List of aquatic ecosystems terms

Sub-sectors and branches of aquatic ecosystems

(Aquatic resources arising from fishery activities as direct or by-products.)

(naturally occurring aquatic ecosystem with very low or no concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is below 10g/l.)

Marine ecosystem

(naturally occurring aquatic ecosystem which contains a high concentration of dissolved salts, whose salinity is above 10g/l.)

Below is a glossary of 11 aquatic ecosystems terms with definition, examples, transcription, and translations as used in the context of aquatic ecosystems.

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)

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)

Public waterways (noun)

Public waterways: State-owned watercourses and lakes.... public waterways (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)

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)

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)

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