to remove all mature, good quality trees from a stand and leave inferior species and individuals. High grading should be distinguished from even-aged management in which mature and immature trees are removed to aid regeneration.
The removal from the stand of only the best trees, often resulting in a poor-quality residual stand.
Discarding of fish that could have been sold, to make room for more valuable fish.
an exploitive logging practice that removes only the best, most accessible, and valuable trees from a stand, leaving lower quality trees to grow into a lower quality forest. High grading should be distinguished from even-aged management in which mature and immature trees are removed to aid regeneration.
A method perfected by miners for carrying off rich ore from the mines and selling it themselves.
The discarding of a portion of a vessel's legal catch to have a higher or larger grade of fish that bring higher prices. It may occur in quota and nonquota fisheries.
Removing all mature, good quality trees from a stand, while leaving inferior trees and less desirable species uncut. Natural regeneration from the retained trees will likely produce a poor-quality stand. High grading should be distinguished from uneven-aged management wherein some (but not all) trees in all diameter classes are removed in order to create a high-quality stand.
Is when a person is stealing the higher-grade gold specimens from a mining operation.
The term high grading has uses in forestry, mining, and fishing relating to selectively harvesting goods.