COD Gadus morhua
Publication of Advice: 7. June 2024. Published by Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.
Advice
MFRI and ICES advise that when the Icelandic management plan is applied, catches in the fishing year 2024/2025 should be no more than 213 214 tonnes.
Stock development
Fishing pressure is below HRMGT, HRMSY, and HRpa; spawning stock size is above MSY Btrigger, Bpa, and Blim.
Cod. Catch by gear type, recruitment, harvest rate, reference stock biomass (B4+) and spawning stock biomass (SSB). Shaded areas and error bars show 95% confidence intervals.
Basis of the assessment and reference points
Prospects
Cod. Assumptions made for the interim year and in the forecast.
Cod. Projection of reference biomass and SSB (tonnes) based on adopted harvest control rule.
Quality of the assessment
The current population dynamic estimates are in line with estimates from the previous three years.
Þorskur. Current assessment (red line) compared with previous estimates (2020–2023).
Advice, TAC and Catch
Cod. Recommended TAC according to management plan, national TAC, and catches (tonnes).
References and further reading
ICES 2010. Report of the Ad hoc Group on Icelandic Cod HCR Evaluation (AGICOD), ICES CM 2009/ACOM:56. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5279
ICES. 2021. Workshop on the re-evaluation of management plan for the Icelandic cod stock (WKICE-COD). ICES Scientific Reports. 3:30. 85 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.7987
Höskuldur Björnsson og Einar Hjörleifsson, 2014. Athugun á aflareglu fyrir íslenskan þorsk. Hafrannsóknastofnun. http://www.hafro.is/images/HCR_Evaluations/iCod_endurskodun_a_aflareglu_2014.pdf
MII. 2015. Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation’s fisheries management plan for Icelandic cod.
MFRI Assessment Reports 2024. Cod. Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, 7 June 2024.
Stofnmatsskýrslur Hafrannsóknastofnunar 2024. Þorskur. Hafrannsóknastofnun, 7. júní 2024.