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Atlantic mackerel
NE Atlantic
Profile updated on 27 November 2020
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Scomber scombrus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic mackerel
Northeast Atlantic mackerel defines the mackerel in the region from ICES Division subareas 1–8 and 14, and in Division 9.a. Spawning areas are equally widely distributed but catches are attributed to three spawning components by area – North Sea (4, 3a), Western (6, 7, 8 a,b,d,e) and Southern (8c, 9a). Fish from Southern and Western areas have been shown to migrate to the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Baltic Sea after spawning where they become indistinct from other components. Given the uncertainties in the determination of a stock structure, an assessment unit is considered in the Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters (Brunel et al. 2017)(ICES 2019).
ANALYSIS
- Stock appears to be doing well, with fishing mortality below FMSY and SSB well above MSY Btrigger.
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
7.1
Fishers Compliance:
10
