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Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Division 7.a (Irish Sea)
Species:
Stock Coordinator
Stock code:
whg.27.7a
Assessment Year:
2026
Key:
25926
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
2322
F
MSY
0.21
Precautionary approach
B
lim
1670
B
pa
2322
F
lim
F
pa
0.78
Age and Length
Recruitment
0
F
Fish data
Year
Low Recruitment
Recruitment
High Recruitment
Low SSB
SSB
High SSB
Landings
Catches
Discards
Low F
F
High F
1980
1276927
1860105
2709625
21384
35768
59826
13422.295
16857.9519172
3314.39
0.264
0.382
0.551
1981
1279714
1785255
2490505
26150
40952
64133
18267.197
21452.3539172
3063.89
0.287
0.395
0.542
1982
1334798
1823838
2492052
21849
31667
45898
17167.301
18089.8179172
801.25
0.306
0.411
0.552
1983
1437311
1958325
2668201
17538
24040
32954
10576.597
12526.4399172
1828.576
0.329
0.435
0.576
1984
1444113
1965567
2675314
14955
20301
27558
11618.929
15119.9919172
3379.796
0.351
0.461
0.606
1985
1410743
1919604
2612015
13818
18687
25273
15525.368
18290.5579172
2643.923
0.367
0.48
0.626
1986
1356702
1850018
2522710
12853
17357
23440
10062.646
12250.3019172
2066.389
0.378
0.49
0.636
1987
1259652
1692646
2274479
12174
16425
22160
10411.018
14391.5599172
3859.275
0.384
0.496
0.639
1988
1185253
1581622
2110545
11184
15093
20366
10244.87322
11977.1401372
1611
0.4
0.513
0.659
1989
1115447
1484719
1976240
9789
13194
17784
11304.50574
13528.7726572
2103
0.434
0.553
0.705
1990
1035075
1371711
1817831
8650
11610
15584
8212.408688
10777.6756052
2444
0.447
0.565
0.713
1991
899015
1177084
1541162
7525
10080
13501
7347.548326
10066.8152432
2598
0.46
0.574
0.716
1992
664461
869780
1138544
6296
8424
11270
8587.75966
12912.0265772
4203
0.463
0.574
0.713
1993
625710
817479
1068023
5527
7379
9852
6522.90866
9351.1755772
2707
0.452
0.562
0.698
1994
584644
762621
994778
4255
5674
7568
6763.02492
8057.2918372
1173
0.462
0.573
0.71
1995
573157
744401
966808
3628
4831
6432
4893.011687
7165.2786042
2151
0.482
0.593
0.729
1996
550855
712021
920341
3181
4226
5615
4334.799666
8087.0665832
3631
0.541
0.659
0.803
1997
510234
657822
848100
2816
3707
4880
2277.223531
4326.4904482
1928
0.568
0.692
0.843
1998
525283
674799
866872
2626
3421
4456
2228.92914
3654.1960572
1304
0.645
0.784
0.952
1999
500201
643073
826753
2303
2968
3827
1669.795715
2883.0626322
1092
0.723
0.87
1.048
2000
462451
594771
764952
1922
2470
3174
762.1945761
3001.4614933
2118
0.773
0.925
1.108
2001
466178
602493
778669
1569
2012
2581
733.2085394
1866.4754566
1012
0.837
0.997
1.189
2002
399593
517967
671407
1349
1724
2204
746.7872484
1608.0541656
740
0.934
1.106
1.31
2003
371959
486769
637018
1175
1504
1925
516.7199081
1180.3738903
542.387065
0.979
1.163
1.382
2004
333020
438138
576436
981
1265
1632
132.7909048
1500.132304
1246.074482
1.186
1.392
1.635
2005
292741
387912
514023
729
946
1227
125.334342
608.1749497
361.5736905
1.344
1.566
1.823
2006
283503
375073
496219
592
771
1003
64.21675942
1993.27095662
1807.78728
1.41
1.633
1.89
2007
274599
363068
480040
605
786
1019
35.39470644
1744.39207664
1587.730453
1.335
1.549
1.798
2008
253454
336627
447093
604
786
1024
36.63070225
1499.61761145
1341.719992
1.204
1.401
1.63
2009
243904
322764
427120
490
642
842
38.88192178
1505.34705498
1345.198216
1.088
1.278
1.502
2010
242394
319886
422151
422
553
724
29.73914517
1345.52924137
1194.523179
1.017
1.198
1.412
2011
248569
327091
430417
473
612
791
31.07849184
1134.36570074
982.0202917
1.035
1.216
1.429
2012
237055
313620
414914
513
661
853
60
1519.2669172
1338
1.028
1.217
1.439
2013
282993
369453
