Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and Division 7.d (North Sea and eastern English Channel)

ICES  advises  that  when  the  EU–Norway  management  strategy  is  applied,  total  catches  in  2016  should  be  no  more  than  25 000 tonnes.  If  this  stock  is  not  under  the  EU landing  obligation  in  2016  and discard  and  industrial  bycatch  rates  do  not  change from the average (2012–2014), this implies human consumption landings of no more than 13 957 tonnes.