- Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A method employing a hypothetical market to elicit people's preferences for a non-market good; typically people are questioned about what they are willing to pay or receive for specific increments or decrements in the provision of the good.
Industry:Fishing
A species of fish that has the potential to support a directed fishery.
Industry:Fishing
A place on the seafloor, generally associated with spreading centers, where warm to super-hot, mineral-rich water is released; may support a diverse community of organisms.
Industry:Fishing
A fishery in which producers (and any other participants) are not subjected to any regulations.
Industry:Fishing
A good that can be used by anyone and for which one person's use does not diminish the good's value for others.
Industry:Fishing
A type of fishing gear consisting of a hook tied to a line. Fish are attracted by natural bait that is placed on the hook, and are impaled by the hook when biting the bait. Artificial bait (lures) with hooks are often used. Hook-and-line units may be used singly or in large numbers.
Industry:Fishing
A decrease in the rate of natural deaths that some fishes may show when their populations fall below a certain level; possibly caused by decreased competition between individuals for food or space.
Industry:Fishing
1. The highest theoretical equilibrium yield that can be continuously taken (on average) from a stock under existing (average) environmental conditions without affecting significantly the reproduction process. Also referred to sometimes as potential yield; 2. Maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or sustainable yield (SY). The largest average catch or yield that can continuously be taken from a stock under existing environmental conditions. For species with fluctuating recruitment, the maximum might be obtained by taking fewer fish in some years than in others.
Industry:Fishing
