Assessment unit
Fishery:
Northern and Central North Sea
EU / UK North Sea SA 4
Denmark
Small mesh bottom trawls
Fishery:
Northern and Central North Sea
EU / UK North Sea SA 4
Germany
Small mesh bottom trawls
Fishery:
Northern and Central North Sea
EU / UK North Sea SA 4
Norway
Small mesh bottom trawls
Fishery:
Northern and Central North Sea
EU / UK North Sea SA 4
Sweden
Small mesh bottom trawls
Fishery:
Northern and Central North Sea
EU / UK North Sea SA 4
United Kingdom
Small mesh bottom trawls
Profile updated on 23 May 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Ammodytes spp.
SPECIES NAME(s)
Sandeels nei, (multispecies), Sandlances nei
COMMON NAMES
sandeel
The complete stock structure of North Sea sandeel is unclear, and although several reproductively isolated sub-populations have been identified, some exchange appears to take place between neighboring populations in early life stages. From 2010 onwards ICES has presented advice for the North Sea sandeel divided into 7 management areas, based on the assumption that this will better reflect the stock structure and enable improved management avoiding local depletion (ICES 2010). This profile represents the Central Western North Sea – SA 4.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Stock assessments are now conducted separately for each of the sandeel management areas in the North Sea. The combination of a new assessment model “SMS Model” with the specific area-based approach is considered to have improved the quality of the assessment (ICES 2024).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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