Fisheries

fisheries —    With nearly 20,000 vessels of varying size capable of unloading well over a million tons of fish a year from near and distant waters, the Spanish fishing fleet is the largest by far in the EU. Three quarters of the fleet is based in the… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

Fisheries — Fishery Fish er*y, n.; pl. {Fisheries}. 1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A place for catching fish. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Fisheries —   See Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) …   Glossary of the European Union and European Communities

fisheries — plural of fishery, at least in some of its definitions …   Dictionary of ichthyology

Fisheries — ▪ Table Species metric tons anchoveta 5,451,003 Alaskan pollock 4,992,269 Chilean Jack mackerel 3,390,263 South American pilchard 3,105,462 Japanese pilchard 2,488,533 caplin 2,109,459 silver carp 1,604,216 Atlantic herring 1,529,392 skipjack… …   Universalium

fisheries — fish·er·y || fɪʃərɪ n. place for for breeding and growing fish; place for fishing; fishing license …   English contemporary dictionary

FISHERIES — …   Useful english dictionary

Fisheries management — is today often referred to as a governmental system of management rules based on defined objectives and a mix of management means to implement the rules, which is put in place by a system of monitoring control and surveillance (MCS). Modern… …   Wikipedia

Fisheries science — is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of oceanography, marine biology, marine conservation, ecology, population dynamics, economics and management to… …   Wikipedia

Fisheries acoustics — includes a range of research and practical application topics and scientific endeavors using acoustical devices as sensors in aquatic environments. Acoustical techniques can be applied to sensing aquatic animals, zooplankton, and physical and… …   Wikipedia

Fisheries Research Services — (FRS) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. FRS is responsible for scientific and technical research into the marine and freshwater fisheries and aquaculture, and the protection of the aquatic environment in Scotland. For these… …   Wikipedia