Influence of region and strength of adherence to harvest control rules on current groundfish stock status.

<p>Stock status is shown in terms of recent exploitation rates to target exploitation rates and recent biomass to target biomass levels. Stocks are categorized by the strength of adherence to harvest control rules: (a) automatic adherence; (b) discretionary adherence. Stocks with little or no commercial value, currently under a rebuilding plan, or co-caught with other stocks under rebuilding plans are excluded. See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0056684#pone-0056684-g001" target="_blank">Fig. 1</a> caption for further details.