| dc.description.abstract | The Northeast Arctic haddock stock is in
good condition. Since 1950 the stock has
shown large fluctuations in abundance,
and the stock is now at the same level as
the peaks in the mid 50s and the beginning
of the 70s and 90s. The abundance
of young haddock is currently high, and
the prospect for the stock is good if it is
managed within the agreed regulations. A
significant problem is that haddock transshipped at sea is underreported, which
has been documented in recent years.
The underreported landings of haddock
were estimated for the years 2002–2005
to be 22–35 % of the reported landings.
In addition, haddock is discarded at sea,
but the amount is unknown. An unknown
total catch is worrying and is one of the
causes for the uncertainty in the assessment
of haddock. We therefore know
too little to provide prognoses for 2007.
Despite the uncertainty, we are able to
track the trend in the stock. The advice
for 2007 is that the total catch should not
exceed 130 000 tonnes. | en |
