ICES advises that when the MSY approach is applied, and assuming that discard rates and fishery selection patterns do not change from the average of the years 2020–2022, catches in 2024 should be no more than 1770 tonnes.
To ensure that the stock in Functional Unit (FU) 9 is exploited sustainably, management should be implemented at the functional unit level. A transfer of adviced catch from other FUs to FU 9 could lead to overexploitation.
ICES notes the existence of a management plan, developed and adopted by one of the relevant management authorities for Subarea 4. ICES considers this plan to be precautionary when implemented at the functional unit level.
History
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee
ACOM
Period covered by advice
2024
Series
ICES Advice: Recurrent advice
Recommended citation
ICES. 2023. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in Division 4.a, Functional Unit 9 (central North Sea, Moray Firth). In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2023. ICES Advice 2023, nep.fu.9. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21975197