In fisheries management, a yearly quota set for the harvest of a species by fisheries managers.
The TAC is the total catch allowed to be taken from a resource in a specified period (usually a year), as defined in the management plan. The TAC may be allocated to the stakeholders in the form of quotas as specific quantities or proportions.
maximum tonnage, set each year, that may be taken of a fish species within an area.
for a fishery, a catch limit set as an output control on fishing;see output control.
The catch level, in number or weight of abalone, that is allowed each year under sport or commercial fishery regulations.
The annual recommended catch for a species or species group. The regional council sets the TAC from the range of the allowable biological catch.