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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Marine fishery

fisher

Fishing; Marine fishery

A gender-neutral name for a person (male or female) participating in a fishery.

sustained use

Fishing; Marine fishery

Continuing use without severe or permanent deterioration in the resources.

mariculture

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Marine fish farming (aquaculture). Raising of marine animals and plants in the ocean; 2. The raising of marine finfish or shellfish under some controls. Ponds, pens, tanks, or other containers ...

national standard guidelines

Fishing; Marine fishery

Advisory guidelines issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to provide comprehensive guidance for the development of fishery management plans and amendments that comply with the ...

quota

Fishing; Marine fishery

A specified numerical harvest objective, the attainment (or expected attainment) of which causes closure of the fishery for that species or species group.

Any activity, other than scientific research conducted by a scientific research vessel, that involves the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; or any attempt to do so; or any activity that can ...

stock assessment and fishery evaluation report (SAFE)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A report that provides a summary of the most recent biological condition of a stock of fish and the economic and social condition of the recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen, and seafood ...