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spawning stock biomass (SSB)

1. The total weight of all fish (both males and females) in the population that contribute to reproduction. Often conventionally defined as the biomass of all individuals beyond "age at first maturity" or "size at first maturity," i.e. beyond the age or size class in which 50 percent of the individuals are mature; 2. The total biomass of fish of reproductive age during the breeding season of a stock.

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