The eastern hoki stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period. is currently at a sustainableSustainable:
Meeting the needs of current generations without compromising opportunities for future generations. This also allows future generations to benefit from the same needs. level. With current fishing pressureFishing pressure:
Fishing pressure is a result of the fishing effort/amount of fishing on a stock, which determines the fishing mortality. Fishing mortality is the share of the fish stock that dies annually as a result of fishing., it is estimated that the population will remain sustainable for the next five years.
BottomBottom trawls:
A fishing technique in which cone-shaped nets terminating in a codend are dragged through the water column or along the bottom. trawling is likely to have a major impact on the ecosystem and other species. It is still unknown how much bycatchBycatch:
Species caught next to species targeted for fishery. By-catches can consist of non-commercial species and species that are too small, and can be kept (this part is sometimes called by-product) or thrown back into the sea (discards). and discardsDiscards:
Unwanted by-catch, which is thrown back because there is no quota, the market price is too low, or the fish is below the legal minimum landing size. Discards can be alive or dead. this fishery has.
The eastern part of the hoki stock is well monitored and population data are evaluated annually. This species is managed by catch limitsCatch limits:
The maximum amount of fish of a species caught per country, per year. , which apply to both the eastern and western parts of the hoki stock. Where the eastern stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period. is sustainable, this does not apply to the western stock. The managementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. of the eastern stock is largely effective.