sublegal

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ legal

Adjective

sublegal (not comparable)

1. Smaller than may be legally harvested
   • 2016 January 6, “Effects of Fishing and Fishing Closures on Beach Clams: Experimental Evaluation across Commercially Fished and Non-Fished Beaches before and during Harvesting”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Similarly, the densities of sublegal clams in the dry did not significantly differ between periods on Ten Mile, but were significantly greater late harvest than either before or early harvest on Smoky.