herring.27.7ef [11.11.2024, herring, 7 e and 7f]

1. Please select only one of the following cases:

[x] A new stock code needs to be created (not linked to any existing stock).
[ ] An existing stock code needs to be split into 2 or more components.
[ ] Two (or more) existing stock codes need to be merged into a single stock.
[ ] One or more existing stocks need to be modified.

2. Please Provide information regarding the request below:

List the previously existing code(s) and description(s), if applicable:

Describe your request in detail, with the new/updated stock code(s) and description(s), and the proposed changes: New stock, agreed at the WKRRBWCH meeting. Requested by EU/UK for 2025 in the GAs. Report approved by HAWG and ACOM this year. See ACOM forum post here: https://community.ices.dk/Committees/ACOMForum/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1448

Proposed stock name: Her.27.7ef, Herring (Clupea harengus) in divisions 7.e and 7.f (western English Channel and Bristol Channel). Area definition: Western English Channel (ICES Division 7.e) and Bristol Channel (ICES Division 7.f).

Which Benchmark, Expert Group or Workshop has requested a new stock code? (Link to the report and section within it if relevant) HAWG https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Workshop_on_a_Research_Roadmap_for_Bristol_and_Western_Channel_Herring_WKRRBWCH_outputs_from_2023_meeting_/25868119?file=46479811

Name of the contact ICES Professional Officer for the request @sarahlmillar [sarah millar]

3. Please confirm:

[x] The request has been approved by ACOM. Please provide a link to the minutes, notes etc. where the approval is found.
[x] The codes and descriptions have been reviewed for grammar and style by the editorial office

To be filled by RMG

Checklist for RMG (click arrow to expand)

- [ ] Request is processed by RMG - [ ] ICES Vocabulary updated - [ ] The requester PO has been informed

If the request is accepted, the RMG will create the stock code in the ICES Vocabulary, whereafter the Professional Officer needs to create a stock list record in SID by linking the stock code to the year(s) that it is valid for.

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