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DEFINITION
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A portion. A quantity of catch, effort or biomass attributed to a person, a vessel, and a fishing company. The allocation can be absolute (e.g. a number of tons) or relative (e.g. a % of the annual allowable catch)
The process of apportioning (a resource) for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things. In fisheries, the direct and deliberate distribution of the opportunity (right) to fish among identifiable, discrete user groups or individuals, based on historical, cultural or socio-economic criteria.
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Other Definitions
A quantity of catch, effort or biomass attributed to a person, a vessel, and a fishing company. The allocation can be absolute (e.g. a number of tons) or relative (e.g. a % of the annual allowable catch). |
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US Dept. of Commerce (1996): http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/fishery/regs/inter600.htm#B
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Direct and deliberate distribution of the opportunity to participate in a fishery among identifiable, discrete user groups or individuals. |
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US Dept. of Commerce (1996): http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/fishery/regs/inter600.htm#B
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Distribution of the opportunity to fish among user groups or individuals. The share a user group gets is sometimes based on historic harvest amounts. |
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Roberts, K.J. et al., 1995, Defining fisheries: a user's glossary. Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA, 22 p. (Rev.)
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| RELATED TERMS |
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Access right
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| ALTERNATE SPELLING |
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no alternate spelling
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