ICES advice for 2012 cod-haddock-whiting-plaice-sole hake-anglerfish-megrims-nephrops

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1 ICES advice for cod-haddock-whiting-plaice-sole hake-anglerfish-megrims-nephrops North Western Waters RAC 5 July Dublin Manuela Azevedo ACOM Vice-chair

2 Stocks West of Scotland & Rockall (VIab) Cod (VIa; VIb) Haddock (VIa; VIb) Whiting (VIa; VIb) Anglerfish (IIa,IIIa,IV,VI) Megrim (IVa-VIa; VIb) Saithe (IV, IIIa, VI) Nephrops (FUs-- 3) Irish Sea (VIIa) Cod Haddock Whiting Plaice Sole Nephrops (FUs 4-5-) Celtic Sea & West, Southwest Ireland Cod (VIIe-k) Haddock (VIIb-k) Whiting (VIIe-k) Plaice (CS; VIIh-k; VIIbc) Sole (CS; VIIh-k; VIIbc) Northern hake Anglerfish (VIIb-k, VIIIab) Megrim (VIIb-k, VIIIabd) Pollack (VI,VII) Nephrops FUs 6-7--) English Channel Cod (IV, VIId, Skagerrak) Plaice (VIId) Plaice (VIIe) Sole (VIId) Sole (VIIe)

3 Advisory Process Advisory Committee (ACOM) Approve draft advice; consistency assurance ( scientist from each of the ICES member countries + chair & 4 vice-chair) WCCS WCBBI Advice Release June Advisory Drafting Group (ADG) Draft the advice, based on the peer reviewed assessments (scientists & reviewers) ADGCS ADGBBI Review Group (RG) Review the work carried out by the EG; quality assurance & peer review (scientists independent of the EG) RGCS RGBBI Expert Group (EG) Assessment of the status of the fish stocks (scientists) WGCSE WGHMM

4 Basis for ICES Advice for Management Plan Consistent PA & recognised as potential basis for advice by interested parties No ICES MSY framework Transition No ICES PA framework All options in Outlook Table for 4

5 ICES MSY framework ICES MSY framework Revisited in : Same principles, concept & framework: Maximize long term average yield Safeguard against low SSB Stepwise transition to ICES MSY Harvest Control Rule by 5

6 ICES MSY Transition Moving from Current F to F MSY in 5 in 5 steps F MSY-HCR transition = Minimum {.6 F() +.4 F MSY-HCR (); F pa } F MSY-HCR transition 3 = Min{.4 F() +.6 F MSY-HCR (3); Fpa} F MSY-HCR transition 4 = Min{. F() +.8 F MSY-HCR (4); Fpa} F MSY-HCR transition 5 = Min{. F() +. F MSY-HCR (5); Fpa} F MSY-HCR 6

7 ICES MSY Transition does not apply when: i) F below F MSY & SSB above MSY B trigger F at F MSY ii) SSB is small, further decline predicted (low R) more rapid transition or F MSY-HCR asap 7

8 Stocks without population size estimates No Overfishing Overfishing or Unknown Exploitation Status Decreasing stock trend Reduce catch Reduce catch Stable stock trend or No trend information Increasing stock trend Do not allow catches to increase Do not allow catches to increase Reduce Do not catch allow catches to increase Do not allow catches to increase Intended to move in the direction of MSY Catches are already very low: No increase in catch until there is evidence New stocks: that this will be sustainable New stocks: catches should not be allowed to increase

9 Overview by species/stocks Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Cod West Scotland. t lowest possible Cod Rockall nd nd no increase Cod Celtic Sea < t Cod Irish Sea.4 Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Haddock WScotland.3 3 t < t Haddock Rockall.3 < 3 3 Haddock VIIb-k nd nd no increase; technical measures Haddock Irish Sea nd nd reduce; technical measures

10 Overview by species/stocks Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Whiting WScotland nd nd reduce; improve selection pattern in Nephrops fleet Whiting Rockall nd nd no increase Whiting Celtic Sea nd nd no increase; technical measures to reduce discard rates Whiting Irish Sea nd nd Reduce to lowest possible; technical measures to reduce discard rates

