Work due 31 Dec 2008

Future assessments will also include 1. Temporal trends of total catch by groups of species will be developed and combind with temporal trends in fishing pressure or intensity. The methodology will be based on Sparholt, H., Bertelsen, M. and Lassen, H. 2007. A meta-analysis of the status of the ICES fish stocks in the past half century.  ICES Marine Science Symposium Series. Vol 64, 2007.  2. A focus on stocks which are really seriously in trouble, so-called ”Redlist” fish species/stocks. Examples of this are: Blue fin tuna Eel Some salmon stocks Some other diadromous fish   3. Comparison of TACs and scientific advice to address to which extent the scientific advice has been followed by managers and to which extent have the fishery been restricted by TACs and other management measures. An analysis has shown that for the EC the TAC have on average been 40% higher than the advice. Illegal catches have in some cases resulted in realised catches being more than 50% higher than the TAC. Appropriate indicators will be explored.