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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
1. Annual or seasonal. The increase in weight of a fish per year (or season), divided by the initial weight; 2. In fish this is often measured in terms of the parameter K of the von Bertalanffy curve for the mean weight as a function of age.
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A narrow zone at the outer margin of a shelf along which there is a marked increase of slope.
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An introduced species that out-competes native species for space and resources.
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A good or service over which no property rights are recognized.
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A bureau within the Department of Commerce responsible for atmospheric, ocean, and coastal sciences and Federal management.
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Actions that a fishery management council can take without passing an amendment to implement the regulation because the reasons for the action were prespecified in the fishery management plan (i.e. closing a fishing season if fishing mortality exceeds a set limit).
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1. The amount of fish added to the exploitable stock each year due to growth and/or migration into the fishing area. For example, the number of fish that grow to become vulnerable to the fishing gear in one year would be the recruitment to the fishable population that year; 2. This term is also used in referring to the number of fish from a year class reaching a certain age. For example, all fish reaching their second year would be age 2 recruits.
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External factors that influence all individuals of a population, regardless of population density, such as weather or climate.
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A method of evaluating a firm's financial position. An example is the "current ratio" which is equal to current assets divided by current liabilities.
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An analysis that uses biological information to describe the probability that a stock will rebuild within a given time frame under a particular management regime.
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