Trends in fishing mortality and spawning stock biomass* *quantity of mature fish Stock size Fishing mortality
Eastern Baltic Cod* 800000 t
1,6
Maximum fishing mortality advised by scientists
1,4
600000 t
1,2
500000 t
1,0
400000 t
0,8
300000 t
0,6
200000 t
0,4
100000 t
0,2
0t
Fishing mortality rate
Stock size measured in tonnes of mature fish
700000 t
0
1966
71
76
81
86
91
96
2000
05
08
* Cod in Subdivisions 25-32.
2000000 t
0,50
1800000 t
0,45
1600000 t
0,40
1400000 t
0,35
1200000 t
0,30
1000000 t
0,25
800000 t
0,20
600000 t
0,15
400000 t
0,10
Maximum fishing mortality advised by scientists
200000 t
Fishing mortality rate
Stock size measured in tonnes of mature fish
Herring*
0,05
0t
0
1974
79
84
89
94
99
2005
08**
* Herring in Subdivisions 25-29 and 32, excluding the Gulf of Riga. – ** Predicted estimate
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