Definitions for "Total Allowable Catch"
Keywords:  tac, fishery, quota, catch, tonnage
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.
Keywords:  trophic, level
Trophic Level