Sole (Solea solea) in Subarea 4 (North Sea)

ICES advises on the basis of the first stage of the EU management plan (Council Regulation No. 676/2007) that landings in 2012 should be no more than 15 700 t. ICES notes that according to the management plan, transitional arrangements to the second stage of the plan should be established since both North Sea sole and plaice have now been within safe biological limits for two consecutive years.