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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Intertidal zone

Fishing; Marine fishery

The area on a seacoast between the highest and lowest tide.

Spawning biomass

Fishing; Marine fishery

The total weight of all sexually mature fish in the population.

Non-users

Fishing; Marine fishery

Individuals who obtain value from a resource, but do not use the resource.

The procedure of maintaining methods and equipment as constant as possible. Without standardisation one cannot determine whether measurements of yearly differences in relative abundance are caused ...

Upwelling

Fishing; Marine fishery

Upward movement of cool and nutrient-rich subsurface waters towards the surface often leading to exceptionally rich areas. There exist various types of upwelling. For fisheries, the most important ...

Productivity

Fishing; Marine fishery

Relates to the birth, growth and death rates of a stock. A highly productive stock is characterised by high birth, growth, and mortality rates, and as a consequence, a high turnover and production ...

Continental shelf

Fishing; Marine fishery

Underwater portion (shelf) of the continent, with moderate inclination, extending seaward from the shore to the edge of the continental slope where the inclination increases rapidly. Sometimes ...