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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large marine ecosystem (LME)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A geographic area of an ocean that has distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations.

coded-wire tag

Fishing; Marine fishery

Coded-wire tags are small pieces of stainless steel wire that are injected into the snouts of juvenile salmon and steelhead. Each tag is etched with a binary code that identifies its release group.

spawning stock biomass (SSB)

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The total weight of all fish (both males and females) in the population that contribute to reproduction. Often conventionally defined as the biomass of all individuals beyond "age at first ...

An appraisal of exploitation is given for each stock using the terms unknown, protected, not exploited, underexploited, moderately exploited, fully exploited, and overexploited. These terms describe ...

school

Fishing; Marine fishery

Aggregation of fish that move together as a group. It is usually considered that schooling reduces the impact of predation. Schools can be themselves aggregated in concentrations.