Taking stock – are TACs set to achieve MSY?

The document provides statistical annexes detailing the frequency and magnitude of Member State requests for Total Allowable Catches (TACs) that exceeded scientific advice between 2017 and 2019. It tracks metrics for France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark, focusing on the number of comparisons where TACs were greater than advice and the average percentage by which they exceeded that advice.

• Between 2017 and 2019, France had an average of 26 comparisons where the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) exceeded scientific advice, with an average percentage over advice of 28%.
• The United Kingdom's average number of comparisons where TAC exceeded advice was 20, with an average percentage over advice of 29% for the 2017-2019 period.
• Ireland showed a high average percentage of TACs exceeding advice at 34%, with an average of 17 comparisons where TAC was greater than advice.
• Spain's average number of comparisons where TAC exceeded advice was 12, with an average percentage over advice of 22%.
• Among the other Member States listed, Sweden had the highest average percentage of TACs exceeding advice at 34%, while Denmark had the lowest at 22%.

APA

ClientEarth (2019). Taking stock – are TACs set to achieve MSY? https://www.clientearth.org/media/sb3hnwy4/taking-stock-are-tacs-set-to-achieve-msy-annex-v-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Taking stock – are TACs set to achieve MSY? 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/sb3hnwy4/taking-stock-are-tacs-set-to-achieve-msy-annex-v-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2019taking, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Taking stock – are TACs set to achieve MSY?}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/sb3hnwy4/taking-stock-are-tacs-set-to-achieve-msy-annex-v-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }