Fisheries management
Fisheries Management
Fisheries management (pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃəriz ˈmænɪdʒmənt/) is the activity of protecting and preserving fishery resources so that sustainable exploitation is possible.
Etymology
The term "Fisheries management" is derived from the English words "fishery", which refers to a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes, and "management", which refers to the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
Definition
Fisheries management involves the application of management rules and strategies to fishery systems in order to achieve predetermined objectives. These objectives often include optimizing the social and economic benefits from the exploitation of marine or freshwater resources, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of these resources.
Related Terms
- Fishery: A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
- Marine: Relating to the sea.
- Freshwater: Of or found in fresh water; not of the sea.
- Sustainability: The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- Aquaculture: The rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
- Overfishing: Deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing.
- Ecosystem: A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Categories
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fisheries management
- Wikipedia's article - Fisheries management
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