Profile updated on 21 December 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Clupea harengus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Atlantic herring

North Sea autumn spawning herring is considered and assessed as a single stock, consisting of four spawning components, which are genetically homogeneous. Some mixing with other neighboring stocks occurs, particularly in Division IIIa (with Western Baltic Spring Spawning herring) (ICES, 2015b).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Since 2019 the Atlantic Herring North Sea Autumn Spawner (NSAS) has been managed based on the MSY approach (ICES 2023).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

8.7

Managers Compliance:

10.0

Fishers Compliance:

9.0