Advice and Scenarios Database



Anglerfish (Lophius budegassa, Lophius piscatorius) in subareas 4 and 6, and Division 3.a (North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Skagerrak and Kattegat)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
anf.27.3a46
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
23766
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.30931943






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total Catch
Projected Landings
Projected Discards
Ftotal
SSB
SSB Change*
Advice Change^
2027 2027 2027 2027 2028 2028 2027
(t) (t) (t) (ratio) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach: FMSY 34245 33424 822 0.137 55849 4.6 12.8
Other scenarios
EU MAP^^: FMSY 34245 33424 822 0.137 55849 4.6 12.8
EU MAP^^: FMSY lower 26647 26008 640 0.105 57279 7.3 -12.2
EU MAP^^: FMSY upper 42746 41720 1026 0.174 54245 1.62 41
F=0 0 0 0 0 62269 16.6 -100
F = Fpa 51821 50577 1244 0.215 52528 -1.6 71
SSB2028= Blim 190379 185810 4569 1.17 25686 -52 530
SSB2028= Bpa 139410 136064 3346 0.72 35692 -33 360
SSB2028= SSB2027 47312 46177 1136 0.194 53382 0 56
SSB2028=MSYBtrigger 124438 121451 2987 0.62 38604 -28 310
F=F2026 28218 27541 677 0.112 56984 6.7 -7




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB2028 relative to SSB2027 (53 382 tonnes).
# The probability of SSB being below Blim in 2028. This probability relates to the short-term probability of SSB Lt Blim and is not comparable to the long-term probability of SSB Lt Blim tested in simulations when estimating fishing mortality reference points.
^ Advice value for 2027 relative to advice value for 2026 (30 358 tonnes).
^^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters and adjacent waters (EU, 2019).