Define: Aquatic life

The meaning of “Aquatic life” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Aquatic life defined in a legal contract?

  • Aquatic life means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, mussels, mollusks, and crustaceans. Seen in 32 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means any plant or animal life that uses surface water as primary habitat for at least a portion of its life cycle, but does not include avian or mammalian species. Seen in 23 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means any type of species of mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, invertebrate, coral, or other animal that inhabits the freshwater or marine environment and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof; or freshwater or marine plants, including seeds, roots, products, and other parts thereof. Seen in 17 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means those plants and macroinvertebrates that are dependent upon an aquatic environment. Seen in 11 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means all fish, reptiles, amphibians. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means fish, invertebrates, amphibians and other flora and fauna which inhabit waters of the state at some stage of their life cycles. Aquatic life does not include human pathogens or insect pests, aquatic invasive species or other organisms which may be considered “undesirable”. Seen in 8 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Aquatic life means any living component of the freshwater, estuarine or marine aquatic ecosystem, including phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, macrophytes and fish. Seen in 5 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of aquatic life' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Aquatic life means any organism that depends on marine or freshwater ecosystems, including but not restricted to fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, plants, and invertebrates.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Conservation efforts, maintaining biodiversity
  • Managing water bodies and fisheries
  • Regulating maritime activities, protecting aquatic life
  • Setting up aquaculture businesses, ensuring environmental responsibility

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Aquatic life means any living component of an aquatic ecosystem, excluding undesirable organisms such as human pathogens or insect pests.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Maintaining public health, regulating undesirable organisms
  • Pest control services, ensuring eco-friendly pest management strategies

Relevant Sectors

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Aquatic life means any organism that depends on marine or freshwater ecosystems, including but not restricted to fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, plants, and invertebrates

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