maximum spawning potential
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spawning potential ratio — the number of eggs that could be produced by an average recruit in a fished stock under a given regime divided by the number of eggs that could be produced by an average recruit in an unfished stock. This may also be expressed at the spawning… … Dictionary of ichthyology
SPR — spawning potential ratio ( the number of eggs that could be produced by an average recruit in a fished stock under a given regime divided by the number of eggs that could be produced by an average recruit in an unfished stock. This may also be… … Dictionary of ichthyology
MSP — abbreviation for maximum spawning potential of a fish stock (spawning potential ratio, q.v., or % MSP (the ratio of spawning potential per recruit under a given fishing regime relative to the spawning potential per recruit with no fishing)) … Dictionary of ichthyology
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biological overfishing — fishing levels higher than those required for extracting the maximum sustainable yield of a resource and when recruitment starts to decrease statistically. Spawning potential and stock biomass is below safe levels … Dictionary of ichthyology
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