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In fisheries science, maximum sustainable yield or MSY is the largest long-term average yield/ catch that can be taken from a stock of fish without depressing the species' ability to reproduce. A typical MSY is about 80% of the total population biomass of the mature fish capable of reproduction. The maximum sustainable yield is usually higher than the optimum sustainable yield.


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