Marine fishery

Marine fishery

The study and management of living marine resources and their habitat for the sustainable use of those resources and continued productivity, abundance.

Industry: Fishing

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billfish

Fishing; Marine fishery

A group of tuna-like fish species comprising marlins, sailfish, and spearfish, and which are characterized by a snout which extends into a bill or spear.

recruit

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A young fish entering the exploitable stage of its life cycle; 2. A member of "the youngest age group which is considered to belong to the exploitable stock. "

vglobal positioning system (GPS)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A low cost ($1,000 to $5,000) electronic receiving system for finding three-dimensional coordinates on the earth using satellites.

fillet

Fishing; Marine fishery

A slice of meat without bones, cut out for human consumption.

tradeoffs

Fishing; Marine fishery

Compromises among resource uses that are required because some bundles of entitlements defy divisibility/separability.

stock

Fishing; Marine fishery

A part of a fish population usually with a particular migration pattern, specific spawning grounds, and subject to a distinct fishery. A fish stock may be treated as a total or a spawning stock. ...

tidal current

Fishing; Marine fishery

An alternating, horizontal movement of water associated with the rise and fall of the tide, these movements being caused by gravitational forces due to the relative motions of Moon, Sun, and Earth.