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Flounder (Platichthys flesus) in subdivisions 21-23 (Kattegat, Belt Seas, and the Sound) (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: Platichthys flesus
Stock code: fle.27.21-23
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2026
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 25796
Stock Key: 267352

Year	B/Bmsy	97.5%	2.5%	Landings	Discards	F/Fmsy	97.5%	2.5%

				tonnes	tonnes
1973	0.99	3.26	0.3	2859	1316	0.56	1.80	0.174
1974	1.17	3.23	0.42	4224	3169	0.65	1.96	0.22
1975	1.29	3.23	0.52	4091	2921	0.75	2.2	0.25
1976	1.27	2.96	0.55	3703	2400	0.70	2.0	0.24
1977	1.29	2.79	0.6	4041	2533	0.68	1.96	0.23
1978	1.39	2.84	0.68	5438	3561	0.75	2.2	0.26
1979	1.39	2.78	0.69	4218	2805	0.76	2.3	0.25
1980	1.28	2.49	0.66	3096	1624	0.62	1.85	0.21
1981	1.36	2.53	0.73	4491	3522	0.62	1.84	0.21
1982	1.43	2.59	0.79	3489	2556	0.66	1.94	0.22
1983	1.5	2.67	0.85	5039	4351	0.69	2.0	0.23
1984	1.61	2.92	0.89	5284	4683	0.79	2.5	0.26
1985	1.5	2.76	0.82	3431	2530	0.68	2.2	0.21
1986	1.48	2.7	0.81	3593	3060	0.58	1.86	0.182
1987	1.49	2.68	0.83	2684	2137	0.51	1.62	0.161
1988	1.54	2.69	0.88	2825	2338	0.44	1.38	0.143
1989	1.63	2.79	0.96	2781	2127	0.41	1.25	0.136
1990	1.63	2.67	0.99	1884	1380	0.33	0.97	0.112
1991	1.66	2.59	1.06	1795	1261	0.27	0.75	0.094
1992	1.67	2.52	1.11	1632	1082	0.24	0.66	0.088
1993	1.66	2.46	1.12	1847	1405	0.25	0.68	0.094
1994	1.57	2.27	1.09	2134	1714	0.31	0.81	0.116
1995	1.43	2.07	0.98	1932	1172	0.33	0.87	0.126
1996	1.28	1.82	0.91	2059	1261	0.35	0.90	0.134
1997	1.2	1.69	0.85	2490	1291	0.40	1.03	0.157
1998	1.19	1.68	0.84	2569	1625	0.46	1.18	0.180
1999	1.14	1.61	0.8	2608	1492	0.49	1.25	0.190
2000	1.26	1.78	0.89	3253	1778	0.51	1.30	0.199
2001	1.24	1.74	0.88	3245	1827	0.55	1.43	0.21
2002	1.16	1.62	0.83	2330	1537	0.51	1.30	0.198
2003	1.14	1.6	0.81	1778	892	0.38	0.97	0.150
2004	1.1	1.54	0.79	1746	448	0.29	0.72	0.113
2005	1.26	1.76	0.9	1484	566	0.24	0.60	0.093
2006	1.28	1.79	0.92	1231	734	0.20	0.51	0.081
2007	1.44	1.99	1.05	1663	1461	0.24	0.60	0.097
2008	1.42	1.94	1.03	1741	615	0.26	0.64	0.105
2009	1.4	1.93	1.02	1416	1393	0.25	0.60	0.101
2010	1.65	2.24	1.22	1232	908	0.20	0.49	0.082
2011	2.01	2.7	1.5	1167	1490	0.165	0.40	0.068
2012	2.14	2.87	1.6	1319	790	0.149	0.36	0.061
2013	2.24	2.98	1.69	1612	834	0.135	0.33	0.056
2014	2.6	3.47	1.95	1367	1226	0.139	0.34	0.057
2015	2.54	3.36	1.93	1196	561	0.109	0.26	0.045
2016	2.68	3.58	2.01	1241	570	0.092	0.22	0.038
2017	2.36	3.13	1.78	1289	470	0.104	0.25	0.043
2018	2.02	2.7	1.51	960	455	0.105	0.25	0.043
2019	1.69	2.29	1.25	1216	367	0.123	0.30	0.050
2020	1.46	2.01	1.06	869	226	0.119	0.29	0.049
2021	1.55	2.11	1.15	592	364	0.092	0.22	0.038
2022	1.55	2.09	1.14	401	120	0.064	0.157	0.026
2023	1.51	2.04	1.12	322	175	0.046	0.115	0.0186
2024	1.67	2.26	1.24	269	174	0.039	0.097	0.0159
2025	1.79	2.4	1.34	189	358	0.038	0.093	0.0154
2026	1.93	2.65	1.41
Average	1.56	2.44	1.03	2290	1541	0.37	1.03	0.131

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

2026

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Below

MSY B_trigger

Above

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Undefined

B_pa,B_lim

Above

Management plan

F_MGT

Not applicable

B_MGT

Not applicable