11 Overview by species/stocks Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Plaice SW Ireland.4 nd reduce Plaice W Ireland nd nd no increase Plaice Celtic Sea nd nd reduce; technical measures Plaice Irish Sea nd nd no increase; tech measures Plaice W Channel. 4 t < 44 t Plaice E Channel nd nd no increase Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Sole SW Ireland.3 nd no increase Sole W Ireland nd nd no increase Sole Celtic Sea.3 t < 6 t Sole Irish Sea.6 3 < Sole W Channel.7 8 < 74 Sole E Channel. 8 8 < 5 6

12 Overview by species/stocks Stock F MSY MSY B trigger Catch/Land Hake Northern.4 nd < 5 t Angler VIIb-k & VIIIabd nd nd reduce Angler IIa,IIIa, IV, VI nd nd reduce Megrim IVa, VIa nd nd no increase Megrim Rockall nd nd no increase Megrim VIIb-k & VIIIabd nd nd reduce Pollack VI, VII nd nd no increase

13 Overview by species/stocks FU HR (F MSY ) MSY B trigger Catch/Land VI: North Minch.5% 465 million < 3 t Sout Minch.3 6 < Firth Clyde < 4 3 Sound of Jura 4.5 nd < VII: 4 Irish Sea E.8 nd < 6 5 Irish Sea W 7. 3 billion < 8 6 Porcupine nd nd no increase 7 Aran Grounds.5 nd < Ireland nd nd reduce Celtic Sea. nd < 3 - Celtic Sea nd nd reduce

14 West of Scotland & Rockall (VIa & VIb) Cod Haddock Whiting Anglerfish Megrim Saithe Pollack Nephrops (FUs --3)

15 Cod in Division VIa (West of Scotland) Advice for : catches in should be reduced to the lowest possible B lim =4 & MSY B trigger = th t F MSY =.

16 Cod in Division VIa (West of Scotland) Total mortality is high SSB increased since 6 (lowest) but remains well below B lim Recruitment low for many years

17 Haddock in Division VIa (West of Scotland) MSY: Landings in no more than t. The selection pattern should be improved in the Nephrops (TR) fleet to reduce discards MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 At target Harvested sustainably SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Below trigger Reduced reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages -6) MSY B trigger = 3 th t F MSY =.3 Landings in t Landings Recruitment in millions Recruitment (age ) YC strong rel terms F(ages -6) Fishing Mortality Fpa FMSY SSB in t Spawning Stock Biomass Blim Bpa MSYBtrigger MP under development

18 Haddock in Division VIa (West of Scotland) Discards 5% (catch of 5 83 t) Splitting discards by fleet shows that Nephrops vessels (TR) are responsible for ~88% of all discards while landing only tonnes, less than % of the total landings (88 tonnes).

19 Haddock in Division VIb (Rockall) MSY: Landings in should be no more than 3 3 t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Harvest sustainably SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Above trigger Full reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages -5) MSY B trigger = th t F MSY =.3 Catches in t Catches Landings Discards Recruitment in millions Recruitment (age ) 6 6 F(ages -5) Fishing Mortality Fpa FMSY SSB in t Spawning Stock Biomass 35 Blim 3 Bpa 5 MSYBtrigger MP under development

20 Haddock in Division VIb (Rockall) - Last years the discards are significantly reduced as a result of the small number of young haddock in the population: discard ratio ~ 47% ( ) and 34% in the recent period ( ); in ~8% - Estimates of discards in the EU is a main uncertainty in the assessment and forecasts

21 Whiting in Division VIa (West of Scotland) MSY: Catches in should be reduced. The selection pattern should be improved in the Nephrops (TR) fleet.

22 Anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius & L. budegassa) in Divisions IIa and IIIa, and Subareas IV and VI Advice : Catches should be reduced MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 - Unknown Unknown SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) 8 - Unknown Unknown Qualitative evaluation Stable Recent dedicated anglerfish surveys (SCO-IV-VI-AMISS-Q) in Division IVa and Subarea VI indicate a decline in trends of abundance in 7 and stable biomass in recent years Abundance (millions) Northern shelf (partial) Area IV (partial) Area VIa AreaVIb Biomass (' tonnes) Northern shelf (partial) Area IV (partial) Area VIa AreaVIb Official landings (thousand tonnes) VIb VIa IVc IVb IVa IIIa IIa

23 Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp) in Rockall Advice : No increase in catch MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) Unknown Unknown SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) Unknown Unknown Qualitative evaluation increasing

