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SEDENTARY SPECIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Fish
OBS

According to the Consolidated Statutes of Canada: "sedementary species" means any living organism that is immobile on or under the seabed or is unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil.

OBS

usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Poissons
DEF

Organismes qui, au stade où ils peuvent être pêchés, sont, soit immobiles sur le fond de la mer ou au-dessous de ce fond, soit incapables de se déplacer si ce n'est en restant constamment en contact physique avec le fond de la mer ou son sous-sol (conventions de codification du Droit de la Mer.)

OBS

pluriel d'usage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho del mar
  • Pesca comercial
  • Peces
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