Catch scenarios

Basis	Total catch	Projected landings	Projected discards	Ftotal	Fprojected landings	Fprojected discards	SSB	SSB change*	TAC change^	Advice change^^
	2025	2025	2025	2025	2025	2025	2026	2026	2025	2025
	(t)	(t)	(t)	(ratio)	(ratio)	(ratio)	(t)	(%)	(%)	(%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY and precautionary considerations: F = 0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6311	-1.37	-100
Other scenarios
MSY approach: FMSY × SSB (2025)/MSYBtrigger	368	325	43	0.084	0.073	0.011	5949	-7.04	123
F=0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6311	-1.37	-100
EU MAP**: FMSY lower × SSB (2025)/MSYBtrigger	303	268	35	0.069	0.06	0.009	6012	-6.04	84
EU MAP**: FMSY upper × SSB (2025)/MSYBtrigger	470	415	55	0.108	0.094	0.0142	5849	-8.6	185
EU MAP**: FMSY lower	601	531	70	0.14	0.122	0.0184	5720	-10.6	264
EU MAP**: FMSY upper	919	810	109	0.22	0.19	0.029	5410	-15.56	457
F = FMSY	727	641	86	0.171	0.149	0.0224	5598	-12.52	341
F = Fpa	958	844	114	0.23	0.1998	0.03	5372	-16	480
F = F2024	88	78	10	0.02	0.017	0.0025	6224	-2.73	-47
F = Flim	1294	1138	156	0.32	0.278	0.042	5048	-21	684
F=FECO	601	531	70	0.14	0.122	0.0184	5720	-10.6	264
FECO×SSB(2025)/MSYBtrigger	303	268	35	0.069	0.06	0.009	6012	-6.04	84
Rollover TAC	165	146	19	0.037	0.032	0.0049	6148	-3.92	0
SSB(2026)= SSB (2025)***
SSB (2026) = Blim***
SSB(2026)=Bpa=MSYBtrigger***

Symbol	Footnotes
*	SSB 2026 relative to SSB 2025.
**	EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).
***	SSB(2026) = SSB(2025), SSB (2026) = Blim and SSB(2026)= Bpa=MSYBtrigger options were left blank because none of them can be achieved in 2026, even with zero catches.
^	Total advice in 2025 relative to the TAC in 2024 (165tonnes).
^^	Advice in 2025 relative to advice in 2024 (0 tonnes) options were left blank because they cannot be calculated.