Blue whiting in Subareas I–IX, XII, and XIV (Combined stock)

ICES  advises  on  the  basis  of  the  management  plan  agreed  by  Norway,  the EU, the  Faroe  Islands,  and  Iceland  and endorsed by NEAFC, that catches in 2012 should be no more than 391 000 tonnes. Because of poor recruitment, SBB is forecasted to continue to decline in the future and will likely fall below B_pa in 2013.