EU standing request on catch scenarios for zero TAC stocks 2023: cod ( Gadus morhua ) in Division 7.a (Irish Sea) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Technical Services 2024
• Subjects: Celtic Seas ICES Ecoregion; Fisheries and aquaculture; Norway; Tac; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.24558259.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/EU_standing_request_on_catch_scenarios_for_zero_TAC_stocks_2023_cod_i_Gadus_morhua_i_in_Division_7_a_Irish_Sea_/24558259/1

Cod ( Gadus morhua ) in Division 7.a is caught as bycatch, with no targeted fisheries for this stock permitted in this division. The current ICES advice is that when the MSY approach is applied with precautionary considerations, there should be zero catch in the year 2024. The mixed-fisheries analysis shows that whiting is primarily caught as a bycatch stock by demersal otter trawl fleets targeting haddock and Norway lobster , and to a lesser degree by other midwater and beam trawl fleets. The EU multiannual plan (MAP) for stocks in Western Waters and adjacent waters (EU, 2019) takes into account bycatch of this species. There is no agreed shared management plan between the EU and UK for this stock.This technical service provides two illustrative catch scenarios: one based on the expected bycatch of status quo fishing effort by all fleets and a second based on a rollover of the current cod TAC.For cod in Division 7.a:194 tonnes are estimated to be caught as bycatch if fishing effort continues at status quo ...