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13 Cards in this Set
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fisheries
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industry devoted to commercial fishing
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collapsed fishery
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stocks can no longer support a fishery
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maximum sustainable yield
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amount that can be harvested without decreasing yield in future years
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overexploited fisheries
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more fish are taken than is sustainable in the long run, leads to population declines
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depleted fisheries
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population is significantly decreased, if recovery is possible it will be slow
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exclusive economic zones
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zones that extend 200 nautical miles from coastline of any given nation, that nation has exclusive rights over marine resources
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marine protected areas
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discrete regions of ocean that are legally protected from various forms of human exploitation
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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federal agency that protects oceans and manages fisheries
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marine reserves
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restricted areas where all fishing is prohibited and no human disturbance is allowed
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Fisheries Act
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fedral law that regulates fishing and harvesting of marine plant life, protects marine habitats
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total allowable catch (TAC)
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max amount of a particular species that can be harvested per year or fishing season in a given year
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sustainable fishery
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fishery that ensures that fish stocks are maintained at healthy levels, ecosystem is fully functional, and fishing activity does not threaten biological diversity
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aquaculture
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fish farming
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