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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 6 479 tonnes.
Stock development
Fishing pressure is above FMGT but below Flim, and Fpa. Spawning-stock size is above MGT Btrigger, Bpa, and Blim.
Ling. Catch by gear types, recruitment (age 2), fishing mortality (ages 8–11), and spawning stock biomass (SSB). Shaded areas and error bars show 95% confidence intervals.
Basis of the assessment and reference points
Prospects
Ling. Assumptions made for the interim year and in the forecast.
Ling Projection of SSB (tonnes) on catch according to management plans.
Quality of the assessment
In the evaluation of the management plan (MP) for tusk in Icelandic waters (ICES, 2022a), the basis for assessment was revised and the adopted harvest control rule (HCR) was considered in accordance with the precautionary approach and consistent with the ICES MSY framework. The results of the assessment in 2024 are in line with those in 2023.
Ling. Current assessment (red line) compared with previous estimates 2020–2023.
Advice, TAC and catch
Ling. Recommended TAC, national TAC, and catches (tonnes).
References and further reading
ICES. 2022. Workshop on the evaluation of assessments and management plans for ling, tusk, plaice and Atlantic wolffish in Icelandic waters (WKICEMP). ICES Scientific Reports. 4:37. 271 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19663971
MFRI Assessment Reports 2024. Ling. Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, 7 June 2024.