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Appendix C: Glossary
Pages 188-189

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... for a given stock or stock complex. Its derivation focuses on the status and dynamics of the stock, environmental conditions, other ecological factors, and prevailing technological characteristics of the fishery.
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... This quantity depends on year-class abundance, the exploitation pattern, the rate of growth, fishing and natural mortality rates, the onset of sexual maturity, and environmental conditions. Total allowable catch (TAC)
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Key Terms

  • sustainable yield
  • spawning stock
  • greatly reduced
  • technological characteristics
  • determined catch

  • groundfish complex
  • equilibrium yield
  • decreasing proportion
  • mortality rates
  • stock biomass

  • rates associated
  • standard measure
  • quantity depends
  • calculate abc
  • largest average

  • mortality rate
  • ecological factors
  • annually determined
  • existing environmental
  • exploitation pattern

  • reduced spawning
  • sexual maturity
  • effort expended
  • derivation focuses
  • average catch

  • natural mortality
  • fishing effort
  • prevailing technological
  • species specific
  • fishing mortality


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