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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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Health
Fishing; Marine fishery
The condition of the marine environment from the perspective of adverse effects caused by anthropogenic (human) activities, in particular habitat destruction, changed sedimentation rates and the ...
Economic rent
Fishing; Marine fishery
The total amount of profit that could be earned from a fishery owned by an individual after subtracting input costs (usually capital and labor). Individual ownership maximises economic rent, but an ...
Ex-vessel
Fishing; Marine fishery
Refers to activities that occur when a commercial fishing boat lands or unloads a catch. For example, the price received by a captain (at the point of landing) for the catch is an ex-vessel price.
Two-pie system
Fishing; Marine fishery
Form of quota allocation in which both harvesters and processors are allocated shares of quota. The harvester and processor allocations would be transferable within but not between each category.
Contiguous fishery zone (CFZ)
Fishing; Marine fishery
The 9-nautical-mile (n. Mi. ) seaward zone, from 3 to 12 n. Mi. offshore, and adjacent to the 3-n. Mi. territorial sea.
Net economic benefits
Fishing; Marine fishery
Positive utility gained from the use of a resource, less the opportunity costs.
Continental margin
Fishing; Marine fishery
The edge of a continent; the zone between a continent and the deep-sea floor of the abyssal plain.
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