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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Refuges

Fishing; Marine fishery

A part of the range of a stock that is not accessible to fishing. If the species in question is not too diffusive, the existence of such refuges may enable it to persist under a higher level of ...

1. Relating to, or formed in an estuary (e.g. estuarine currents; estuarine animals); 2. Belonging to an estuary (river mouth), an area in which sea water is appreciably diluted by fresh water from ...

Trade analysis

Fishing; Marine fishery

Economic analysis of the trade of goods and services between countries.

EFH conservation recommendation

Fishing; Marine fishery

EFH conservation recommendations are recommendations provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to a Federal or state agency pursuant to section 305(b)(4)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ...

Moratorium

Fishing; Marine fishery

A mandatory cessation of fishing activities on a species (e.g. the blue whale), in an area (e.g. a sanctuary), with a particular gear (e.g. large scale driftnets), and for a specified period of time ...

Ecosystem assessment

Fishing; Marine fishery

A social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-being, and management and policy options are brought to bear on the ...

Endangered species

Fishing; Marine fishery

A species as defined in the Endangered Species Act, that is in danger of extinction through a significant portion of its range. A species classified as threatened is likely to become an endangered ...