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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protected area

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. An area set aside for the preservation and protection of highly important natural and cultural features and for the regulation of the scientific, educational, and recreational use. Such areas ...

disappearance (Z)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A measure of the rate of decline in the numbers of fish caught as individuals become less numerous or available; often calculated from a catch curve.

1. A document prepared under supervision of the appropriate fishery management council (FMC) for management of stocks of fish judged to be in need of management. The plan must generally be formally ...

biological opinion

Fishing; Marine fishery

A scientific assessment issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), as required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for listed species. ...

benthic

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Defining a habitat or organism found on the sea bottom; 2. Of or pertaining to the seafloor (or bottom) of a water body.

instantaneous rate of surplus production

Fishing; Marine fishery

Equal to rate of growth plus rate of recruitment less rate of natural mortality-all in terms of weight and on an instantaneous basis. In a "balanced" or equilibrium fishery, this increment replaces ...

scientific fisheries research vessel

Fishing; Marine fishery

A vessel owned or chartered by, and controlled by, a government agency, a university (or other educational institution accredited by a recognized national or international accreditation body), an ...