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

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This figure shows the status of the assessed European fish stocks in relation to ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) per regional sea in 2015. Stocks for which adequate information is available to determine GES for fishing mortality (F) and/or reproductive capacity (spawning stock biomass (SSB)) are included in this figure (i.e. total number of assessed stocks). A distinction is made between stocks (1) in GES, based on both fishing mortality and reproductive capacity; (2) in GES, based on either fishing mortality or reproductive capacity; and (3) not in GES, based on fishing mortality and/or reproductive capacity (see the Methodology section for further information on how GES is determined). As assessments are carried out in a multiannual cycle within the Mediterranean, the number of stocks included for the Mediterranean depends on the period covered.

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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.


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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 2017. 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 2015-2017. The Figure is based on 2015 data. Note that as there was no information for 2015 for the stocks in the Black Sea, an interpretation was made from the 2014 and 2016 data for the Black Sea (see methodology for further information).

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Catch statistics (GFCM) GFCM (Mediterranean and Black Sea) catch statistics capture production 1970-2014
Stock assessment database The ICES Stock Assessment Database data are available for the analytically assessed ICES stocks from 2014 onwards. Plots and data from previous assessments will be made available when the data and settings have been quality controlled.
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, STECF (Dataset URL is not available) STECF Mediterranean and Black Sea Working Group Reports.  Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-19-01). Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-02913-7, doi:10.2760/22641, JRC116446
Catch statistics (ICES) Annual nominal catches of more than 200 species of fish and shellfish in the Northeast Atlantic region are officially submitted by 20 ICES member countries. ICES has been gathering and publishing fisheries statistics since 1904. The current data is collected and coordinated in collaboration with Statistical Office of the European Communities ( EUROSTAT) . The data sources are the national statistical offices, in some countries the collection and compilation of fisheries statistics are handled by specialized organizations.

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