fishery

fishery
fish·ery

English syllables. 2014.

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  • fishery — fish‧e‧ry [ˈfɪʆəri] noun fisheries PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] the fishing industry: • the agriculture, forest and fishery sectors of the economy 2. [countable] a part of the sea where fish are caught as a business: • The Peruvian anchovy fishery …   Financial and business terms

  • Fishery — Fish er*y, n.; pl. {Fisheries}. 1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A place for catching fish. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in particular waters. Abbott. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fishery — business of fishing, 1670s; “place where fish are caught,” 1690s; see FISH (Cf. fish) + ERY (Cf. ery). Related: Fisheries …   Etymology dictionary

  • fishery — ► NOUN (pl. fisheries) 1) a place where fish are reared, or caught in numbers. 2) the occupation or industry of catching or rearing fish …   English terms dictionary

  • fishery — [fish′ər ē] n. pl. fisheries 1. the business of catching, packing, or selling fish, or lobsters, shrimp, etc. 2. a place where fish, etc. are caught; fishing ground 3. the legal right to catch fish in certain waters or at certain times 4. a place …   English World dictionary

  • Fishery — See also: fishing and fishing industry A salmon fishery with salmon spawning within the Becharof Wilderness in southern Alaska. Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising and/or harvesting fish, which is determined by some… …   Wikipedia

  • fishery — Business or process of catching, processing, or selling fish. A hatchery or place for catching fish. A right or liberty of taking fish at a particular place or waters. A species of incorporeal hereditament, anciently termed piscary, of which… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fishery — Business or process of catching, processing, or selling fish. A hatchery or place for catching fish. A right or liberty of taking fish at a particular place or waters. A species of incorporeal hereditament, anciently termed piscary, of which… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fishery — In common usage, a place for fishing. In a legal sense, a right, other than one arising from ownership of a particular shore or beach, to employ within a particular stretch of water, lawful means for the taking of fish which may be found there.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • fishery — noun Fishery is used before these nouns: ↑biologist Fishery is used after these nouns: ↑herring, ↑salmon, ↑trout …   Collocations dictionary

  • fishery — UK [ˈfɪʃərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fishery : singular fishery plural fisheries 1) an area of the sea where fish can be caught to be sold 2) a place where fish are bred, either to be sold for food or to be put into lakes and rivers to… …   English dictionary

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