Undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Divisions VIIIc (Cantabrian Sea)

 ICES advises on the basis of the precautionary approach,  considering  also  the  patchy  distribution  of  this  stock  and its susceptibility  to  local  depletion,  that  there  be  no  targeted  fishery  for  this  stock  in 2015 or 2016,  unless  information  is  provided  to  show  that  such  fisheries  are  sustainable.  Measures  to  mitigate  bycatch  in  coastal  fisheries  should  be  implemented in 2015 and in 2016.