shellfishery
American
[shel-fish-uh-ree]
/ ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ ə ri /
noun
PLURAL
shellfisheries-
the industry and commerce of catching, processing, and selling shellfish; raising shellfish for commercial purposes.
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a commercial shellfish bed.
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