Advice and Scenarios Database



Cod (Gadus morhua) in Subarea 2 between 62°N and 67°N (Norwegian Sea), southern Norwegian coastal cod
StockCode (Assessment Component)
cod.27.2.coastS
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
2.12
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
23775
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.30932009






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Fishing mortality F2027/FMSY*
Stock size B2028/BMSY
% biomass change^
% advice change^^
2027 2027 2028 2028 2027
(t) (ratio) (ratio) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach (15th percentile of predicted catch distribution under F = FMSY) 3472 0.71 0.5 13.4 48
Other scenarios
MSY approach (35th percentile of predicted catch distribution under F = FMSY) 3966 0.82 0.5 11.6 69
F = Fmsy 4793 1 0.48 8.7 104
F = Fsq 7144 1.54 0.45 0.28 204
F = 0 0 0 0.56 26 -100




Symbol Footnotes
* F2027/FMSY differs from the Ftarget in the harvest control rule (HCR) because a percentile different to the median is used to calculate the catch.
^ Biomass 2028 relative to biomass 2027 (B2027 / BMSY = 0.44).
^^ Advice value for 2027 relative to the advice value for 2026 (2 349 tonnes).