482329
487
635
830
33
1102.4405737
948.1736565
0.952
1.131
1.343
2014
296776
385391
500466
558
726
944
23
2095.1050022
1950.838085
0.901
1.071
1.272
2015
292445
377576
487490
709
921
1196
27.54883
1670.1256402
1521.309893
0.804
0.96
1.147
2016
311779
400760
515135
754
976
1265
14.89659
906.2414572
770.07795
0.771
0.93
1.122
2017
340364
438660
565344
739
947
1213
37.03958
862.5980456
668.55552
0.766
0.924
1.115
2018
358120
464474
602412
832
1057
1343
46
1026.1391983
853.32605
0.803
0.959
1.145
2019
354224
458813
594283
968
1237
1581
171.737
1354.4734923
1078.34991
0.886
1.052
1.249
2020
333332
432333
560739
988
1271
1635
88.09118
1250.3590956
1029.549143
0.931
1.107
1.315
2021
319631
415011
538853
912
1177
1520
91
1779.177111
1571
0.996
1.192
1.428
2022
279615
370933
492075
894
1156
1496
57
1161.3839002
986
0.921
1.099
1.311
2023
284574
388036
529113
912
1189
1550
30.31998
1100.6711479
961
0.784
0.96
1.175
2024
242576
348846
501671
931
1249
1676
61.702
973.50467193
813.348
0.643
0.835
1.085
2025
211206
327173
506816
1020
1462
2094
30.63
1231.531876
1088.52067
0.565
0.802
1.138
2026
313650
377576
464474
868
1365
2122
Custom reference points
Custom fish data column names
CustomName1
CustomName2
CustomName3
CustomName4
Discards
Landings
Recreational Removals
Catch
Custom fish data
Year
Custom1
Custom2
Custom3
Custom4
1980
3314.39
13422.295
121.2669172
16857.9519172
1981
3063.89
18267.197
121.2669172
21452.3539172
1982
801.25
17167.301
121.2669172
18089.8179172
1983
1828.576
10576.597
121.2669172
12526.4399172
1984
3379.796
11618.929
121.2669172
15119.9919172
1985
2643.923
15525.368
121.2669172
18290.5579172
1986
2066.389
10062.646
121.2669172
12250.3019172
1987
3859.275
10411.018
121.2669172
14391.5599172
1988
1611
10244.87322
121.2669172
11977.1401372
1989
2103
11304.50574
121.2669172
13528.7726572
1990
2444
8212.408688
121.2669172
10777.6756052
1991
2598
7347.548326
121.2669172
10066.8152432
1992
4203
8587.75966
121.2669172
12912.0265772
1993
2707
6522.90866
121.2669172
9351.1755772
1994
1173
6763.02492
121.2669172
8057.2918372
1995
2151
4893.011687
121.2669172
7165.2786042
1996
3631
4334.799666
121.2669172
8087.0665832
1997
1928
2277.223531
121.2669172
4326.4904482
1998
1304
2228.92914
121.2669172
3654.1960572
1999
1092
1669.795715
121.2669172
2883.0626322
2000
2118
762.1945761
121.2669172
3001.4614933
2001
1012
733.2085394
121.2669172
1866.4754566
2002
740
746.7872484
121.2669172
1608.0541656
2003
542.387065
516.7199081
121.2669172
1180.3738903
2004
1246.074482
132.7909048
121.2669172
1500.132304
2005
361.5736905
125.334342
121.2669172
608.1749497
2006
1807.78728
64.21675942
121.2669172
1993.27095662
2007
1587.730453
35.39470644
121.2669172
1744.39207664
2008
1341.719992
36.63070225
121.2669172
1499.61761145
2009
1345.198216
38.88192178
121.2669172
1505.34705498
2010
1194.523179
29.73914517
121.2669172
1345.52924137
2011
982.0202917
31.07849184
121.2669172
1134.36570074
2012
1338
60
121.2669172
1519.2669172
2013
948.1736565
33
121.2669172
1102.4405737
2014
1950.838085
23
121.2669172
2095.1050022
2015
1521.309893
27.54883
121.2669172
1670.1256402
2016
770.07795
14.89659
121.2669172
906.2414572
2017
668.55552
37.03958
157.0029456
862.5980456
2018
853.32605
46
126.8131483
1026.1391983
2019
1078.34991
171.737
104.3865823
1354.4734923
2020
1029.549143
88.09118
132.7187726
1250.3590956
2021
1571
91
117.177111
1779.177111
2022
986
57
118.3839002
1161.3839002
2023
961
30.31998
109.3511679
1100.6711479
2024
813.348
61.702
98.45467193
973.50467193
2025
1088.52067
30.63
112.381206
1231.531876
2026
Sensivity data