Advice and Scenarios Database



Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in divisions 8.a-b (northern and central Bay of Biscay)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
bss.27.8ab
Assessment Year
2018
Stock Category
3.2
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
10203
Link to Advice Sheet






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch^
Commercial landings
Recreational removals
Total F
F* commercial landings
F* recreational removals
SSB
% SSB change^^
% Advice change^^^
2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY approach: F = FMSY × SSB 2019/MSY Btrigger 2495 1924 571 0.114 0.089 0.026 15293 -1.8 -19
Other scenarios
F = (SSB2019/MSYBtrigger) × FMSYlower 2380 1836 544 0.109 0.084 0.025 15379 -1.25 -22.7
F = (SSB2019/MSYBtrigger) × FMSYupper 3030 2336 693 0.141 0.109 0.032 14888 -4.4 -1.64
F = FMSY 2663 2054 609 0.123 0.095 0.028 15165 -2.6 -13.5
F = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17196 10.4 -100
F = Fpa 2663 2054 609 0.123 0.095 0.028 15165 -2.6 -13.5
F = Flim 3643 2810 834 0.172 0.133 0.039 14424 -7.4 18.3
SSB2020 = Blim 7004 5398 1606 0.36 0.28 0.081 11920 -24 127
SSB2020 = Bpa 662 511 151 0.029 0.023 0.007 16688 7.2 -79
SSB2020 = MSYBtrigger 662 511 151 0.029 0.023 0.007 16688 7.2 -79
F = F2017 = Fsq 2684 2070 614 0.124 0.096 0.028 15149 -2.7 -12.8
FMSYlower 2541 1960 581 0.117 0.09 0.026 15257 -2.03 -17.5
FMSYupper 3231 2492 739 0.151 0.117 0.034 14735 -5.38 4.9




Symbol Footnotes
* The split of total F into commercial landings and recreational removals in the short-term forecast is based on the proportion observed in 2017.
^ Includes commercial landings and recreational removals.
^^ SSB 2020 relative to SSB 2019.
^^^ Commercial landings component of the advice value for 2019 relative to the advice value (commercial landings) for 2018.