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Fishing Mortality Rate Table
Converting F to % Removal
For mathematical reasons, fishing mortality rates are generally expressed as "instantaneous rates," which are not identical to the percent of the stock removed on an annual basis. The table below provides a conversion between F rates and the annual percent removal.
| Instantaneous |
Annual |
| Fishing Mortality |
Percent |
| Rate -- F
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Removal |
| 0.05 |
5 |
| 0.1 |
10 |
| 0.5 |
40 |
| 1.0 |
64 |
| 1.5 |
78 |
| 2.0 |
87 |
| 2.5 |
92 |
Last Updated on 2/26/02
By Richard B. Allen
Email: rballen@cox.net
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