | Troll lines |
| MIS | = | Miscellaneous Gear |
| NO | = | NO GEAR |
| OTB | = | Bottom otter trawl |
| OTM | = | Midwater otter trawl |
| OTT | = | Otter twin trawl |
| PS | = | Purse seines |
| PTB | = | Bottom pair trawl |
| PTM | = | Pelagic pair trawl |
| SB | = | Beach seines |
| SDN | = | Danish seines |
| SPR | = | Pair seines |
| SSC | = | Scottish seines |
| SV | = | Beach and boat seines |
| TBB | = | Beam trawl |
The list is re-proposed here order by gear classes:
| class | description | code |
|---|---|---|
| Dredges | Boat dredges | DRB |
| Mechanised dredges including suction dredges | HMD | |
| Hand dredges | DRH | |
| Gillnets and entangling nets | Driftnets | GND |
| Set gillnets (anchored) | GNS | |
| Encircling gillnets | GNC | |
| Trammel nets | GTR | |
| Combined gillnets-trammel nets | GTN | |
| Lift nets | Boat-operated lift nets | LNB |
| Shore-operated stationary lift nets | LNS | |
| Hooks and lines | Handlines and pole-lines (mechanised) | LHM |
| Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) | LHP | |
| Drifting longlines | LLD | |
| Set longlines | LLS | |
| Troll lines | LTL | |
| Seine nets | Danish seines (Anchored seine) | SDN |
| Pair seines | SPR | |
| Scottish seines (Fly shooting seine) | SSC | |
| Beach seines | SB | |
| Boat seines | SV | |
| Surrounding nets | Purse seines | PS |
| Lampara nets | LA | |
| Traps | Pots and Traps | FPO |
| Stationary uncovered pound nets | FPN | |
| Fyke nets | FYK | |
| Trawls | Bottom otter trawl | OTB |
| Otter twin trawl | OTT | |
| Bottom pair trawl | PTB | |
| Midwater otter trawl | OTM | |
| Pelagic pair trawl | PTM | |
| Beam trawl | TBB | |
| Other gear | Glass eel fishing | GEF |
| No gear | e.g. shell fishing by hand | NO |