Total allowable effort
Control measure that specifies the maximum level of fishing effort that can be applied to a fish stock during a specific period, agreed to by fishery managers to achieve certain objectives. It is usually expressed in terms of limits on the number of fishing days and/or the number of operating vessels in the regulated area.
See also TAC.
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