Northern Shelf Mackerel Fisheries Management Plan

Abbreviations

NEA Mackerel – North East Atlantic mackerel

B_PA - Precautionary Biomass reference point

Blim - Biomass Limit reference point

Btrigger - Maximum Sustainable Yield Biomass trigger

FMP – Fisheries Management Plan

JFS – Joint Fisheries Statement

ICES – International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

MSY – Maximum Sustainable Yield

TAC – Total Allowable Catch

LTMS – Long-Term Management Strategy

REM – Remote Electronic Monitoring

VMS – Vessel Monitoring System

MCRS – Minimum Conservation Reference Size

SSB – Spawning Stock Biomass

FMSY – Fishing mortality at MSY

EEZ – Exclusive Economic Zone

MPA – Marine Protected Area

PMF – Priority Marine Feature

GES – Good Environmental Status

MMO – Marine Management Organisation

SPISDCP – Scottish Pelagic Industry Science Data Collection Programme

MeCCAM – Measures for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in European Fisheries

Defra – Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

DAERA – Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

SNCB – Statutory Nature Conservation Body