Advice and Scenarios Database



Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in divisions 7.b-c and 7.e-k (southern Celtic Seas and eastern English Channel)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
whg.27.7b-ce-k
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
20985
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202950.v1






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discards
Ftotal
Fprojected landings
Fprojected discards
Spawning-stock biomass (SSB)
% SSB change*
% TAC change**
Probability SSB <; Blim in 2027
2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2027 2027 2026 2027
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (ratio) (ratio) (%) (%) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach: F=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16046 43 -100 100
Other scenarios
EU MAP^^: FMSY 1975 1566 409 0.375 0.31 0.064 14680 31 -58 100
EU MAP^^: FMSY lower 1686 1358 328 0.315 0.26 0.053 14844 33 -64 100
FMSY ×SSB2026/MSYBtrigger 489 392 97 0.083 0.069 0.014 15867 42 -90 100
FMSYlower×SSB2026/MSYBtrigger 412 330 82 0.069 0.058 0.011 15896 42 -91 100
F= FMSY = FPA 1975 1566 409 0.375 0.31 0.064 14680 31 -58 100
SSB2027 = Blim^
SSB2027= BPA= Btrigger^
F = F2025 3275 2519 756 0.67 0.56 0.114 13529 21 -31 100
SSB2027 = SSB2026 1910 1315 595 1.62 1.34 0.27 11182 0 -60 100




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB2027 relative to SSB2026.
** Total catch in 2026 relative to 2025 TAC (4720 tonnes).
^ The Blim, BPA, and MSY Btrigger options were left blank because none of them can be achieved in 2027, even with zero catch in 2026.
^^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters and adjacent waters (EU, 2019).