no-take zone
Off-limits fishing area
A no-take zone is an area, typically in a marine environment, where removing or harvesting any natural resources is prohibited.
Fishing, collecting shells, and extracting coral are forbidden to allow ecosystems to recover and species to replenish: The reef was designated a no-take zone after fish populations crashed.
The term appears in conservation policy and environmental management.
- marineRelating to the sea
- marine reserveProtected ocean habitat
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- national parkProtected land for conservation
- protectedKept from harm
off limits · keep out · reef · coral reef · conservation · fishing · catch limits · fish stocks · ocean · ocean floor · reserve · preserve · coral · biodiversity · ecosystem · trawling · wildlife · sea turtle
- protected areasnature reserve, wildlife sanctuary, protected area, nature preserve, wildlife refuge
- Marine ParksGreat Barrier Reef, Galapagos, Komodo, Channel Islands, Biscayne
- marine protected areasmarine sanctuary, turtle habitat
- marine reservesmarine sanctuary, marine reserve, marine park, coral reef reserve, seal sanctuary
- marine sanctuaryboundary marker, mooring buoy, ranger station, research station, patrol boat
- wildlife regulationshunting licenses, fishing season, bag limits, closed season, catch limit
extraction permission
no-take zonefishing ground
Locale rich in catch
fishing grounds · hunting grounds · open waters · fishing waters · hunting ground