Report of the Working Group on the Assessment of Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy (WGMHSA) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Expert Group reports (until 2018) 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19280192; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Report_of_the_Working_Group_on_the_Assessment_of_Mackerel_Horse_Mackerel_Sardine_and_Anchovy_WGMHSA_/19280192

The Working Group on the Assessment of NEA Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy (WGMHSA) met in ICES Headquarters 4 -13 September, to assess and provide catch options for these four widely distributed pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. The WG reports on the status of 7 stocks (see Fig. 0.1 for stock definitions), and in case of Sardine it only relates to Subdivision VIIIc and Division IX considered the central areas of distribution of the stock. This year a benchmark analytical assessment is available for NEA mackerel and update analytical assessments are available for Sardine and Anchovy in Biscay. Due to its depleted state an assessment and management advice for Anchovy in Biscay were provided by STECF in June. Exploratory analysis continued on western and southern Horse mackerel stocks and Gulf of Cadiz anchovy. All these assessments are still in a developmental stage, whilst no assessment was possible for North Sea horse mackerel due to lack of coherent data. ...