Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 6.a, Functional Unit 13 (West of Scotland, the Firth of Clyde and Sound of Jura)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.13 (Clyde)
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
25984






Catch scenarios


Basis
Total catch (PL + PDD + PSD)
Projected landings (PL)
Dead removals (PL + PDD)
Projected dead discards (PDD)
Projected surviving discards (PSD)
% harvest rate* for PL + PDD
% advice change**
2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027 2027
(t) (t) (t) (t) (t) (%) (%)
ICES Basis Advice
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach: FMSY 5075 4719 4986 267 89 15.1 -1.42
Other scenarios
F= MAP^: FMSY lower 3327 3094 3269 175 58 9.9 -35
F= MAP^: FMSY upper 5075 4719 4986 267 89 15.1 -1.42
F2025 3260 3031 3203 172 57 9.7 -37




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number.
** Advice basis values for 2027 relative to the 2026 advice values (FMSY advice of 5148 tonnes for the Firth of Clyde, and 932 tonnes for the Sound of Jura).
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).