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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Marine fishery

A systematic method that both describes the financial linkages and network of input supplies and production which connect industries in a regional economy (however defined), and predicts the changes ...

Adaptive management

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A management process involving step-wise evolution of a flexible management system in response to feedback information actively collected to cheque or test its performance (in biological, social, ...

Growth overfishing

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The situation existing when the rate of fishing is above FMAX and when fish are harvested before their growth potential is fully reached; 2. When fishing pressure on smaller fish is too heavy to ...

Code of federal regulations (CFR)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A codification of the regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal government. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas ...

Slot limit

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A limit on size of fish that may be kept-allows a harvester to keep fish under a minimum size and over a maximum size, but not those in between the minimum and maximum; 2. Size limits that allow ...

Commercial fishery

Fishing; Marine fishery

A term related to the whole process of catching and marketing fish and shellfish for sale. It refers to and includes fisheries resources, fishermen, and related businesses.

Value

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Market and nonmarket values, gross and net values, and net benefits to consumers or goods and services; 2. The contribution of an action or object to user-specified goals, objectives, or ...