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Biomass proxy

by fadmin | Jul 21, 2017 | 0 comments

A relative biomass level used in place of a quantitatively estimated biological reference point when the latter cannot easily be estimated, usually expressed as a fraction of unfished biomass B0. For example, 0.48 B0 is used as a proxy for the biomass that sustains maximum economic yield (BMEY) in Commonwealth fisheries.

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