Report of the Working Group on the Biology and Assessment of Deep-Sea Fisheries Resources (WGDEEP) ...

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES Scientific Reports 2024
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Icelandic Waters ICES Ecoregion; Greenland Sea ICES Ecoregion; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Greenland; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25964749.v2; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Report_of_the_Working_Group_on_the_Biology_and_Assessment_of_Deep-Sea_Fisheries_Resources_WGDEEP_/25964749/2

The ICES working group on biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP) provides scientific advice on 30 assessment units including stocks of deep-water species and those on deep shelf areas. All ICES categories are present, from full analytical assessment (category 1) to stocks with negligible landings where catches primarily are discard and bycatch (category 6). Advice is provided in time intervals of 1 to 5 years for different stocks, with 1- and 2-years intervals as the most common.First draft of advice was prepared for 20 stocks this year. Available time-series for international landings and discards, fishing effort, survey indices and biological information were updated for all stocks and are presented in Sections 3–16 of the report.Exploratory assessments were presented to the meeting for blue ling in 5a and 14 using GADGET model and greater silver smelt in 5a and 14 using SAM model.Results were presented from benchmark in January 2024 (WKBMYSYSPICT3) for greater silver smelt in area ...