Advice and Scenarios Database



Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Division 7.a (Irish Sea)
StockCode
whg.27.7a
Assessment Year
2019
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
12975






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Wanted catch
Unwanted catch
F total
F Wanted catch
F Unwanted catch
SSB
% SSB change *
% TAC change **
2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2020
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY approach 0 0 0 0 0 0 2971 62 -100
Other scenarios
FMSY= Fpa 595 72 523 0.22 0.009 0.21 2391 30 -90
F = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2971 62 -100
FMSY lower 440 54 386 0.158 0.0065 0.151 2540 38 -93
FMSY upper 776 94 682 0.29 0.0121 0.28 2219 21 -87
FMSY × SSB2020/MSYBtrigger 73 9 64 0.025 0.00102 0.024 2899 58 -99
FMSY lower: FMSY lower × SSB2020/MSYBtrigger 53 6 46 0.0178 0.00073 0.0171 2919 59 -99
FMSY upper: FMSY upper × SSB2020/MSYBtrigger 97 12 85 0.033 0.00137 0.032 2875 56 -98
Flim 948 114 834 0.37 0.0152 0.35 2058 11.9 -84
SSB2021 = Blim^
SSB2021 = Bpa = MSYBtrigger^
F = F2019 1222 146 1076 0.5 0.021 0.48 1808 -1.69 -80




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2021 relative to SSB 2020.
** Landings in 2020 relative to TAC in 2019 (727tonnes).
*** The Blim, Bpa, and MSYBtrigger options were left blank because Blim, Bpa, and MSYBtrigger cannot be achieved in 2021, even with zero catch.