Advice for offshore shrimp in the fishing year 2022/2023

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The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute advices that when the precautionary approach is applied, catch for offshore shrimp in the fishing year 2022/2023 should be no more than 5022 tonnes. Click at this link to see the bases of the assessment.

Offshore shrimp biomass index has decreased since 2018 but is above the reference level where the state of the stock is considered critical. Cod abundance index has been high since 2014. Click at this link for further information regarding catch, results from the offshore shrimp survey and advice.

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