24 Celtic Sea, West & Southwest Ireland Cod (VIIe-k) Haddock (VIIb-k) Northern hake Anglerfish (VIIb-k, VIIIab) Megrim (VIIb-k, VIIIabd) Plaice (CS; VIIh-k; VIIbc) Sole (CS; VIIh-k; VIIbc) Whiting (VIIe-k) Nephrops FUs

25 MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Cod in Divisions VIIe k (Celtic Sea cod) MSY: F in be set at F MSY =.4, resulting in landings of t in. F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Above target Harvested sustainably SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Above trigger Full reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages -5) MP under development by the NWWRAC 5 Landings Recruitment (age ) Landings in t F(ages -5) Fishing Mortality Flim Fpa FMSY Recruitment in millions SSB in t Spawning Stock Biomass YC Blim 3 Bpa 5 MSYBtrigger Discard rates have increased in some fleets in, and this discard information is incomplete in the assessment

26 Cod in Divisions VIIe k (Celtic Sea cod) Because of the large year class is now entering the fishery, which was not anticipated in last year s advice or TAC, there will be a large inconsistency between the TAC set for (43 t) and the predicted landings for that year, assuming the current fishing mortality ( 5 t). Therefore, in the absence of any effort limitation and/or TAC revision, high discarding will occur

27 Haddock in Divisions VIIb k Advice : No increase in catch and technical measures to mitigate the increased discarding of recruiting YC MSY (F MSY ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Unknown approach (F pa,f lim ) Unknown Qualitative evaluation MSY (B trigger ) Stable SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Unknown approach (B pa,b lim ) Unknown Qualitative evaluation Strong increase Discarding is a serious problem! These fish become of marketable size from age onwards: they are likely to be discarded due to a restrictive TAC. Over last years: 7% discarded 5 5 Discards Landings Catch < MLS Recruitment Recruitment (age ) Fishing Mortality F(ages -5) Spawning Stock Biomass SSB

28 MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Whiting in Divisions VIIe k Advice : No increase in catch and technical measures to reduce discard rates F (Fishing Mortality) 8 - Unknown Unknown SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8 - Unknown Unknown Qualitative evaluation Increasing 5 Landings Recruitment (age ) Landings in t Recruitment in millions Fishing Mortality Spawning Stock Biomass F(ages -5) SSB in t

29 Plaice Celtic Sea (VIIf,g) Advice : Catches should be reduced. Discards exceed landings and technical measures should be introduced to reduce discard rates 6% discards in (7 t) Discards are substantial and have ranged from 3% to 7% in number (mainly below the minimum landing size); In discards were included in the assessment for the first time, although the time series of discard data available is short

30 Sole in Celtic Sea (VIIf,g) MSY: Landings in should be no more than 6 t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Appropriate Harvest sustainably SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) Above trigger Full reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages 4-8) Landings Recruitment (age ) Landings in t Recruitment in millions F(ages 4-8) Fishing Mortality Flim Fpa FMSY SSB in t Spawning Stock Biomass Bpa MSYBtrigger Above since

31 Sole in Celtic Sea (VIIf,g)

32 Lophius piscatorius MSY (F MSY ) Anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius and L. budegassa) Divisions VIIb k and VIIIa,b,d Advice : Catches should be reduced F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Unknown approach (F pa,f lim ) Unknown MSY (B trigger ) SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) 8 Unknown approach (B pa,b lim ) Unknown Qualitative evaluation Decreasing Lophius budegassa MSY (F MSY ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Unknown approach (F pa,f lim ) Unknown MSY (B trigger ) SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) 8 Unknown approach (B pa,b lim ) Unknown Qualitative evaluation Decreasing Ageing; lack of discard data

33 Hake Northern stock MSY: landings in should be no more than 5 t

34 English Channel (VIId & VIIe) Cod (IV, VIId, Skagerrak) Plaice (VIId) Plaice (VIIe) Sole (VIId) Sole (VIIe) 34

35 Cod NS (EU/Norway MP): Landings in shoud be no more than 38 t 35

36 Plaice VIId: no increase Plaice VIIe: < 44 t Sole VIId: < 5 6 t Sole VIIe: < 74 t 36

37 Plaice VIIe Western Channel MSY: landings in should be no more than 44 t above avg Discards are not included in the assessment. Discard rates of plaice in Division VIIe are much lower compared to other plaice stocks

