Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in divisions 8.a–b (northern and central Bay of Biscay)

ICES advises that when the precautionary approach is applied, commercial catches should be no more than 2440 tonnes in 2018. If discard rates do not change from last year (2016), this implies commercial landings of no more than 2375 tonnes. Recreational catches cannot be quantified; therefore, total catches cannot be calculated.