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Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) in divisions 7.b–k, 8.a, 8.b, and 8.d (west and southwest of Ireland, 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: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Stock code: meg.27.7b-k8abd
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2026
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 26024
Stock Key: 169141

Year	Recruitment	95%	5%	SSB	95%	5%	Landings	Discards	F	95%	5%
	Age 1								Ages 3-6
	thousands			tonnes			tonnes	tonnes
1984	246008	296358	204212	62749	82748	47584	16659	2169	0.22	0.27	0.174
1985	243005	294276	200666	63100	84611	47057	17865	1732	0.22	0.27	0.171
1986	214991	260953	177125	63126	84790	46997	18927	2321	0.24	0.30	0.191
1987	189999	231908	155664	58691	77768	44294	17114	1705	0.24	0.29	0.190
1988	181382	218918	150283	57820	75910	44040	17577	1725	0.24	0.29	0.194
1989	252974	308206	207641	53137	67986	41531	19233	2582	0.28	0.34	0.22
1990	285281	347081	234485	48006	60468	38112	14370	3284	0.32	0.40	0.26
1991	330913	397974	275153	41474	51430	33445	15094	3282	0.44	0.54	0.36
1992	271758	330688	223330	41473	51875	33156	15600	2988	0.35	0.44	0.29
1993	205977	248361	170827	44633	55874	35653	14929	3108	0.35	0.43	0.28
1994	221863	266387	184780	48244	60614	38399	13684	2700	0.29	0.36	0.23
1995	261765	313124	218831	50715	63281	40643	15862	3206	0.31	0.38	0.25
1996	270741	321185	228220	51214	64110	40912	15109	3026	0.30	0.37	0.25
1997	217291	259504	181945	53389	67001	42543	14230	3066	0.28	0.34	0.23
1998	269858	320235	227406	53989	66926	43552	14345	5371	0.33	0.39	0.27
1999	237534	282495	199729	51827	63919	42023	13305	3297	0.32	0.39	0.26
2000	335563	393695	286014	50795	62284	41426	15031	1870	0.33	0.40	0.27
2001	284805	331917	244380	49217	59637	40618	15778	2262	0.36	0.44	0.29
2002	325090	381341	277136	46794	56434	38801	15987	2813	0.43	0.52	0.36
2003	287192	339694	242804	47397	57527	39050	15711	4008	0.45	0.54	0.38
2004	222595	263466	188064	44550	54704	36281	14358	6243	0.54	0.64	0.45
2005	241546	282480	206544	36393	43835	30215	12888	3275	0.44	0.54	0.37
2006	339430	397794	289630	40080	48876	32868	12037	3751	0.46	0.56	0.38
2007	300991	353037	256619	41607	50826	34060	13060	3033	0.44	0.53	0.36
2008	203974	239189	173944	53160	64582	43758	11048	2860	0.31	0.39	0.26
2009	226790	267171	192513	40955	48611	34505	15064	3278	0.33	0.41	0.27
2010	218223	256081	185962	51513	62339	42567	15101	5343	0.38	0.46	0.31
2011	182732	215876	154677	48853	59766	39933	13226	4187	0.33	0.40	0.26
2012	160702	189733	136114	58385	71081	47956	14433	3704	0.34	0.41	0.27
2013	186030	220676	156824	50871	62638	41315	16025	4885	0.39	0.48	0.32
2014	150670	181296	125218	52632	66138	41884	13277	2569	0.29	0.36	0.24
2015	149691	183104	122376	50812	63781	40480	11569	2393	0.31	0.38	0.25
2016	168944	206727	138067	46148	59365	35874	11548	3315	0.29	0.36	0.24
2017	185526	227419	151350	50262	63319	39897	13784	3518	0.39	0.49	0.32
2018	170026	208221	138838	37932	50017	28768	12147	3415	0.27	0.34	0.21
2019	181055	225435	145412	49746	66170	37399	12164	1966	0.24	0.31	0.186
2020	165730	204409	134369	45035	61196	33143	11141	2485	0.20	0.27	0.156
2021	140096	174930	112199	38105	51084	28424	12418	2603	0.25	0.33	0.187
2022	171495	221631	132701	43412	57913	32542	10821	2340	0.21	0.28	0.152
2023	120377	166474	87045	42497	58870	30677	9647	1895	0.194	0.26	0.144
2024	108180	166390	70334	42634	58843	30889	8398	1556	0.169	0.23	0.124
2025	158226			44508	62196	31850	7558	1332	0.162	0.22	0.120
2026	158226			45505
Average	219657	268191	185108	48683	61937	38455	14003	3011	0.32	0.39	0.25

Fishing pressure

Stock size

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2025

2026

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Below

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