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​Jetsam
Objects or debris that are thrown away, especially from a ship at sea.

Joint Authority
An Offshore Constitutional Settlement (OCS) arrangement whereby a fishery is managed jointly by the Commonwealth and one or more States under a single (Commonwealth or State) jurisdiction.

Joint venture
Collaborative fishing operation, often involving two companies from different countries.

Juvenile (fish)
Young fish not yet capable of breeding.

 

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