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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Underwater portion (shelf) of the continent, with moderate inclination, extending seaward from the shore to the edge of the continental slope where the inclination increases rapidly. Sometimes conventionally considered as the continent margin between 0 and 200 meters depths.
Industry:Fishing
The slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or the point where there is a general reduction in slope.
Industry:Fishing
Group of species co-occurring in a given area and likely to be caught together in a given gear.
Industry:Fishing
Upward movement of cool and nutrient-rich subsurface waters towards the surface often leading to exceptionally rich areas. There exist various types of upwelling. For fisheries, the most important type is the wind-induced coastal upwelling where the upward movement is a consequence of wind stress (along shore) and Eckman transport (offshore).
Industry:Fishing
Relates to the birth, growth and death rates of a stock. A highly productive stock is characterized by high birth, growth, and mortality rates, and as a consequence, a high turnover and production to biomass ratios (P/B). Such stocks can usually sustain higher exploitation rates and, if depleted, could recover more rapidly than comparatively less productive stocks.
Industry:Fishing
With this type of gear, the fish are gilled, entangled or enmeshed in the netting. These nets can be used either alone or, as is more usual, in large numbers placed in line. According to their design, ballasting and buoyancy, these nets may be used to fish on the surface, in midwater or on the bottom.
Industry:Fishing
The master or other individual aboard and in charge of that vessel.
Industry:Fishing
The numbers of young fish that survive (from birth) to a specific age or grow to a specific size. The specific age or size at which recruitment is measured may correspond to when the young fish become vulnerable to capture in a fishery or when the number of fish in a cohort can be reliably estimated by a stock assessment.
Industry:Fishing
The total number or weight of fish caught and kept from an area over a period of time. Note that landings, catch, and harvest are different.
Industry:Fishing
The number or proportion of fish surviving (escaping from) a given fishery at the end of the fishing season and reaching the spawning grounds. The term is generally used for salmon management.
Industry:Fishing