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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At the moment, McKinney holds the edge, sitting in first place halfway through the four-day tournament after bringing in a 30-pound bag of smallmouth Friday—a colossal, record-breaking haul for a smallmouth fishery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
During that earlier El Niño, for instance, market squid, which had been the largest commercial fishery by volume in California, moved north to Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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
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
One abundant and widely ranging species supports the entire commercial fishery of the southern Atlantic and Gulf states.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
But it’s more than just Greenland sharks at risk, with an estimated 79 million sharks dying in fisheries in 2019.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Our communities deserve to know what’s in the water ... and what it means for our health, our fisheries, and our future,” Padilla said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Warming oceans, habitat destruction, predation by rats and dogs, competition with commercial fisheries and accidental capture in fishing nets are also threatening many populations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Of the 35 so-called chapters of talks ranging from fisheries and economic policy to freedom of speech and free movement of goods, 27 had begun and 11 of them were provisionally complete, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The fisheries of fresh and salt water are a resource of great importance, involving the interests and the welfare of a very large number of people.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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