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fishery
Fishery (noun) means the business of catching, preparing and selling fish or seafood.
noun
1
The business of catching, preparing and selling fish or seafood.
2
A place connected with fishing.
3
An area of water where fish or seafood are caught, such as a fishing ground within a country's waters.
"This fishery, which at its peak produced more than 80,000 tons a year, is now in decline."
— William J. Broad, Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table (1995)
"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."
— “Report of the Conservation commission of Maryland for 1908-1909”, Report of the Conservation commission of Maryland for 1908-1909 (1904)
"the collapse of the fisheries"
4
A place where fish or seafood are bred and raised, like a fish farm.
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piscary
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What is the meaning of fishery?
"fishery" (noun) means the business of catching, preparing and selling fish or seafood.
What is another word for fishery?
Other words for "fishery" include piscary.
What are the different meanings of fishery?
"fishery" has 3 main meanings: 1. The business of catching, preparing and selling fish or seafood; 2. A place connected with fishing; 3. An area of water where fish or seafood are caught, such as a fishing ground within a country's waters.
