These dataset (temporal coverage 2003-2016) is the result of the DCF data calls to support the evaluation of fishing effort regimes. The data provided by EU Member States during the last data call were analyzed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Expert Working Group 17-05. Before accessing the data we strongly encourage to read the STECF report 17-09 (https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reports). Please note that data are structured by effort EU management regime (or management area), signified by the annex field; therefore, data must not be summed across different annexes otherwise multiple counting of the same effort or catch values may result. Disclaimer: Although the data published on this page have been assessed by STECF, the quality and completeness of the data are under the responsibility of the EU Member States. Please note that in the effort and landings by rectangles provided by the Member States before 2016 there are some known inconsistences between ICES rectangle codes and regulated areas. How to cite these dataset: Zanzi, Antonella; Holmes, Steven (2017): Fisheries data from DCF Fishing Effort Regimes data calls. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/9f8002cc-c6fc-4adb-86cd-466f935a7bda