Based on the MSY approach and an updated assessment methodology endorsed by an international panel of experts in 2022 (ICES 2022), the catches in 2024 should not exceed 143 000 tonnes.
Stock development over time
Fishing pressure on the stock is below FMSY and Flim and stock biomass is above MSY Btrigger and Blim.
Figure 1: Northern shrimp in subareas 1 and 2. Summary of the stock assessment. Top: total catches (paler bar indicates catches based on preliminary information). Bottom: fishing mortality (left) and stock biomass (right) relative to FMSY and BMSY, respectively. Lines show medians and shaded areas indicate the 95% confidence intervals.
Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in the Barents Sea (ICES subareas 1 and 2)