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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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Predation
Fishing; Marine fishery
Relationship between two species of animals in which one (the predator) actively hunts and lives off the meat and other body parts of the other (the prey).
Harvesting capacity
Fishing; Marine fishery
The capacity of the fishing fleet to harvest fish, usually expressed in terms of some measure of vessel size, such as gross tonnage, hold capacity, horsepower.
Instantaneous rate of growth (G)
Fishing; Marine fishery
The natural logarithm of the ratio of final weight to initial weight of a fish in a unit of time, usually a year. When applied collectively to all fish of a given age in a stock, the possibility of ...
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Fishing; Marine fishery
Private nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of scientists. The NAS was granted a charter by Congress in 1863 that requires it to advise the Federal government on scientific and technical matters.
Instantaneous rate of fishing mortality (F)
Fishing; Marine fishery
When fishing and natural mortality act concurrently, F is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of fishing deaths to all deaths. Also called: rate of fishing; ...
Subpopulations
Fishing; Marine fishery
Subpopulations are defined as geographically or otherwise distinct groups in the population between which there is little exchange.
Non-target species
Fishing; Marine fishery
Species not specifically targeted as a component of the catch; may be incidentally captured as part of the targeted catch.
