Advice and Scenarios Database



Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in subareas 1-9, 12, and 14 (Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
whb.27.1-91214
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
25908
Link to Advice Sheet
https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.30932450






Catch scenarios


Basis
Catch
F
SSB
% SSB change*
% Catch change**
% Advice change***
2027 2027 2028 2028 2027 2027
(t) (ratio) (t) (%) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Long-term management strategy: Catch2027 = advice2026 +25% 1064191 0.3 5585532 10.4 -4.2 25
Other scenarios
Long-term management strategy: F=Fmgt 1112531 0.32 5540154 9.5 0.182 31
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach:FMSY 1112531 0.32 5540154 9.5 0.182 31
F=0 0 0 6595335 30 -100 -100
FPA 1112531 0.32 5540154 9.5 0.182 31
SSB2028=Blim 5838440 4.9 1500000 -70 430 590
SSB2028=BPA=MSYBtrigger 4854205 2.9 2250000 -56 340 470
F=F2026 1351452 0.4 5316586 5.1 22 59
SSB2028=SSB2027 1626572 0.5 5060702 0 46 91
Catch2027=catch2026 1110513 0.32 5542021 9.5 0 30
Catch2027=catch2026 -20% 888427 0.25 5750917 13.6 -20 4.4
Catch2027=catch2026 +25% 1388143 0.41 5282361 4.4 25 63
Catch2027=advice2026 -20% 681071 0.19 5946785 17.5 -39 -20




Symbol Footnotes
* SSB 2028 relative to SSB 2027.
** Advice value for 2027 relative to expected catch in 2026 (1 110 513 tonnes).
*** Advice value for 2027 relative to advice for 2026 (851 344 tonnes).