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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A Federal agency charged with enforcing numerous environmental laws (including the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the State Drinking Water Act) and supporting state and local governments in establishing and enforcing environmental laws. In addition to enforcement, the EPA researches causes, effects, and remediation of environmental problems. All final environmental impact statements (EIS) are available from the EPA.
Industry:Fishing
A long-term pattern of Pacific Ocean climate variability, with events lasting 20 to 30 years and oscillating between warm and cool regimes. Unlike the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the North Pacific and North America are most strongly affected, with secondary signatures seen in the tropics. The PDO has been linked to major changes in northeastern Pacific marine ecosystems-during warm events, coastal productivity is enhanced in Alaska and inhibited off the U. S. west coast; the opposite pattern is seen during cool events.
Industry:Fishing
A satellite communications system used to monitor fishing activities-for example, to ensure that vessels stay out of prohibited areas. The system is based on electronic devices (transceivers), which are installed on board vessels. These devices automatically send data to a shore-based "satellite" monitoring system.
Industry:Fishing
A statistical criterion for the estimation of the goodness of fit in correlation analysis. Least squares methods aim to minimize the sum of squared differences between the observations and the predictions from a model. For example, virtual population analysis (VPA) tuning often involves finding the estimates of abundance and mortality rates that minimize the sum of squared differences between standardized catch per unit effort (CPUE) and predicted abundance from the VPA.
Industry:Fishing
A number used to multiply a dollar amount to get an estimate of economic impact. It is a way of identifying impacts beyond the original expenditure. It can also be used with respect to income and employment.
Industry:Fishing
A surface and subsurface fishing method in which lines with baits or lures are dragged by a vessel at a speed of 2-10 knots. Trolling is used to catch tuna and tuna-like fish.
Industry:Fishing
1. In the context of a market exchange of goods and services, transaction costs include the costs of time, effort, and other resources necessary to search out, negotiate, and consummate an exchange. In a resource management context, transaction costs include the costs of describing the principal elements of a fishery (resource, producers, processors, markets), and designing, implementing, monitoring, and enforcing regulation; 2. Collection of costs involved with gathering information on, and otherwise delineating, a resource; establishing contracts (formal or informal) that define the entitlement; monitoring and enforcing the entitlement.
Industry:Fishing
A voluntary international agreement between governments aimed at ensuring the international trade of specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
Industry:Fishing
A unit of internal volume of a ship, equal to 100 cubic feet. GRT is the total volume or capacity of a vessel.
Industry:Fishing
A term equivalent to catchability (q) but usually applied to separate parts of a stock, for example those of a particular size, or those living in a particular part of the range.
Industry:Fishing
