Witch in Subarea 4 and divisions 3.a and 7.d. Forecast scenarios. All weights are in tonnes.

Value Notes

F4-8(2026)0.195 Fsq = F4–8 (2025).
SSB(2026)5086 Tonnes; SSB at the middle of the year (i.e. spawning time) before the TAC year.
Rage1(2026-2028)31992.16 Resampled recruitment from the years 2009-2025(geometric mean shown); thousands.
Total catch(2026)2187 Short-term forecast. In tonnes.
Wanted catch(2026)2095 Based on wanted catch fraction (average 2023-2025). In tonnes.
Unwanted catch(2026)92 Based on unwanted catch fraction (average 2023-2025). In tonnes.