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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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Supratidal
Fishing; Marine fishery
Above the level of high tide; a terrestrial environment that is influenced by proximity to the sea, including influency by sea spray, sea breezes, and aeolian processes, and geological and biological ...
Jigging
Fishing; Marine fishery
A method of fishing using lures on a vertical line that snag fish when they pass near. The line is moved up and down (jigged) by hand or mechanically. Extremely efficient for fishing oceanic squids ...
Detritus
Fishing; Marine fishery
Dead organic matter and the decomposers that live on it; when broken up by decomposers, detritus provides energy to many coastal ecosystems.
Delta method
Fishing; Marine fishery
Also known as the Taylor Series method, the Delta method is a statistical procedure used to quantify the uncertainty associated with estimates obtained from a model. More specifically, the Delta ...
Riparian habitat
Fishing; Marine fishery
Areas adjacent to rivers and other water bodies that have a high density and large variety of plants and animal species relative to nearby uplands.
Vessel catch limits
Fishing; Marine fishery
A limit on the quantity each individual vessel can land per trip or short period of time (e.g. day, week).
Condition factor (K)
Fishing; Marine fishery
A mathematical measurement of the degree of "plumpness", or the general health of a fish or group of fishes.
