List of fisheries terms
Sub-sectors and branches of fisheries
(an approach to aquatic resource management that aims to ensure the long-term sustainability and persistence of an aquatic ecosystem's function and services while meeting socioeconomic, political, and cultural needs.)
(Artisanal maritime fishing (or traditional/subsistence fishing) consists of various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken at seas or oceans.)
(Sub-sector of fisheries involved with the design and construction of fishery infrastructure, equipment, etc.)
(process that creates and enforces the rules that are needed to prevent overfishing and help overfished stocks rebound.)
(naturally occurring aquatic ecosystem with very low or no concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is below 10g/l.)
(various large-scale, high-technology, high-capital, fishing practices undertaken at seas or oceans.)
(naturally occurring aquatic ecosystem which contains a high concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is above 10g/l.)
(Sub-sector involved with Processing and quality control of fishery product.)
(nets which are usually set from a boat, and can be operated either from the shore (beach seines) or from the boat itself (e.g., Danish or Scottish seines).)
(net which catches fish by surrounding them both from the sides and from underneath, thus preventing them from escaping in deep waters by diving downwards. ** Apart from a few exceptions, they are surface nets in which the float line is supported by numerous floats. It's mostly used in the open ocean to catch dense schools of single-species pelagic fish.)
Below is a glossary of 79 fisheries terms with definition, examples, transcription, and translations as used in the context of fisheries.
League (noun)
League: A unit of length that is equal to about three miles on land and about three nautical miles (5.556 km) at sea. It is about 6,080 yards - or three nautical miles (each league being 6,080 feet). In SI units 1 unit is 5556 meters.... league (read more)
Aquaculture (noun)
Aquaculture: Controlled cultivation (breeding or farming, raising, and harvesting) of aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, crustaceans, molluscs, algae and other valuable organisms such as aquatic plants (e.g. lotus, seaweeds) in fresh, brackish or sea water. It involves cultivating freshwater, brackish water and saltwater populations under controlled or semi-natural conditions.... aquaculture (read more)
Aquiculture (noun)
Aquiculture: Culture of aquatic organisms in freshwater and brakish water... Aquiculture (read more)
Mariculture (noun)
Mariculture: Cultivation, management, and harvesting of marine organisms (fish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and aquatic plants) in their natural environment (i.e. estuarine, coastal, and offshore waters) or in enclosures such as tanks, pens, ponds, channels, cages or net enclosed areas in the open sea.... mariculture (read more)
Aquaponics (noun)
Aquaponics: Production system that couples aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, crayfish, snails or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) whereby the nutrient-rich aquaculture water is fed to hydroponically-grown plants, where nitrifying bacteria convert ammonia into nitrates.... Aquaponics (read more)
Fisheries science (noun)
Fisheries science: The academic discipline which deals with the study of fisheries.... Fisheries science (read more)
Fishery (noun)
Fishery: any activity related to the culture, management, harvest, processing or marketing of aquatic animals (finfish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc.) or plants (seaweeds, alga, etc.).... Fishery (read more)
Marine water (noun)
Marine water: naturally occurring water which contains a high concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is above 10g/l.... marine water (read more)
Fresh water (noun)
Fresh water: Naturally occurring liquid or frozen water with very low concentration in salt (less than 1,000 milligrams per litter of dissolved salts and salinity of less than 0.5), and low conductivity (conductivity often less than 200 µS/cm). It refers to all waters with low hardness including all inland aquatic systems such as streams, brooks, springs, rivers and lakes.... fresh water (read more)
Discard (noun)
Discard: Refers to part of the catch that is rejected and thrown overboard at sea. It may be released either dead or alive.... Discard (read more)
Port of registry (noun)
Port of registry: The port at which the details of a ship or boat are officially recorded.... port of registry (read more)
Deckhand (noun)
