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| Marine Resource Fact Sheet |
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| Whiting - North Sea, Eastern English Channel |
 | Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in Subarea 4 and Division 7.d (North Sea and eastern English Channel) |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) , is part of ICES Advice data collection. |
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| Related observations | Locate in inventory | | | | Species: | | FAO Names: en - Whiting, fr - Merlan, es - Plegonero, ru - Мерланг |
Fishery IndicatorsProduction: Landed Volume; Catch |
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| Geographic extent of Whiting - North Sea, Eastern English Channel Map tips - Click on
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| FAO Fishing Statistical Division Areas |
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| 27.7.d | Eastern English Channel (Division 27.7.d) |
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| FAO Fishing Statistical Sub Areas |
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| 27.4 | North Sea (Subarea 27.4) |
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| Main Descriptors | Considered a single stock: Yes Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional
Management unit: Yes Reference year: 2015
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| Considered a single stock: A group of individuals in a species occupying a well defined spatial range independent of other stocks of the same species. It can be affected by random dispersal movements and directed migrations due to seasonal or reproductive activity. |
| Spatial Scale: Spatial scale contains a standard term such as Global, Regional (e.g. for the whole Atlantic), sub-regional (e.g. for a part of the Atlantic), national, local (for sub-national levels). |
| Considered a management unit: An aquatic resource or fishery is declared as [Fishery] Management Unit if it is effectively the focus for the application of selected management methods and measures, within the broader framework of a management system. According to the FAO Glossary for Responsible Fishing, "a Fishery Management Unit (FMU) is a fishery or a portion of a fishery identified in a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) relevant to the FMP's management objectives." FMU's may be organised around fisheries biological, geographic, economic, technical, social or ecological dimensions , and the makeup and attribute of a fishery management unit depends mainly on the FMP's management objectives. |
| Jurisdictional distribution: Jurisdictional qualifier (e.g. "shared", "shared - highly migratory") of the aquatic resource related with its spatial distribution. |
| Environmental group: Classification of the aquatic resource according to the environmental group (e.g. pelagic invertebrate, or demersal fish) to which the species belong. |
| Reference Year: The Reference Year is the last year considered in the stock assessment and/or fishery status. |
| | | | | | Biological State and Trend 
Habitat and Biology Depth zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m). Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic. Water Area Overview Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional Geo References  | | Geographic extent of Whiting - North Sea, Eastern English Channel
| FAO Fishing Statistical Division Areas | 27.7.d: Eastern English Channel (Division 27.7.d) | | FAO Fishing Statistical Sub Areas | 27.4: North Sea (Subarea 27.4) |
| | | | | | Intersecting Major FAO areas and LME areas |
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the distribution of Whiting - North Sea, Eastern English Channel | FAO Major Fishing Areas | 27: Atlantic, Northeast | | Large Marine Ecosystem Areas (LME) | 22: North Sea | | 24: Celtic-Biscay Shelf |
Resource Structure Considered a single stock: Yes Exploitation 
Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Production | Landed Volume | 45662 | tonnes | 1990 | | Landed Volume | 51929 | tonnes | 1991 | | Landed Volume | 50946 | tonnes | 1992 | | Landed Volume | 51818 | tonnes | 1993 | | Landed Volume | 48486 | tonnes | 1994 | | Landed Volume | 45938 | tonnes | 1995 | | Landed Volume | 40503 | tonnes | 1996 | | Landed Volume | 35563 | tonnes | 1997 | | Landed Volume | 28288 | tonnes | 1998 | | Landed Volume | 30130 | tonnes | 1999 | | Landed Volume | 28583 | tonnes | 2000 | | Landed Volume | 25061 | tonnes | 2001 | | Landed Volume | 20675 | tonnes | 2002 | | Landed Volume | 16161 | tonnes | 2003 | | Landed Volume | 13295 | tonnes | 2004 | | Landed Volume | 15471 | tonnes | 2005 | | Landed Volume | 18535 | tonnes | 2006 | | Landed Volume | 18915 | tonnes | 2007 | | Landed Volume | 17951 | tonnes | 2008 | | Landed Volume | 18418 | tonnes | 2009 | | Landed Volume | 18224 | tonnes | 2010 | | Landed Volume | 18899 | tonnes | 2011 | | Landed Volume | 17032 | tonnes | 2012 | | Landed Volume | 19335 | tonnes | 2013 | | Landed Volume | 18746 | tonnes | 2014 | | Landed Volume | 17707 | tonnes | 2015 |
Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Production | Catch | 152602 | tonnes | 1990 | | Catch | 126742 | tonnes | 1991 | | Catch | 108555 | tonnes | 1992 | | Catch | 116911 | tonnes | 1993 | | Catch | 101650 | tonnes | 1994 | | Catch | 105494 | tonnes | 1995 | | Catch | 76123 | tonnes | 1996 | | Catch | 61435 | tonnes | 1997 | | Catch | 47475 | tonnes | 1998 | | Catch | 60845 | tonnes | 1999 | | Catch | 63806 | tonnes | 2000 | | Catch | 45242 | tonnes | 2001 | | Catch | 46450 | tonnes | 2002 | | Catch | 45640 | tonnes | 2003 | | Catch | 33557 | tonnes | 2004 | | Catch | 28883 | tonnes | 2005 | | Catch | 37038 | tonnes | 2006 | | Catch | 27125 | tonnes | 2007 | | Catch | 28247 | tonnes | 2008 | | Catch | 27139 | tonnes | 2009 | | Catch | 31147 | tonnes | 2010 | | Catch | 32626 | tonnes | 2011 | | Catch | 25078 | tonnes | 2012 | | Catch | 26841 | tonnes | 2013 | | Catch | 30675 | tonnes | 2014 | | Catch | 33188 | tonnes | 2015 |
Management Management unit: Yes Source of information ICES Advice accessed through ICES Stock Assessment Database in 2018. ICES, Copenhagen.  http://standardgraphs.ices.dk/ViewCharts.aspx?key=7483 |
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