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Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in subareas 1–9, 12, and 14 (Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters)
Species:
Stock Coordinator
Stock code:
whb.27.1-91214
Assessment Year:
2026
Key:
25908
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
2250000
F
MSY
0.32
Precautionary approach
B
lim
1500000
B
pa
2250000
F
lim
F
pa
0.32
Age and Length
Recruitment
1
F
3-7
Fish data
Year
Low Recruitment
Recruitment
High Recruitment
Low TBiomass
TBiomass
High TBiomass
Low SSB
SSB
High SSB
Landings
Catches
Low F
F
High F
1981
2573152
3973449
6135782
2696733
3345318
4149893
2254758
2847001
3594805
922980
922980
0.192
0.262
0.357
1982
3037364
4729882
7365524
2254256
2768651
3400426
1839620
2296715
2867384
550643
550643
0.167
0.225
0.302
1983
12025152
18388937
28120477
2355354
2886654
3537800
1511953
1849144
2261534
553344
553344
0.193
0.256
0.339
1984
11934506
18096712
27440682
2505835
3098953
3832459
1456343
1755833
2116913
615569
615569
0.243
0.318
0.415
1985
6306444
9522599
14378925
2652283
3240864
3960060
1737694
2099726
2537184
678214
678214
0.274
0.355
0.459
1986
4805205
7213139
10827713
2589533
3117311
3752656
1888444
2277253
2746112
847145
847145
0.338
0.436
0.561
1987
6090940
9160119
13775836
2346727
2822022
3393580
1606672
1935108
2330684
654718
654718
0.326
0.422
0.544
1988
4270470
6425183
9667079
2024112
2425202
2905771
1368942
1636102
1955401
552264
552264
0.341
0.44
0.567
1989
5618550
8488276
12823742
1985960
2390977
2878593
1297774
1546366
1842577
630316
630316
0.408
0.524
0.673
1990
12419072
19000495
29069710
2011581
2510386
3132877
1132770
1360597
1634246
558128
558128
0.396
0.517
0.675
1991
5880762
9086556
14039932
2542679
3233640
4112366
1435680
1781695
2211105
364008
364008
0.216
0.291
0.393
1992
4354747
6662790
10194110
2811086
3530690
4434503
1957597
2460454
3092483
474592
474592
0.173
0.234
0.315
1993
3170669
4903881
7584535
2744871
3413283
4244463
2029988
2540392
3179129
475198
475198
0.152
0.204
0.275
1994
5314003
8140749
12471164
2780695
3413466
4190230
2046107
2533319
3136544
457696
457696
0.137
0.185
0.25
1995
6146051
9327333
14155291
2765018
3350672
4060372
1901708
2303999
2791391
505176
505176
0.183
0.242
0.32
1996
18600367
28175352
42679291
3041086
3730078
4575168
1839380
2207277
2648756
621104
621104
0.226
0.296
0.389
1997
30046534
45420596
68661184
4310526
5471365
6944821
2055957
2473744
2976429
639681
639681
0.231
0.302
0.396
1998
17760549
26712106
40175368
5497418
6858973
8557747
3030778
3698406
4513101
1131955
1131955
0.312
0.403
0.521
1999
13452566
20306032
30651024
5876668
7212323
8851546
3656434
4477767
5483593
1261033
1261033
0.3
0.389
0.504
2000
26181992
39580787
59836498
6126322
7503275
9189711
3540776
4255923
5115512
1412449
1412449
0.37
0.474
0.609
2001
37053572
55614996
83474486
7301104
9026900
11160631
3838254
4593891
5498290
1771805
1771805
0.362
0.464
0.597
2002
32418857
48602191
72864165
8383069
10321119
12707219
4515251
5410245
6482641
1556955
1556955
0.369
0.476
0.612
2003
34624733
51199584
75708812
9652896
11720689
14231435
5696712
6842883
8219662
2365319
2365319
0.39
0.496
0.63
2004
19061371
28218446
41774576
8609046
10247460
12197686
5667918
6718321
7963389
2400795
2400795
0.423
0.535
0.676
2005
14647570
21634654
31954671
7089030
8393413
9937802
5051733
5973886
7064372
2018344
2018344
0.393
0.5
0.636
2006
5844839
8703753
12961063
6476339
7665332
9072614
4947908
5865017
6952114
1956239
1956239
0.353
0.452
0.579
2007
3135428
4668227
6950358
4782731
5666869
6714450
3919413
4657359
5534245
1612269
1612269
0.352
0.455
0.588
2008
3725791
5624269
8490119
3653270
4373298
5235239
2974479
3579361
4307250
1251851
1251851
0.303
0.401
0.531
2009
3600716
5584904
8662487
2810643
3432983
4193123
2225052
2739506
3372906
634978
634978
0.194
0.264
0.358
2010
9602595
14579607
22136197
2974513
3692699
4584289
2123803
2663141
3339442
539539
539539
0.13
0.181
0.251
2011
12648272
18993060
28520602
3499307
4345526
5396382
2147201
2669894
3319827
103771
103771
0.037
0.053
0.078
2012
12806429
18977406
28121963
4149877
5035518
6110167
2803964
3399506
4121536
375692
375692
0.085
0.113
0.15
2013
10594994
15631607
23062507
4598683
5496933
6570636
3124737
3720908
4430824
613863
613863
0.151
0.197
0.257
2014
24267428
35947033
53247884
5431912
6508526
7798526
3362608
3958952
4661055
1147650
1147650
0.294
0.38
0.491
2015
41984584
61889969
91232729
6504781
7932424
9673399
3477503
4090619
4811833
1390656
1390656
0.389
0.496
0.632
2016
22778591
33534589
49369546
7235405
8824433
10762441
4008358
4783932
5709571
1180786
1180786
0.345
0.442
0.566
2017
7660863
11360360
16846375
7069416
8505461
10233218
4909230
5900538
7092019
1555069
1555069
0.33
0.423
0.541
2018
7993176
11763302
17311678
6381941
7597377
9044290
4817736
5760685
6888193
1709856
1709856
0.339
0.434
0.556
2019
8815313
13164805
19660345
5700167
6740426
7970527
4160773
4943718
5873992
1512026
1512026
0.314
0.405
0.521
2020
14721985
22025156
32951231
5197170
6187765
7367169
3424012
4039067
4764603
1460507
1460507
0.358
0.459
0.588
2021
41736830
62550195
93742791
6446657
8115337
10215945
3204034
3766394
4427456
1139531
1139531
0.329
0.422
0.541
2022
43375035
65355457
98474520
7438684
9470361
12056936
3475097
4196459
5067562
1035891
1035891
0.332
0.427
0.551
2023
13561689
21035449
32627949
7719883
9718744
12235157
4640084
5725154
7063964
1735017
1735017
0.409
0.524
0.673
2024
14379250
23071202
37017255
6975907
8868610
11274841
4796925
6024876
7567166
1789724
1789724
0.412
0.544
0.719
2025
22065472
38731655
67985905
6268434
8578674
11740355
3865695
5087028
6694232
1766808
1766808
0.356
0.508
0.725
2026
39366774
4772467
7183697
10813171
3127896
4546442
6608321
1110513
1110513
0.245
0.401
0.656
2027
5060667
Custom reference points
Custom fish data column names
Custom fish data
Sensivity data