Status of the assessed European fish stocks in relation to Good Environmental Status per regional sea

Figure Created 08 Sep 2017 Published 30 Nov 2017 Last modified 05 Jul 2018

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The figure shows the status of the assessed European fish stocks in relation to Good Environmental Status (GES) per regional sea. Stocks in the North-East Atlantic and the Baltic Sea were assessed based on the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) database, published in 2016. Stocks in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and other widely distributed stocks were assessed based on assessments available through the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for fisheries (STECF), published in 2015 and 2016. The Figure is based on 2014 data.

Metadata

Last upload:: 08 Sep 2017
Temporal coverage:: 2014
Tags:: fish stocks , fisheries , good environmental status , marine and coastal
Geographic coverage:: Barentsz Sea , Bay of Biscay , Celtic Sea , Marine Baltic sea , Marine Black sea , Marine Macaronesian/Atlantic ocean , Marine Mediterranean sea , Marine North sea , Marine North-east Atlantic ocean
Methodology:: The requirements of GES according to the MSFD are aligned to the requirements of MSY for MSFD criteria 3.1 - Level of exploitation (i.e. Fishing mortality – F) and/or criteria 3.2 - Reproductive capacity (i.e. Spawning Stock Biomass –SSB). Information in relation to the MSFD criterion 3.3 – Population age and size distribution – cannot be assessed at present since no reference points are available.
Units:: Number of stocks
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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

Additional information

This figure shows the proportion of assessed stocks per regional sea that are in Good Environmental Status (GES). Status refers to fishing mortality (F) and reproductive capacity (SSB) criteria, as defined by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.