Yield — may mean:* Crop yield, a measure of the output per unit area of land under cultivation * Maximum sustainable yield, the largest long term fishery catch that can be safely taken * Rolled throughput yield, a statistical tool in Six Sigma * Yield… … Wikipedia
yield — Catch weight … Fisheries — dictionary
Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… … Wikipedia
yield — 1) catch in weight. Catch and yield are often used interchangeably. Amount of production per unit area over a given time. A measure of production. The sustainable yield is the quantity of fish which can be taken from a stock (usually on an annual … Dictionary of ichthyology
catch — 1. verb 1) he caught the ball Syn: seize, grab, snatch, take hold of, grasp, grip, trap, clutch, clench; receive, get, intercept Ant: drop 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
catch — 1. verb 1) he caught the ball Syn: seize, grab, snatch, grasp, grip, clutch, intercept, trap, receive, get 2) we ve caught the thief Syn: capture … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
sustainable yield — Catch that can be removed over an indefinite period without causing the stock to be depleted. This could be either a constant yield from year to year, or a yield which is allowed to fluctuate in response to changes in abundance; see… … Fisheries — dictionary
Maximum sustainable yield — In population ecology and economics, maximum sustainable yield or MSY is, theoretically, the largest yield (or catch) that can be taken from a species stock over an indefinite period. Fundamental to the notion of sustainable harvest, the concept… … Wikipedia
Sustainable yield in fisheries — The sustainable yield of natural capital is the ecological yield that can be extracted without reducing the base of capital itself, i.e. the surplus required to maintain ecosystem services at the same or increasing level over time. This yield… … Wikipedia
maximum sustainable yield — the average or maximum catch that can be removed under existing environmental conditions over an indefinite period without causing the stock to be depleted, assuming that removals and natural mortality are balanced by stable recruitment and… … Dictionary of ichthyology
maximum constant yield — (MCY) One way of interpreting maximum sustainable yield; it the maximum constant catch that is sustainable for all probable future levels of stock biomass; see also long term potential yield. A larger long term average catch can be achieved from… … Fisheries — dictionary
