catch-at-weight

catch-at-weight
the estimated weight of fish caught, tabulated by weight class and by other factors such as gear or nation. For any given species, catch-at-weight should include all fish killed by the act of fishing, not just those fish that are landed

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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