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Download fileReport of the Herring Assessment Working Group for the Area South of 62°N (HAWG)
The ICES herring assessment working group (HAWG) met for 8 days in March 2012
to assess the state of 7 herring stocks and 3 sprat stocks/populations. The working
group conducted update assessments for five of the herring stocks. No analytical assessments were carried out for the remaining herring stocks although available survey and/or fishery data were examined. An exploratory assessment was performed
for North Sea and English Channel sprat but no assessments were possible for any of
the IIIa sprat.
History
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee
- ACOM