Hilborn, Ray, et al. “Global Status of Groundfish Stocks” Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) 22, no. 5 (2021): 911–928.
Average stock abundance is increasing and is currently above the level that would produce maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Stocks from the Northeast Atlantic tend to have among the greatest average abundances relative to MSY-based reference points. The impact of fishing is highly variable by region and by benthic habitat structure
