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.

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allowable biological catch (ABC)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A term that refers to the range of estimated allowable catch for a species of species group. It is set each year by a scientific group. The ABC estimates are used to set the annual total allowable ...

distinct population segment (DPS)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A DPS, or a distinct population segment, is a vertebrate population or group of populations that is discrete from other populations of the species and significant in relation to the entire species. ...

meristics

Fishing; Marine fishery

A series of measurements on a fish, such as scale counts, spine counts, or fin-ray counts, which are used to separate different populations or species of fish.

harvest guideline

Fishing; Marine fishery

A numerical harvest level that is a general objective, but not a quota. Attainment of a harvest guideline does not require a management response, but does prompt review of a fishery.

Fishery Management Council (FMC)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A regional fisheries management body established by the Magnuson-Stevens Act to manage fishery resources in eight designated regions of the United States.

stakeholder

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A large group of individuals and groups of individuals (including governmental and non-governmental institutions, traditional communities, universities, research institutions, development ...

estuarine

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Relating to, or formed in an estuary (e.g. estuarine currents; estuarine animals); 2. Belonging to an estuary (river mouth), an area in which sea water is appreciably diluted by fresh water from ...