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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and in Division 7.d (North Sea, eastern English Channel)
Species:
Stock Assessment Graphs
Stock code:
whg.27.47d
Assessment Year:
2025
Key:
19484
Unit weights
tonnes
Unit recruitment
thousands
Fishing pressure description
Fishing pressure units
Stock size description
Stock size units
Fish reference points
Management plan
SSB
MP
F
MP
MSY approach
MSYB
trigger
167419
F
MSY
0.68
Precautionary approach
B
lim
119585
B
pa
167419
F
lim
F
pa
0.68
Age and Length
Recruitment
0
F
Fish data
Year
Low Recruitment
Recruitment
High Recruitment
Low TBiomass
TBiomass
High TBiomass
Low SSB
SSB
High SSB
Landings
Catches
Discards
IBC
Low F
F
High F
1978
22437348
28806230
36982932
613197
688020
771973
333715
382041
437365
97552.82
188221.98
35381.954
55287.2095
0.462
0.579
0.725
1979
17497539
22939653
30074383
691368
778377
876336
368734
418385
474722
107231.18
243569.8
77390.917
58947.7026
0.495
0.602
0.732
1980
8853552
11232364
14250325
595789
668605
750320
380651
432707
491882
100774.57
223361.31
77003.023
45583.7137
0.533
0.646
0.782
1981
8168875
10332505
13069201
478801
535671
599296
345744
393367
447549
89583.39
192118.9
35894.164
66641.3528
0.508
0.619
0.755
1982
7225054
9079163
11409077
425014
472309
524867
278373
316122
358990
80575.55
140250.47
26620.275
33054.6415
0.44
0.534
0.649
1983
10455467
13251306
16794766
383008
424411
470288
231711
261168
294369
88001.65
161316.24
49561.946
23752.6457
0.519
0.616
0.731
1984
8184217
10327947
13033194
349640
388478
431630
180306
202474
227368
86274.53
145635.71
40483.093
18878.091
0.613
0.723
0.851
1985
14221506
17870726
22456331
344124
383690
427805
177175
200545
226997
56059.04
100329.99
28960.585
15310.3651
0.548
0.65
0.771
1986
13063478
16603720
21103379
421970
473758
531902
182903
205727
231398
64018.79
161494.38
79522.861
17952.7345
0.626
0.742
0.879
1987
10282013
12930872
16262132
359442
401715
448961
189027
213545
241242
68316.71
138736.59
53900.866
16519.0171
0.627
0.754
0.907
1988
14280110
17942372
22543854
344292
383850
427953
201299
228537
259462
56099.78
133214.55
28146.189
48968.5868
0.555
0.673
0.816
1989
8965242
11197133
13984651
398458
444527
495922
203250
230140
260588
45103.11
123533.2
35787.078
42643.014
0.5
0.618
0.763
1990
7986767
9947328
12389161
340901
380585
424888
201999
229066
259761
45661.94
152601.7
55603.168
51336.5868
0.491
0.603
0.741
1991
8787610
10921500
13573562
352320
393320
439090
199489
226568
257324
51929.38
126742.13
35057.608
39755.1409
0.386
0.473
0.581
1992
10218721
12679436
15732703
325412
363411
405848
191201
217037
246364
50946.27
108555.45
32564.298
25044.879
0.37
0.452
0.551
1993
9984048
12408704
15422196
305661
341880
382391
179671
204021
231672
51818.05
116911.05
44370.456
20722.5389
0.432
0.522
0.63
1994
9233168
11489725
14297777
307922
345457
387567
175784
200027
227614
48485.81
101650.38
35692.018
17472.551
0.428
0.524
0.64
1995
7171570
8953575
11178375
289135
326202
368021
178783
204495
233904
45938.4
105493.61
32175.893
27379.3181
0.376
0.466
0.576
1996
5954699
7472558
9377321
265874
300943
340638
160092
184040
211569
40502.8
76123.4
30504.528
5116.0665
0.337
0.419
0.523
1997
8987624
11581108
14922971
290273
333432
383008
143460
165887
191818
35562.54
61434.78
19659.718
6212.5163
0.3
0.375
0.469
1998
14914131
19200006
24717512
283825
329934
383534
122389
142193
165203
28288.11
47475.26
15692.809
3494.3438
