Multispecies fishery

Multispecies fishery

Fishery in which more than one species is caught at the same time. Because of the imperfect selectivity of most fishing gears, most fisheries are "multispecies". The term is often used to refer to fisheries where more than one species is intentially sought and retained.

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Industry/Domain: Fishing
Category: Marine fishery
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