Lemon Sole Stock ICES Working Group Overall timescale: 1 year* 1.1.1 Stock Status Fisheries SFSAG Cefas to Assessment on Multispecies scientists to undertake the It is highly likely that Icelandic Review Assessment Yr1: six months undertake the assessment the stock is above the Seachill Methods (WGSAM) Report on AC discussions (incl. review and (if review subject PRI. Explore current Dutch and Danish) possible with to funding The stock is at or status & European MSC to current fluctuating around a NSAC members interest via the A.C. Complete assessment review develop information) level consistent with Seafish (to funding estimation of MSY. feed into Review current Yr1: application reference points RASS) information levels to Undertake assessment to (MSY proxies). determine determine reference points 1.2.4 Assessment of requirements for status stock assessment *Assumes existing information is - The assessment is sufficient to enable assessment appropriate for the Undertake a stock stock and for the assessment to harvest control rule. establish reference - The assessment points. estimates stock status relative to reference This action can then points that are inform 1.1.1 on stock appropriate to the stock status and 1.2.4 on and can be estimated. assessment of stock - The assessment takes status. uncertainty into account. In the absence of a - The assessment of stock assessment stock status is subject with reference points to peer review. the RBF is used and a risk’ score is ‘high likely leading to a fail.
1.1.1 Stock Status It is highly likely that the stock is above the PRI. The stock is at or fluctuating around a level consistent with MSY. 1.2.4 Assessment of status - The assessment is appropriate for the stock and for the harvest control rule. - The assessment estimates stock status relative to reference points that are appropriate to the stock and can be estimated. - The assessment takes uncertainty into account. - The assessment of stock status is subject to peer review. Lemon Sole Stock Assessment Review Explore current status & European interest via the A.C. Review current information levels to determine requirements for stock assessment Undertake a stock assessment to establish reference points. This action can then inform 1.1.1 on stock status and 1.2.4 on assessment of stock status. In the absence of a stock assessment with reference points the RBF is used and a ‘high risk’ score is likely leading to a fail. Fisheries scientists to undertake the review and (if possible with current information) estimation of reference points (MSY proxies). SFSAG Icelandic Seachill MSC to develop funding application Cefas to undertake the assessment review subject to funding Seafish (to feed into RASS) ICES Working Group on Multispecies Assessment Methods (WGSAM) NSAC members Overall timescale: 1 year* Yr1: six months Report on AC discussions (incl. Dutch and Danish) Complete assessment review Yr1: Undertake assessment to determine reference points *Assumes existing information is sufficient to enable assessment
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