fishery
/ˈfɪʃ(ə)ri
/noun (plural fisheries)
1A place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.Although some stream fed commercial fisheries do contain natural fish, the fast majority are artificially stocked....
- The bluefin trevallies have commercial value for fisheries and for game fishing as well.
- So much for fish in commercial fisheries being in poor condition!
1.1A fishing ground or area where fish are caught.There is no catch and release allowed at the fishery and fishing must cease once the limit is reached....
- None of this will be good for the fish, the fishery, or the fishing communities of Nova Scotia.
- Accomplished anglers can move to the heart of the action in the Savage River, a tailwater fishery and catch-and-release trophy area.
1.2 [mass noun] The occupation or industry of catching or rearing fish.The Government argued today that shutting down Australia's profitable tuna fishery and export industry would be reckless....
- The provisions of the act do not apply to state aids extended to agriculture, fishery or the defence industry.
- The village is typical of many of those on the west coast: a small community struggling against declining fishery.
Rhymes
- plotting table
- plot twist
- plotty
- plotwise
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- plouff
- plough
- ploughable
- plough-alms
- plough a lonely (or one's own) furrow
- ploughback
- ploughbeam
- plough bolt
- plough-boon
- ploughboote
- ploughbote
- ploughboy
- plough bullock
- plough clevis
- plough day
- plough driver
- ploughed-back
- ploughed-out
- ploughed-up
- plougher