MEDAC - Mediterranean Advisory Council

GFCM-SAC-Working Group on Stock Assessment of Demersal Species (WGSAD)-Central & Eastern Med & Adriatic Sea stocks

When

Dal 24 January 2022 al 28 January 2022

Time

9,30-17,30

• Agenda
• Minutes of the meeting

The main objectives of this meeting were to: i) review the consistency of procedures to provide advice; ii) review the assessment of demersal stocks; and iii) run a hands-on data session to deal with methodological issues. Out of the 60 assessments presented, 51 assessments were validated.Of the 51 accepted assessments, ten indicated sustainable exploitation: Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in geographical subareas (GSAs) 5 and 10; red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in GSAs 9, 10, 16, 22 and 24; spottail mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) in GSA 17; horned octopus (Eledone chirrhosa) in GSA 18; and brown comber (Serranus cabrilla) in GSA 25.