Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 6.a, Functional Unit 11 (West of Scotland, North Minch)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.11
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
25917






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 6149 5946 6098 152 51 10.8 3
Other scenarios
F = MAP^: FMSYlower 4782 4625 4743 118 39 8.4 -19.9
F = MAP^: FMSYupper 6149 5946 6098 152 51 10.8 3
F = F2025 3482 3367 3453 86 29 6.1 -42




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number
** Advice basis values for 2027 relative to the 2026 advice values (FMSY catch advice of 5971 tonnes)
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019)