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Norway lobster - Bay of Biscay (North Galicia, Cantabrian Sea)

Fact Sheet Title Fact Sheet

ICES Advice 2009

Norway lobster - Bay of Biscay (North Galicia, Cantabrian Sea)

Nephrops in Division VIIIc (Management Area O)

Owned by

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) – ownership

Monitoring Range Min2009. Monitoring Evolution: Norway lobster - North Galicia
; Norway lobster - Cantabrian Sea
.

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Species List:

Nephrops norvegicus

Species Ref: en - Norway lobster, fr - Langoustine, es - Cigala

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Aq Res
Biological Stock: Yes Value: Sub-Regional Management unit: Yes Reference year: 2008

Table of Contents

Habitat Bio - Geo Dist - Water Area Overview - Management - Bio Assess - Aq Res State Trend - Sources

Aq Res State Trend

Aq Res State Trend
	Aq Res State Trend	Aq Res State Trend
Aq Res State Trend	Undefined	Uncertain/Not assessed
Aq Res State Trend	Undefined	Uncertain/Not assessed

Habitat Bio

Depth Zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m). Vertical Dist: Demersal/Benthic.

Geo Dist

Geo Dist: National

Water Area Overview

Spatial Scale: Sub-Regional

Water Area Overview

Aq Res Struct

Biological Stock: Yes

Bio Assess

Results

Table 7.4.9.2 Nephrops in Division VIIIc. Landings in tonnes by FU and Division VIIIc

Year	FU 25	FU 31	Division VIIIc
1975	731		731
1976	559		559
1977	667		667
1978	690		690
1979	475		475
1980	412		412
1981	318		318
1982	431		431
1983	433	63	496
1984	515	100	615
1985	477	128	605
1986	364	127	491
1987	412	118	530
1988	445	151	596
1989	376	177	553
1990	285	174	459
1991	453	109	562
1992	428	94	522
1993	274	101	375
1994	245	148	393
1995	273	94	367
1996	209	129	338
1997	219	98	317
1998	103	72	175
1999	124	48	172
2000	81	34	115
2001	147	27	174
2002	143	26	169
2003	89	22	111
2004	75	17	92
2005	63	14	77
2006	62	15	77
2007	67	19	86
2008*	39	19	58
*Preliminary

Sci Advice

Single-stock exploitation boundaries

Table 7.4.9.1 Nephrops in Division VIIIc (FU 25, 31). Single stock exploitation boundaries (advice), management, and landings

Year	ICES advice / Single stock exploitation boundaries	Predicted catches corresp. to exploitation boundaries/advice	Agreed TAC	ICES Landings
1987				0.53
1988				0.60
1989				0.52
1990				0.46
1991				0.56
1992		0.51	0.8	0.52
1993		0.51	1.0	0.37
1994		0.51	1.0	0.39
1995		0.51	1.0	0.37
1996		0.51	1.0	0.34
1997		0.51	1.0	0.32
1998		0.51	1.0	0.18
1999		0.51	1.0	0.17
2000		0.51	0.8	0.12
2001		0.51	0.72	0.17
2002	Reduce catches to zero	0	0.36	0.17
2003	Reduce catches to zero	0	0.18	0.11
2004	Reduce catches to zero	0	0.18	0.09
2005	Reduce catches to zero	0	0.16	0.08
2006	Reduce catches to zero	0	0.146	0.08
2007	FU 25: Reduce catches to zero FU 31: Reduce catches to zero	0	0.131	0.09
2008	FU 25: Reduce catches to zero FU 31: Reduce catches to zero	0	0.124	0.06¹
2009	FU 25: Reduce catches to zero FU 31: Reduce catches to zero	0	0.112
2010	FU 25: Reduce catches to zero FU 31: Reduce catches to zero	0
Weights in ‘000 t. ¹ Preliminary

Management

Management unit: Yes

Objectives

Division VIIIc has two Functional Units of Nephrops: a) North Galicia (FU 25) and b) (FU 31). The advice for 2009 is biannual and valid for 2009 and 2010 (see ICES, 2008).

Sources

ICES.2009.Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2009. ICES Advice, 2009.

Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System