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FISH BIOLOGY [8 records]

Record 1 2023-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Fish hatchery managers use their knowledge of fish biology, ecology, chemistry, and aquaculture technology to raise fish and shellfish in a wide range of settings. For instance, they may stock and manage fish in ponds, raceways, commercial net pens, and recirculation systems for the purpose of food or recreational fishing. In addition, managers employ administrative skills to manage a hatchery's business activities, such as ordering supplies, maintaining equipment, keeping financial records, and overseeing workers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The term "maturity stages" is unique but has accepted meaning in Fisheries Biology. It is taken as a measure to observe the degree of ripeness of the ovaries and testes of a fish and not whether the fish has [been] sexually mature or not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Fish
DEF

[A specialist who studies the] anatomy, classification, and the general biology of fish[, ] fish culture, fish diseases, conservation, and commercial fisheries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Poissons
DEF

[Spécialiste de l'étude des] poissons des points de vue phylogénétique, morphologique, anatomique, physiologique, écologique, éthologique et systématique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Peces
DEF

[Especialista en el] estudio del comportamiento y la biología de los peces.

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Record 4 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Environmental Management
  • Marine Biology
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Fisheries science brings together ecology, mathematics and statistics, population dynamics, and marine biology to better understand fish stocks and fisheries so that they can be sustainably managed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Biologie marine
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Les sciences halieutiques réunissent l'écologie, les mathématiques et les statistiques, la dynamique des populations et la biologie marine pour mieux comprendre les stocks de poissons et les pêches afin de pouvoir les gérer de façon durable.

OBS

science halieutique : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • sciences halieutiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Colaboración con la FAO
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Biología Marina
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 5 2022-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Fish
DEF

[A specialist] in the fish health field who utilizes various disciplines including fisheries biology, water quality, microbiology, parasitology, toxicology, pharmacology, and histopathology to provide an accurate evaluation and diagnosis of fish health problems.

CONT

Technical skills, experience, and high ethical standards enable the fish pathologist to serve fisheries programs and aquaculture through the evaluation and diagnosis of fish health problems, through responsible recommendations for disease control, and through the administration of programs designed to enhance the health of cultured and free-ranging fishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Poissons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Peces
DEF

[Especialista que] investiga y/o gestiona el mantenimiento de la salud y el bienestar de los peces, detecta enfermedades, prevé y analiza los principales riesgos que afectan la productividad de las especies, aporta remedios a las enfermedades que les afectan y realiza las medidas preventivas oportunas [...]

CONT

El ictiopatólogo (patólogo de peces) […] Desarrolla su actividad en explotaciones acuícolas, tanto en aguas saladas (marina) como en aguas dulces (continental) y en barcos de pesca tradicional, asegurando en todos los casos la salubridad para el consumo humano.

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Record 6 2021-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Fish
DEF

An area of ichthyology which relates to counting quantitative features of fish, such as the number of fins or scales.

CONT

Biological data from 303 specimens were collected. These data included species identification, fish length, weight, sex, meristics, reproductive biology, diet and age estimation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Anatomie animale
  • Poissons
CONT

Des données biologiques de 303 spécimens ont été recueillies, entre autres, l'identification de l'espèce, la longueur, le poids, le sexe, la méristique, la biologie reproductive, le régime alimentaire et l'estimation de l'âge des poissons.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Water Supply
OBS

The Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba houses several programs of Fisheries and Oceans Canada(DFO). It is a national centre of expertise in aquatic biology and freshwater and marine fisheries. In conjunction with the Bayfield Institute in Burlington, Ontario, the Freshwater Institute serves as a focal point of scientific research in the Central and Arctic Region and for fishery, fish habitat and oceans management programs that are operated primarily through area and district offices.

OBS

The predecessor of the FWI was the Central Fisheries Research Station of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Established in Winnipeg in 1944, the station was moved to London, Ontario in 1957 and then back to Winnipeg as the FWI in 1966.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Alimentation en eau
OBS

L'Institut des eaux douces, à Winnipeg (Manitoba), est un centre national de connaissances spécialisées en biologie aquatique et en pêches maritimes et dulçaquicoles. En collaboration avec l'Institut Bayfield de Burlington (Ontario), l'Institut des eaux douces est le point central de la recherche scientifique dans la Région du Centre et de l'Arctique du ministère des Pêches et des Océans du Canada (MPO).

OBS

Le prédécesseur de l'Institut est la Station centrale de recherches piscicoles de l'Office des recherches sur les pêcheries du Canada. Fondée à Winnipeg en 1944, la station déménage à London, en Ontario, en 1957, puis revient à Winnipeg en 1966, portant alors le nom d'Institut des eaux douces.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Fish
OBS

The CalCOFI program is a group of scientists and technicians at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Coastal Fisheries Resources Division of the Southwest Fisheries Science, and the California Department of Fish and Game who conduct quaterly cruises off California. Established in 1949, this time-series monitors the physics, chemistry, biology, and meteorology of the California Current ecosystem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Poissons

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Peces
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