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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Rate of removal

Fishing; Marine fishery

An inexactly defined term that can mean either rate of exploitation or rate of fishing, depending on the context.

Catchability

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. In general, the extent to which a stock is susceptible to fishing.

Governance

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. In a particular sector (e.g. fisheries), a continuing process through which governments, institutions, and stakeholders of the sector and of other interacting sectors elaborate and adopt ...

Pop-up tag

Fishing; Marine fishery

A tag that detaches itself from an animal after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since tagging. After detachment, the tag sends a signal via satellite, providing its position and ...

Utility

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The level of welfare that a person gets from consuming a good or undertaking an activity; 2. In economics, the measure of the degree of satisfaction or happiness of a person.

1. In the context of a market exchange of goods and services, transaction costs include the costs of time, effort, and other resources necessary to search out, negotiate, and consummate an exchange. ...

Least squares

Fishing; Marine fishery

A statistical criterion for the estimation of the goodness of fit in correlation analysis. Least squares methods aim to minimise the sum of squared differences between the observations and the ...