Anglerfish (Lophius budegassa, Lophius piscatorius) in subareas 4 and 6, and in Division 3.a (North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Skagerrak and Kattegat)

ICES advises that when the precautionary approach is applied, catches in 2017 should be no more than 22 007 tonnes. If discard rates do not change from the average of the last three years (2013–2015), this implies landings of no more than21 171 tonnes.