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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Fishing method using a horizontal mainline to which weights and baited hooks are attached at regular intervals. The horizonal mainline is connected to the surface by floats. The mainline can extend from several hundred yards to several miles and may contain several hundred to several thousand baited hooks.
Industry:Fishing
The pelagic marine environment above and on the continental shelf, landward of the shelf-slope break and having a depth of 30 to 200 meters.
Industry:Fishing
Stocks of fish that migrate across the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundary of adjacent or opposite coastal states.
Industry:Fishing
The zone on the coast where land mets sea. Often called the intertidal zone but is more comprehensive, including the supratidal and infratidal zones.
Industry:Fishing
Positive utility gained from the use of a resource prior to netting the costs.
Industry:Fishing
Part of the continental margin; the ocean floor from the continental slope to the abyssal plain. The continental rise generally has a gentle slope and smooth topography.
Industry:Fishing
The value of an enterprise at the present time, after applying the process of discounting its costs and benefits.
Industry:Fishing
Requires that "conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, minimize costs and avoid unnecessary duplication. "
Industry:Fishing
To release or return fish to the sea, dead or alive, whether or not such fish are brought fully on board a fishing vessel.
Industry:Fishing
The process of collecting and analyzing biological and statistical information to determine the changes in the abundance of fishery stocks in response to fishing, and, to the extent possible, to predict future trends of stock abundance. Stock assessments are based on resource surveys; knowledge of the habitat requirements, life history, and behavior of the species; the use of environmental indices to determine impacts on stocks; and catch statistics. Stock assessments are used as a basis to assess and specify the present and probable future condition of a fishery.
Industry:Fishing
