# Rate Of Exploitation

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**Category:** Fishing Glossary\
**Created:** [May 16, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/rate-of-exploitation/12309 "2003-05-16T19:27:33Z")\
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The fraction, by number, of the fish in a population at a given time, which is caught and killed by man during the year immediately following . The term may also be applied to separate parts of the stock distinguished by size, sex, etc. Also called; \*fishing coefficient .