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

The ICES herring assessment working group (HAWG) met for eight days in March 2013 to assess the state of six herring stocks and four sprat stocks/populations. The working group conducted update assessments for five of the herring stocks. No analytical assessments were carried out for herring in VIaS although available survey and/or fishery data were examined. An assessment was performed for North Sea sprat and explorative assessments were carried out for English Channel sprat and IIIa sprat.