The quality or degree to which a body of water or area can sustain fishing; the capability of a fish population to be successfully fished.
From 'fish' plus the suffix '-ability' meaning 'capable of being.' This modern ecological and fisheries management term emerged as scientists studied sustainable harvesting of fish populations.
The 'fishability' of oceans has plummeted—we've gotten so good at catching fish that we've exhausted many fisheries, which is why scientists now use complicated models to figure out how many fish we can actually take without destroying the population.
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