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SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Scophthalmus maximus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Turbot, Pregado

The stock structure of turbot in the North Sea is unclear. A break between the southern and central parts is identified according to genetic analysis but the life cycle and spawning aggregations are not identified, thus an assessment unit is considered in Division IV (ICES, 2015b).