Advice and Scenarios Database



Greater silver smelt (Argentina silus) in divisions 5.b and 6.a (Faroes grounds and west of Scotland)
StockCode
aru.27.5b6a
Assessment Year
2024
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
18964
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.25019168.v1






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
F6–14
SSB
% SSB change*
% Advice change^
2025 2025 2026 2026 2025
(t) (ratio) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY approach = FMSY 18966 0.24 78348 -6 7
Other scenarios
F = 0 0 0 95429 15 -100
Fsq(2024) 21198 0.27 76369 -8 20
Fpa 25013 0.33 73032 -12 41
SSB (2026) = MSY Btrigger 13794 0.16 82999 0 -22
SSB (2026) = Blim 40423 0.61 59730 -28 128




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2026 relative to SSB 2025.
^ Advice value for 2025 relative to advice value for 2024 (17695 tonnes).