Herring in Divisions VIIa (South of 52°30’N) and VIIg, h, j, k (Celtic Sea and South of Ireland)

Version 1 published June 2014, Version 2 published September 2015.

ICES  advises  on  the  basis  of  the  MSY  approach  that  catches  should  be  no  more  than  15 140 tonnes  in 2015.  ICES advises,  under  precautionary  considerations,  that activities  that  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  spawning  habitat  of  herring, such as extraction of marine aggregates and marine construction on the spawning grounds, should not occur.