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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and in Division 7.d (North Sea, eastern English Channel)
Species:
Stock Coordinator
Stock code:
whg.27.47d
Assessment Year:
2026
Key:
22488
Unit weights
tonnes
Unit recruitment
thousands
Fishing pressure description
F
Fishing pressure units
Stock size description
SSB
Stock size units
tonnes
Fish reference points
Management plan
SSB
MP
F
MP
MSY approach
MSYB
trigger
201845
F
MSY
0.35
Precautionary approach
B
lim
144175
B
pa
201845
F
lim
F
pa
0.35
Age and Length
Recruitment
0
F
2-5
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
20247028
29110160
41853127
591457
678958
779403
335197
383375
438478
97552.08688777
188221.25084977
35381.954472
55287.20949
0.448
0.531
0.629
1979
16002609
22478943
31576280
654872
749938
858806
371982
421607
477853
107231.82123057
243570.44051657
77390.916674
58947.702612
0.482
0.561
0.653
1980
9912045
13924456
19561098
601333
682179
773894
395203
448955
510018
100774.11230895
223360.84881395
77003.022846
45583.713659
0.546
0.634
0.735
1981
9227020
12922654
18098473
500521
566028
640107
363020
412279
468222
89583.42132492
192118.93794992
35894.163774
66641.352851
0.528
0.615
0.717
1982
7096484
9838458
13639888
429752
484026
545154
288875
326216
368384
80575.96461728
140250.88116828
26620.275009
33054.641542
0.429
0.501
0.586
1983
8931404
12189534
16636214
362033
403847
450491
236161
263690
294429
88001.41847098
161316.01059498
49561.946407
23752.645717
0.515
0.594
0.686
1984
8075702
11059571
15145939
321116
362055
408212
175069
195094
217409
86274.98086828
145636.16527828
40483.093428
18878.090982
0.62
0.71
0.813
1985
12340402
16753928
22745945
313527
355321
402686
167660
188814
212637
56058.7290689
100329.6791409
28960.584968
15310.365104
0.542
0.625
0.72
1986
12014546
16286890
22078468
389718
445205
508593
179728
201864
226727
64018.4063132
161494.0016472
79522.860845
17952.734489
0.619
0.71
0.815
1987
10658810
14611778
20030760
353179
399546
452000
194845
219768
247879
68316.10712202
138735.98995302
53900.865735
16519.017096
0.642
0.742
0.859
1988
13498963
18499272
25351802
352111
398558
451131
214191
242216
273908
56100.20938911
133214.98552911
28146.18931
48968.58683
0.525
0.619
0.729
1989
8588267
11786984
16177071
404028
461033
526081
215721
244457
277021
45103.23590436
123533.32792136
35787.078067
42643.01395
0.5
0.599
0.716
1990
8177018
11180695
15287717
352079
400821
456310
220232
251318
286791
45661.94023
152601.695431
55603.168396
51336.586805
0.472
0.567
0.68
1991
9352546
12786166
17480378
368231
421566
482625
216913
248217
284038
51929.382257
126742.131371
35057.608193
39755.140921
0.374
0.456
0.556
1992
10837455
14800462
20212651
350529
402137
461344
212745
243786
279356
50946.272311
108555.449363
32564.298078
25044.878974
0.364
0.445
0.543
1993
10774835
14797146
20321011
337708
389397
448998
203657
234802
270709
51818.053959
116911.048713
44370.455826
20722.538928
0.397
0.483
0.588
1994
9840426
13621525
18855479
343153
398747
463348
199523
231410
268393
48485.809341
101650.37869
35692.018349
17472.551
0.402
0.496
0.611
1995
7682629
10768998
15095265
327798
384003
449845
208136
244641
287549
45938.402454
105493.61336
32175.892786
27379.31812
0.335
0.423
0.534
1996
6109790
8709615
12415711
300081
354797
419490
187385
222957
265283
40502.801853
76123.396417
30504.528107
5116.066457
0.288
0.369
0.472
1997
9065103
12720642
17850291
311466
374895
451241
163575
196236
235420
35562.543493
61434.778236
19659.71844
6212.516303
0.24
0.308
0.394
1998
13787450
19477910
27516978
296022
359324
436163
138434
166896
201209
28288.108614
47475.261581
15692.80922
3494.343747
0.22
0.282
0.363
1999
13492393
19240316
27436923
331885
407441
500197
135639
163916
198089
30130.00204
60844.846808
25677.162634
5037.682134
0.254
0.325
0.416
2000
11071675
15832098
22639332
420468
517715
637455
168841
205405
249888
28582.646108
63806.278154
26063.25967
