fishery
noun
fish·ery ˈfi-shə-rē 
plural fisheries
1
: the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (such as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing
2
: a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals
3
: a fishing establishment
also : its fishermen
4
: the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters
5
: the technology of fishery —usually used in plural
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Pebble mineral deposit is located about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, near headwaters that support the valuable Bristol Bay salmon fishery. 
Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022 Plotkin said in the late 1800s a commercial sea turtle fishery in Matagorda Bay decimated the bay's sea turtle population by the early 1900s. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022 Coho salmon are beginning to show up in the Buoy 10 fishery and remain legal to fish for and retain. oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Schindler and other fishery scientists have looked to the freshwater and oceans for clues to the runaway sockeye returns of 2022, which by late July offered startling vistas of vast schools milling about patches of Lake Nerka’s blue-green water. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Conservation organizations will be on hand to educate about protecting our rivers and the steelhead fishery, including the sponsoring Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders Association and the Cleveland Metroparks. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 Alaska’s pollock fishery used to take in a lot of salmon bycatch. Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Such reefs, officials said, provide additional habitat for fish and promote marine life, which increases fishery production and provides opportunities for recreational fishing. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Carroll, the Yukon River fishery manager, is hopeful that the salmon will recover in the long run. Victoria Petersen, Wired, 30 July 2022 See More
Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022 Plotkin said in the late 1800s a commercial sea turtle fishery in Matagorda Bay decimated the bay's sea turtle population by the early 1900s. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022 Coho salmon are beginning to show up in the Buoy 10 fishery and remain legal to fish for and retain. oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Schindler and other fishery scientists have looked to the freshwater and oceans for clues to the runaway sockeye returns of 2022, which by late July offered startling vistas of vast schools milling about patches of Lake Nerka’s blue-green water. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Conservation organizations will be on hand to educate about protecting our rivers and the steelhead fishery, including the sponsoring Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders Association and the Cleveland Metroparks. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 Alaska’s pollock fishery used to take in a lot of salmon bycatch. Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Such reefs, officials said, provide additional habitat for fish and promote marine life, which increases fishery production and provides opportunities for recreational fishing. Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Carroll, the Yukon River fishery manager, is hopeful that the salmon will recover in the long run. Victoria Petersen, Wired, 30 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
fishery
noun
fish·ery ˈfi-shə-rē
plural fisheries
1
: the business of catching, processing, and selling fish
2
: a place for catching fish
saltwater fisheries