Profile updated on 20 December 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Clupea harengus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Atlantic herring

  • According to the latest research, there is no genetic differentiation between the Atlantic herring populations of Icelandic and Norwegian waters (Pampoulie et al. 2015).
  • The results of a more recent study showed that the four stocks of herring,  Norwegian spring-spawning herring (NSSH), Icelandic summer-spawning herring (ISSH), North Sea autumn-spawning herring (NASH) and Faroese autumn-spawning herring (FASH) appeared to be genetically differentiated populations, however, FASH and ISSH showed a lower differentiation. The study aimed to study the genetic population structure of herring in the Faroese and surrounding waters (Kongsstovu et al. 2022).

ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • The stock has been managed following the MSY and the precautionary approaches since 2011. Currently, the basis for the advice is a management plan with management strategies evaluation in place since 2017 (ICES 2023).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

10.0

Managers Compliance:

10.0

Fishers Compliance:

8.4