catchabilityn.

1821 L.-M. Hawkins Heraline II. xiii. 211 Having listened..to..some expressions, little short of taunting, on his catchability, he suffered her to repeat her recommendation to him to consult only his own heart.

1940 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 4 263/1 The number of hours required for two men in one boat..to catch their limit of 12 bass..is a measure of the ‘catchability’ of the fish.

1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers xvii. 211 I have never been clear as to whether the addition of alcohol enhances the attractiveness of the fluid to moths or merely enhances their watchability or catchability by dulling their reflexes.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Jan. d3/4 The scientists..took exception to the stated assumption that only one beluga was caught for every 25 in the trawl's path, a low level of what is called catchability.