What does ABC stand for?

Acceptable Biological Catch

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Harvests of Pacific cod in the eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Bogoslof district will rise significantly in 1995 to an acceptable biological catch of 328,000 tons, with the same level or a slight increase expected for 1996," Stead reported.

Groundfish stocks keep declining, international tensions keep rising

For example, in the Gulf of Alaska, the Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC, the amount scientists project is safely harvestable) figures are often the same as Total Allowable Catch (TAC, or quota) figures.

Fish-dumping dilemma: waste not, want not

This report includes recommended acceptable biological catch (ABC) levels for each stock and stock complex (including the shortraker-rougheye complex) under the Fishery Management Plan.

The potential role of marine reserves in the management of shortraker ...