Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) in divisions 4.a and 6.a (northern North Sea, West of Scotland)

StockCode (Assessment Component)

lez.27.4a6a

Assessment Year

2026

Stock Category

2.11

Purpose

Advice

Published

Stock Assessment Key

23776

Link to Advice Sheet

Status: Valid

Advice Component

Advice Category*

Advice Type*

Advice Unit*

AdviceValue*

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Advice Value Upper Range

Wanted Catch

Wanted Catch Lower Range

Wanted Catch Upper Range

Advice Sentence*

Advice Released Date*

Advice Applicable From*

Advice Applicable Until*

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Catch scenarios

Basis	Total Catch	Projected Landings	Projected Discards	Fishing Mortality	Stock Size	Biomass Change *	Advice Change ^
	2027	2027	2027	2027	2028	2028	2027
	(t)	(t)	(t)	(ratio)	(ratio)	(%)	(%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach (35th percentile of predicted catch distribution under FÂ =Â FMSY)	6773	6177	596	0.92	1.19	-1.95	-15.9
Other scenarios
FMSY	7294	6652	642	1	1.18	-3.1	-9.4
F2025	1799	1641	158	0.23	1.33	8.9	-78
F=0	0	0	0	0	1.37	12.8	-100

Symbol	Footnotes
*	Biomass 2028 relative to biomass 2027.
^	Advice value for 2027 relative to the advice value for 2026 (8050tonnes).