Term:
Capture fisheries; wild capture fisheries; wild-harvest fisheries
Definition:
[in the context of Bivalve Mollusc fisheries] The collection of bivalve molluscs of marketable size that develop in the natural environment without human intervention.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Technical guidance for the development of the growing area aspects of Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Programmes, Food Safety and Quality Series No. 5, FAO/WHO, 2018 (http://www.fao.org/3/CA1213EN/ca1213en.pdf).
