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Fishery — See also: fishing and fishing industry A salmon fishery with salmon spawning within the Becharof Wilderness in southern Alaska. Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising and/or harvesting fish, which is determined by some… … Wikipedia
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing — Illegal fishing takes place where vessels operate in violation of the laws of a fishery. This can apply to fisheries that are under the jurisdiction of a coastal state or to high seas fisheries regulated by regional organisations. Unreported… … Wikipedia
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics — The Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)[1] provides a mechanism to coordinate fishery statistical programmes of regional fishery bodies and other inter governmental organizations with a remit for fishery statistics. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
Patagonian toothfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Overfishing — Atlantic cod stocks were severely overfished in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992 Overfishing … Wikipedia
Ocean fisheries — A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Most of the world s wild fisheries are in the ocean. This article is an overview of ocean fisheries.… … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Moritaka Hayashi — Dr. Moritaka Hayashi is an international lawyer, scholar and author, who is widely considered a leading expert on the impact of human activity on the world s oceans. Over a period of nearly 40 years, he has published extensively on issues… … Wikipedia
Overexploitation — Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992.[1] Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.… … Wikipedia
