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MSY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virgin spawning stock biomass
1, record 1, English, virgin%20spawning%20stock%20biomass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SSB0 2, record 1, English, SSB0
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pre-exploitation spawning biomass 3, record 1, English, pre%2Dexploitation%20spawning%20biomass
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Current spawning stock biomass relative to pre-exploitation conditions... was estimated to be about 0. 32..., below the 0. 50 level that would be expected at maximum sustainable yield(MSY).... Reference points to characterize recovery have not been developed for shortfin mako. One possible recovery target that was proposed [is] one half [of] the virgin spawning stock biomass... 1, record 1, English, - virgin%20spawning%20stock%20biomass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
SSB0: written SSB00 4, record 1, English, - virgin%20spawning%20stock%20biomass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biomasse du stock reproducteur vierge
1, record 1, French, biomasse%20du%20stock%20reproducteur%20vierge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SSB0 2, record 1, French, SSB0
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Stock reproducteur dans des conditions de non exploitation (vierge). 3, record 1, French, - biomasse%20du%20stock%20reproducteur%20vierge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
SSB0 : s'écrit SSB0[indice] 3, record 1, French, - biomasse%20du%20stock%20reproducteur%20vierge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Environmental Economics
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maximum average yield
1, record 2, English, maximum%20average%20yield
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MAY 2, record 2, English, MAY
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a management goal, the static interpretation of MSY [maximum sustainable yield, i. e., a fixed catch that can be taken year after year] is generally not appropriate because it ignores the fact that fish populations undergo natural fluctuations... in abundance and will usually ultimately become severely depleted under a constant-catch strategy.... Thus, most fisheries scientists now interpret MSY in a more dynamic sense as the maximum average yield(MAY) [, ] obtained by applying a specific harvesting strategy to a fluctuating resource. 3, record 2, English, - maximum%20average%20yield
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Économie environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- production moyenne maximale
1, record 2, French, production%20moyenne%20maximale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- PMM 2, record 2, French, PMM
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-06-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Treaties and Conventions
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- maximum sustainable yield escapement goal
1, record 3, English, maximum%20sustainable%20yield%20escapement%20goal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- MSY escapement goal 2, record 3, English, MSY%20escapement%20goal
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The transboundary chapter... of the [Pacific Salmon Treaty] requires parties to develop [a bilaterally-agreed] maximum sustainable yield(MSY) escapement goal prior to the... fishing season... 1, record 3, English, - maximum%20sustainable%20yield%20escapement%20goal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Traités et alliances
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- objectif d'échappée correspondant au rendement constant maximum
1, record 3, French, objectif%20d%27%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20correspondant%20au%20rendement%20constant%20maximum
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon le chapitre sur les cours d'eau transfrontière [du Traité sur le saumon du Pacifique], les parties doivent élaborer un objectif d'échappée correspondant au rendement constant maximum bilatéralement convenu avant le début de la saison de pêche [...] 1, record 3, French, - objectif%20d%27%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20correspondant%20au%20rendement%20constant%20maximum
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-04-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- surplus production model
1, record 4, English, surplus%20production%20model
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surplus production models ... are among the simplest and most widely used in [fish] stock assessment. They are easy to use because they require only two or three types of data. These models are flexible and have different variations; the Schaefer, Fox, and Pella-Tomlinson models are some of the best known. 2, record 4, English, - surplus%20production%20model
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The surplus production model works on the assumption that fish produce more than enough offspring for the population to be maintained. A maximal sustainable yield(MSY), then, would be the surplus quantity of fish that could theoretically be removed from that population without leading to a decline. 3, record 4, English, - surplus%20production%20model
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- modèle de production excédentaire
1, record 4, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20production%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-03-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Ecology (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- maximum sustainable yield
1, record 5, English, maximum%20sustainable%20yield
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- MSY 2, record 5, English, MSY
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- maximum equilibrium catch 3, record 5, English, maximum%20equilibrium%20catch
correct
- MEC 4, record 5, English, MEC
correct
- MEC 4, record 5, English, MEC
- maximum sustained yield 3, record 5, English, maximum%20sustained%20yield
correct
- sustainable catch 3, record 5, English, sustainable%20catch
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The largest average catch or yield that can continuously be taken from a stock under existing environmental conditions. 5, record 5, English, - maximum%20sustainable%20yield
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The aim of modern biological fishery management is maintaining the resource at the level of maximum sustainable yield, which means reaching a balance between the capacity of the resource to renew itself and the harvest that man may safely take. 6, record 5, English, - maximum%20sustainable%20yield
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- production maximale équilibrée
1, record 5, French, production%20maximale%20%C3%A9quilibr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- PME 2, record 5, French, PME
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- rendement maximal durable 3, record 5, French, rendement%20maximal%20durable
correct, masculine noun
- RMD 4, record 5, French, RMD
correct, masculine noun
- RMD 4, record 5, French, RMD
- rendement équilibré maximal 5, record 5, French, rendement%20%C3%A9quilibr%C3%A9%20maximal
correct, masculine noun
- RÉM 6, record 5, French, R%C3%89M
correct, masculine noun
- RÉM 6, record 5, French, R%C3%89M
- rendement maximal soutenu 7, record 5, French, rendement%20maximal%20soutenu
correct, masculine noun
- RMS 7, record 5, French, RMS
correct, masculine noun
- RMS 7, record 5, French, RMS
- rendement maximal constant 8, record 5, French, rendement%20maximal%20constant
correct, masculine noun
- rendement constant maximum 9, record 5, French, rendement%20constant%20maximum
correct, masculine noun
- RCM 10, record 5, French, RCM
correct, masculine noun
- RCM 10, record 5, French, RCM
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prise maximale qui peut être prélevée pendant une période indéfinie sans causer l'épuisement du stock, en supposant que les prélèvements et la mortalité naturelle sont équilibrées par un recrutement et une croissance stables. 11, record 5, French, - production%20maximale%20%C3%A9quilibr%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le rendement maximal durable (RMD) […] est la plus grande quantité de captures que l'on peut extraire d'un stock halieutique à long terme et en moyenne, dans les conditions environnementales existantes (moyennes), sans affecter significativement le processus de reproduction […] 4, record 5, French, - production%20maximale%20%C3%A9quilibr%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- captura máxima permisible
1, record 5, Spanish, captura%20m%C3%A1xima%20permisible
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- rendimiento constante máximo 2, record 5, Spanish, rendimiento%20constante%20m%C3%A1ximo
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proporción de una población animal que se puede explotar sin disminuir o poner en peligro las tasas de reproducción y de reemplazo. 3, record 5, Spanish, - captura%20m%C3%A1xima%20permisible
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