SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Lophius piscatorius
SPECIES NAME(s)
Angler, monk, monkfish, white fish, white anglerfish
Angler is assessed as single stock in Icelandic waters, but extensive movement has been observed at several life stages, and there is no currently no genetic evidence for stock structuring of the species in the North Atlantic (Fariña et al. 2008).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Fishable stock biomass has declined in 2012 but remains above the long term average (MRI, 2012).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
7.8
Fishers Compliance:
8.0
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