Due to lack of information, it is difficult to determine how Norway lobster stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period. s are currently doing in the Northeast Atlantic. However, it appears that stocks are declining. 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. is in most cases taking place within biologically safe limits.
Fishing with potspots:
A fishing method in which traps made of chicken wire are baited (fresh or salted fish) which are then placed on the seabed. Species caught this way include crab, lobster, whelk, langoustine and octopus. and trapsTraps:
Traps are a kind of cages made of, for example, chicken wire that lie on the bottom of the sea. At the front is a net with large holes, which prevents species such as seals and waterfowl from swimming into the cage. is unlikely to have a significant effect on the ecosystem. These fisheries may have a negative impact on sensitive habitats on a small scale. The number of 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. in this fishery is relatively high and consists mainly of discards of undersizedUndersized fish:
Fish smaller than a prescribed minimum size. These sizes are determined per species and per country. For Europe, a minimum landing size applies to all EU Member States. lobster and the use of baitfish.
The managementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. is regulated at the EU level. There is a minimum landing sizeLanding size:
The length of the landed fish. and an annual joint catch limit. For several years, the scientific advice has been to divide the management of Norway lobster into “functional units,” so that the management and setting of catch limitsCatch limits:
The maximum amount of fish of a species caught per country, per year. can be done more accurately. To date, this has not been properly implemented. 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 this species is partially effective.