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shellfishery

American

[shel-fish-uh-ree] / ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ ə ri /

noun

the industry and commerce of catching, processing, and selling shellfish; raising shellfish for commercial purposes.
a commercial shellfish bed.

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noun

shellfisheries

plural

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