Working group on mackerel and horse mackerel egg surveys (WGMEGS) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES Scientific Reports 2024
• Subjects: Atlantic, Northeast ICES Ecoregion; FAO area 27; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; Fisheries and aquaculture; Technologies and data; Faroe Islands; Norway; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.23790201; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Working_group_on_mackerel_and_horse_mackerel_egg_surveys_WGMEGS_/23790201

The ICES Working Group on Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Surveys (WGMEGS) coordi-nates the mackerel and horse mackerel egg surveys in the Northeast Atlantic (NEA) and the mackerel egg survey in the North Sea. This report focuses on the execution, and results, of the surveys (MEGS) conducted during 2022.In 2022, the survey once again faced significant challenges with regards to its ability to provide adequate geographical and temporal coverage, given the limited vessel resources at its disposal. In 2022, Portugal, Spain (IEO and AZTI), Ireland, UK/Scotland, the Netherlands, Germany, the Faroe Islands, and Norway participated in the egg survey in the western and southern areas. Denmark and UK/England, with some additional assistance from Norway, surveyed the North Sea as a single-pass DEPM survey. This is the first time in many years that both the Atlantic and North Sea surveys have been conducted in the same year.WGMEGS notes that the expansion of recent surveys during periods 5 and 6 occurred again in 2022. ...