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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 is the Federal law that created the regional fishery management councils and is the Federal government's basis for fisheries management in the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It has been reauthorized a number of times and was renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) in honor of the late Washington Senator, Warren G. Magnuson, in 1980, and in 1996, added Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
Industry:Fishing
Pertains to systematic differences between males and females. Several species of tunas and billfishes show sexual dimorphism in growth or mortality.
Industry:Fishing
Fishing for the primary purpose of catching a particular species or species group.
Industry:Fishing
The "take" of protected species (such as listed salmon, marine mammals, sea turtles, or sea birds) during fishing. "Take" is defined as to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Industry:Fishing
Individuals may use (i.e. observe), yet not consume, certain living ocean resources, like whale watching, sight-seeing, or scuba diving. Additionally, individuals might value the mere existence of living ocean resources without actually observing them.
Industry:Fishing
Refers to stock assessment methodologies that attempt to integrate multiple sources of data into a single estimation framework. For example, an integrated assessment can attempt to fit the following observations based on model predictions: total landings by fleet, size samples of landings, discard estimates, size samples of discards, standardized catch per unit effort by fleet, fishery-independent surveys, and tagging records on movement, growth, and recoveries.
Industry:Fishing
Fish caught at a size smaller than the minimum size limit established by regulation.
Industry:Fishing
The upper layer of water that is mixed by wind, waves, and currents.
Industry:Fishing
The interaction between a species (predator) that eats another species (prey). The stages of each species' life cycle and the degree of interaction are important factors.
Industry:Fishing
