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
2023
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
18228
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21864333.v1






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discards
Ftotal
Fprojected landings
Fprojected discards
SSB
% SSB change*
% advice change **
% probability of being below Blim in 2025
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025 2025 2025 2025
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (t) (%) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY approach: zero catch 0 0 0 0 0 0 33995 29 -100 67
Other scenarios
MSY and precautionary considerations: F = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33995 29 -100 67
EU MAP^^: FMSYupper×SSB2024/MSYBtrigger 2852 2431 421 0.2 0.161 0.034 31307 19 66 81
EU MAP^^: FMSY ×SSB2024/MSYBtrigger 2852 2431 421 0.195 0.161 0.034 31307 19 66 81
EU MAP^^: FMSYlower×SSB2024/MSYBtrigger 2433 2075 358 0.163 0.135 0.028 31690 20 42 79
F= FMSY = Fpa 5063 4290 773 0.38 0.31 0.065 29327 11 195 88
SSB2025 = Blim^
SSB2025= Bpa= Btrigger^
F = F2023 8797 7374 1423 0.76 0.63 0.133 26026 -1 413 96
SSB2025 = SSB2024 8415 7063 1352 0.72 0.59 0.126 26361 0 391 95




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2025 relative to SSB 2024.
** Advice value for 2024 relative to the advice value for 2023 (1715tonnes).
^ The Blim and MSYBtrigger options were left blank because neither can be achieved in 2025, even with zero catches.
^^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters and adjacent waters (EU, 2019).