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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governance

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. In a particular sector (e.g. fisheries), a continuing process through which governments, institutions, and stakeholders of the sector and of other interacting sectors elaborate and adopt ...

pop-up tag

Fishing; Marine fishery

A tag that detaches itself from an animal after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since tagging. After detachment, the tag sends a signal via satellite, providing its position and ...

utility

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The level of welfare that a person gets from consuming a good or undertaking an activity; 2. In economics, the measure of the degree of satisfaction or happiness of a person.

An approach by which the many competing environmental and socioeconomic issues are considered together, with the aim of achieving the optimal solution from the viewpoint of the whole community and ...

fishing power

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The catch which a particular gear or vessel takes from a given density of fish during a certain time interval. For example, larger vessels (horsepower) have a greater ability to catch more fish, ...

sustainability

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Ability to persist in the long-term. Often used as "short hand" for sustainable development; 2. Characteristic of resources that are managed so that the natural capital stock is non-declining ...

fishery-dependent

Fishing; Marine fishery

Data collected directly on a fish or fishery from commercial or sport fishermen and seafood dealers. Common methods include logbooks, trip tickets, port sampling, fishery observers, and phone ...