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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Division 7.a (Irish Sea)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
whg.27.7a
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
20997
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202947.v1
Status:
valid
Advice Component
Advice Category
*
FMSYranges
MP
MSY
NoAdv
Other
PA
Advice Type
*
Catches
Effort
FishMort
Landings
NoAd
NoFish
Advice Unit
*
t
ratio
%
AdviceValue
*
Advice Value Lower Range
Advice Value Upper Range
Wanted Catch
Wanted Catch Lower Range
Wanted Catch Upper Range
Advice Sentence
*
ICES advises that when the MSY approach is applied, total removals* in 2026 should be no more than 200 tonnes.
Advice Released Date
*
Advice Applicable From
*
Advice Applicable Until
*
TAF Link
Management Alignment
Full
Multiple
Other
Partial
MP WebLink
Management Plan Ownership
Link To Evaluation
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Catch scenarios
Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discard
Projected recreational removals *
F total
SSB
% SSB change**
% TAC change ***
% probability of SSB <; Blim
2026
2026
2026
2026
2026
2027
2027
2026
2027
(t)
(t)
(t)
(t)
(ratio)
(t)
(%)
(%)
(%)
ICES Basis Advice
MSY approach: FMSY × SSB2026/MSY Btrigger
200
27
153
20
0.122
2109
56
-72
6.2
Other scenarios
FMSY
333
45
255
33
0.21
1975
46
-54
14.4
Fpa
1021
138
781
102
0.78
1333
-1.19
42
88
F=0
0
0
0
0
0
2309
71
-100
1.4
FMSYlower
259
35
198
26
0.16
2052
52
-64
9.8
FMSYlower×SSB2026/MSYBtrigger
154
21
118
15
0.093
2155
60
-79
4.3
SSB2027=Blim
646
87
494
65
0.44
1670
24
-10.4
50
SSB2027=MSY Btrigger = Bpa^
SSB2027=SSB2026
1001
135
765
100
0.76
1349
0
39
86
F=F2024
1107
150
847
111
0.87
1258
-6.8
54
93
Symbol
Footnotes
*
Recreational estimates are based on the proportion of catches attributed to recreational removals in 2024 (10%).
**
SSB 2027 relative to SSB 2026.
***
Total advice in 2026 relative to the TAC in 2025 (721tonnes).
^
The MSYBtrigger and Bpa option was left blank because it can not be achieved in 2027, even with zero catch in 2026.