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David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
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aquaculture


a form of food production involving the cultivation of commercial fish and shellfish species under controlled conditions. Aquaculture currently takes place in contained ponds and along the coast; but [..]
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biological overfishing


when too many fish are harvested from a fishery, there remain too few individuals to reproduce quickly enough to sustain the population at a healthy level.
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biomass


when used in fisheries management it refers to the total population of a particular commercial fish species. Bycatch - ocean animals that are incidentally caught when fishing for other targeted animal [..]
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bycatch reduction device


a device put into fishing nets (usually trawl nets in shrimp fisheries) that allows non-targeted species (juveniles, finfish, sea turtles, and other potential bycatch) to escape alive while the target [..]
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catch share


a type of fishery management that allocates a specific percentage of the total allowable fishery catch or a specific fishing area for the exclusive use of individuals, cooperatives, communities, or ot [..]
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closed tank system


an aquaculture system in which there is some kind of barrier between the farmed fish and the marine environment, generally by a solid walled tank floating in the water or a lined tank on land.
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commercial overfishing


when too many fish are harvested from a fishery, there remain too few individuals to reproduce quickly enough to economically sustain a commercial fishery.
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community supported fisheries


a marketing approach, rather than a management strategy. It is an arrangement between residents and businesses in a fishing community based on the success of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) arra [..]
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dredging


a fishing method that involves a heavy frame with an attached net that is dragged along the sea floor; dredging can cause serious damage to the sea floor and benthic habitats.
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