Any area of a surface water body from which human food chain organisms are taken or could be taken for human consumption on a commercial, recreational, or subsistence basis. Food chain organisms include fish, shellfish, crustaceans, amphibians, and amphibious reptiles. Fisheries are delineated by changes in dilution weights, level of contamination, or annual production.
All the activities involved to the exploitation of wild species or the harvest of farmed species. Fisheries frequently target many nonfish organisms, such as invertebrates (e.g., “shellfish”), algae, sea turtles, and marine mammals.
A place where fish are caught or reared, or a specific target species in a specific locale taken with specific gear (e.g., California longline fishery, Gulf of Mexico mixed species fishery, Atlantic Blue Crab trap/pot fishery). Broadly, a fishery may be defined as a system for harvesting and managing a particular type of fish that would include fishermen, seafood processors and vendors, and others involved in the process - among them, environmentalists.
The area, fishing method, and time period in which a specific species of fish is harvested. The Copper River drift gillnet sockeye salmon harvest would be considered a fishery.
Concentrations of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland body of water.
fish-er-ee i) Place where fish are caught or reared, ii) the occupation or industry of catching or rearing fish.
Aquatic habitat that supports the propagation and maintenance of fish.
a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
a management unit defined by geographical area or fishing method or species or a combination of any of these
The term fishery can refer to the sum of all fishing activities on a given resource, for example a hake fishery or shrimp fishery. It may also refer to the activities of a single type or style of fishing on a particular resource, for example a beach seine fishery or trawl fishery. The term is used in both senses in this document and, where necessary, its particular application is specified.
the sum of all fishing activities on a given resource e.g. shrimp fishery, or activity of catching fish from one or more stocks e.g. North Sea cod fishery, or it may also refer to a single type or style of fishing e.g. trawl fishery.
Population of aquatic organisms that supports a commercial or recreational industry
A fishery can be defined in many ways though, in general terms, it is the take or removal of a species from the aquatic environment using some type of fishing technology. The emphasis is on the human aspects of fishing and all the activities it involves.
the aquatic region in which a certain species of fish lives
a term used to describe the collective enterprise of taking fish. A fishery is usually defined by a combination of the species caught (one or several), the gear and/or fishing methods used, and the area of operation.
A term used to describe the collective enterprise of taking fish, usually used in conjunction with reference to the species, gear or area involved, e.g. Shark Bay Snapper Managed Fishery.
a place for catching fish; the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals
The process of attempting to catch fish, which then may be retained or released.
The business of catching and selling fish (e.g., being associated with single boats: artisanal), or type of fish (e.g., bottom feeders: demersal); also the study of fishing in a particular environment ( e.g., estuarine) or with an age class (e.g., juvenile).
the occupation or industry of catching, processing, and selling fish and shellfish; an area where fish or shellfish are caught.
All the activities involved in catching a species of fish or group of species.
The organized harvest of a certain species of fish or shellfish.
A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. Generally, a fishery exists for the purpose of providing human food, although other aims are possible (such as sport or recreational fishing), or obtaining ornamental fish or fish products such as fish oil. Industrial fisheries are fisheries where the catch is not intended for direct human consumption (Castro and Huber 2003).
