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Which term describes the phenomenon in which fish populations in a water body shift genetically over successive generations because sustained fishing pressure selectively removes larger, faster-growing individuals before they can reproduce, favouring the survival and reproduction of genetically predisposed slower-growing, earlier-maturing fish instead?

Q: Answer-Which term describes the phenomenon in which fish populations in a water body shift genetically over...

Fisheries-induced evolution refers to the gradual genetic shift in a fish populations traits, such as smaller body size and earlier maturation, that occurs over successive generations because sustained, selective fishing pressure preferentially removes larger, faster-growing individuals before they can reproduce, favouring the survival and reproduction of genetically predisposed slower-growing, earlier-maturing fish instead.