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Greater silver smelt (Argentina silus) in subareas 1, 2, and 4 and in Division 3.a (Northeast Arctic, North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat) (Link to advice)	Download graphs and tables(.doc) Download stock data (XML) Download standard graphs (zip) - regular size Download standard graphs (zip) - powerpoint size View on the map View source data

Species: Argentina silus
Stock code: aru.27.123a4
Assessment Component:
Assessment Year:2026
Purpose:Advice
Assessment Key: 22376
Stock Key: 169057

Year	Relative biomass	97.5%	2.5%	Catches	Discards	Relative fishing pressure	97.5%	2.5%	Landings	Discards

	Kilograms per day			tonnes	tonnes	ratio			tonnes	tonnes
1983	0.46	0.95	0.23	20316	0	2.1	3.3	1.29	20316	0
1984	0.4	0.75	0.21	13822	0	1.99	3.0	1.33	13822	0
1985	0.33	0.58	0.18	7314	0	1.82	2.6	1.30	7314	0
1986	0.3	0.53	0.17	8443	0	1.69	2.4	1.21	8443	0
1987	0.31	0.55	0.18	9098	0	1.64	2.3	1.18	9098	0
1988	0.34	0.61	0.2	13446	0	1.66	2.3	1.22	13446	0
1989	0.37	0.65	0.2	11032	0	1.69	2.3	1.24	11032	0
1990	0.38	0.68	0.21	12794	0	1.70	2.3	1.24	12794	0
1991	0.36	0.63	0.2	10352	0	1.71	2.4	1.23	10352	0
1992	0.34	0.6	0.19	11164	0	1.70	2.4	1.21	11164	0
1993	0.34	0.62	0.19	13050	0	1.70	2.4	1.18	13050	0
1994	0.33	0.61	0.18	9513	0	1.64	2.4	1.13	9513	0
1995	0.31	0.58	0.17	7105	0	1.53	2.3	1.04	7105	0
1996	0.32	0.59	0.17	9626	0	1.45	2.2	0.97	9626	0
1997	0.34	0.63	0.18	7037	0	1.39	2.1	0.92	7037	0
1998	0.37	0.71	0.2	13383	0	1.37	2.1	0.90	13383	0
1999	0.4	0.77	0.21	9366	0	1.33	2.1	0.87	9366	0
2000	0.41	0.78	0.21	6983	0	1.25	1.98	0.79	6983	0
2001	0.46	0.89	0.23	16133	0	1.23	1.94	0.78	16133	0
2002	0.5	0.99	0.26	8568	1049	1.21	1.90	0.77	8568	1049
2003	0.53	1.03	0.27	9558	126	1.17	1.86	0.73	9558	126
2004	0.62	1.22	0.31	18024	69	1.18	1.85	0.76	18024	69
2005	0.71	1.46	0.35	17400	35	1.23	1.91	0.79	17400	35
2006	0.77	1.65	0.36	25197	74	1.26	2.0	0.79	25197	74
2007	0.77	1.63	0.36	16466	1	1.24	2.0	0.77	16466	1
2008	0.72	1.44	0.36	13424	52	1.17	1.89	0.73	13424	52
2009	0.71	1.37	0.36	13507	94	1.12	1.80	0.69	13507	94
2010	0.69	1.33	0.36	12963	60	1.08	1.74	0.67	12963	60
2011	0.67	1.29	0.35	12076	19	1.04	1.68	0.65	12076	19
2012	0.67	1.27	0.36	12536	14	1.01	1.62	0.63	12536	14
2013	0.73	1.37	0.39	13355	67	0.99	1.58	0.62	13355	67
2014	0.82	1.54	0.43	15152	11	0.98	1.56	0.62	15152	11
2015	0.86	1.63	0.46	15255	219	0.99	1.55	0.63	15255	219
2016	0.91	1.69	0.49	18950	39	1.00	1.56	0.64	18950	39
2017	0.95	1.78	0.5	17856	431	1.02	1.58	0.65	17856	431
2018	0.97	1.82	0.52	23850	59	1.02	1.60	0.65	23850	59
2019	1.01	1.93	0.53	19736	160	1.00	1.57	0.64	19736	160
2020	1.01	1.9	0.54	16128	119	0.94	1.48	0.60	16128	119
2021	0.95	1.74	0.51	13271	169	0.88	1.40	0.56	13271	169
2022	0.9	1.64	0.49	12210	109	0.83	1.34	0.52	12210	109
2023	1	1.81	0.55	14686	231	0.80	1.29	0.49	14686	231
2024	1.21	2.23	0.66	23518	5	0.80	1.27	0.50	23518	5
2025	1.29	2.36	0.71	17204	36	0.79	1.28	0.49	17204	36
2026	1.32	2.33	0.75
Average	0.64	1.21	0.34	13741.093	75.535	1.29	1.95	0.85	13741.093	75.535

Fishing pressure

Stock size

2023

2024

2025

2024

2025

2026

Maximum sustainable yield

F_MSY

Undefined

MSY B_trigger

Undefined

Precautionary approach

F_pa,F_lim

Undefined

B_pa,B_lim

Undefined

Management plan

F_MGT

Not applicable

B_MGT

Not applicable