Report of the Atlanto-Scandian Herring and Capelin Working Group

The Atlanto-Scandian Herring and Capelin Working Group (Chairman: Dr V.N. Schleinik, USSR) met at ICES Headquarters from 8-12 April 1991 (C.Res. 1990/ 2:5:12) to

a) assess the status of the Norwegian spring-spawning herring, Icelandic summer soawning herring, and capelin stocks in Sub-areas I, II, V, and XIV and provide catch Qptions within safe bioIogical limits for the herring for 1992 and for the capelin for the summer-autumn 1991 and winter 1991/1992 seasons;

b) provide information on the present spatial and temporal distribution of Norwegian spring-spawning herring;

c) evaluate the expectation of rebuilding the spawning stock biomass of Norwegian spring-spawning herring to the target level of 2.5 million t.