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| Marine Resource Fact Sheet |
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| | Megrim - Western Channel and Bay of Biscay, 2004 |
| | Megrim (L. whiffiagonis) in Sub-area VII and Divisions VIIIa,b,d |
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| | Owned by | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
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| Related observations | Locate in inventory | | | | | Distribution of Megrim - Western Channel and Bay of Biscay | |  Map legend
Area Details 
FAO Fishing Statistical Division Areas27.7.a: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.a 27.7.b: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.b 27.7.c: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.c 27.7.d: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.d 27.7.e: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.e 27.7.f: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.f 27.7.g: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.g 27.7.h: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.h 27.7.j: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.j 27.7.k: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.k 27.8.a: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.a 27.8.b: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.b 27.8.d: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.d More Geo References | |
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| Main Descriptors | Considered a single stock: Yes
Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional
Considered a management unit: Yes |
| 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. |
| | | | | | Habitat and Biology Depth zone: Shelf Vertical distribution: Demersal/benthic Geographical Distribution Jurisdictional distribution: National Water Area Overview Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional Geo References | | Distribution of Megrim - Western Channel and Bay of Biscay
| FAO Fishing Statistical Division Areas | 27.7.a: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.a | | 27.7.b: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.b | | 27.7.c: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.c | | 27.7.d: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.d | | 27.7.e: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.e | | 27.7.f: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.f | | 27.7.g: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.g | | 27.7.h: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.h | | 27.7.j: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.j | | 27.7.k: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.7.k | | 27.8.a: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.a | | 27.8.b: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.b | | 27.8.d: Atlantic, Northeast / 27.8.d |
| | | | | | Intersecting Major FAO areas and LME areas |
The following area codes have been found as intersecting the distribution of Megrim - Western Channel and Bay of Biscay | FAO major areas | 27:
Atlantic, Northeast | | (LME) Large Marine Ecosystem Areas | 22: North Sea | | 24: Celtic-Biscay Shelf | | 25: Iberian Coastal |
Resource Structure Considered a single stock: Yes Management Considered a management unit: Yes Biological State and Trend Exploitation rate: High fishing mortality
Abundance level: Virgin or high abundance Source of information “Report of the ICES Advisory Committee on Fishery Management, Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment and Advisory Committee on Ecosystems, 2005” ICES 2005 ICES  . |
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