Profile updated on 21 November 2016
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Microstomus kitt
SPECIES NAME(s)
Lemon sole
COMMON NAMES
lemon sole, lemon dab, Mary sole, Merry sole, smear dab, sweet fluke, sand fluke, sole fluke, sand sole, tobacco fluke
The information on the stock identity in the north sea is still scarce. Available information based on tagging studies suggests that lemon sole in the western English Channel could be considered as a separate stock (ICES, 2010; ICES, 2011).
Management Quality:
≥ 6
< 6
≥ 8