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 7371 19.9 -100
Other scenarios
MSY approach: FMSY × SSB (2026)/MSYBtrigger 492 380 112 0.081 0.0699 0.0109 6762 10 198
F=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7371 -19.9 -100
EU MAP**: FMSY lower × SSB (2026)/MSYBtrigger 625 483 142 0.104 0.09 0.01398 6599 11.7 148
EU MAP**:FMSY lower =Feco 833 643 190 0.141 0.122 0.019 6347 3.28 400
F = FMSY 995 767 227 0.171 0.148 0.023 6152 0.11 500
F = Fpa 1299 1001 298 0.23 0.199 0.031 5790 -5.8 690
F = F2025 91 70 20 0.0144 0.0124 0.00193 7258 18.1 -45
Rollover TAC 165 128 37 0.026 0.023 0.0035 7156 16.6 0
SSB(2027)=SSB (2026) 1000 771 229 0.17201 0.14886 0.02315 6146 0 510
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).