Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 4.a, Functional Unit 10 (northern North Sea, Noup)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.10
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
4.14
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
25924






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch
Projected landings
Projected discards
% harvest rate *
% advice change **
2026 2026 2026 2026 2026
(t) (t) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Average landings (2016-2025) 23 23 0.5 0.56 -4.2
Other scenarios
Advice for 2025 and 2026 -20% cap 19 19 0.5 0.45 -21
Advice for 2025 and 2026 24 24 0.5 0.57 0
Advice for 2025 and 2026 +20% cap 29 29 0.5 0.69 21
Recent average landings (2023-2025) 37 36 1 0.88 54
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) proxy harvest rate 313 308 5 7.5 1200
Maximum landings 539 530 9 12.9 2100




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals and applied to total catch.
** Advice basis values for 2027 and 2028 relative to the advice value for 2025 and 2026 (catch advice of 24 tonnes).