CRITICAL SIZE


Meaning of CRITICAL SIZE in English

The average size of the fish in a year-class at the time when the instantaneous rate of natural mortality equals the instantaneous rate of growth in weight for the year-class as a whole. At this size, the biomass of the age class is maximum. Also referred to as Optimum size.

Fishery English glossary.      Английский глоссарий рыболовства .