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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:2026
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 22488
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	Ages 2-5
	thousands			tonnes			tonnes	tonnes	tonnes				tonnes
1978	29110160	41853127	20247028	383375	438478	335197	97552	35382	55287	0.53	0.63	0.45
1979	22478943	31576280	16002609	421607	477853	371982	107232	77391	58948	0.56	0.65	0.48
1980	13924456	19561098	9912045	448955	510018	395203	100774	77003	45584	0.63	0.74	0.55
1981	12922654	18098473	9227020	412279	468222	363020	89583	35894	66641	0.62	0.72	0.53
1982	9838458	13639888	7096484	326216	368384	288875	80576	26620	33055	0.50	0.59	0.43
1983	12189534	16636214	8931404	263690	294429	236161	88001	49562	23753	0.59	0.69	0.52
1984	11059571	15145939	8075702	195094	217409	175069	86275	40483	18878	0.71	0.81	0.62
1985	16753928	22745945	12340402	188814	212637	167660	56059	28961	15310	0.63	0.72	0.54
1986	16286890	22078468	12014546	201864	226727	179728	64018	79523	17953	0.71	0.82	0.62
1987	14611778	20030760	10658810	219768	247879	194845	68316	53901	16519	0.74	0.86	0.64
1988	18499272	25351802	13498963	242216	273908	214191	56100	28146	48969	0.62	0.73	0.53
1989	11786984	16177071	8588267	244457	277021	215721	45103	35787	42643	0.60	0.72	0.50
1990	11180695	15287717	8177018	251318	286791	220232	45662	55603	51337	0.57	0.68	0.47
1991	12786166	17480378	9352546	248217	284038	216913	51929	35058	39755	0.46	0.56	0.37
1992	14800462	20212651	10837455	243786	279356	212745	50946	32564	25045	0.45	0.54	0.36
1993	14797146	20321011	10774835	234802	270709	203657	51818	44370	20723	0.48	0.59	0.40
1994	13621525	18855479	9840426	231410	268393	199523	48486	35692	17473	0.50	0.61	0.40
1995	10768998	15095265	7682629	244641	287549	208136	45938	32176	27379	0.42	0.53	0.34
1996	8709615	12415711	6109790	222957	265283	187385	40503	30505	5116	0.37	0.47	0.29
1997	12720642	17850291	9065103	196236	235420	163575	35563	19660	6213	0.31	0.39	0.24
1998	19477910	27516978	13787450	166896	201209	138434	28288	15693	3494	0.28	0.36	0.22
1999	19240316	27436923	13492393	163916	198089	135639	30130	25677	5038	0.33	0.42	0.25
2000	15832098	22639332	11071675	205405	249888	168841	28583	26063	9160	0.32	0.42	0.25
2001	15451801	22223921	10743295	239498	294355	194864	25061	19237	944	0.21	0.29	0.158
2002	10257640	15102591	6966961	240895	297153	195288	20675	18501	7275	0.173	0.23	0.130
2003	8740810	12767606	5984031	214317	266019	172664	16161	26745	2734	0.179	0.23	0.139
2004	8589413	12442789	5929379	187139	231774	151101	13295	19048	1214	0.165	0.21	0.129
2005	8095354	11671071	5615146	159485	196953	129144	15471	12525	888	0.163	0.21	0.130
2006	6526256	9508607	4479312	142968	175683	116345	18535	16310	1924	0.22	0.27	0.173
2007	8366866	12011434	5828150	124065	150087	102554	18915	6971	1088	0.21	0.26	0.169
2008	7967157	11381174	5577245	120237	144014	100386	17951	10296	0	0.22	0.27	0.174
2009	7295363	10391837	5121551	112866	133412	95485	18438	7978	1342	0.24	0.29	0.192
2010	7692156	11015405	5371502	136549	160275	116334	19908	12256	1871	0.25	0.31	0.20
2011	6349484	9220815	4372276	135613	159127	115573	18595	10900	1045	0.22	0.27	0.173
2012	5799137	8608102	3906783	135821	159817	115428	17520	9906	1037	0.22	0.28	0.179
2013	8661377	12631860	5938907	130707	154554	110539	18192	6280	1659	0.21	0.26	0.167
2014	10224862	15023472	6958964	120748	143278	101761	17075	9470	1642	0.24	0.30	0.193
2015	10375600	15221027	7072655	131108	156985	109497	17354	14957	2130	0.27	0.34	0.21
2016	12288779	17962003	8407420	140856	169741	116886	16217	12070	4604	0.28	0.35	0.21
2017	8652671	12822751	5838741	145437	176322	119961	15565	10887	2565	0.24	0.32	0.186
2018	10771986	15680970	7399778	149373	181976	122612	16274	10216	1709	0.23	0.30	0.170
2019	18276332	26553257	12579410	150385	184368	122666	18699	10692	1822	0.24	0.32	0.181
2020	17708646	25853035	12129954	202405	250160	163766	17614	13341	3061	0.179	0.24	0.134
2021	9934366	14758737	6686997	301245	372494	243624	16620	16344	2063	0.139	0.186	0.104
2022	11541416	17559804	7585750	364075	451320	293696	15134	12018	836	0.095	0.128	0.071
2023	9953736	16002736	6191245	395137	489030	319272	15805	10951	2612	0.085	0.113	0.064
2024	14518705	24175861	8719143	372758	461896	300823	13836	20994	1729	0.078	0.102	0.059
2025	9735209	20124613	4709372	341967	426381	274264	14766	16544	2021	0.093	0.123	0.070
2026	11305338			385516	494212	300727
Average	12417932	17890047	8685387	229369	271859	193837	38148	26191	14668	0.35	0.43	0.29

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

2026

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Appropriate

MSY B_trigger

Above trigger

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Undefined

B_pa,B_lim

Full reproductive capacity

Management plan

F_MGT

Not applicable

B_MGT

Not applicable