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PREFERRED TERM

Created: 1981-01-26T00:00:00Z

skos:notation: 10031

commercial fisheries  

DEFINITION

  • A commercial fishery is an activity leading to the harvesting of fish, within the boundaries of a defined area, for commercial purposes.

    Created: 8/4/22

    (en)

BROADER CONCEPT

SCOPE NOTE

  • Such fisheries belong to one of two groups: one catching demersal (bottom-living) fish, e.g. cod, haddock, plaice, sole; the other catching pelagic (surface-living) fish, e.g. anchovy, tuna, herring. (en)

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URI

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36cf9bab

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