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  2016  should  be  no  more  than  18 435 tonnes.  If  discard  rates  do  not  change  from  the  average  of  the  last  three years  (2012–2014),  this  implies  landings  of  no  more  than  17 642 tonnes.