HADDOCK Melanogrammus aeglefinus
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 76 774 tonnes.
Stock development
Fishing pressure is above HRMSY and HRpa and below HRlim; spawning stock size is above MSY Btrigger, Bpa and Blim.
Haddock. Catch by gear type, recruitment, fishing mortality and harvest rate, reference stock biomass (B45+ cm) and spawning stock biomass (SSB). Shaded areas and error bars show 95% confidence intervals.
Basis of the assessment and reference points
Prospects
Haddock. Assumptions made for the interim year and in the forecast.
Haddock. Projection of SSB (tonnes) based on adopted harvest control rule.
Quality of the assessment
Although this assessment consistently underestimates SSB and overestimates harvest rate, it is considered to be within acceptable limits.
Haddock Current assessment (red line) compared with previous estimates (2020–2023).
Other information
Landings of haddock in Icelandic Waters have consistently exceeded the advised catch in recent years, mainly related to quota transfers between species. This results in a harvest rate higher than HRpa but within the realised harvest rates in the evaluation of the management plan.
Advice, tac and catch
Haddock. Recommended TAC, national TAC, and catches (tonnes).
References and further reading
ICES. 2019. Workshop on the benchmark assessment and management plan evaluation for Icelandic haddock and saithe (WKICEMSE). ICES Scientific Reports. 1:10. 107 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.5091
MFRI Assessment Reports 2023. Haddock. Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, 7. June 2024.
Stofnmatsskýrslur Hafrannsóknastofnunar 2024. Ýsa. Hafrannsóknastofnun, 7. júní 2024.