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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and Division 7.d (North Sea and eastern English Channel) (Link to advice)	Download graphs and tables(.doc) Download stock data (XML) Download standard graphs (zip) - regular size Download standard graphs (zip) - powerpoint size View on the map View source data

Species: Merlangius merlangus
Stock code: whg.27.47d
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2024
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 18694
Stock Key: 169302

Year	Recruitment (age 0)	97.5%	2.5%	Spawning Stock Biomass	97.5%	2.5%	Landings	Discards	Industrial	Fishing pressure	97.5%	2.5%	LandingsBMS
									Bycatch
							tonnes	tonnes	tonnes				tonnes
1978	28766397	36623031	22595224	379567	434459	331610	97553	35382	55287	0.58	0.72	0.47
1979	23412983	30582853	17924023	414123	469613	365189	107231	77391	58948	0.60	0.73	0.50
1980	11209457	14111534	8904201	429288	487666	377898	100775	77003	45584	0.65	0.78	0.54
1981	10245260	12858851	8162887	392419	446302	345042	89583	35894	66641	0.62	0.75	0.51
1982	8986294	11201277	7209311	315148	357592	277742	80576	26620	33055	0.53	0.64	0.44
1983	13386559	16867538	10623955	259433	292276	230280	88002	49562	23753	0.61	0.73	0.52
1984	10196656	12780331	8135297	200997	225613	179066	86275	40483	18878	0.72	0.85	0.61
1985	17832826	22215548	14314735	199605	225814	176437	56059	28961	15310	0.65	0.77	0.55
1986	16824076	21246175	13322376	203432	228823	180859	64019	79523	17953	0.74	0.88	0.63
1987	12813476	15967605	10282392	210733	237905	186664	68317	53901	16519	0.76	0.91	0.64
1988	17989023	22379025	14460190	226325	256818	199453	56100	28146	48969	0.68	0.82	0.56
1989	11126616	13762894	8995317	228004	257970	201519	45103	35787	42643	0.63	0.78	0.51
1990	9948980	12275074	8063674	226022	255901	199631	45662	55603	51337	0.61	0.75	0.50
1991	10879669	13411577	8825747	224303	254296	197848	51929	35058	39755	0.48	0.58	0.39
1992	12675335	15586576	10307853	215364	244099	190012	50946	32564	25045	0.45	0.55	0.37
1993	12398328	15270827	10066158	202317	229425	178412	51818	44370	20723	0.52	0.63	0.43
1994	11545336	14234087	9364477	199037	226042	175258	48486	35692	17473	0.53	0.64	0.43
1995	8964030	11084751	7249042	203294	232044	178106	45938	32176	27379	0.47	0.58	0.38
1996	7486904	9306375	6023154	183035	209900	159608	40503	30505	5116	0.42	0.52	0.34
1997	11418670	14612077	8923168	165505	190899	143489	35563	19660	6213	0.37	0.46	0.30
1998	19025989	24257749	14922582	142184	164780	122687	28288	15693	3494	0.34	0.42	0.27
1999	21632856	27525624	17001630	139952	162950	120199	30130	25677	5038	0.38	0.47	0.30
2000	17843704	22682603	14037091	179177	209597	153172	28583	26063	9160	0.35	0.46	0.27
2001	16726157	21030945	13302509	206095	244611	173643	25061	19237	944	0.25	0.34	0.191
2002	8066932	10202193	6378569	198568	236826	166490	20675	18501	7275	0.21	0.28	0.163
2003	8260261	10345251	6595482	174078	208800	145131	16161	26745	2734	0.22	0.28	0.172
2004	9811859	12433993	7742692	157179	188789	130861	13295	19048	1214	0.190	0.24	0.148
2005	9585826	12149015	7563416	140389	168195	117180	15471	12525	888	0.177	0.23	0.139
2006	7423456	9338318	5901244	129947	154987	108952	18535	16310	1924	0.21	0.26	0.163
2007	11829047	14884384	9400882	119585	141554	101025	18915	6971	1088	0.191	0.24	0.152
2008	11741659	14787310	9323302	122897	144356	104629	17951	10296	0	0.192	0.24	0.153
2009	11511157	14494444	9141899	129968	152461	110793	18403	8684	1344	0.196	0.25	0.155
2010	11978757	15576664	9211896	161820	190210	137668	19846	12683	1907	0.20	0.26	0.157
2011	7856033	9906652	6229881	154257	181661	130987	18461	11173	1035	0.185	0.24	0.144
2012	5776782	7303062	4569481	161030	190394	136195	17407	11697	1117	0.185	0.24	0.144
2013	9449991	11988588	7448944	149199	177280	125567	18211	6795	1654	0.189	0.24	0.147
2014	11421837	14892378	8760076	136672	162325	115073	17027	9725	1623	0.21	0.27	0.165
2015	10452857	13608243	8029120	137883	164662	115459	17299	16891	2097	0.25	0.32	0.192
2016	12699306	16402000	9832482	141879	171348	117478	16118	12726	4551	0.25	0.33	0.189
2017	8063813	10450512	6222190	151812	185019	124565	15361	11348	2635	0.22	0.29	0.162
2018	10356309	13529962	7927083	158379	194292	129104	16160	10588	1658	0.20	0.27	0.150
2019	21574670	28881868	16116214	165249	204060	133819	18579	10080	1864	0.197	0.27	0.146
2020	18037249	24601618	13224430	219255	273184	175973	18014	13795	3115	0.170	0.23	0.125
2021	9241311	13148926	6494966	290130	365924	230036	16499	14638	2048	0.134	0.183	0.098
2022	12605197	18944152	8387337	345525	442932	269539	15167	11913	827	0.094	0.131	0.068
2023	6066015	10565382	3482746	362538	472132	278383	15800	9169	2632	0.083	0.116	0.059
2024	10241134			373970	498142	280750
Average	12497597	16093692	9804377	213353	251381	181478	39171	26592	15227	0.37	0.46	0.30

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2021

2022

2023

2022

2023

2024

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Below

MSY B_trigger

Above trigger

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Harvested sustainably

B_pa,B_lim

Full reproductive capacity

Management plan

F_MGT

Not applicable

B_MGT

Not applicable