Fisheries dictionary

USABLE STOCK

usable stock: translation

The number or weight of all fish in a stock that lie within the range of sizes customarily considered usable (or designated so by law). Also called: standing crop.

  1. usable stockusable stock translationthe number or weight of all fish in a stock that lie within the range of sizes customarily considered usable or so designated by law Ricker . Also...Dictionary of ichthyology