Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in Division 3.a and Subarea 4 (Skagerrak, Kattegat and North Sea)

StockCode (Assessment Component)

spr.27.3a4

Assessment Year

2025

Stock Category

Purpose

Advice

Published

Stock Assessment Key

19355

Link to Advice Sheet

Status: valid

Advice Component

Advice Category*

Advice Type*

Advice Unit*

AdviceValue*

Advice Value Lower Range

Advice Value Upper Range

Wanted Catch

Wanted Catch Lower Range

Wanted Catch Upper Range

Advice Sentence*

Advice Released Date*

Advice Applicable From*

Advice Applicable Until*

TAF Link

Management Alignment

MP WebLink

Management Plan Ownership

Link To Evaluation

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Catch scenarios

Basis	Total Catch	F1-2	SSB	% SSB change*	% TAC change**	% Advice change
	2025	2025	2026	2026	2026	2026
	(t)	(ratio)	(t)	(%)	(%)	(%)
ICES Basis Advice
SSB (2026) = MSY Bescapement with Fcap	236114	1.01	225010	-18	214	214
Other scenarios
F = 0	0	0	313238	14	-100	-100
F = 0.4	111508	0.4	270583	-2	48	48
F = 0.8	198241	0.8	238576	-13	163	163
F = 1	234413	1	225613	-18	211	211
SSB (2026) = Bpa	534453	5.118	135952	-51	610	610

Symbol	Footnotes
*	SSB in July 2026 relative to SSB in July 2025.
**	The advice value (July 2025 - June 2026) relative to the sum of the TACs (74 784 tonnes) for July 2024 - June 2025 in Subarea 4 and Division 3.a.