EU standing request on catch scenarios for zero-TAC stocks; cod (Gadus morhua) in divisions 7.e–k (Celtic Sea) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Technical Services 2024
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Celtic Seas ICES Ecoregion; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Tac; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21456339; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/EU_standing_request_on_catch_scenarios_for_zero-TAC_stocks_cod_Gadus_morhua_in_divisions_7_e_k_Celtic_Sea_/21456339

Technical Service Cod ( Gadus morhua ) in divisions 7.e–k is a target species in the EU multiannual management plan (EU MAP; EU, 2019). The zero-catch advice provided by ICES for this stock is based on precautionary considerations. The mixed-fisheries analysis shows that cod is caught in most mixed fisheries in the Celtic Sea with other species for which non-zero catches are advised. The present technical service provides illustrative catch scenarios consistent with the lower FMSY range for haddock as detailed below. For cod in divisions 7.e–k: · 1002 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at FMSY; this would result in a cod spawning-stock biomass (SSB) of 1261 tonnes in 2024; · 717 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at FMSY lower; this would result in a cod SSB of 1671 tonnes in 2024; · 869 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished midway between FMSY and FMSY lower; this would result in a cod SSB of 1450 tonnes in 2024; The haddock FMSY , haddock FMSY ...