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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Marine fishery

Ceremonial and subsistence

Fishing; Marine fishery

A harvest category specific to Native American tribes representing fishing rights granted by treaty.

Infauna

Fishing; Marine fishery

Benthic fauna living in the substrate and especially in the soft seafloor.

Abiotic

Fishing; Marine fishery

A nonliving (physical or chemical) component of the environment.

1. The introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment, including estuaries, which results or is likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm ...

Spawning stock biomass (SSB)

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. The total weight of all fish (both males and females) in the population that contribute to reproduction. Often conventionally defined as the biomass of all individuals beyond "age at first ...

Ecosystem function

Fishing; Marine fishery

An intrinsic ecosystem characteristic related to the set of conditions and processes whereby an ecosystem maintains its integrity. Ecosystem functions include such processes as decomposition, ...

Coded-wire tag

Fishing; Marine fishery

Coded-wire tags are small pieces of stainless steel wire that are injected into the snouts of juvenile salmon and steelhead. Each tag is etched with a binary code that identifies its release group.