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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Marine fishery

A community that is substantially dependent on or substantially engaged in the harvest or processing of fishery resources to meet social and economic needs. Includes fishing vessel owners, fishing ...

growth rate (K)

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Annual or seasonal. The increase in weight of a fish per year (or season), divided by the initial weight; 2. In fish this is often measured in terms of the parameter K of the von Bertalanffy ...

shelf edge

Fishing; Marine fishery

A narrow zone at the outer margin of a shelf along which there is a marked increase of slope.

invasive species

Fishing; Marine fishery

An introduced species that out-competes native species for space and resources.

open access resource

Fishing; Marine fishery

A good or service over which no property rights are recognized.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A bureau within the Department of Commerce responsible for atmospheric, ocean, and coastal sciences and Federal management.

notice actions

Fishing; Marine fishery

Actions that a fishery management council can take without passing an amendment to implement the regulation because the reasons for the action were prespecified in the fishery management plan (i.e. ...