fishery

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Upwelling systems rank among the most biologically productive regions on Earth and play an essential role in supporting global fisheries.

From Science Daily

A spokesperson for Canada's fisheries minister, Joanne Thompson, told AFP "Canada is open to considering other transfers or export permits," and new proposals "will be reviewed expeditiously."

From Barron's

These fisheries rely on purse-seine nets, a method that captures schooling fish by encircling them with a large wall of netting.

From Science Daily

Even commercial fisheries could be affected; for instance, tuna populations migrate through the CCZ, meaning the impacts of mining could extend to seafood consumed around the world.

From Science Daily

Although spionid worms do not consume their hosts directly, the damage they inflict on oyster shells still increases mortality rates in modern fisheries.

From Science Daily