Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in subareas 1–9, 12, and 14 (Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Arctic Ocean ICES Ecoregion; Barents Sea ICES Ecoregion; Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast ICES Ecoregion; Celtic Seas ICES Ecoregion; Faroes ICES Ecoregion; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Greenland Sea ICES Ecoregion; Icelandic Waters ICES Ecoregion; Norwegian Sea ICES Ecoregion; Oceanic Northeast Atlantic ICES Ecoregion; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; Greenland; Norwegian Sea; Faroes; Greenland Sea; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18674774.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Blue_whiting_Micromesistius_poutassou_in_subareas_1_9_12_and_14_Northeast_Atlantic_and_adjacent_waters_/18674774/1

Based on the most recent estimates of SSB (in 2009) and, fishing mortality (in 2008), ICES classifies the stock as having full reproductive capacity and being harvested sustainably (F=0.29). Year classes 2005-2008 are among the lowest observed. Due to recent low recruitment, SSB has declined from its historical peak in 2003-2004 of more than 7 million tonnes to 3.6 million tonnes at the beginning of 2009, and the decline is expected to continue in the short-term. ...