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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Assessment level

Fishing; Marine fishery

Categories of the level of complexity of, and data available for each assessment: index of abundance (Index), yield-per-recruit analysis (Yield), analysis of the age structure of the catch (Age ...

Acoustic survey

Fishing; Marine fishery

A systematic method of gathering information on fish availability and abundance in a water body with the help of sophisticated acoustic instruments, such as echo sounders and sonar, that generate ...

Delta

Fishing; Marine fishery

A low, nearly flat accumulation of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream, commonly triangular or fan-shaped.

Strategy

Fishing; Marine fishery

A statement involving the projections of actions, including the direction of means, to achieve an objective.

Biological assessment

Fishing; Marine fishery

An assessment conducted as part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Resource valuation

Fishing; Marine fishery

Calculation or estimation of the economic value of a natural resource.

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