Biological Stock
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Denmark
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Denmark
Purse seines
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Denmark
Semipelagic trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
France
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Germany
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Ireland
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Lithuania
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Netherlands
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Norway
Seine nets
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Norway
Semipelagic trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Norway
Single boat midwater otter trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Sweden
Midwater trawls
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
Sweden
Purse seines
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
United Kingdom
Drift gillnets
Fishery:
EU/Norway/UK
United Kingdom
Midwater trawls
Profile updated on 21 December 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Clupea harengus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic herring
North Sea autumn spawning herring is considered and assessed as a single stock, consisting of four spawning components, which are genetically homogeneous. Some mixing with other neighboring stocks occurs, particularly in Division IIIa (with Western Baltic Spring Spawning herring) (ICES, 2015b).
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ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Since 2019 the Atlantic Herring North Sea Autumn Spawner (NSAS) has been managed based on the MSY approach (ICES 2023).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
8.7
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
9.0
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