0.271
0.341
0.428
1999
16605545
21228150
27137583
342799
400729
468449
120634
140874
164510
30130
60844.85
25677.163
5037.6821
0.3
0.379
0.478
2000
13678334
17482387
22344377
447183
526251
619299
153378
180044
211345
28582.65
63806.28
26063.26
9160.3724
0.274
0.355
0.46
2001
13001948
16500278
20939877
381017
446368
522928
172303
204851
243547
25060.69
45242.09
19237.412
943.9804
0.194
0.257
0.34
2002
6294615
8042256
10275111
247567
290167
340096
164366
196419
234721
20674.63
46450.17
18500.752
7274.789
0.168
0.22
0.288
2003
6448667
8143018
10282549
199891
234988
276247
142605
171477
206194
16161.33
45640.44
26744.98
2734.1271
0.178
0.228
0.293
2004
7516144
9586420
12226939
251753
295020
345723
127940
154104
185619
13295.12
33557.47
19048.242
1214.1
0.152
0.195
0.251
2005
7333458
9382231
12003378
244559
287575
338158
114182
137147
164730
15470.68
28883.06
12524.713
887.6647
0.143
0.183
0.234
2006
5770467
7325400
9299331
342733
407605
484756
106078
126878
151755
18535.29
36769.47
16310.122
1924.067
0.168
0.213
0.269
2007
9220157
11706084
14862262
320238
382465
456784
98550
117036
138989
18915.05
26974.21
6971.248
1087.906
0.156
0.197
0.249
2008
9242292
11748029
14933113
233768
273418
319792
102643
121011
142666
17950.78
28246.74
10295.96
0
0.157
0.197
0.247
2009
8981751
11414558
14506320
282521
333269
393133
109424
128889
151818
18402.6
28430.32
8683.93
1343.7815
0.157
0.199
0.251
2010
8929371
11668511
15247898
338747
403266
480073
136588
161183
190207
19846.06
34436.31
12682.94
1907.3086
0.158
0.202
0.259
2011
6178029
7857955
9994685
282019
330794
388006
130092
153745
181699
18461.3
30668.38
11172.58
1034.5054
0.145
0.187
0.24
2012
4506722
5742322
7316684
228652
267341
312575
135203
160370
190221
17407.27
30221.04
11696.601
1117.1719
0.145
0.186
0.239
2013
7347735
9386073
11989867
222837
261932
307887
124784
148728
177266
18211.47
26660.23
6794.676
1654.0848
0.149
0.191
0.245
2014
8760979
11517380
15141006
325490
394930
479183
114581
136441
162471
17027.27
28374.9
9724.584
1623.0436
0.166
0.213
0.274
2015
7919084
10430632
13738719
282922
343925
418082
115659
138512
165881
17298.9
36286.92
16891.32
2096.7027
0.193
0.249
0.321
2016
9572012
12449642
16192372
259793
313854
379165
117622
142405
172409
16118.07
33395.65
12726.303
4551.2812
0.19
0.249
0.327
2017
6021567
7828541
10177759
214731
258443
311054
123863
151145
184436
15361.21
29343.88
11348.106
2634.5677
0.164
0.219
0.292
2018
7789647
10191710
13334488
241647
293175
355691
127450
156387
191894
16160.38
28406.86
10588.46
1658.026
0.154
0.206
0.276
2019
16500071
22107964
29621816
294354
362942
447512
131428
162059
199830
18578.56
30522.68
10080.365
1863.7553
0.151
0.204
0.275
2020
15139492
20265321
27126619
750978
958138
1222444
175749
218019
270456
18014.45
34924.21
13795.265
3114.5015
0.131
0.177
0.24
2021
8054995
10987241
14986908
443594
552195
687383
240971
300822
375540
16384.01
34393.99
15929.675
2080.303
0.102
0.14
0.19
2022
9655647
13561044
19046050
493725
622452
784740
282352
355582
447805
15137.74
28792.16
12823.661
830.7631
0.074
0.102
0.14
2023
5837221
8629733
12758174
417534
528874
669903
303413
385309
489311
15808.55
29356.01
10946.365
2601.1027
0.065
0.089
0.121
2024
9508580
16065660
27144477
492051
659479
883877
278529
358464
461339
13864.64
36577.29
20979.849
1732.8023
0.065
0.09
0.125
2025
10717930
467153
693446
1029358
310901
409187
538545
Custom reference points
Custom fish data column names
Custom fish data
Sensivity data