ADHOC - Sandeel RTM_2012 Calculations

The ICES assessment and advice, March 2012 (ICES, 2012a), estimates of a low TAC (23 000 t) of sandeel in Area for 2012, due to very low 2010 and 2011 year classes. In-formation for the 2011 year-class is entirely based on observation from a dredge sur-vey, December 2011. However, bad weather conditions during the 2011 survey might have biased the estimate of the 2011 year-class and may indicate the relevancy of an analysis of Real Time Monitoring (RTM) for 2012 (ICES, 2012a). This document presents the results of the 2012 RTM in Area 1 and an update of the assessment.

Further information on the stock areas and assessment model can be found in the Stock Annex of WGNSSK (2012) and in the benchmark report (ICES, 2010).