<p dir="ltr">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 2022–2024, catches in 2026 should be no more than 4 014 tonnes.</p>
Published under the auspices of the following steering group or committee
ACOM
Period covered by advice
2026
Series
ICES Advice: Recurrent advice
Recommended citation
ICES. 2025. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in divisions 8.a and 8.b, functional units 23-24 (northern and central Bay of Biscay). In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2025. ICES Advice 2025, nep.fu.2324. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202737