Whiting in Subarea IV (North Sea) and Division VIId (Eastern Channel) (updated)

The present advice replaces the advice given for this stock in June 2014.

ICES  advises  on  the  basis  of  the  EU–Norway   management  plan  that total  catches  should  be  no  more  than  30 579 tonnes. If rates of discards and industrial bycatch do not change from the average of the last three years (2011–2013),  this  implies  human  consumption  landings  of  no  more  than  17 190 tonnes  (13 678 tonnes  in  the  North  Sea  and  3512 tonnes in Division VIId). Management for Division VIId should be separated from the rest of Subarea VII.