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Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in Division 7.d (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: Pleuronectes platessa
Stock code: ple.27.7d
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2025
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 20978
Stock Key: 169186

Year	Recruitment (age 1)	97.5%	2.5%	Spawing Stock Biomass	97.5%	2.5%	Landings	Discards	Fishing pressure	97.5%	2.5%

	thousands			tonnes			tonnes	tonnes
1980	54740	72674	41231	20277	26388	15581	2223	778	0.32	0.47	0.22
1981	32361	41823	25039	18032	22685	14334	4009	1231	0.43	0.61	0.31
1982	53093	68137	41370	17781	22006	14367	4040	1091	0.48	0.67	0.34
1983	47086	60353	36736	17530	21401	14359	4093	1035	0.47	0.64	0.34
1984	60669	78160	47092	16186	19514	13425	4248	1131	0.53	0.71	0.40
1985	70240	89796	54943	18485	22037	15506	5000	1622	0.51	0.65	0.39
1986	128445	166009	99381	25720	30104	21974	5673	1922	0.56	0.71	0.45
1987	79986	101166	63240	38693	45243	33092	7006	2387	0.52	0.66	0.41
1988	54374	69398	42602	28484	33128	24492	8785	2640	0.53	0.66	0.42
1989	35706	45084	28278	24668	28681	21216	7093	1714	0.55	0.69	0.43
1990	40911	51323	32612	23363	27351	19957	7349	1869	0.57	0.71	0.45
1991	54069	67336	43415	18514	21694	15800	6362	2008	0.60	0.75	0.49
1992	65587	81973	52477	18944	22069	16261	5219	1900	0.53	0.65	0.43
1993	35073	43860	28047	19950	23219	17140	4479	1836	0.42	0.52	0.34
1994	34560	44190	27029	15779	18449	13496	5047	1638	0.54	0.66	0.44
1995	61351	76844	48982	15065	17526	12950	4196	1668	0.51	0.62	0.42
1996	65344	80705	52907	17603	20461	15144	4430	1572	0.59	0.72	0.48
1997	90765	118836	69326	17010	19831	14590	5180	1508	0.79	0.98	0.64
1998	38861	48254	31297	21202	24956	18013	4831	1588	0.60	0.75	0.47
1999	43795	55918	34301	16355	19086	14015	5268	1460	0.59	0.75	0.46
2000	39289	49433	31227	13394	15696	11430	4521	1755	0.49	0.62	0.39
2001	38908	49629	30503	14728	17416	12455	4380	1844	0.47	0.59	0.38
2002	52837	65845	42398	20936	24723	17729	5118	1680	0.58	0.72	0.46
2003	30298	37682	24362	18116	21372	15355	3452	1255	0.43	0.55	0.33
2004	35091	44097	27924	18984	22614	15937	4101	1157	0.50	0.65	0.39
2005	29817	37121	23950	16576	20087	13679	3443	880	0.48	0.65	0.36
2006	29786	38132	23267	15064	18421	12319	2912	761	0.38	0.52	0.28
2007	40033	50717	31600	16887	20628	13824	3219	1161	0.44	0.61	0.32
2008	38323	48761	30119	14984	18794	11947	3540	682	0.42	0.59	0.30
2009	64504	83470	49846	19134	23963	15278	2847	966	0.39	0.55	0.27
2010	97923	125776	76237	25993	32704	20659	3656	1956	0.42	0.62	0.29
2011	108073	140346	83221	38718	49403	30345	2911	1523	0.23	0.34	0.149
2012	66954	85419	52480	42623	53861	33729	3047	1823	0.22	0.33	0.148
2013	80005	100541	63664	43658	55686	34228	3404	2210	0.22	0.32	0.148
2014	116848	146274	93342	49927	63536	39233	3193	2730	0.184	0.26	0.129
2015	93358	118578	73502	60802	75977	48658	2983	3507	0.24	0.34	0.175
2016	76146	97455	59496	58205	72200	46922	3620	4149	0.29	0.40	0.21
2017	74533	93617	59340	50409	62905	40395	3678	4085	0.33	0.45	0.24
2018	73914	95779	57041	37064	46605	29476	4029	3736	0.47	0.64	0.34
2019	96981	123145	76376	39614	49982	31397	2887	5446	0.41	0.58	0.29
2020	62163	79495	48609	44321	56552	34736	1790	1537	0.32	0.47	0.22
2021	50429	68639	37050	33937	43619	26405	1506	4198	0.44	0.63	0.31
2022	72074	103263	50304	27910	36586	21292	1240	4600	0.46	0.66	0.32
2023	43959	67519	28620	25855	36138	18497	655	2124	0.37	0.56	0.24
2024	41608	75734	22859	22859	34178	15288	575	1513	0.31	0.51	0.186
2025	55540			22798	35115	14628
Average	59922	77518	46614	26155	32491	21121	4028	1997	0.45	0.59	0.34

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2022

2023

2024

2023

2024

2025

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Above

MSY B_trigger

Below trigger

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Undefined

B_pa,B_lim

Reduced reproductive capacity

Management plan

F_MGT

Above

B_MGT

Increased risk