Advice and Scenarios Database



Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in divisions 7.b-c and 7.e-k (southern Celtic Seas and eastern English Channel)
StockCode
whg.27.7b-ce-k
Assessment Year
2022
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
17320
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.19458416.v2






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discards
Ftotal
Fprojected landings
Fprojected discards
SSB
% SSB change*
% advice change**
% probability of being below Blim
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024 2024 2024 2024
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (t) (%) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
SSB2024 = Blim 1715 1512 203 0.09 0.079 0.011 36571 21 -61 50
Other scenarios
MSY and precautionary considerations: F = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38109 26 -100 40
MSY approach: FMSY × SSB2023/MSYBtrigger 4030 3542 488 0.224 0.199 0.025 34568 14 -9.5 62
EU MAP^^: FMSY ×SSB2023/MSYBtrigger 4030 3542 488 0.224 0.199 0.025 34568 14 -9.5 62
EU MAP^^: FMSYlower×SSB2023/ MSYBtrigger 3441 3026 415 0.188 0.167 0.021 35065 16 -23 59
F= FMSY = Fpa 6322 5532 790 0.375 0.333 0.042 32641 8 42 72
SSB2024= Bpa= Btrigger^
F = F2022 10376 9013 1363 0.701 0.622 0.079 29323 -3 133 86
SSB2024 = SSB2023 9108 7939 1169 0.59 0.523 0.067 30343 0 105 82




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2024 relative to SSB 2023.
** Advice value for 2023 relative to the advice value for 2022 (4452 tonnes).
^ The Bpa and MSY Btrigger options were left blank because neither can be achieved in 2024, even with zero catches.
^^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters and adjacent waters (EU, 2019).