38 Plaice Western Channel

39 Sole VIId Eastern Channel MSY: landings in should be no more than 56 t highest YC, 4, 5: above avg

40 Sole Eastern Channel

41 Irish Sea (VIIa) Cod Haddock Whiting Plaice Sole Nephrops 4

42 Cod in Division VIIa (Irish Sea) MSY: Zero catch in MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Above target Harvested unsustainably SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) SSB in t MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Below trigger Reduce reproductive capacity Fishing Mortality (ages -4) 6 Landings Recruitment F in recent years is uncertain (due to unaccounted mortality) but total mortality remains very high; Landings (t) F Fishing mortality (age -4) SSB ( t) Nos at age (') SSB ten-fold decrease Flim Fpa Fmsy Blim Bpa MSYBtrigger

43 Haddock in Division VIIa (Irish Sea) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 - MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) Unknown Unknown SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) - MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Unknown Unknown Qualitative evaluation Below poss. reference points Landings (tonnes) Landings mean standardised rec (Age ) Recruitment (Age) Z SURBA value empirical value NIGFS-WIBTS-Q 3 SSB.5.5 Relative Mean Z (-3).5.5 Relative SSB

44 Whiting in Division VIIa (Irish Sea) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 - MSY (F MSY ) Unknown Unknown approach (F pa,f lim ) Qualitative evaluation Above poss. reference points SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) - MSY (B trigger ) Unknown Unknown approach (B pa,b lim ) Qualitative evaluation Below poss. reference points NIGFS-WIBTS-Q4 NIGFS-WIBTS-Q Recruitment Landings Year class NIGFS-WIBTS-Q4 NIGFS-WIBTS-Q SSB Year NIGFS-WIBTS-Q4 NIGFS-WIBTS-Q Total Mortality Z (-3) Year 5 5 Year Landings ('t)

45 Irish Sea Haddock: reduce; tech measures Plaice: no increase; tech measures Whiting: reduce; tech measures 45

46 Irish Sea Haddock: reduce; tech measures Discarding is a serious problem for this stock. The discard rates for all fleets in were -% for one-year-olds; 6% for two-year-olds and 3 68% for three-year-olds by number Measures: In order to minimise discards, a square mesh panel of at least mm should be introduced for all fleets or selectivity devices that achieve equivalent or better improvements Whiting: reduce; tech measures Measures: spatial and temporal changes in fishing practises; technical measures such as increased codend mesh size, square mesh panels, separator trawls, and increased top sheet mesh in towed gears 46

47 Sole in Division VIIa (Irish Sea) MSY: Landings should be no more than t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Above target Harvested sustainably SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) Below trigger Reduced reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages 4-7) 3 Landings 3 Recruitment (age ) Landings in t Recruitment in millions Fishing Mortality Flim Fpa FMSY 8 6 Spawning Stock Biomass Blim Bpa MSYBtrigger F(ages 4-7).6.4. SSB in t

48 Sole in Division VIIa (Irish Sea)

49 Sole in Division VIIa (Irish Sea) MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Above target Harvested sustainably SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) Below trigger Reduced reproductive capacity SSB in t Fishing Mortality (ages 4-7) 3 Landings 3 Recruitment (age ) Landings in t Recruitment in millions Fishing Mortality Flim Fpa FMSY 8 6 Spawning Stock Biomass Blim Bpa MSYBtrigger F(ages 4-7).6.4. SSB in t

50 and the Nephrops... 5

51 VIa FU North Minch FU South Minch FU 3 Firth of Clyde & Sound of Jura 5

52 FU North Minch : < 3 t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Below target Not defined FU South Minch : < 5 5 t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Not defined SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Above trigger Not defined Above trigger Not defined MSY (F MSY ) FU 3 Firth of Clyde : < 4 t approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Above target Not defined SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Above trigger Not defined FU 3 Sound of Jura : < t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Not defined SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Not defined Not defined 5

53 Nephrops in North Minch (FU ) MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Below target Not defined Above trigger Not defined FU : International Landings FU : TV abundance 3 4 Abundance (millions) Year FU : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % Year

54 Nephrops in South Minch (FU ) MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Not defined SSB (Spawning-Stock Biomass) Above trigger Not defined FU : International Landings FU : TV abundance FU : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % Abundance (millions) Year 5 5 Year

