ICES Advice 2006, Book 4 - The Faroe Plateau Ecosystem

4 THE FAROE PLATEAU ECOSYSTEM 1

4.1 Ecosystem Overview 1

4.1.1 Ecosystem Components 1

4.1.2 Major environmental influences on ecosystem dynamics 5

4.2 Human impacts on the ecosystem 9

4.2.1 Fishery effects on benthos and fish communities 9

4.3 Assessments and advice 14

4.3.1 Assessments and advice regarding protection of biota and habitats. 14

4.3.2 Assessments and advice regarding fisheries 14

4.4 Stock summaries 22

4.4.1 Faroe Plateau cod (Subdivision Vb1) 22

4.4.2 Faroe Bank cod (Subdivision Vb2) 31

4.4.3 Faroe haddock (Division Vb) 37

4.4.4 Faroe saithe (Division Vb) 46