Deckhand: A member of the navy or the merchant marine, or any sailor on a ship, below the rank of officer - Often lowest rank in the navy, below petty officer. A sailor who performs manual duties that do not require special training.... Deckhand (read more)
Seafarer (noun)
Seafarer: A person who regularly travels by water (sea, river, ocean, etc.)... seafarer (read more)
Zoological garden (noun)
Zoological garden: A well-managed garden (place) where a collection of wild animals from around the world are kept for public showing or breeding purposes.... zoological garden (read more)
Botanical garden (noun)
Botanical garden: Well-managed area of land covered with decorative plants (trees, flowers) and sometimes other objects, from different parts of the world designed for people to enjoy walking through or looking at.... botanical garden (read more)
Mesh size (noun)
Mesh size: Mesh size shall be defined in relationship to the bag of a net to mean the dimension of one of the open spaces between the cords of a net taken or measured at the 50th space or wet and out-stretched net, or any dimension of a consecutive 50th space of the net measured when the net is under normal pressure, wet and stretched out.... Mesh size (read more)
Fishing vessel (noun)
Fishing vessel: A fishing vessel shall be any boat, no matter its size, that is used in activities connected with fisheries.... fishing vessel (read more)
Fishing gear (noun)
Fishing gear: Any tool, device, equipment, implement or appliance used to capture, catch, collect or harvest living aquatic resources (aquatic animals and plants).... Fishing gear (read more)
Fish plant (noun)
Fish plant: An establishment, enterprise, factory, plant, facility or institution located near water bodies, inland or on fishing vessels, carrying out activities related to fish or fisheries products preparation (cleaning, scaling or cutting up), decoration (fish marking, tagging, etc.), preservation ( icing, freezing, irradiating, smoking, salting, cooking, etc.), or packaging (canning, bottling, or wrapping).... Fish plant (read more)
Fishing licence (noun)
Fishing licence: An administrative or legal mechanism employed by local governments to regulate fishing.... fishing licence (read more)
Merchant shipping (noun)
Merchant shipping: Branch of aquatic navigation, which deals with all means of transport of cargo or civilian passengers for hire (as a business) using merchant sea vessels whether privately or publicly owned. It is shipping which is involved in commerce (rather than defence, leisure, recreation, etc.)... merchant shipping (read more)
Storm (noun)
Storm: Very bad weather caracterised by strong, localised disturbance in a planet’s atmosphere that causes intense wind, precipitation, thunder, snow or other phenomena... Storm (read more)
Fishery resource (noun)
Fishery resource: Any harvestable natural or cultured living resource (fish, crustaceans, molluscs and algae) from marine, estuarine and fresh water environments, living in the water or on the seabed (sedentary organisms).... fishery resource (read more)
Fish (noun)
Fish: Cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate with gills, no digits, and no limbs other than fins which swims by using its fins and tail.... fish (read more)
Tonnage (noun)
Tonnage: The amount of cargo that a ship can carry, expressed in tonnes.... tonnage (read more)
Artisanal fishing (noun)
Artisanal fishing: Fishing type practiced using old- fashioned equipment or boats.... artisanal fishing (read more)
Fish farming (noun)
Fish farming: A form of aquaculture dealing with the culture of fish.... fish farming (read more)
Shrimp vessel (noun)
Shrimp vessel: A vessel designed or used for catching shrimps.... shrimp vessel (read more)
Shrimp net (noun)
Shrimp net: A triangular small-meshed net, on a hoop and pole, for catching shrimp, with a rigid frame that is pushed along the bottom in shallow waters ... shrimp net (read more)
Territorial water (noun)
Territorial water: In international law, it is that area of the sea immediately adjacent to the shores of a state and subject to the territorial jurisdiction of that state. It extends to a limit of 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal State.... territorial water (read more)
Nautical mile (noun)
Nautical mile: A unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards), or one minute of arc along the Earth’s equator.... nautical mile (read more)
Bay (noun)
Bay: An area of the sea or a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of land. In international fisheries law, it is a well-marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast, with its area as large as, or larger than, that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation.... bay (read more)
Roadstead (noun)
Roadstead: A partly-sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. ... roadstead (read more)
