Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.) in Division 6.a (West of Scotland)

The 2012 advice for this stock is biennial and valid for 2013 and 2014: “Based on the ICES approach to data limited stocks, and taking into account the absence of landings in recent years, ICES advises that no increase of the  catches  should  take  place  unless  there  is  evidence  that  this  will  be  sustainable”.There  are  no  new  data  available that change the perception of the stock. Therefore, the same advice is also applicable for 2015 and 2016.