Greenland Cod in ICES Subarea 14 and NAFO Subarea 1 ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Barents Sea ICES Ecoregion; Greenland Sea ICES Ecoregion; All ICES Ecoregions; Barents Sea; Greenland; East Greenland; Greenland cod; Greenland Sea; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18675395.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Greenland_Cod_in_ICES_Subarea_14_and_NAFO_Subarea_1/18675395/1

In the absence of defined reference points the state of the stock cannot be fully evaluated. The offshore component has been severely depleted since 1990. Surveys indicate that the stock is increasing, but it is still far below historical levels. Some of the increase may be due to inflow of recruits (2003 year-class) from Iceland. Dense concentrations of large spawning cod have been found off East Greenland, indicating that a Greenland offshore spawning stock is being established. Stock size and exploitation rate of the inshore component are unknown ...