Download FAR 2013/07 Stock assessment of ling (Genypterus blacodes) in Cook Strait for the 2010–11 fishing year

An assessment of the Cook Strait ling stock (LIN 7CK) is presented for the 2010–11 fishing year. A trawl CPUE series was the only available index of abundance believed to be reliable; there are no fishery-independent abundance indices for this stock. Biomass estimates are very uncertain. Current stock status as a percentage of B0 is estimated to be 54% B0 with a 95% confidence bound of 23–80% B0.