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Allowable Biological Catch
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DEFINITION
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(ABC). A term used by a management agency which refers to the range of allowable catch for a species or species group. It is set each year by a scientific group created by the management agency. The agency then takes the ABC estimate and sets the annual total allowable catch (TAC). |
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Roberts, K.J. et al., 1995, Defining fisheries: a user's glossary. Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA, 22 p. (Rev.)
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