Report of the Working Group on the Assessment of Southern Shelf Stocks of Hake, Monk and Megrim (WGHMM)

The ICES Working Group on the Assessment of Southern Shelf Stocks of Hake, Monk

and Megrim (WGHMM) met in Bilbao (Spain) during May 5-11 2010. There are 19 stocks in its remit, distributed from ICES Division IIIa to IXa: 2 stocks of hake (Hake in Division IIIa, Subareas IV, VI and VII and Divisions VIIIa,b,d and Hake in Divisions VIIIc and IXa), 4 of anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius and L. budegassa in Divisions

VIIb-k and VIIIa,b,d and L. piscatorius and L. budegassa in Divisions VIIIc and IXa), 3 of megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis in Divisions VIIb-k and VIIIa,b,d and Lepidorhombus

boscii and L. Whiffiagonis in Divisions VIIIc and IXa), 1 of sole (Sole in Divisions VIIIa,b - Bay of Biscay), 2 functional units of Nephrops in Divisions VIIIa,b, 2 in Division VIIIc and 5 in Division IXa. There were 20 participants from 5 countries (France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and UK). The meeting was chaired by Carmen Fernández (Spain).