<p dir="ltr">ICES advises that when the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach and precautionary considerations are applied, there should be zero catch in 2026.</p><p dir="ltr">North Sea horse mackerel is caught in a mixed fishery with western horse mackerel in Division 7.e.</p>
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. Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in divisions 4.b, 4.c, and 7.d (southern and central North Sea, eastern English Channel). In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2025. ICES Advice 2025, hom.27.4bc7d. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202656