Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in subareas 5 and 14 and Division 2.a west of 5°W (Iceland and Faroes grounds, East Greenland, Jan Mayen area)

In the absence of defined reference points, the state of the stock cannot be evaluated. It is estimated that 328 000 t were left for spawning in spring 2009 which is below the management target. The 2007 year-class is estimated to be the second lowest in the time-series and not sufficient to start a fishery in 2009