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

Undeveloped fishery

Fishing; Marine fishery

A fishery in its very early stage of development, with very low levels of fishing effort, producing much lower quantities of fish than its potential maximum yield.

Disappearance (Z)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A measure of the rate of decline in the numbers of fish caught as individuals become less numerous or available; often calculated from a catch curve.

Invertebrate

Fishing; Marine fishery

Animals without a backbone. In fishery management terms, refers to shellfish, including lobsters, clams, shrimps, oysters, crabs, and sea urchins.

Industrial fishery

Fishing; Marine fishery

A fishery for species not directly used for human food, e.g. Atlantic menhaden fishery.

A community that is substantially dependent on or substantially engaged in the harvest or processing of fishery resources to meet social and economic needs. Includes fishing vessel owners, fishing ...