Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 7.b, Functional Unit 17 (west of Ireland, Aran grounds)

ICES advises that when the EU multiannual plan (MAP) for Western Waters and adjacent waters is applied, and assuming that discard rates and fishery selection patterns do not change from the average of the years 2019–2021, catches in 2023 that correspond to the F ranges in the MAP are between 316 and 363 tonnes.

To ensure that the stock in Functional Unit (FU) 17 is exploited sustainably, management should be implemented at the FU level.