ICES Advice 2007, 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 10

4.2.1 Fishery effects on benthos and fish communities 10

4.3 Assessments and advice 16

4.3.1 Assessments and advice regarding protection of biota and habitats. 16

4.3.2 Assessments and advice regarding fisheries 18

4.4 Stock summaries 19

4.4.1 Faroe Plateau cod (Subdivision Vb1) 19

4.4.2 Faroe Bank cod (Subdivision Vb2) 27

4.4.3 Faroe haddock (Division Vb) 32

4.4.4 Faroe saithe (Division Vb) 42