Atlantic mackerel - NE Atlantic

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last updated on 28th October 2009 (history) Highlight Acronyms

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Northeast Atlantic mackerel defines the mackerel in the region from ICES Division IXa in the south to Division IIa in the north. Spawning areas are equally widely distributed but catches are attributed to three spawning components by area (North Sea, Western and Southern). Fish from Southern and Western areas have been shown to migrate to the North Sea or the Norwegian Sea after spawning where they become indistinct from other components. For practical purposes all mackerel in the Northeast Atlantic are considered to form a single stock (ICES, 2009a).

Common name of fishery

Atlantic mackerel

Other common names

mackerel, joey

Jurisdiction

European Union, Faroe Islands, Norway, NEAFC, Iceland

Fisheries Management areas

ICES Sub Area IV, ICES Division VIa, ICES Sub Area IIa, ICES Division IIIa, ICES Division VIIa-c, e-k, ICES Division VIIIa-e, ICES Division VIb, ICES Division IXa

Gear types

Hooks and lines (not specified), Seine nets (not specified), Midwater trawls – midwater trawls (not specified), Bottom trawls - bottom trawls (not specified)

Species

Scomber scombrus

Common species names

Atlantic mackerel