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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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A bureau within the Department of Commerce responsible for atmospheric, ocean, and coastal sciences and Federal management.

Shelf edge

Fishing; Marine fishery

A narrow zone at the outer margin of a shelf along which there is a marked increase of slope.

Open access resource

Fishing; Marine fishery

A good or service over which no property rights are recognized.

Invasive species

Fishing; Marine fishery

An introduced species that out-competes native species for space and resources.

Catch-at-age analysis (CAGEAN)

An analysis used to reconstruct the population history of long-lived fish stocks. They provide an estimate of the current "exploitable biomass" (the part of the population that can be fished), upon ...

Factory trawler

Fishing; Marine fishery

A large stern trawler equipped with plant for gutting, filleting, freezing and storing fish, and for processing fish oil and fishmeal. Such vessels usually have extensive superstructures.

Minimum stock size threshold (MSST, bthreshold)

Fishing; Marine fishery

Another of the status determination criteria (SDC). The greater of (a) 1/2 BMSY, or (b) the minimum stock size at which rebuilding to BMSY will occur within 10 years while fishing at the maximum ...