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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Marine fishery

Hypersaline

Fishing; Marine fishery

Extremely salty, having much more salt than normal seawater.

Archipelago

Fishing; Marine fishery

A group of islands; an expanse of water with scattered islands.

Sustainable yield

Fishing; Marine fishery

1. Equilibrium yield; 2. The amount of biomass or the number of units that can be harvested currently in a fishery without compromising the ability of the population/ecosystem to regenerate itself.

Characteristic of information (e.g. stock abundance index) or an activity (e.g. research vessel survey) obtained or undertaken independently of the activity of the fishing sector. Intended to avoid ...

Scientific and statistical committee (SSC)

Fishing; Marine fishery

An advisory committee of a regional fishery management council (FMC) composed of scientists, economists, and other technical experts. The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that each council maintain an ...

Recreational Fishery Information Network (RecFin)

Fishing; Marine fishery

A database managed by the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) that provides recreational fishery information for Washington, Oregon, and California.

Subsidy

Fishing; Marine fishery

A direct or indirect payment, economic concession, or privilege granted by a government to private firms, households, or other governmental units in order to promote a public objective.