Report of the Working Group on Nephrops and Pandalus Stocks - Part 1 of 2

The Working Group on Nephrops and Pandalus Stocks met in Ostende, Belgium from 24 February to 4 March 1993 to act upon ICES Council Resolution 1992/2:8: 1 which states that the terms of reference will be to:

a) Assess the status of those stocks of Nephrops in the ICES area where new methodology or new data justify a new assessment;

b) Identify by stock the data requirements, including biological parameters, for assessments;

c) Assess the status of stocks of Pandalus borealis in the North Sea, Skagerrak, and Kattegat, if possible taking account of varying predation mortality;

d) Investigate the scope for correction of effort data and the improvement of effort indices.