fishery
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[edit]Noun
[edit]fishery (countable and uncountable, plural fisheries)
- (uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
- (countable) A place related to fishing, particularly:
- A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
- 1904, “Report of the Conservation commission of Maryland for 1908-1909”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), number 3:
- While the present conservation of Maryland fisheries is largely concerned with the oyster, which promises such great future returns, the foodfishes should not be neglected.
- 1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times[1]:
- This fishery, which at its peak produced more than 80,000 tons a year, is now in decline.
- A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
- A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
- A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
- (countable) A right to fish in a particular location; Territorial fishing waters.
- (countable) A fishing company.
Synonyms
[edit]- (fishing): See fishing
- (place to capture fish): fishing ground, fishing space, piscary
- (place to raise fish): See fish farm
- (right to capture fish): fishing right, piscary, piscage
Derived terms
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