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refuges
A part of the range of a stock that is not accessible to fishing. If the species in question is not too diffusive, the existence of such refuges may enable it to persist under a higher level of fishing mortality than it otherwise would.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Fishing
- Category: Marine fishery
- Organization: NOAA
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- J Thomas
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