Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) in ICES subareas 5, 12, and 14 (Iceland and Faroe grounds, North of Azores, East of Greenland) and in NAFO subareas 1 and 2 (deep pelagic stock > 500 m) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Azores ICES Ecoregion; Barents Sea ICES Ecoregion; Faroes ICES Ecoregion; Greenland Sea ICES Ecoregion; Icelandic Waters ICES Ecoregion; Oceanic Northeast Atlantic ICES Ecoregion; Barents Sea; Greenland; Faroes; Greenland Sea; Iceland; Northeast Atlantic; Sebastes mentella
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18674894; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Beaked_redfish_Sebastes_mentella_in_ICES_subareas_5_12_and_14_Iceland_and_Faroe_grounds_North_of_Azores_East_of_Greenland_and_in_NAFO_subareas_1_and_2_deep_pelagic_stock_500_m_/18674894

In the absence of reference points and an analytical assessment, the state of the stock cannot be fully evaluated. Based on the trawl survey estimates, there is indication of a decreasing trend in the time series and the 2009 estimate is the lowest in the series. Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) has been variable over the years, but on average the recent CPUEs are lower than in the early part of the time series. These indices in combination with a marked decrease in landings since 2004 suggest that the stock has been reduced substantially in the past decade. The exploitation rate for this stock is unknown. ...