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FORAGE FISH [4 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-26

English

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

Because a boat [is not] needed and jigging equipment is reasonable, squid-jigging is one of the most inexpensive ways to catch squid. Anglers should take a camping lantern or large flashlight for unlit locations. A variety of fishing methods can be used to fish for squid. These techniques include the use of dip nets and forage fish jigs. However, [the] use of squid jigs is by far the most popular productive method.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Chasse et pêche sportive

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
DEF

Fish in which the main reserves of fat are in the body tissues.

OBS

Examples of oily fish include small forage fish such as sardines, herring and anchovies, and other larger pelagic fish such as salmon, trout, tuna, swordfish and mackerel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
DEF

Poisson qui constitue ses réserves graisseuses principales dans les muscles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

[A] small to medium [fish] that is eaten by larger predatory species ...

OBS

Capelin are considered a key forage fish in Newfoundland waters and are eaten by many predators including seals, whales, Atlantic cod, Greenland halibut, salmon, and seabirds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Menu poisson destiné à être mangé par [plus grands prédateurs].

CONT

Les poissons-proies sont des espèces marines de petite à moyenne taille dont se nourrissent de nombreux prédateurs plus grands, comme les oiseaux de mer, les baleines et les gros poissons tels que le thon et la morue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Pez menudo que alimenta a especies depredadoras más grandes.

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Record 4 2001-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Forestry Operations
OBS

The British Columbia Forest Service is the steward of the timber, range and recreation resources of British Columbia's unreserved public(Crown) forest land, which covers two-thirds of the province(about 59 million hectares). The Forest Service manages this land for many uses, including recreation, forage, timber, and wilderness, and, in cooperation with other agencies, for water, fish, wildlife, tourism, heritage, energy and minerals.

Key term(s)
  • Forest Service of British Columbia
  • British Columbia Forest Services
  • B.C. Forest Services
  • Forest Services of British Columbia
  • BC Forest Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Exploitation forestière
OBS

[...] le British Columbia Forest Service (Service des forêts de la Colombie-Britannique) est le gardien du bois, des chaînes et des ressources de loisirs situés sur les terrains forestiers non réservés de la Couronne (terres publiques), lesquels couvrent les deux tiers de la province (environ 59 millions d'hectares). Il gère ces ressources à de nombreuses fins : les loisirs, le fourrage, le bois et la nature sauvage et, en collaboration avec d'autres organismes, pour l'eau, les poissons, la faune et la flore, le tourisme, le patrimoine, l'énergie et les minéraux.

Key term(s)
  • Service des forêts de la Colombie-Britannique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités de los gobiernos provinciales canadienses
  • Explotación forestal
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