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MULTISPECIES FISHERY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multispecies fishery
1, record 1, English, multispecies%20fishery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The management of multispecies fisheries embraces not only the situation in which one type of gear takes more than one species of fish at a time but in the broader and more realistic sense, it essentially means management of the fisheries of a region. The objective of such management is to achieve some desired pattern of harvesting of living marine resources[,] and it thus follows that there are many considerations involved. 2, record 1, English, - multispecies%20fishery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
multispecies fishery : designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - multispecies%20fishery
Record 1, Key term(s)
- multi-species fishery
- multispecies fisheries
- multi-species fisheries
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pêche plurispécifique
1, record 1, French, p%C3%AAche%20plurisp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pêche multispécifique 2, record 1, French, p%C3%AAche%20multisp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Pesca comercial
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesquería multiespecífica
1, record 1, Spanish, pesquer%C3%ADa%20multiespec%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De tamaño variable, la pesquería corresponde a la presencia de un stock (pesquería llamada monoespecífica) o de varios stocks (pesquería multiespecífica) explotables. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pesquer%C3%ADa%20multiespec%C3%ADfica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
- Environmental Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mixed multispecies fishery
1, record 2, English, mixed%20multispecies%20fishery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mixed multi-species fishery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
- Gestion environnementale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pêche plurispécifique mixte
1, record 2, French, p%C3%AAche%20plurisp%C3%A9cifique%20mixte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aiglefin [de la division] est pêché dans le cadre d'une pêche plurispécifique mixte, qui comprend la morue franche, le flétan, le sébaste, la goberge, la merluche blanche et la plie. [...] le secteur de la pêche aux engins mobiles représente la plus grande partie du total des débarquements de la pêche de l'aiglefin[,] sauf au début des années 1990 lorsque le pourcentage des prises réalisées par le secteur de la pêche aux engins fixes était plus important. 1, record 2, French, - p%C3%AAche%20plurisp%C3%A9cifique%20mixte
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pêche pluri-spécifique mixte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
- Environmental Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- directed multispecies fishery
1, record 3, English, directed%20multispecies%20fishery
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flatfish have historically been harvested as a directed multispecies fishery with mobile gear. The major species are American plaice, winter flounder, witch flounder and yellowtail flounder. 2, record 3, English, - directed%20multispecies%20fishery
Record 3, Key term(s)
- directed multi-species fishery
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
- Gestion environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pêche dirigée plurispécifique
1, record 3, French, p%C3%AAche%20dirig%C3%A9e%20plurisp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditionnellement, le poisson plat est pêché dans la cadre d'une pêche dirigée plurispécifique au moyen d'engins mobiles. Les espèces sont, en majorité, la plie canadienne, la plie rouge, la plie grise et la limande à queue jaune. 1, record 3, French, - p%C3%AAche%20dirig%C3%A9e%20plurisp%C3%A9cifique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- target catch
1, record 4, English, target%20catch
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Target catch : This term refers to catch of a species, a particular size or sex, or an assemblage of species that is primarily sought in a fishery, such as shrimp in a shrimp fishery or mature female fish in a roe fishery. The definition of targeted catch within a fishery is not static, as in a multispecies fishery, the mix of species targeted and caught may change over time. 2, record 4, English, - target%20catch
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- capture visée
1, record 4, French, capture%20vis%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Captures visées : Ce terme désigne une capture dont la composition en termes d'espèce(s), de taille ou de sexe, correspond à ce que recherche essentiellement la pêcherie, comme de la crevette pour une pêcherie de crevettes ou des femelles grainées dans une pêcherie de rogue de poisson. La définition de la capture visée dans le cadre d'une pêcherie déterminée n'est pas statique. Dans une pêcherie multi-espèces, la proportion des différentes espèces visées et capturées peut changer dans le temps. 2, record 4, French, - capture%20vis%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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