Advice and Scenarios Database



Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in subareas 1-9, 12, and 14 (Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters)
StockCode
whb.27.1-91214
Assessment Year
2022
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
17597
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21493974.v2






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
F
SSB
% SSB change*
% catch change**
% advice change***
2023 2023 2024 2024 2023 2023
(t) (ratio) (t) (%) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Long-term management strategy: F = Fmgt 1359629 0.32 7781444 17.5 23 81
Other scenarios
MSY approach:FMSY 1359629 0.32 7781444 17.5 23 81
F = 0 0 0 9039585 37 -100 -100
Fpa 1359629 0.32 7781444 17.5 23 81
Flim 3146002 0.88 6157129 -7 184 318
SSB2024 = Blim^ 8696303 6.503 1499996 -77 685 1055
SSB2024 = Bpa^ 7715688 4.401 2249993 -66 597 925
SSB2024 = MSYBtrigger^ 7715688 4.401 2249993 -66 597 925
F = F2022 1550784 0.371 7605942 14.9 40 106
SSB2024 = SSB2023 2631402 0.698 6621196 0 138 250
Catch2023 = catch2022 ^ 1107553 0.255 8013430 21 0 47
Catch2023 = catch2022 -20% 886105 0.2 8217731 24 -20 17.7
Catch2023 = catch2022 +25% 1384385 0.327 7758694 17.2 25 84
Catch2023 = advice2022 -20% 602183 0.133 8480325 28 -46 -20
Catch2023 = advice2022 +25% 940871 0.214 8167163 23 -15 25




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2024 relative to SSB 2023.
** Catch 2023 relative to expected catch in 2022 (1 107 529 tonnes).
*** Catch 2023 relative to advice for 2022 (752 736 tonnes).
^ SSB2024 and Catch2023 values are the closest available approximation to either Blim, Bpa and Btrigger or target catches.