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GASPEREAU [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alewife
1, record 1, English, alewife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sawbelly 2, record 1, English, sawbelly
correct
- branch herring 2, record 1, English, branch%20herring
correct
- kyak 3, record 1, English, kyak
correct
- gray herring 4, record 1, English, gray%20herring
correct
- white herring 4, record 1, English, white%20herring
correct
- grayback 4, record 1, English, grayback
correct
- anadromous alewife 4, record 1, English, anadromous%20alewife
correct
- gaspereau 5, record 1, English, gaspereau
correct, see observation
- river herring 6, record 1, English, river%20herring
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Clupeidae. 7, record 1, English, - alewife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gaspereau; river herring : designations also used to refer collectively to both the Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis species together. 8, record 1, English, - alewife
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ale-wife
- kyack
- grey herring
- greyback
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaspareau
1, record 1, French, gaspareau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaspereau 2, record 1, French, gaspereau
correct, masculine noun
- gasperot 3, record 1, French, gasperot
correct, masculine noun
- alose gaspareau 4, record 1, French, alose%20gaspareau
correct, feminine noun
- hareng de rivière 5, record 1, French, hareng%20de%20rivi%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Clupeidae. 6, record 1, French, - gaspareau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gaspareau; hareng de rivière : termes aussi utilisés pour désigner les espèces combinées Alosa pseudoharengus et Alosa aestivalis. 7, record 1, French, - gaspareau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- closed entry fishery
1, record 2, English, closed%20entry%20fishery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gaspereau bait is a closed entry fishery; no new licences will be issued and current licences cannot be reissued as replacement licences. 1, record 2, English, - closed%20entry%20fishery
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries where new licences are not available and existing licences cannot be issued as replacement licences. 1, record 2, English, - closed%20entry%20fishery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pêche à accès fermé
1, record 2, French, p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20acc%C3%A8s%20ferm%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pêche d'appâts [de] gaspareau est une pêche à accès fermé; aucun nouveau permis ne sera délivré et les permis actuels ne peuvent pas être réassignés comme permis de remplacement. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20acc%C3%A8s%20ferm%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pêches dans le cadre desquelles de nouveaux permis ne sont pas disponibles et les permis existants ne peuvent pas être délivrés en tant que permis de remplacement. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20acc%C3%A8s%20ferm%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-07-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Official Documents
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-vessel based licence
1, record 3, English, non%2Dvessel%20based%20licence
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Key commercial non-vessel based licences for the [area] are bay quahaug, bar clam, soft-shell clam, eel, gaspereau, oyster and smelt. 2, record 3, English, - non%2Dvessel%20based%20licence
Record 3, Key term(s)
- non-vessel based license
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Documents officiels
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- permis de pêche sans bateau
1, record 3, French, permis%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20sans%20bateau
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-04-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gaspereau
1, record 4, English, gaspereau
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- river herring 2, record 4, English, river%20herring
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Little information is available concerning the seasonal demographics of marine migrating alewife Alosa pseudoharengus and blueback herring [Alosa] aestivalis, reported in commercial fisheries as ’’gaspereau’’... and ’’river herring’’... 1, record 4, English, - gaspereau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
River herring (alewife and blueback herring) are migratory fish that range along the East Coast from Florida to Maine. 3, record 4, English, - gaspereau
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaspereau; river herring : designations also used to refer to the species Alosa pseudoharengus. 4, record 4, English, - gaspereau
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gaspareau
1, record 4, French, gaspareau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- hareng de rivière 2, record 4, French, hareng%20de%20rivi%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaspareau; hareng de rivière : désignations aussi utilisées pour désigner l'espèce Alosa pseudoharengus. 3, record 4, French, - gaspareau
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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