Fishery resource | fishery product | fisheries product
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. Subject field:
- Fishery resources. (Hierarchy:
- Fisheries >
- Fisheries management >
- Fishery resources )
1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for fishery resource, fishery product and fisheries product:
- fishery resource: /ˈfɪʃərɪ rɪˈsɔːs / ;
- fisheries resource: /ˈfɪʃərɪz rɪˈsɔːs/;
- fishery product: /ˈfɪʃərɪ ˈprɒdʌkt/ .
1.3. Synonyms of fishery resource:
There are 2 international synonyms for fishery resource. These include:
Graph 1 : fishery resource, fishery product, fisheries product - Google ngram extract ( graph of term etymology and evolution. Source: Google ngram )
1.4. Etymology of fishery resource, fishery product and fisheries product:
In order of popularity, fishery resource comes first, followed by fisheries resource, then fishery product, and lastly, fisheries product. This trend is partly because the term fishery is shorter and more popular than fisheries.
Fishery resource, the most popular of all, originated back in the early 19th century, by the 1830s publications were made available to the international public in many contries, notably in Canada and the US. Ealy books containing 'fishery resource' include:
- Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court - Page 8, published around the 1960s ;
- Canadian Almanac & Directory - Page 3-2, published in 1999.
Fisheries resource originated back in the early 19th century just like its close synonym, fishery resource.
NB: Fishery resource is slightly more popular than fisheries resource, maybe because authors prefer the shorter fishery (which is also an adjective) to fisheries ( which is a 'noun-as-adjective').
Fishery product originated before the 1880s and today, it’s the third most popular term for this context. Some of the early publications featuring this term include:
- Proceedings and Papers of the National Fishery Congress , published in 1898. Fishery product used on page 264;
- Joint Documents of the State of Michigan - Volume 1 – published in 1989. The term is mentioned on page 73.
Fisheries product originated before the 1870s and is slightly less popular than its close synonym, Fishery product. Below are the earliest documentations that used this term:
- Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce of the United States, published in 1870 - fisheries product is mentioned in about four of its pages including pages 121 and 247;
- Quarterly Reports of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics Showing the Imports and Exports of the United States - published in 1878, by United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Bureau of Statistics. Fisheries product is mentioned in pages 81, 220 and 395;
1.5. French translation of fishery resource, fishery product and fisheries product:
Fishery resource can be translated into French as:1.6. Definition of fishery resource in fisheries:
1.7. Plural of fishery resource:
Fishery resources; fisheries resources; fishery products;
1.8. Notes on fishery resource
The term fishery resource, also known as fishery resource or fishery product equally means any fishery, any stock of fish, and any species of fish that can be fished by fishing vessels or manually harvested using a fishing gear (hand net, cast net, etc.). It goes as far as referring to any habitat of living water resource.
Classification of fisheries resources
As days go by, sevral authors are putting forth sysytems of classification for fisheries resources. Below is a basic classification of these resources.
Based on water type:
Based on the water type, fishery resources can be divided into inland fisheries resources and marine fisheries resources.
marine fisheries resources: these are harvestable living salt water resources. They include: seaweeds, gastropods, corals, bivalves, cephalopods, stomatopods, chimaeras, bony fishes, estuarine crocodiles, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, holothurians, sharks, batoid fishes, sea turtles, sea snakes, and marine mammals.
inland fisheries resources refer to all harvestable natural or cultured living resource (fish, crustaceans, molluscs and algae) living in a country’s internal water bodies such as rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and other freshwater environments. These include fresh water snakes, gastropods, bony fishes, crocodiles, shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc, that live in fresh water environments.
Based on human intervention on growth:
With the advent of aquaculture, these resources can be divided into captured fishery resources (that is, resources obtained from their natural environment in the wild through fishing) and cultured fisheries resources (living aquatic resources grown or farmed through aquaculture.
Fishery terminology records for Fishery resource
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2. Legal instruments related to: Fishery resource |
1. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 4:
" Fishery or fishing, within the context of this law, means the act of capturing or of harvesting any fishery resources or any activity that may lead to the harvesting or capturing of fishery resources, including the proper management and use of the aquatic environment, with a view to protecting the animal species therein by the total or partial control of their life cycle. "
2. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 9, paragraph 1:
" Within the context of this law, forest products shall comprise mainly wood and non- wood products as well as wildlife and fishery resources derived from the forest. "
3. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 109:
" There are the following types of fishing operations, depending on the means used to obtain fishery resources : 1) industrial fishing; 2) semi-industrial fishing; 3) traditional or small-scale fishing; 4) sport fishing; 5) fishing for scientific purposes; 6) sea farming; 7) fish farming. The different types of fishing listed here above shall be defined and regulated by decree. "
4. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 113, paragraph 1:
" Within the meaning of the present law: 1) Fish processing establishments shall comprise: a) Fishmongering establishments which prepare fishery products, especially by sorting, washing, weighing and icing. b) Freezing establishments which preserve fish by means of freezing or simply store frozen products. c)Smoking houses or workshops which smoke fish and fishery products using wood or by-products of wood. d) Drying workshops which dehydrate fishery products through the direct action of heat produced by solar energy or some other source. e) Salting workshops which process fishery products by using exclusively sea salt or its substitutes. "
5. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 113, paragraph 2:
" Storage and sale establishments shall comprise: a) Cold stores or premises equipped for the storing of products at a temperature of at least minus 20°C (-20°C). b) Fish shops where fishery products are stored for sale by retail to the local public. "
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