Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 6.a, Functional Unit 11 (West of Scotland, North Minch)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.11
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
21208






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch (PL + PDD + PSD)
Dead removals (PL + PDD)
Projected landings (PL)
Projected dead discards (PDD)
Projected surviving discards (PSD)
% harvest rate* For PL+ PDD
% advice change**
2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2026 2026
(t) (t) (t) (t) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach: FMSY 5971 5930 5808 122 41 10.8 62
Other scenarios
F = MAP^: FMSYlower 4644 4612 4517 95 32 8.4 26
F = MAP^: FMSYupper 5971 5930 5808 122 41 10.8 62
F = F2024 5709 5670 5554 116 39 10.3 55




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number.
** Advice values for 2026 are relative to the 2025 advice (FMSY advice of 3691 tonnes)
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019)