The fishing mortality rate above which overfishing is said to be occurring and the stock biomass would be declining (transitional-depleting). If applied for long enough, this can lead to a stock declining below the biomass limit reference point.
The fishing mortality rate above which overfishing is said to be occurring and the stock biomass would be declining (transitional-depleting). If applied for long enough, this can lead to a stock declining below the biomass limit reference point.