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Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in subareas 1-8 and 14 and in divisions 9.a, 12.a, and 12.b (Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters)	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: Scomber scombrus
Stock code: mac.27.nea
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2025
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 21166
Stock Key: 169137

Year	Recruitment	97.5%	2.5%	SSB	97.5%	2.5%	Total	F	97.5%	2.5%
	Age 2						Catch	Ages 4-8
	thousands			tonnes			tonnes
1998	4487490	6223106	3235935	3189212	3675083	2767577	646744	0.22	0.34	0.147
1999	3519337	4675560	2649038	3176574	3563183	2831913	623345	0.24	0.32	0.173
2000	3611987	4565611	2857548	2942079	3255865	2658534	663328	0.26	0.29	0.23
2001	3981608	4984016	3180809	2731919	3013789	2476412	728111	0.32	0.36	0.29
2002	1782675	2309836	1375825	2285012	2524755	2068035	734436	0.37	0.41	0.33
2003	7152487	9022245	5670215	2418703	2731893	2141418	646596	0.37	0.42	0.33
2004	12102608	15534720	9428758	3386023	3944629	2906523	652254	0.32	0.37	0.29
2005	5492222	7172345	4205668	3581529	4187905	3062951	543402	0.24	0.27	0.21
2006	9644614	12666308	7343781	3929231	4605026	3352610	475688	0.198	0.23	0.173
2007	16353119	21344964	12528693	5030467	5931513	4266298	577647	0.22	0.26	0.193
2008	18863103	24821881	14334799	6687513	7973498	5608936	627549	0.20	0.23	0.172
2009	13552349	17953365	10230181	8128171	9687495	6819839	749162	0.185	0.22	0.156
2010	15357517	20323699	11604843	8852951	10540253	7435755	869705	0.167	0.199	0.140
2011	13394211	17705056	10132974	10504788	12520220	8813789	943111	0.155	0.187	0.129
2012	26644541	35031798	20265348	11208960	13401119	9375395	890040	0.127	0.153	0.105
2013	25544691	33520150	19466835	12323807	14713313	10322367	927124	0.115	0.140	0.095
2014	10897585	14311013	8298320	12856027	15234759	10848708	1397906	0.138	0.167	0.114
2015	9649393	12542323	7423727	12047160	14237650	10193681	1201421	0.123	0.149	0.102
2016	12909399	16740273	9955189	11304014	13322947	9591026	1094934	0.111	0.133	0.092
2017	3662980	4776437	2809087	9642070	11364931	8180386	1152946	0.116	0.138	0.097
2018	9306894	11947249	7250060	8656092	10176515	7362827	1017413	0.113	0.134	0.095
2019	5115757	6600451	3965027	7586899	8934442	6442600	833313	0.105	0.125	0.089
2020	3795689	4911344	2933466	6389023	7533819	5418184	1026050	0.142	0.168	0.120
2021	6825520	8930659	5216606	6028589	7103302	5116477	1073866	0.180	0.21	0.152
2022	6838341	9271095	5043946	5337128	6381475	4463692	1038522	0.20	0.24	0.169
2023	2701484	3863535	1888947	4156171	5110708	3379915	1052977	0.25	0.31	0.20
2024	3030156	4733032	1939950	3165538	4094689	2447226	889848	0.27	0.35	0.20
2025	4094160	7287784	2300033	2740823	3784036	1984050
Average	9296854	12277495	7054843	6438803	7626743	5440612	854720	0.20	0.24	0.171

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

Not applicable

B_MGT

Not applicable