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Data Collection Framework - DCF

Data Calls

This page gives access to the uploading tools through which the MS upload the data in the JRC databases in response of the data calls issued by DG MARE. For each data call information is provided on the type of data requested (official letter), the deadlines, the templates and the technical specifications for uploading the data. The progress in uploading is constantly monitored through an uploading monitor accessible by authenticated users.

This year data calls

EU Fishing Fleet Socio-Economic data call - 2024

Mediterranean and Black Sea data call - 2024

Fisheries Dependent Information data call - 2024

.... FDI, and Aquaculture pages for 2024 will be updated soon. 

Overview

AER MEDBS FDI Aquaculture
  • opening:
    30 January 2024
  • legal deadline:
    28 February 2024
  • operational deadline:
    22 March 2024
  • database closure:
    26 April 2024
  • opening:
    03 June 2024
  • legal deadline:
    03 July 2024
  • operational opening:
    19 August 2024
  • operational closure:
    21 August 2024
  • opening:
    27 May 2024
  • legal deadline:
    26 June 2024
  • operational opening:
    //
  • operational closure:
    29 August 2024
  • opening:
    03 September 2024
  • legal deadline:
    02 October 2024
  • operational deadline:
    xx October 2024
  • database closure:
    xx October 2024

All data calls deadlines and closure are at 12:00h CET.

Archived data calls

This section provides information about past data calls.

  • "Deep Sea Fisheries" data call was launched in 2010;
  • The "Socio-Economic" data call (called in 2010) changed name in 2011 to "Fleet-Economic";
  • The "Fishing Effort Regimes" data call changed name in 2015 to "Fisheries Dependent Information";
  • The "Fisheries Dependent Information" data call ended in 2017 and the name has been maintained for the new data call collecting a wider data set of fishing capacity, effort, landings, and discards.

Here you can find all the documents (official letters, templates and amendments ...) related to previous years data calls.

Definition of terms

This section gives you quick and easy access to most of the definitions and acronyms that are commonly used for the transmission of data. You can either search these definitions by using the alphabetic list below or by clicking directly on the words here.