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More about this list The twenty-second entry is la pêche illicite , and the adjective is one an English reader recognises at once and should not reuse. Illicite is the flat, unexcited term of the rule book: whatever a rule does not allow. It covers an agreement — une cause illicite makes a contract void — a substance, a broadcast, un contenu illicite on a website, and the fishing named here. Nothing in it suggests secrecy or shame; it records that a text has been breached, and no more. « Illicit » set out from the same place and then narrowed. It now carries a whiff of the clandestine and the faintly disreputable: an illicit affair, illicit substances, an illicit still in a shed. Write « illicit fishing » and the phrase stops naming a legal category and starts hinting at something furtive, which is precisely what an inspector’s report must not do. The settled renderings are « illegal fishing », the wording the international scheme itself uses beside « unreported » and « unregulated », and, in drafting, « unlawful ». Same word, different manners, and only one of the two belongs in a regulation.
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Noun (1)
Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une
les rejets en mer the discards at sea Noun C2 Les rejets en mer sont difficiles à mesurer depuis le quai. Discards at sea are hard to measure from the quayside.
Phrase (25)
le stock halieutique the fish stock Phrase C2 Le stock halieutique se reconstitue lentement. The fish stock is rebuilding slowly.
la biomasse féconde the spawning biomass Phrase C2 La biomasse féconde est passée sous le seuil de prudence. The spawning biomass has fallen below the precautionary limit.
la mortalité par pêche the fishing mortality Phrase C2 La mortalité par pêche se calcule à partir des débarquements. Fishing mortality is worked out from the landings.
le rendement maximal durable the maximum sustainable yield Phrase C2 Le rendement maximal durable reste une valeur théorique. Maximum sustainable yield remains a theoretical figure.
le total admissible de captures the total allowable catch Phrase C2 Le total admissible de captures est fixé chaque année. The total allowable catch is set every year.
le quota de pêche the fishing quota Phrase C2 Le quota de pêche est réparti entre les flottes. The fishing quota is shared out among the fleets.
l’obligation de débarquement the landing obligation Phrase C2 L’obligation de débarquement interdit de rejeter les prises. The landing obligation forbids throwing the catch back.
le maillage du filet the mesh size Phrase C2 Le maillage du filet laisse passer les jeunes poissons. The mesh size lets the young fish through.
la sélectivité de l’engin the selectivity of the gear Phrase C2 La sélectivité de l’engin se mesure lors d’essais en mer. The selectivity of the gear is measured in trials at sea.
la fenêtre d’échappement the escape panel Phrase C2 La fenêtre d’échappement est cousue sur le dessus du chalut. The escape panel is sewn into the top of the trawl.
le chalut de fond the bottom trawl Phrase C2 Le chalut de fond racle le sédiment. The bottom trawl scrapes the sediment.
le chalut pélagique the midwater trawl Phrase C2 Le chalut pélagique travaille entre deux eaux. The midwater trawl works between the surface and the seabed.
la pêche fantôme ghost fishing Phrase C2 La pêche fantôme continue après la perte du filet. Ghost fishing carries on after the net has been lost.
le suivi des navires the vessel monitoring Phrase C2 Le suivi des navires se fait par satellite. Vessel monitoring is done by satellite.
l’inscription au journal de bord the logbook entry Phrase C2 L’inscription au journal de bord se fait avant le retour au port. The logbook entry is made before the return to port.
le document de capture the catch document Phrase C2 Le document de capture suit le poisson jusqu’à la vente. The catch document follows the fish all the way to the sale.
la pêche illicite illegal fishing Phrase C2 La pêche illicite fausse toutes les estimations. Illegal fishing distorts every estimate.
l’évaluation du stock the stock assessment Phrase C2 L’évaluation du stock repose sur des modèles et des relevés. The stock assessment rests on models and surveys.
la campagne scientifique the research cruise Phrase C2 La campagne scientifique suit toujours le même trajet. The research cruise always follows the same route.
le relevé acoustique the acoustic survey Phrase C2 Le relevé acoustique compte les bancs sous la coque. The acoustic survey counts the shoals under the hull.
la taille à première maturité the size at first maturity Phrase C2 La taille à première maturité varie selon la région. The size at first maturity varies from region to region.
l’indice de conversion alimentaire the feed conversion ratio Phrase C2 L’indice de conversion alimentaire est meilleur chez le poisson que chez le bœuf. The feed conversion ratio is better in fish than in cattle.
le pou du poisson the sea louse Phrase C2 Le pou du poisson se répand vite dans les cages. The sea louse spreads quickly in the cages.
l’échappé d’élevage the farm escapee Phrase C2 L’échappé d’élevage se mêle aux populations sauvages. The farm escapee mixes with the wild populations.
la petite pêche côtière the small-scale coastal fishery Phrase C2 La petite pêche côtière rentre au port chaque soir. The small-scale coastal fishery comes back into port every evening.
Noun (m) (3)
Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une
le recrutement the recruitment Noun (m) C2 Le recrutement dépend beaucoup de la température de l’eau. Recruitment depends a great deal on the water temperature.
le filet maillant the gillnet Noun (m) C2 Le filet maillant retient le poisson par les ouïes. The gillnet holds the fish by the gills.
l’otolithe the otolith Noun (m) C2 L’otolithe porte des anneaux comme un tronc d’arbre. The otolith carries rings like a tree trunk.
Noun (f) (3)
Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une
la capture accessoire the bycatch Noun (f) C2 La capture accessoire comprend parfois des oiseaux. The bycatch sometimes includes birds.
la palangre the longline Noun (f) C2 La palangre porte des centaines d’hameçons. The longline carries hundreds of hooks.
l’aquaculture aquaculture Noun (f) C2 L’aquaculture fournit désormais une part de la consommation. Aquaculture now supplies part of what is eaten.
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