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POINT REFERENCE BIOLOGIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Environmental Management
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A quantitative value, often stated in terms of fishing mortality or stock size, that summarizes either a desired state for the stock (a target) or a state of the stock that should be avoided (threshold).

CONT

Biological reference points give decision makers guidance in determining whether populations are too small or fishing pressure is too great. ... Biological reference points based on fishing mortality help managers keep the withdrawal rate at a level that will ensure the long-term production or stability of the stock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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