Hake (Merluccius merluccius) in subareas 4, 6, and 7, and in divisions 3.a, 8.a–b, and 8.d, Northern stock (Greater North Sea, Celtic Seas, and the northern Bay of Biscay)

ICES advises on the basis of the MSY approach that landings should be no more than 81 846 t in 2014. Even though some discards are included in the assessment, the total amount of discards cannot be quantified. Therefore total catches cannot be calculated.