In April 2015 the STECF noted that both red seabream catches and catch per unit effort have been declining in recent years, implying that the fishable biomass of red seabream has also been declining, thereby indicating that the current measures in place have not been sufficiently effective to prevent such decline.
Le règlement (CE) no 850/98, qui fixe des tailles minimales de référence de conservation pour certains organismes marins dans d'autres zones, y compris l'Atlantique, ne contient actuellement aucune taille minimale pour la dorade rose de l'Atlantique.