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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subsidy

Fishing; Marine fishery

A direct or indirect payment, economic concession, or privilege granted by a government to private firms, households, or other governmental units in order to promote a public objective.

scientific and statistical committee (SSC)

An advisory committee of a regional fishery management council (FMC) composed of scientists, economists, and other technical experts. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that each council maintain an ...

property rights

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A legal right or interest in respect to a specific property. A type of resource ownership by an individual (individual right) or a group (communal right); 2. A claim to the benefit stream that ...

reef

Fishing; Marine fishery

A large ridge or mound-like structure within a body of water that is build by calcareous organisms such as coral, red algae, and bivalves.

minimum stock size threshold (MSST, bthreshold)

Fishing; Marine fishery

Another of the status determination criteria (SDC). The greater of (a) 1/2 BMSY, or (b) the minimum stock size at which rebuilding to BMSY will occur within 10 years while fishing at the maximum ...

jigging

Fishing; Marine fishery

A method of fishing using lures on a vertical line that snag fish when they pass near. The line is moved up and down (jigged) by hand or mechanically. Extremely efficient for fishing oceanic squids ...