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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mesopelagic zone

Fishing; Marine fishery

The pelagic environment from a depth of approximately 100-200 meters to 1,000 meters.

capability

Fishing; Marine fishery

The ability to do something with the capacity you have; the capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose.

non-target species

Fishing; Marine fishery

Species not specifically targeted as a component of the catch; may be incidentally captured as part of the targeted catch.

National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Fishing; Marine fishery

Private nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of scientists. The NAS was granted a charter by Congress in 1863 that requires it to advise the Federal government on scientific and technical matters.

harvesting capacity

Fishing; Marine fishery

The capacity of the fishing fleet to harvest fish, usually expressed in terms of some measure of vessel size, such as gross tonnage, hold capacity, horsepower.

instantaneous rate of fishing mortality (F)

Fishing; Marine fishery

When fishing and natural mortality act concurrently, F is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of fishing deaths to all deaths. Also called: rate of fishing; ...