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European eel (Anguilla anguilla) throughout its natural range
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Species:
asfis:ELE+fao:27.1;fao:27.10;fao:27.12;fao:27.14;fao:27.2;fao:27.3;fao:27.4;fao:27.5;fao:27.6;fao:27.7;fao:27.8;fao:27.9
Stock code:
ele.2737.nea
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:
2025
Purpose:
Advice
Assessment Key:
21231
Stock Key:
169095
Year
Elsewhere Europe index
North Sea Index
Yellow eel Europe index
1950
175.1
1951
255.8
1952
246.6
1953
387.2
1954
190.7
1955
297.2
1956
129.4
1957
152.1
1958
148.6
1959
322.9
1960
154.1
208.9
160.8
1961
133.8
117.5
177.9
1962
152.2
179.6
175.2
1963
195.2
224.9
148.1
1964
123.6
116.8
60.92
1965
135.8
78.35
114.6
1966
75.69
88.38
152.9
1967
81.16
97.75
113.4
1968
128.5
124.4
174.5
1969
67.47
89.85
116.5
1970
101.7
98.58
60.54
1971
55.18
68.34
62.65
1972
49.84
109
107.7
1973
55.08
46.81
135
1974
82.24
131.4
65.64
1975
70.88
53.86
123.3
1976
116.5
97.18
37.79
1977
113.9
77.24
79.73
1978
108.5
59.97
70.2
1979
141.4
104.3
57.99
1980
110.7
85.63
99.2
1981
86.7
62.2
41.64
1982
89.11
31.38
52.23
1983
48.28
25.65
47.08
1984
53.75
9.943
35.18
1985
54.05
7.816
65.65
1986
33.18
7.793
50.49
1987
57.66
9.614
47.38
1988
66.5
8.935
60.92
1989
43.43
4.16
36.86
1990
34.56
14.25
32.47
1991
17.24
3.161
36.58
1992
21.77
7.246
17.49
1993
23.8
6.467
14.04
1994
23.13
6.566
55.28
1995
30.66
4.553
13.32
1996
25.07
4.77
10.07
1997
42.16
4.084
21.35
1998
16.31
2.892
16.39
1999
20.68
5.896
21.06
2000
20.17
4.366
17.37
2001
8.575
0.922
17.29
2002
13.45
2.45
36.99
2003
12.85
1.673
24.69
2004
7.073
0.626
24.39
2005
7.63
0.887
13.49
2006
5.637
0.461
17.06
2007
6.337
1.195
19.82
2008
5.978
1.122
14.11
2009
4.259
0.791
7.857
2010
4.551
0.728
12.81
2011
3.746
0.497
24.05
2012
4.636
0.519
14.96
2013
7.17
1.758
16.18
2014
10.29
2.411
28.61
2015
6.313
0.778
12.47
2016
9.457
1.656
16.12
2017
9.935
1.009
17
2018
8.298
1.694
17.72
2019
5.783
1.278
13.56
2020
6.802
0.619
14.73
2021
5.219
0.646
12.07
2022
9.84
0.686
9.971
2023
7.804
0.601
11.46
2024
7.377
1.341
14.26
2025
12.39
0.677
Average
49.289
38.144
76.062
Fishing pressure
Stock size
2023
2024
2025
2023
2024
2025
Maximum sustainable yield
F
MSY
Unknown
MSY B
trigger
Unknown
Precautionary approach
F
pa
,F
lim
Unknown
B
pa
,B
lim
Unknown
Management plan
F
MGT
Not applicable
B
MGT
Not applicable