Fisheries Infosite

Total Allowable Catch

Term
Total Allowable Catch
Acronym
TAC

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Definition
Total quantity of each fish stock that can be taken by commercial, customary Maori interests, recreational fishery interests and other sources of fishing-related mortality, to ensure sustainability of that fishery in a given period, usually a year. This term is defined in the Fisheries Act.