Fishing quotas for north-east Atlantic fish have exceeded advised levels for more than a decade

2m tonnes

Mackerel

1.5

Combined quotas

1.0

0.5

Scientifically advised catch

0

2008

2021

2m tonnes

Herring

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

2010

2021

2m tonnes

Blue whiting

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

2012

2021

2m tonnes

Mackerel

Herring

Blue whiting

1.5

Combined

quotas

1.0

0.5

Scientifically

advised catch

0

2008

2021

2010

2021

2012

2021