Advice and Scenarios Database



Thornback ray (Raja clavata) in divisions 8.a-b and 8.d (Bay of Biscay)
StockCode
rjc.27.8abd
Assessment Year
2024
Stock Category
2
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
19105






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total landings
Fishing mortality F2026/FMSY
Stock size B2027/BMSY *
% B change **
% advice change***
2026 2026 2027 2027 2027
(t) (ratio) (ratio) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach (35th percentile of predicted landings distribution under F = FMSY) 311 0.79 0.92 2.1 1.5
Other scenarios
FMSY 395 1 0.91 0.2 29
F=F2024 389 0.98 0.91 0.33 27
F=0 0 0 0.98 8.5 -100
Landings = 10th percentile of predicted landings distribution under F=FMSY 159 0.4 0.95 5.3 -48
Landings = 15th percentile of predicted landings distribution under F=FMSY 197 0.5 0.95 4.6 -36
Landings = 20th percentile of predicted landings distribution under F=FMSY 227 0.57 0.94 4 -26




Symbol Footnotes
* Biomass is at 01 January.
** Percentage change of B2027/BMSY relative to B2026/BMSY.
*** Advice value for 2026 relative to landings advice value for 2025 (306 tonnes).