# Long-term potential catch

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**Category:** Fishing Glossary\
**Created:** [May 16, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/long-term-potential-catch/12428 "2003-05-16T19:56:24Z")\
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The largest annual harvest in weight that could be removed from a fish stock year after year, under existing environmental conditions. This can be estimated in various ways, from maximum values from production models to average observed catches over a suitable period of years.