ICES advises on the basis of the Norway, Faroe Islands, and EU management plan that catch in 2015 should be between 831 000 tonnes and 906 000 tonnes.
ICES advises that the existing measures to protect the North Sea spawning component should remain in place.
History
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee
ACOM
Period covered by advice
2015
Series
ICES Advice: Recurrent advice
Recommended citation
ICES. 2014. Mackerel in the Northeast Atlantic (combined Southern, Western, and North Sea spawning components). In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2014. ICES Advice, 2014. Book 9, Section 9.3.17b. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.28295411