Based on the report by the Scientific Advisory Committee, it noted that more than 80 % of the stocks evaluated are fully exploited or overexploited, and that most fisheries are based on catches of juveniles or individuals of very small size and on very intense fishing effort.
Bunaithe ar thuarascáil an choiste eolaíoch tugadh an méid seo faoi deara go ginearálta: tá saothrú nó róshaothrú á dhéanamh ar bhreis is 80% de na stoic sin a ndearnadh meastóireacht orthu, agus bíonn mórchuid na n-iascach ag brath ar ghabháil iasc óg a bhfuil méid róbheag acu, ag baint úsáide as iarracht iascaigh an-ard.