Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 7.a, Functional Unit 14 (Irish Sea, East)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.14
Assessment Year
2025
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
21229






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 × stock abundance (2026)/MSY Btrigger 304 302 286 16 2 7 2.2
Other scenarios
FMSY lower × stock abundance (2026)/MSYBtrigger 251 250 236 13 1 5.8 -15.4
FMSY 474 471 446 25 3 11 60
F= MAP^: FMSY lower 392 390 369 21 2 9.1 32
F= MAP^: FMSY upper 474 471 446 25 3 11 60
F2024 243 241 228 13 1 5.6 -18.3




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number.
** Advice values for 2026 are relative to the 2025 advice (FMSY advice of 297 tonnes).
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).