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Sole (Solea solea) in divisions 8.a and 8.b (northern and central Bay of Biscay) (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: Solea solea
Stock code: sol.27.8ab
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2026
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 22607
Stock Key: 169272

Year	Recruitment	95%	5%	SSB	95%	5%	Landings	Discards	F	95%	5%
	Age 2								Ages 3-7
	thousands			tonnes			tonnes	tonnes
1984	26919	31891	22722	9519	10408	8706	4038	69	0.46	0.52	0.41
1985	29295	33968	25265	10916	11874	10035	4251	84	0.45	0.51	0.41
1986	29109	33692	25150	11550	12554	10625	4805	65	0.48	0.53	0.44
1987	27798	32232	23974	13847	15050	12740	5086	69	0.48	0.53	0.44
1988	29428	34124	25378	13877	15071	12779	5382	78	0.49	0.54	0.45
1989	31772	36787	27440	14269	15482	13152	5845	80	0.50	0.55	0.45
1990	35136	40788	30267	14624	15859	13486	5916	95	0.49	0.54	0.45
1991	36150	42494	30753	15498	16856	14250	5569	79	0.50	0.55	0.45
1992	34087	39963	29075	16579	18078	15204	6550	87	0.52	0.57	0.47
1993	27402	31950	23501	17289	18835	15870	6420	66	0.51	0.57	0.47
1994	26555	30878	22837	16472	17902	15156	7229	69	0.54	0.59	0.49
1995	26142	30392	22487	15058	16330	13885	6205	73	0.55	0.60	0.50
1996	27341	31790	23514	14150	15344	13049	5854	66	0.58	0.63	0.53
1997	26258	30478	22623	13215	14362	12160	6259	83	0.60	0.65	0.54
1998	25659	29772	22114	12945	14082	11900	6027	81	0.62	0.68	0.56
1999	25133	29187	21641	11808	12842	10858	5249	67	0.63	0.70	0.57
2000	25189	29241	21699	11958	13027	10976	5760	105	0.59	0.66	0.54
2001	21830	25517	18676	11133	12153	10198	4836	71	0.56	0.63	0.51
2002	24705	28784	21204	10752	11741	9846	5486	92	0.54	0.60	0.48
2003	23977	28164	20413	11589	12862	10442	4108	84	0.45	0.52	0.40
2004	20155	23381	17375	12431	13815	11185	4002	74	0.41	0.47	0.35
2005	19490	22680	16748	12012	13191	10938	4539	77	0.42	0.48	0.37
2006	19346	22661	16516	11531	12578	10571	4793	75	0.45	0.50	0.40
2007	19636	23358	16508	11258	12280	10321	4363	75	0.47	0.52	0.42
2008	22410	26124	19224	10995	12014	10062	4299	65	0.48	0.54	0.43
2009	31015	37391	25726	11301	12354	10337	3650	56	0.46	0.52	0.41
2010	28089	34010	23199	12887	14205	11691	4350	115	0.43	0.48	0.38
2011	23074	27508	19355	13079	14410	11872	4890	127	0.37	0.42	0.33
2012	17637	20574	15119	14511	16011	13152	4360	167	0.35	0.40	0.31
2013	17678	21013	14872	15297	17136	13656	4423	96	0.34	0.38	0.29
2014	20988	24826	17744	14641	16791	12765	4229	127	0.33	0.38	0.28
2015	21772	25315	18725	13505	15448	11806	3793	116	0.32	0.38	0.28
2016	19001	21863	16513	14094	15949	12455	3320	48	0.31	0.36	0.27
2017	17741	20413	15418	13285	14920	11830	3241	87	0.29	0.34	0.25
2018	16433	18956	14246	13533	15149	12089	3397	109	0.30	0.35	0.27
2019	13595	15661	11801	12772	14336	11378	3381	129	0.32	0.36	0.28
2020	12037	13901	10424	11314	12795	10004	3219	83	0.33	0.37	0.28
2021	10897	12597	9426	11916	13703	10363	3088	103	0.31	0.36	0.27
2022	10384	12159	8868	10038	11435	8812	2345	46	0.29	0.34	0.25
2023	10950	12992	9229	10382	11949	9021	2532	50	0.28	0.33	0.24
2024	10314	12765	8334	9293	10983	7864	2595	48	0.30	0.36	0.25
2025	10957	14304	8394	9917	12158	8089	2676	60	0.31	0.38	0.25
2026	10897	10950	10314	9382	12248	7172
Average	22427	26221	19182	12707	14106	11459	4580	83	0.44	0.49	0.39

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

2026

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Appropriate

MSY B_trigger

Below trigger

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Undefined

B_pa,B_lim

Increased risk

Management plan

F_MGT

Below

B_MGT

Increased risk