CRITICAL AGE


Meaning of CRITICAL AGE in English

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

Fishery English glossary.      Английский глоссарий рыболовства .