Special request background document: Lemon sole, witch, turbot and brill - Review of ICES advice provided in 2018 on the contribution of TACs to fisheries management and stock conservation. (Ad hoc) ...

• Main Authors: Batsleer, Jurgen, Kokkalis, Alexandros, Needle, Coby, Tiano, Justin, Vansteenbrugge, Lies
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Scientific Reports 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Tac; Turbot
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.21739286.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Special_request_background_document_Lemon_sole_witch_turbot_and_brill_-_Review_of_ICES_advice_provided_in_2018_on_the_contribution_of_TACs_to_fisheries_management_and_stock_conservation_Ad_hoc_/21739286/1

20/01/2023: Table 1.1 - rounding error corrected. Figure 1.1 - figure legend corrected. Executive summary In 2018 the European Commission submitted a Special Request to ICES to investigate the contribution of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) to fisheries management and stock conservation for brill (27.3a47de), turbot (27.4), lemon sole (27.3a47d), witch (27.3a47d) and whiting (27.3a). ICES was requested to analyse the role of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) instrument and to assess the risks of removing TACs in light of the requirement to ensure that the stock concerned remains within safe biological limits in the short and middle term. In 2022 the EU and UK submitted a new request to ICES to investigate whether conclusions from 2018 remain valid, and to update the advice if needed. The request concerns four stocks: brill (27.3a47de), turbot (27.4), lemon sole (27.3a47d) and witch (27.3a47d). It was agreed to answer the request by updating the answers to a series of six questions addressed in the 2018 request. ...