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growth overfishing [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Fish
CONT

Growth overfishing occurs when fish are caught before they have reached their growth potential: more weight of fish would be caught with less fishing effort or with an improvement in the selectivity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Poissons
CONT

Il y a surpêche de croissance lorsqu'on capture un trop grand nombre de petits poissons pour parvenir à optimiser la production par recrue [...]

Spanish

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