Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 6.a, Functional Unit 12 (West of Scotland, South Minch)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.12
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
21209






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) (ratio) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach: FMSY 9603 9535 9332 203 68 11.7 77
Other scenarios
F = MAP^: FMSY lower 7633 7579 7417 162 54 9.3 41
F = MAP^: FMSY upper 9603 9535 9332 203 68 11.7 77
F = F2024 5140 5104 4995 109 36 6.3 -5.1




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number.
** Advice values for 2026 are relative to the 2025 advice (FMSY advice of 5 419 tonnes).
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).