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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recruitment (R)

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The amount of fish added to the exploitable stock each year due to growth and/or migration into the fishing area. For example, the number of fish that grow to become vulnerable to the fishing ...

density-independent

Fishing; Marine fishery

External factors that influence all individuals of a population, regardless of population density, such as weather or climate.

financial ratio

Fishing; Marine fishery

A method of evaluating a firm's financial position. An example is the "current ratio" which is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities.

rebuilding analysis

Fishing; Marine fishery

An analysis that uses biological information to describe the probability that a stock will rebuild within a given time frame under a particular management regime.

cultural landscape

Fishing; Marine fishery

A cluster of beliefs, values, and norms about how places and things on earth are related to human behavor.

1. The situation existing when the rate of fishing is above FMAX and when fish are harvested before their growth potential is fully reached; 2. When fishing pressure on smaller fish is too heavy to ...