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Fishing intensity measured the extent to which a stock is being exploited. This is the fraction of the fish population that is caught in a given year.
Here it's measured as the intensity divided by the intensity at the maximum sustainable yield – the level at which we can catch the maximum amount of fish without a
decline in fish populations. A value of one is the optimal level to maximize fish catch without declining populations. Greater than one suggests overfishing.
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