EU standing request on catch scenarios for zero‑TAC stocks 2023: cod ( Gadus morhua ) in divisions 7.e–k (eastern English Channel and southern Celtic Seas). Replacing technical service provided in November 2023 ...

• 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; Oceanic Northeast Atlantic ICES Ecoregion; Tac; Gadus morhua; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.24720171.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_divisions_7_e_k_eastern_English_Channel_and_southern_Celtic_Seas_Replacing_technical_service_provided_in_November_2023/24720171/1

Please note: the present technical service replaces the one released in November 2023 . Cod ( Gadus morhua ) in divisions 7.e–k is a target species in the EU multiannual management plan (MAP; EU, 2019). The zero-catch advice provided by ICES for this stock is based on precautionary considerations. This technical service provides illustrative catch scenarios consistent with the lower F MSY range for the target stock (haddock) as detailed below.For cod in divisions 7.e–k:799 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at F MSY this would result in a cod spawning-stock biomass (SSB) of 1024 tonnes in 2025;571 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at F MSY lower this would result in a cod SSB of 1361 tonnes in 2025.The haddock F MSY and haddock F MSY lower scenarios result in an increase in cod SSB relative to 2024 (733 tonnes). Both scenarios result in a cod SSB below B lim (4200 tonnes) in 2025. ICES is unable to estimate the probability of biomass being below B lim at the ...