Blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus) in subareas 6 and 7 (West of Scotland, southern Celtic Seas, and English Channel)

ICES  advises  that  when  the  precautionary  approach  is  applied,  catches  in  2016  could  be  increased  by  no  more  than  20%  compared  to  the  average  of  2012–2014,  with  the  catch  value  advised  for  2016  also  applicable  to  2017.  ICES  is  not  able  to  quantify the resulting catches or landings. The exact levels of catch are unreliable as discard levels are considered to be highand highly variable, with a substantial part of the landings not reported at species level.