Norway lobster (Nephropsnorvegicus) in Divisions VIIa, VIIg, and VIIj – FU 19 (Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Eastern Southwest of Ireland)

ICES  advises  that  when  the  MSY  approach  is  applied,  catches  in  2016 (assuming zero  discards)  should  be  no  more  than  793 tonnes. If  instead discard  rates  continue  at  recent  values  (average of 2012–2014)  and  there  is  no  change  in  assumed  discard survival rate, this implies landings of no more than 618 tonnes.

To  ensure  that the  stock  in  functional  unit  (FU)  19  is  exploited  sustainably,  management  should  be  implemented  at  the  functional unit level.