Based on the most recent estimates of SSB (Figure 4.3.21), ICES classifies the stock as having full reproductive capacity and being harvested sustainably. The fishing mortality has fluctuated around Fpa during the last 10 years. The assessment indicates that the spawning stock is at a high level. Very strong year classes of 2004-2006 are recruiting to the fishable stock in 2008-2010, and thus the ...

Deep-Sea Redfish (Sebastes mentella)

Recruitment failure has been observed in surveys (Figure 4.3.22) for more than a decade. However, signs of improved recruitment are now seen in the Barents Sea. In this regard, it is of vital importance that the juvenile age groups be given the strongest protection from being caught as bycatch in any fishery, e.g., the shrimp fisheries in the Barents Sea and Sva...