fishery
Americannoun
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fisheries
plural
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a place where fish are bred; fish hatchery.
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a place where fish or shellfish are caught.
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the occupation or industry of catching, processing, or selling fish or shellfish.
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Law. the right to fish in certain waters or at certain times.
noun
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the industry of catching, processing, and selling fish
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a place where this is carried on
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a place where fish are reared
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a fishing ground
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another word for piscary
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fishery
First recorded in 1520–30; fish + -ery ( def. )
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Revenues from a single pearl fishery could far exceed returns from other commodity crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But no yellow eels will be caught on the Lough this year - or for the next two years - following the closure of the fishery.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Fishing for the invasive blue catfish in the Potomac downstream of D.C. has skyrocketed in recent years, and there is concern about how the fishery will be affected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Over the last two years, the value of the commercial shrimp fishery has fallen to $269 million in 2023 and $256 million in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
The fishery was where most of the University’s works of hands were made.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The Ocean Conservation Namibia non-profit group said the project "threatens to turn Namibia's marine ecosystem into an untested experimental zone, putting our ocean habitats, water quality, and local fisheries at immediate risk."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the open ocean, floating algae can form important habitats and nursery grounds for marine species, potentially supporting fisheries.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Part of the reason, it says, is balancing nature recovery with "wider priorities including offshore wind development and fisheries."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“So we’re seeing these kinds of rapid changes in the ocean and our commercial fisheries are having to deal with these changes much sooner” than hunters or farmers on land, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
From the forests and fisheries and farmlands of an Arcadian state dawned a powerful military capital, a nerve center that had welcomed residents by the hundreds of thousands since the start of the conflict.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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