stock biomass
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstockandbiomass
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stock
adjective
uk/stɒk/us/stɑːk/
(of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical, and used or done so many times that it is no ...
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biomass
noun[U]
uk/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌmæs/us/ˈbaɪ.oʊˌmæs/
engineering
dead plant and animal material suitable for using ...
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(Definition ofstockandbiomassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We all know that the spawningstockbiomassis at a critical level.
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Estimates made in 1990 indicate that the spawningstockbiomasswas below 20,000 tonnes in 1986, 1989 and 1900.
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Reflecting progress made, this year's advice contains explicit suggested precautionary reference points in terms of spawningstockbiomassand fishing mortality.
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There is a very wide number of possible models which might be used to predict spawningstockbiomassin the absence of fishing mortality.
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Changes in landing size will not, of themselves, result in any change in spawningstockbiomass.
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The spawningstockbiomassfigure for 1990 is estimated to be 16,000 tonnes.
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However, the exploitablestockbiomassremains at very low levels and is, in fact, below the level at which the fishery was closed last year.
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One of the most serious problems affecting the state of world fish stocks is the level of spawningstockbiomassfor each species.
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This should enable the spawningstockbiomassto recover from current levels.
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They also take into account the requirements and, using all that information, they calculate the right level of fishing effort to maintain a proper spawningstockbiomass.
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Egg surveys, for example, which clearly affect the spawningstockbiomassin that part of the ocean, are now positive, after being gloomy.
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It would be different if they were large, mature fish in the spawningstockbiomassand were able to deliver a stable catch for years ahead.
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However much of the latest increase stems from good spat settlement in 1992 and these very young cockles form a very high proportion of the totalstockbiomass.
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The spawningstockbiomassfor saithe is the highest since 1976, the whiting spawning stock is the largest since 1991 and everyone knows that prawn stocks are extremely robust.
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Much was made in the previous speech about the cod spawningstockbiomass, but fishermen tell me that evidence exists to suggest that it is in fact increasing.
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If the harvest rate is increased, then thestockbiomasswill further decrease.
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Originally the model had a more specific usage; it was devised to describe the dependence of recruitment on spawningstockbiomass.
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These depleted fisheries can often recover if fishing pressure is reduced until thestockbiomassreturns to the optimal biomass.
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Increasing the spawningstockbiomassto a target level is the approach taken by managers to restore an overfished population to sustainable levels.
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