The estimates of harp seal abundance in the Greenland Sea and the White Sea/Barents Sea continue to show an increase, and advice on different catch scenarios is provided for both stocks. The hooded seal stock in the Greenland Sea is well below 30% of the largest estimated population size, and ICES advises that no catch be allowed from this stock. Based on the experience from the Northwest Atlantic, ICES advises that future catch scenarios are explored over a 15-year time horizon, rather than the current ten-year period.