Advice and Scenarios Database



Cod (Gadus morhua) in Division 7.a (Irish Sea)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
cod.27.7a
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
21001






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discards
Ftotal
Fprojected landings
Fprojected discards
SSB
SSB change*
TAC change^
2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2027 2027 2027
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY and precautionary considerations: F = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6830 27 -100
Other scenarios
MSY approach: FMSY × SSB (2026)/MSYBtrigger 434 335 98 0.071 0.061 0.0095 6322 17.4 163
F=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6830 27 -100
EU MAP**: FMSY lower × SSB (2026)/MSYBtrigger 360 278 82 0.058 0.05 0.0079 6408 19 118
EU MAP**:FMSY lower =Feco 833 643 190 0.141 0.122 0.019 5864 8.9 400
F = FMSY 995 767 227 0.171 0.148 0.023 5680 5.5 500
F = Fpa 1299 1001 298 0.23 0.199 0.031 5340 -0.88 690
F = F2025 91 70 20 0.0144 0.0124 0.00193 5340 25 -45
Rollover TAC 165 128 37 0.026 0.023 0.0035 6635 23 0
SSB(2027)=SSB (2026) 1257 968 288 0.22 0.192 0.03 5387 0 660
SSB (2027) = Blim***
SSB(2027)=Bpa=MSYBtrigger***




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2027 relative to SSB 2026.
** EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).
*** The Blim, Bpa, and MSYBtrigger options were left blank because none of them can be achieved in 2027, even with zero catch in 2026.
^ Total advice in 2026 relative to the TAC in 2025 (165tonnes).