There are 67 stocks of known status comprising over 52% of the total landed catch. Over 82% of these stocks are at, or near, target level. It was estimated for the 2006-07 fishing year that i) 29 stocks were almost certainly near or above their target biomass, ii) 14 stocks were probably near or above their target biomass, iii) 12 stocks were possibly near or above their target biomass and iu) 12 stocks were almost certainly below their target biomass.