Advice and Scenarios Database



Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in divisions 7.g and 7.h, Functional Units 20 and 21 (Celtic Sea)
StockCode (Assessment Component)
nep.fu.2021
Assessment Year
2026
Stock Category
1
Purpose
Advice
Published
Stock Assessment Key
25962






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 2863 2646 2809 163 54 6 -9.7
Other scenarios
F= MAP^: FMSY lower 2815 2602 2762 160 53 5.9 -11.2
F= MAP^: FMSY upper 2863 2646 2809 163 54 6 -9.7
F2025 3294 3044 3232 187 62 6.9 3.9




Symbol Footnotes
* Calculated for dead removals by number.
** Advice basis values for 2027 relative to the 2026 advice values (FMSY advice of 3171 tonnes).
^ EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Western Waters (EU, 2019).