The management plan (See Annex 6.3.3.1) appears to perform well in relation to the objectives of providing sustainable fisheries and stable yield in conformity with the precautionary approach. The current fishing mortality target (F2-6) of 0.25 is consistent with the MSY approach under the current low recruitment regime. There is no basis to further adjust the harvest control rule to account for recruitment variability or trends. Rather than within-year revisions of the TAC, ICES considers that

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... it is better to have a management plan that is can respond to large changes in the biology of the stock or assessment uncertainty. ICES would favour a collaborative iterative process between scientists, managers, and stakeholders if the management plan is revisited in 2011.