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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and in Division 7.d (North Sea, 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:2025
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 19484
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	28806230	36982932	22437348	382041	437365	333715	97553	35382	55287	0.58	0.73	0.46
1979	22939653	30074383	17497539	418385	474722	368734	107231	77391	58948	0.60	0.73	0.50
1980	11232364	14250325	8853552	432707	491882	380651	100775	77003	45584	0.65	0.78	0.53
1981	10332505	13069201	8168875	393367	447549	345744	89583	35894	66641	0.62	0.76	0.51
1982	9079163	11409077	7225054	316122	358990	278373	80576	26620	33055	0.53	0.65	0.44
1983	13251306	16794766	10455467	261168	294369	231711	88002	49562	23753	0.62	0.73	0.52
1984	10327947	13033194	8184217	202474	227368	180306	86275	40483	18878	0.72	0.85	0.61
1985	17870726	22456331	14221506	200545	226997	177175	56059	28961	15310	0.65	0.77	0.55
1986	16603720	21103379	13063478	205727	231398	182903	64019	79523	17953	0.74	0.88	0.63
1987	12930872	16262132	10282013	213545	241242	189027	68317	53901	16519	0.75	0.91	0.63
1988	17942372	22543854	14280110	228537	259462	201299	56100	28146	48969	0.67	0.82	0.56
1989	11197133	13984651	8965242	230140	260588	203250	45103	35787	42643	0.62	0.76	0.50
1990	9947328	12389161	7986767	229066	259761	201999	45662	55603	51337	0.60	0.74	0.49
1991	10921500	13573562	8787610	226568	257324	199489	51929	35058	39755	0.47	0.58	0.39
1992	12679436	15732703	10218721	217037	246364	191201	50946	32564	25045	0.45	0.55	0.37
1993	12408704	15422196	9984048	204021	231672	179671	51818	44370	20723	0.52	0.63	0.43
1994	11489725	14297777	9233168	200027	227614	175784	48486	35692	17473	0.52	0.64	0.43
1995	8953575	11178375	7171570	204495	233904	178783	45938	32176	27379	0.47	0.58	0.38
1996	7472558	9377321	5954699	184040	211569	160092	40503	30505	5116	0.42	0.52	0.34
1997	11581108	14922971	8987624	165887	191818	143460	35563	19660	6213	0.38	0.47	0.30
1998	19200006	24717512	14914131	142193	165203	122389	28288	15693	3494	0.34	0.43	0.27
1999	21228150	27137583	16605545	140874	164510	120634	30130	25677	5038	0.38	0.48	0.30
2000	17482387	22344377	13678334	180044	211345	153378	28583	26063	9160	0.36	0.46	0.27
2001	16500278	20939877	13001948	204851	243547	172303	25061	19237	944	0.26	0.34	0.194
2002	8042256	10275111	6294615	196419	234721	164366	20675	18501	7275	0.22	0.29	0.168
2003	8143018	10282549	6448667	171477	206194	142605	16161	26745	2734	0.23	0.29	0.178
2004	9586420	12226939	7516144	154104	185619	127940	13295	19048	1214	0.195	0.25	0.152
2005	9382231	12003378	7333458	137147	164730	114182	15471	12525	888	0.183	0.23	0.143
2006	7325400	9299331	5770467	126878	151755	106078	18535	16310	1924	0.21	0.27	0.168
2007	11706084	14862262	9220157	117036	138989	98550	18915	6971	1088	0.197	0.25	0.156
2008	11748029	14933113	9242292	121011	142666	102643	17951	10296	0	0.197	0.25	0.157
2009	11414558	14506320	8981751	128889	151818	109424	18403	8684	1344	0.199	0.25	0.157
2010	11668511	15247898	8929371	161183	190207	136588	19846	12683	1907	0.20	0.26	0.158
2011	7857955	9994685	6178029	153745	181699	130092	18461	11173	1035	0.187	0.24	0.145
2012	5742322	7316684	4506722	160370	190221	135203	17407	11697	1117	0.186	0.24	0.145
2013	9386073	11989867	7347735	148728	177266	124784	18211	6795	1654	0.191	0.25	0.149
2014	11517380	15141006	8760979	136441	162471	114581	17027	9725	1623	0.21	0.27	0.166
2015	10430632	13738719	7919084	138512	165881	115659	17299	16891	2097	0.25	0.32	0.193
2016	12449642	16192372	9572012	142405	172409	117622	16118	12726	4551	0.25	0.33	0.190
2017	7828541	10177759	6021567	151145	184436	123863	15361	11348	2635	0.22	0.29	0.164
2018	10191710	13334488	7789647	156387	191894	127450	16160	10588	1658	0.21	0.28	0.154
2019	22107964	29621816	16500071	162059	199830	131428	18579	10080	1864	0.20	0.28	0.151
2020	20265321	27126619	15139492	218019	270456	175749	18014	13795	3115	0.177	0.24	0.131
2021	10987241	14986908	8054995	300822	375540	240971	16384	15930	2080	0.140	0.190	0.102
2022	13561044	19046050	9655647	355582	447805	282352	15138	12824	831	0.102	0.140	0.074
2023	8629733	12758174	5837221	385309	489311	303413	15809	10946	2601	0.089	0.121	0.065
2024	16065660	27144477	9508580	358464	461339	278529	13865	20980	1733	0.090	0.125	0.065
2025	10717930			409187	538545	310901
Average	12690300	16514982	9844410	218233	257758	185147	38629	26558	14940	0.37	0.46	0.30

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2022

2023

2024

2023

2024

2025

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