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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The overuse of a resource resulting from a lack of assigned and enforceable property rights.
Industry:Fishing
Shellfish include both mollusks, such as clams, and crustaceans, such as lobsters.
Industry:Fishing
Geographic area with discrete boundaries that has been designated to enhance the conservation of marine resources. This includes MPA-wide restrictions on some activities such as oil and gas mining and the use of zones such as fishery and ecological reserves to provide higher levels of protection.
Industry:Fishing
Federal statute enacted in 1996 giving members of the public the right to request access to Executive Branch records for inspection or copying.
Industry:Fishing
Submerged earthform with a crest at a depth of 20-200 meters in oceanic waters and of 0-5 meters in nearshore and neritic waters.
Industry:Fishing
The pelagic environment from a depth of approximately 100-200 meters to 1,000 meters.
Industry:Fishing
The ability to do something with the capacity you have; the capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose.
Industry:Fishing
Species not specifically targeted as a component of the catch; may be incidentally captured as part of the targeted catch.
Industry:Fishing
Private nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of scientists. The NAS was granted a charter by Congress in 1863 that requires it to advise the Federal government on scientific and technical matters.
Industry:Fishing
The capacity of the fishing fleet to harvest fish, usually expressed in terms of some measure of vessel size, such as gross tonnage, hold capacity, horsepower.
Industry:Fishing
