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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vessel class

Fishing; Marine fishery

Commercial fishing vessels are classified according to their gross registered tons (GRT) of displacement. Vessels displacing less than 5 GRT are not routinely monitored, and are referred to as ...

size distribution

Fishing; Marine fishery

A breakdown of the number of fish of various sizes in a sample or catch, most often shown on a chart; the sizes can be in length or weight.

marine reserve

Fishing; Marine fishery

A geographically defined space in the marine environment where special restrictions are applied to protect some aspect of the marine ecosystem including plants, animals, and natural habitats.

bloom

Fishing; Marine fishery

A sudden increase in the abundance of alga or phytoplankton resulting in a contiguous mass of highly concentrated phytoplankton in the water column.

1. A document that describes policy measures that will be used to rebuild a fish stock that has been declared overfished1; 2. A plan that must be designed to recover stocks to the BMSY level within ...

economic overfishing

Fishing; Marine fishery

A level of fish harvesting that is higher than that of economic efficiency; harvesting more fish than necessary to have maximum profits for the fishery.