Lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) in Divisions VIIIc and IXa (Cantabrian Sea, Atlantic Iberian waters)

ICES  advises  that  when  the  precautionary  approach  is  applied,  catches  in  2016  could  be  increased  by  no  more  than  20%  compared  to  the  average  of  2012–2014,  with  the  catch  value  advised  for  2016  also  applicable  to  2017.  ICES  is  not  able  to  quantify the resulting catches or landings. The exact levels of catch are unreliable as discard levels are considered to be highand highly variable and a substantial part of the landings is not reported at species level.