Revised editon: Fish and Shellfish Stocks: 2014 Edition

Information on the state of fish and shellfish stocks of commercial importance to the Scottish fleet, inclduing Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for each stock.


Fish Stock Summary Table 2014

ICES Reference Points Current Assessment Outcomes for EU Fisheries
Stock Blim (t) Bpa (t) Flim Fpa MSY
Btrigger (t)
FMSY F 2011 SSB (t) 2012 TAC (t) UK Quota (t)
Mackerel - Northeast Atlantic 1,840,000 2,300,000 0.39 0.26 2,360,000 0.25 0.192 4,408,301 537,2403 290,850
Herring - North Sea 800,000 1,000,000 ND ND ND 0.27 0.0351 0.1682 1,996,101 282,022 65,022
Herring - West of Scotland 50,000 ND ND ND ND 0.25 0.160 101,290 28,067 16,959
Haddock - North Sea 100,000 140,000 1 0.70 140,000 0.3 0.170 257,701 32,079 27,000
Haddock - West of Scotland 22,000 30,000 ND 0.50 30,000 0.3 0.259 30,365 3,988 3,106
Haddock - Rockall 6,000 9,000 ND 0.40 9,000 0.3 0.132 6,224 1,210 976
Cod - North Sea 70,000 150,000 0.86 0.65 150,000 0.19 0.391 71,970 23,073 10,827
Cod - West of Scotland 14,000 22,000 0.80 0.60 22,000 0.19 0.950 1,689 0 0
Whiting - North Sea 184,000 ND ND ND ND ND 0.150 281,593 15,233 10,193
Whiting - West of Scotland 16,000 22,000 1.0 0.60 ND ND Uncertain Uncertain 292 167
Saithe - Northern shelf 106,000 200,000 0.60 0.40 200,000 0.3 0.301 216,941 47,462 9,303
Monkfish - Northern shelf ND ND ND ND ND ND Uncertain Uncertain 12,265 7,739

1 For juvenile North Sea herring - ages 0-1

2 For adult North Sea herring - ages 2-6

3 EU TAC only

ND = not defined

(t) = metric tonnes

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