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

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Technical Services 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Celtic Seas ICES Ecoregion; Oceanic Northeast Atlantic ICES Ecoregion; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Tac; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.24720456.v2; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/EU_standing_request_on_catch_scenarios_for_zero_TAC_stocks_2023_whiting_i_Merlangius_merlangus_i_in_divisions_7_b_c_and_7_e_k_southern_Celtic_Seas_and_eastern_English_Channel_Replacing_technical_service_provided_in_November_2023/24720456/2

Please note: the present technical service replaces the one released in November 2023 . Whiting ( Merlangius merlangus ) in divisions 7.b–c and 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 present technical service provides illustrative catch scenarios consistent with the lower F MSY range for the target stock (haddock) as detailed below.For whiting in divisions 7.b–c and e–k:8033 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at F MSY this would result in a whiting spawning-stock biomass (SSB) of 27 012 tonnes in 2025;5545 tonnes are estimated to be caught when haddock is fished at F MSY lower this would result in a whiting SSB of 29 179 tonnes in 2025.The haddock F MSY and haddock F MSY lower scenarios both result in an increase in whiting SSB relative to 2024 (26 361 tonnes). All scenarios result in an SSB below B lim (36 571 tonnes) in 2025 with a high ...