Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in Subarea 8 and divisions 2.a, 4.a, 5.b, 6.a, 7.a–c, and 7.e–k (the Northeast Atlantic) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; 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; Barents Sea; Norwegian Sea; Greenland; Faroes; Greenland Sea; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18674816; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Horse_mackerel_Trachurus_trachurus_in_Subarea_8_and_divisions_2_a_4_a_5_b_6_a_7_a_c_and_7_e_k_the_Northeast_Atlantic_/18674816

Based on the most recent estimate of SSB (in 2009), ICES classifies the stock as having full reproductive capacity. In the absence of defined F reference points, the state of this stock cannot be evaluated with regard to fishing mortality. The outstanding 2001 year class contributed to marked increases in SSB in 2004 and 2005, and SSB has remained above 2.5 million tonnes since 2005. Fishing mortality in recent years is relatively low. ...