Allowable catch

DEFINITION
  • The catch allowed by a management authority to be taken from a stock of a species or group of species, by a fishery during a specified time period. Often defined as the Total Allowable Catch (TAC), it is often allocated explicitly amongst those having a right of access to the stock.
  • Modified from FAO (1998)
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  • Access rightTotal allowable catchQuotaAllowable Biological Catch
  • ALTERNATE SPELLING
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