55 Nephrops in the Firth of Clyde + Sound of Jura (FU 3) FU 3 - Firth of Clyde : International Landings FU 3 - Firth of Clyde : TV abundance 5 5 FU 3 - Firth of Clyde : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % Abundance (millions) Year 5 5 Year

56 Nephrops in the Firth of Clyde + Sound of Jura (FU 3) FU 3 - Sound of Jura : International Landings FU 3 - Sound of Jura : TV abundance Abundance (millions) Year FU 3 - Sound of Jura : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % Year

57 FU 4 Irish Sea East VII FU 5 Irish Sea West FU 6 Porcupine Bank (VIIbcjk) 5. - FU 7 Aran Grounds (VIIb) FU Ireland SW and SE FU - Celtic Sea (VIIgh) 57

58 FU 4 Irish Sea East : < 6 t FU 6 Porcupine Bank : no increase FU 5 Irish Sea West : < 8 t FU 7 Aran Grounds : < t MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Undefined SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8 Undefined Undefined 58

59 FU Ireland SW and SE : reduce FU - Celtic Sea : reduce FU Celtic Sea : < 3 t 5

60 Nephrops in Irish Sea East (FU4) MSY (F MSY ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target approach (F pa,f lim ) Undefined MSY (B trigger ) SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8 Undefined approach (B pa,b lim ) Undefined Abundance FU 4 Harvest rate FU 4

61 Nephrops in Irish Sea West (FU 5) MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Undefined SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8 Above trigger Undefined FU 5 : International Landings FU 5 : TV abundance 6 Abundance (millions) FU 5 : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate %

62 Nephrops in Irish Sea West (FU 5) UWTV Survey NI-NEP-Trawl-Summer Btrig Billions (UWTV)

63 Nephrops on Porcupine Bank (FU 6) Effort rs h 3 ' rt fo E 5 x e d in rt fo E % % France (' hrs trawling) Rep. of Ireland (' hrs trawling) Spain (effort index) (*) % Males in the Landings 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% % Male Numbers Male Weights % % Survey Male

64 Nephrops on Porcupine Bank (FU 6) F (Fishing Mortality) 8- MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) Qualitative evaluation MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Qualitative evaluation Undefined Undefined High exploitation rate SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8- Undefined Undefined Increasing, from critically low abundance lo -s.35.3 ) s L (C. ) s o N,ln.5 L C (ln e. p Exp lo itatio n Pro xy

65 Nephrops on Porcupine Bank (FU 6) L a n s in g s (t) L a n d in g s S ta n d a rd is e d L P U E L P U E in d ic e s S p a in F ra n c e Irela nd A b u n d a n c e in K G /h a u l A b u n d a n c e K g / h a u l A b u n d a n c e in N u m b e r/h a u l A b u n d a n c e N u m b e rs / h a u l

66 Nephrops on Porcupine Bank (FU 6) 5 Males ) m (m e 4 iz s n a e M % >=5mm Recruit Proxy <3mm ) m (m e 36 iz s n a e M Spain Ireland France Porcupine Survey Females s D. F L m fro.5 rs e b m u n. %

67 Nephrops on Aran Grounds (FU 7) MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8 Below target Undefined SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) 8 Undefined Undefined FU 7 : International Landings FU 7 : TV abundance FU 7 : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % 5 5 Abundance (millions)

68 Nephrops off the south-eastern and southwestern coasts of Ireland (FU ) F (Fishing Mortality) 8- MSY (F MSY ) approach (F pa,f lim ) SSB (Spawning Stock Biomass) MSY (B trigger ) approach (B pa,b lim ) Unknown Unknown 8- Unknown Unknown Qualitative evaluation Stable Landings (tonnes) Landings 35 ) 3 rs H5 s (' rt 5 fo E 5 Effort hrs All Effort hrs >8m ) rs 3 /h g5 (K E U P5 L LPUE All LPUE >8m 6 7 8

69 Nephrops off the south-eastern and southwestern coasts of Ireland (FU )

70 Nephrops in the Celtic Sea (FU ) 7, Landings 3 Fishing effort Trend FU - 6, 5, 4, 3,,, France Ireland FRA+IRL Landings (t).6 LPUE indices France FU- Ireland FU Ireland FU Mean-standardised LPUE Fishing effort ('s Hrs)

71 Nephrops in the Celtic Sea (FU ) FU : International Landings FU : TV abundance FU : Harvest rate Reported Harvest Rate % Abundance (millions)

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