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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Aphotic

Fishing; Marine fishery

Light level modifier of the deep epipelagic ocean ecosystem, and turbid regions of all other waters; areas never reached by natural light.

Charter boat

Fishing; Marine fishery

Any vessel-for-hire engaged in recreational fishing and hired for a charter fee by an individual or group of individuals (for the exclusive use of that individual or group of individuals), which ...

Primary productivity

Fishing; Marine fishery

A measurement of plant production that is the start of the food chain. Much primary productivity in marine or aquatic systems is made up of phytoplankton, which are one-celled algae that float ...

Deterministic

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. A deterministic process or model does not take account or include any stochastic (random) variability. The opposite is a stochastic model; 2. A model whose behaviour is fully specified by its ...

Compensatory growth

Fishing; Marine fishery

An increase in growth rate shown by fishes when their populations fall below a certain level; possibly caused by decreased competition between individuals for food or space.

Individual transferable quota (ITQ)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A type of individual fishing quota (IFQ) allocated to individual fishermen or vessel owners that can be transferred (sold or leased) to others.

Risk

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. In general, the possibility of something undesirable happening, of harm or loss. A danger or a hazard. A factor, thing, element, or course involving some uncertain danger; 2. In ...