DANIEL GRIGORAȘ, is a fisheries engineer, scientific research assistant in the Living Marine Resources department at the National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa" Constanța, Romania. He graduated from the bachelor's program "Fisheries and Fish Industrialization" and is currently following the master's program "Science and Engineering of Aquatic Bioresources" at the "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați. His main activity consists of collecting, processing, interpreting and validating data from scientific and commercial fisheries. These data are used for the statistical analysis of biological parameters for fish species of commercial interest in the Black Sea. He is responsible for transmitting the data requested by the European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean through the Data Collection Framework and Data Collection Reference Framework platforms, respecting European strategic objectives. Performs quality verification of commercial and scientific data according to specific standards and formats: MED&BS, MEDITS, GFCM, RCG. In addition, it contributes to the assessment of pelagic and demersal fish stocks, carries out laboratory analyses and takes ichthyological samples from fishing points located between Periboina and Vama Veche.