tac

IPA/ˌtəʊ.təl əˌlaʊ.ə.bəl ˈkætʃ/
KK[tˈiˈesˈi]IPA/ˌtoʊ.t̬əl əˌlaʊ.ə.bəl ˈkætʃ/

tac — noun

  • tacsingular
  • tacsplural

1. an official upper limit on the total weight or number of fish from a given speci

1.名詞C1
釋義

an official upper limit on the total weight or number of fish from a given species allowed to be taken from the sea during one fishing season or year, set by a government or regulatory body to protect fish stocks from overfishing

例句

The government set a tac of 8,000 tons for cod after scientists reported low stocks.

noun phrase: tac of [amount] + for [species]

Local fishers protested when the annual tac for haddock was cut by nearly half.

collocation: annual tac + is cut / reduced

同義詞
  • quota

    more general term; can apply to production, imports, or any allocated share, not just fishing

  • catch limit

    less technical; describes the concept without using the acronym

  • allowable catch

    broader phrase; often appears alongside 'total allowable catch' (TAC) in official documents

文法句型

tac + for + [fish species]

tac + of + [amount]

用法筆記

Often written in all-caps as 'TAC', short for 'Total Allowable Catch'. Used primarily in fisheries management, government regulation, and environmental policy contexts. Almost always appears in the singular.

常見錯誤

❌The government set a new tac on carbon emissions.
✅The government set a new cap on carbon emissions.
💡'tac' refers specifically to fish catch limits, not other kinds of restrictions.