Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 4.b, Functional Unit 8 (central North Sea, Firth of Forth)
StockCode
nep.fu.8
Assessment Year
2019
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
13220






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch WC + DUC + SUC
Dead removals WC + DUC
Wanted catch WC
Dead unwanted catch DUC
Surviving unwanted catch SUC
Harvest rate * % for WC + DUC
% advice change **
2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021
(t) (t) (t) (t) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
EU MAP ^: FMSY 3143 3074 2867 207 69 16.3 -11.9
F = MAP FMSY lower 2045 2000 1865 135 45 10.6 -43
F = MAPFMSY upper *** 3143 3074 2867 207 69 16.3 -11.9
Other scenarios
MSY approach 3143 3074 2867 207 69 16.3 -11.9
F0.1 1812 1772 1653 119 40 9.4 -49
F35SpR 2449 2395 2234 161 54 12.7 -31
F2018 2488 2433 2269 164 55 12.9 -30
F2016-2018 2893 2829 2638 191 64 15 -18.9




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals.
** Total catch 2020 relative to FMSY advice value 2019 (3569 tonnes).
*** FMSY upper =FMSY for this stock.
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the North Sea (EU, 2018).