ICES advises that when the EU multiannual plan (MAP) for the Baltic Sea is applied, catches in 2026 that correspond to the F ranges in the plan are between 120 378 (corresponding to FMSY lower × SSB2026/MSY Btrigger) and 157 996 tonnes (corresponding to FMSY × SSB2026/MSY Btrigger).
The fishery for central Baltic herring includes fish from Gulf of Riga herring. The above advice corresponds to catches of herring in subdivisions 25–29 and 32 of no more than 154 542 tonnes (corresponding to FMSY × SSB2026/MSY Btrigger) in 2026, assuming the same proportion of the Gulf of Riga herring and central Baltic herring stocks is taken in subdivisions 25–29 and 32 as was estimated for 2020–2024.
History
Published under the auspices of the following steering group or committee
ACOM
Period covered by advice
2026
Series
ICES Advice: Recurrent advice
Recommended citation
ICES. 2025. Herring (Clupea harengus) in subdivisions 25-29 and 32, excluding the Gulf of Riga (central Baltic Sea). In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2025. ICES Advice 2025, her.27.25-2932. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202617