9160.372376
0.245
0.32
0.419
2001
10743295
15451801
22223921
381919
466956
570926
194864
239498
294355
25060.694066
45242.086991
19237.41253
943.980395
0.158
0.214
0.289
2002
6966961
10257640
15102591
283456
344299
418202
195288
240895
297153
20674.628053
46450.169362
18500.752309
7274.789
0.13
0.173
0.23
2003
5984031
8740810
12767606
232543
283617
345909
172664
214317
266019
16161.333996
45640.440944
26744.979822
2734.127126
0.139
0.179
0.23
2004
5929379
8589413
12442789
257207
313893
383071
151101
187139
231774
13295.123381
33557.465503
19048.242122
1214.1
0.129
0.165
0.21
2005
5615146
8095354
11671071
236060
287359
349807
129144
159485
196953
15470.679089
28883.057087
12524.713272
887.664726
0.13
0.163
0.205
2006
4479312
6526256
9508607
302822
383093
484643
116345
142968
175683
18535.285726
36769.474405
16310.121679
1924.067
0.173
0.215
0.266
2007
5828150
8366866
12011434
247277
309550
387506
102554
124065
150087
18915.053558
26974.207986
6971.248428
1087.906
0.169
0.209
0.259
2008
5577245
7967157
11381174
187229
224851
270032
100386
120237
144014
17950.783762
28246.744112
10295.96035
0
0.174
0.215
0.265
2009
5121551
7295363
10391837
187859
226616
273369
95485
112866
133412
18438.3942046566
27758.5305645095
7977.80226552262
1342.33409433028
0.192
0.236
0.291
2010
5371502
7692156
11015405
220924
265501
319071
116334
136549
160275
19907.8042564039
34034.9830418037
12256.3453827042
1870.83340269555
0.202
0.251
0.312
2011
4372276
6349484
9220815
202339
241133
287365
115573
135613
159127
18594.6789961014
30539.7578066793
10899.6129422171
1045.46586836087
0.173
0.216
0.27
2012
3906783
5799137
8608102
187771
224908
269391
115428
135821
159817
17520.146755471
28463.1674013839
9906.38949011419
1036.63115579871
0.179
0.223
0.279
2013
5938907
8661377
12631860
178310
213666
256031
110539
130707
154554
18192.139650362
26131.5409930472
6280.04177198156
1659.35957070368
0.167
0.209
0.261
2014
6958964
10224862
15023472
231641
290317
363855
101761
120748
143278
17075.3361382003
28187.1474146441
9469.94271860694
1641.86855783687
0.193
0.242
0.303
2015
7072655
10375600
15221027
235514
292791
363997
109497
131108
156985
17353.767491954
34440.850436863
14956.6230509414
2130.4598939676
0.214
0.27
0.34
2016
8407420
12288779
17962003
237727
294014
363628
116886
140856
169741
16217.2055254236
32890.7830862206
12069.8795825433
4603.69797825372
0.214
0.275
0.353
2017
5838741
8652671
12822751
207227
253892
311066
119961
145437
176322
15565.3200796981
29017.8468176987
10887.0417868211
2565.48495117943
0.186
0.244
0.321
2018
7399778
10771986
15680970
231315
286778
355540
122612
149373
181976
16273.5845867119
28199.0367945495
10216.3515897188
1709.10061811873
0.17
0.225
0.299
2019
12579410
18276332
26553257
288279
366354
465574
122666
150385
184368
18698.7369497758
31212.5306687874
10692.0988571719
1821.69486183961
0.181
0.241
0.321
2020
12129954
17708646
25853035
610792
811462
1078059
163766
202405
250160
17614.0900148208
34015.9829380563
13340.6451788893
3061.2477443463
0.134
0.179
0.24
2021
6686997
9934366
14758737
443157
550464
683754
243624
301245
372494
16619.5079181609
35026.573864719
16344.3942798783
2062.67166667976
0.104
0.139
0.186
2022
7585750
11541416
17559804
474786
592684
739859
293696
364075
451320
15134.1543197666
27988.3882822219
12018.3437195165
835.8902429389
0.071
0.095
0.128
2023
6191245
9953736
16002736
440500
545754
676157
319272
395137
489030
15804.9683105398
29367.1937323041
10950.6313671676
2611.59405459675
0.064
0.085
0.113
2024
8719143
14518705
24175861
507495
653543
841620
300823
372758
461896
13835.8382775428
36559.0061220123
20993.8395720827
1729.32827238679
0.059
0.078
0.102
2025
4709372
9735209
20124613
413158
537837
700140
274264
341967
426381
14766.3299069273
33331.2643717323
16543.7731348978
2021.1613299071
0.07
0.093
0.123
2026
11305338
403329
564773
790840
300727
385516
494212
Custom reference points
Custom fish data column names
Custom fish data
Sensivity data