Water Police (noun)
Water Police: Police officers, usually a department of a larger police organization, under the authority of the State, responsible for the control and protection of water resources by monitoring and controlling water quality to prevent pollution, and ensure the application of laws concerning water resources. They do so by patrolling coastal seawaters, rivers, estuaries, harbors, lakes, canals or a combination of these, in watercrafts.... Water Police (read more)
Licence (noun)
Licence: An official document that shows that permission has been given to carry out fishery activities, to own or to operate a fishery equipment.... licence (read more)
Ship (noun)
Ship: A large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans... ship (read more)
Sea (noun)
Sea: The salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands ... sea (read more)
Toxic product (noun)
Toxic product: Product that can produce acute or chronic personal injury or illness to humans when it is inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin.... toxic product (read more)
Sport fishing (noun)
Sport fishing: Fishing for leisure, exercise or competition.... sport fishing (read more)
Seafood processing (noun)
Seafood processing: Preparing seafood for delivery to the consumer after it is harvested, including tasks such as eviscerating, freezing, canning, and packaging the product.... seafood processing (read more)
Fish processing (noun)
Fish processing: Processes associated with live or dead fish or fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. These involve fish preparation (fish is cleaned, part cleaned, scaled or cut up), fish decoration (fish marking, tagging, etc.), fish preservation (chilling, icing, freezing, irradiating, smoking, salting, cooking, etc.), and fish packaging (fish canning, bottling, or wrapping).... fish processing (read more)
Smoking factory (noun)
Smoking factory: Smoking is a method of preservation effected by the combination of drying, deposition of naturally produced chemicals resulting from thermal breakdown of wood.... smoking factory (read more)
Public waterways (noun)
Public waterways: State-owned watercourses and lakes.... public waterways (read more)
Mesh (noun)
Mesh: A type of material made from wires or threads that are woven like a net, especially only allowing liquid to pass through.... mesh (read more)
Net (noun)
Net: A type of fishing implement or material that is made of string, thread or wire twisted or tied together (netting) or interwoven rope, wire, etc. forming meshes of suitable size especially used to catch fish or other aquatic animals.... net (read more)
Sub-marine fishing (noun)
Sub-marine fishing: The activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea; That which takes place at great depths. (up to 2,000 metres) and is often practised across jurisdictions. ... Sub-marine fishing (read more)
Diving suit (noun)
Diving suit: a waterproof suit used by divers , having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply via a tube... Diving suit (read more)
Dam (noun)
Dam: A barrier built across a river or stream to prevent water from flowing through thereby forming a reservoir... Dam (read more)
Dike (noun)
Dike: A wall or slope made of earth or stone that rises up from either side of a built fisheries structure (usually a pond) to keep water back or prevent floods.... Dike (read more)
Shipping (noun)
Shipping: The transport of goods by sea or some other means; business of carrying goods, especially in ship... shipping (read more)
Merchant fleet (noun)
Merchant fleet: The total number of civilian ships of a country carrying either passengers or cargo (goods)... Merchant fleet (read more)
Smoking (noun)
Smoking: To smoke fish and fishery products using wood or by-products of wood.... Smoking (read more)
Technical inspection (noun)
Technical inspection: Inspection used to verify compliance with technical specifications. The inspection may be conducted visually or specific instrumentation may be required in order to determine whether fisheries equipment or facility comply with the relevant technical specifications... technical inspection (read more)
Crayfish (noun)
Crayfish: An animal like a small lobster , that lives in rivers and lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large lobster , that lives in the sea and can be eaten ... crayfish (read more)
Lobster (noun)
Lobster: A large marine crustacean of the family Nephropidae with a hard shell, eight legs, and two large claws... lobster (read more)
Langoustine (noun)
Langoustine: A small orangish lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), especially used as food ... langoustine (read more)
Water (noun)
