EU/UK request to ICES on lemon sole, witch, turbot, and brill: review of ICES advice provided in 2018 on the contribution of TACs to fisheries management and stock conservation ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Special Requests 2024
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Tac; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21739322; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/EU_UK_request_to_ICES_on_lemon_sole_witch_turbot_and_brill_review_of_ICES_advice_provided_in_2018_on_the_contribution_of_TACs_to_fisheries_management_and_stock_conservation/21739322

ICES advises that its conclusions from 2018 remain valid, meaning that: 1. Removing the EU/UK TACs for the following stocks may generate a high risk of the stocks being exploited unsustainably: Witch ( Glyptocephalus cynoglossus ) in ICES Division 3.a, Subarea 4, and Division 7.d. Turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus ) in ICES Subarea 4. Brill ( Scophthalmus rhombus ) in ICES Division 3.a, Subarea 4, and divisions 7.d and 7.e. 2. Removing the EU/UK TACs for lemon sole ( Microstomus kitt ) in ICES Division 3.a, Subarea 4, and Division 7.d stock may generate a lower risk of the stock being exploited unsustainably. 3. For all stocks, management should be using a single-species TAC covering the stock distribution area. ...