The haddock stock in Faroese waters is assessed annually. This assessment is data-rich (ICES category 1) and provides comprehensive information on the haddock population, including estimates of recruitment, spawning stock biomass, total stock biomass, and fishing pressure from 1957 to 2024 (ICES, 2023).

Figure A2.1 The Faroe haddock stock and environmental drivers. a) Haddock recruitment, the 0-group length index and the SAW volume, divided into subarctic periods (blue shades) and Atlantic period (red shades), based on a selected threshold. B) Haddock biomass and the SAW volume. The timing of haddock recruitment peaks is emphasized with vertical dashed lines, in both panels.

Figure A2.2 The haddock stock size on the Faroe Banks, proxied by the Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) in March and September, respectively, and the Svinøy Section indicator of SAW volume.