Water: a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc... water (read more)
Surrounding net (noun)
Surrounding net: Net which catches fish by surrounding them both from the sides and from underneath, thus preventing them from escaping in deep waters by diving downwards. ** Apart from a few exceptions, they are surface nets in which the float line is supported by numerous floats. It's mostly used in the open ocean to catch dense schools of single-species pelagic fish.... Surrounding net (read more)
Sein (noun)
Sein: net which is usually set from a boat, can be operated either from the shore (beach seines) or from the boat itself (e.g., Danish or Scottish seines). The manner of capture is to surround an area of water with a very long net, with or without a bag at the centre. The net is usually operated by two ropes fixed to its ends, used both for hauling it in and for herding the fish.... Sein (read more)
Ring net (noun)
Ring net: Net with the central bunt in the form of a spoon and two lateral wings, which makes it possible to retain the shoal of fish when the two wings are hauled up at the same time. It is shaped more like a purse seine and most often fitted with bridles to help pull in the leadline. These nets are generally operated by a simple boat, relatively small.... ring net (read more)
Beach seine (noun)
Beach seine: Type of seine operated from land, which are generally used in shallow waters, near the shore; the bottom and surface act as natural barriers which prevent the fish from escaping from the area enclosed by the net. A distinction is made between beach seines with a bag and beach seines without a bag; the latter do have, however, a central part with smaller meshes and more slack, which retains the fish caught... Beach seine (read more)
Trawl net (noun)
Trawl net: A large net with a wide opening, that according to the type, is use at the bottom or in midwater(pelagic) in seas or oceans, dragged by one or many boats in order to catch fish (especially shrimps, catfish, etc). ** It is a towed net consisting of a cone-shaped body, closed by a bag or codend and extended at the opening by wings. It can be towed by one or two boats.... Trawl net (read more)
Hook (noun)
Hook: A curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc.... Hook (read more)
Low-tide elevation (noun)
Low-tide elevation: A naturally formed offshore land feature (such as mudflat, shoal, rock, or reef ) within a distance of not more than 12 nautical miles from the low-water line of the mainland or an island, which is surrounded by water and visible at low tide but submerged at high tide.... Low-tide elevation (read more)
Stock (noun)
Stock: Subpopulations of a particular species of aquatic resource, for which intrinsic parameters are traditionally regarded as the significant factors determining the stock's population dynamics, while extrinsic factors are traditionally ignored.... stock (read more)
Mooring (noun)
Mooring: The anchors, cables, ropes, chains, etc. which serve to confine a vessel (ship, boat, etc.) to a place or to attach it to the bottom of the sea.... mooring (read more)
Prawn (noun)
Prawn: A decapod crustacean, a shellfish with ten legs and a long tail, that are commonly eaten as a food and resemble a large shrimp.... Prawn (read more)
Seafood (noun)
Seafood: Crustaceans and shellfish typically found in the ocean and served as food.... Seafood (read more)
Tiger prawn (noun)
Tiger prawn: A large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans.... Tiger prawn (read more)
Crustacean (noun)
Crustacean: Any of various widespread arthropods (invertebrate with jointed appendages) of the subphylum Crustacea that live mostly in water and have a hard shell, with a segmented body. Crustaceans are the largest group of marine arthropods, which include crabs, lobsters, and prawns and shrimps. ... Crustacean (read more)
Discard (verb)
Discard: To get rid of fishery products that you no longer want or need... Discard (read more)
Dam liner (verb)
Dam liner: A very low permeability thin geosynthetic membrane liner or barrier, made of elastomers or thermoplastics (polyethylene, PVC) in wound strips, used with any geotechnical engineering related material so as to control fluid (liquid or gas) migration in a pond or dam.... Dam liner (read more)
Artisanal (adjective)
Artisanal: Refers to catch or effort that is neither industrial nor recreational in nature, and which is generated using simple fishery methods. - relating to or produced by artisans; - made in a traditional way, usually in small batches and by.... Artisanal (read more)
Nautical (adjective)
Nautical: Connected with ships, sailors and sailing, seamanship, marine navigation.... Nautical (read more)
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