Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

3: OK - Needs improvement How we work out the ratings

What to check for

Location

North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, English Channel

Technical location

Atlantic, Northeast, English Channel (East), English Channel (West), North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

Caught by

Bottom trawl (otter)

Rating summary

For more information about this rating please visit: https://www.cornwallgoodseafoodguide.org.uk/fish-guide/brill.php

Technical consultation summary

The latest ICES report suggests that in the western channel, brill stocks appear to be doing well with increasing biomass and fishing pressure below MSY and continues on an already decreasing trend.

How we worked out this Rating

Brill in this area is sustainably fished and harvested sustainably.This stock was benchmarked in 2023, leading to a change in assessment method. The relative exploitable biomass (B/BMSY) has declined in recent years but has remained above MSY Btrigger (0.5) since the start of the time series. In 2023, relative exploitable biomass is 1.02. Relative fishing pressure (F/FMSY) declined in 2022. It is now 0.49, the lowest since 1975, and remains below FMSY (1).ICES advises that when the MSY approach is applied, catches in 2024 should be no more than 2,456 tonnes. This is an increase of 87% from the advice for 2023 due to the change of assessment method.

Brill

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