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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
secretary of commerce
Fishing; Marine fishery
The Secretary has responsibility for reviewing, approving, and implementing fishery management plans (FMPs).
subtidal
Fishing; Marine fishery
Permanently below the level of low tide, an underwater environment.
coefficient of variation (CV)
Fishing; Marine fishery
The standard error of a statistic, divided by its point estimate. The CV gives an idea of the precision of an estimate, independent of its magnitude.
tidal flat
Fishing; Marine fishery
Level, muddy surface bordering an estuary, alternately submerged and exposed to the air by changing tidal levels.
nekton
Fishing; Marine fishery
Pelagic organisms that are free-swimming and so whose movements are independent of the tides, currents, and waves. Such animals include fishes, whales, squids, crabs, and shrimps. The distribution ...
valuation
Fishing; Marine fishery
The process of expressing a value for a particular good or service in a certain context (e.g. of decision-making) usually in terms of something that can be counted, often money, but also through ...
minimum time period (TMIN)
Fishing; Marine fishery
The minimum time period to rebuild an overfished stock, according to National Standard Guidelines. Technically, this is the minimum amount of time in which a fish stock will have a 50% chance of ...
