Request from Germany and the Netherlands on the potential need for a management of brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) in the North Sea

ICES advises that the management of the Crangon crangonfishery in the North Sea would have benefits for the fishery in   terms   of   sustainable   yield   and   for   the   environment   (taking   ecosystem,   mixed-fisheries,   and   multispecies   considerations into account).  

ICES indicates how the management of the Crangon crangonfishery might be considered. Due to the short life span of C. crangonan annual stock assessment and annual TACs are not suitable. Appropriate management would be needed to effectively  limit  the  fishing  effort,  as  reaching  the  maximum  sustainable  yield  does  not  seem  possible  unless  effort  is  reduced from the current level. A harvest control rule suggested by stakeholders and further refined based on science is considered  to  be  a  good  starting  point  for  management.  ICES  suggests  a  6-step  roadmap  to  facilitate  the  possible  implementation of this management approach.