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Catch (C) - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. 🇫🇷 French translation of catch (c):

Prise

1.2. Definition of catch (c) in fisheries:

Catch (C) : The total number of fish caught by fishing operations.

2 Other Definitions of Catch (C) per Country

In Australia:

take fish includes—

(a) catch or kill fish, or
(b) gather or collect fish, or
(c) remove fish from any rock or other matter,

or attempt to do so.

✏️ Source -- New South Wales Fisheries Management Act 1994, Part 1, Section 4 ( New South Wales Fisheries Management Act 1994 )

In South Africa:

“catch” means to take out of the sea or the sea-shore in any manner whatsoever, to remove from the sea-shore, possess in a net, whether the net is in the water or not, possess in, upon or next to a vessel, or to land;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section iv ( South Africa Sea Fishery Act 1988 )

1.3. Plural of catch (c):

Catches;

2. Notes on catch (c)

(sometimes “catch” is used to denote the weight of fish caught). Catch should pertain to all fish killed by the act of fishing, not just those fish that are landed. Catches are reported to ICCAT as part of the “Task I” data(SCRS, 2000, October).

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