Report of the Herring Assessment Working Group for the Area South of 62°N (HAWG)

The ICES herring assessment working group (HAWG) met for 7 days in March 2011 to assess the state of 7 herring stocks and 3 sprat stocks. The working group conducted update assessments for four of the herring stocks. No analytical assessments were carried out for the remaining four herring stocks although available survey and/or fishery data were examined. No update assessments were possible for any of the sprat stocks.