fishery
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- noun
- /ˈfɪʃəri/
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pesquería
- Pollock alone brings $1 billion annually to the US economy, the largest single-species fishery in the country.
- fisheries management
- a commercial fishery
- bycatch in fisheries
We know perfectly well how to manage fisheries sustainably.
- We know perfectly well how to manage fisheries sustainably.
- So it goes beyond just the impact of warming oceans on fisheries and the trends of migrating fish stocks.
- And we were doing a project on local, local communities and, and, and small scale fisheries.
- Like Florida has such an incredibly abundant, healthy fishery.
- It's difficult to exclude people from a large fishery or from an Internet.
- It's just furthering our industry, conserving our fishery and teaching people how to get hooked on fishing.
Examples
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Next, we briefly discuss the state of inland fisheries and contrast these with marine fisheries.
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And here in our area, we're mainly known for our red grouper and gag grouper fishery, and that's what our commercial fishermen live off of.
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But it's critical to protect the fishery.
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The river levels go down, the fishery which is the main protein supply for local communities is destroyed.
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Where are the major fisheries now?
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Fishery staff are baffled at what caused these hundreds of dead fish...
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It's the worst kind of fishery in that the fishers target the breeding grounds.
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The state of inland fisheries and why seafood awareness campaigns are needed.
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In 2008, inland capture fisheries produced an estimated 10 million metric tons of fish and crustaceans.
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The coastal town relies heavily on its local fishery for economic support and job creation.
Synonyms
A place where people catch, clean, and sell fish
Compounds
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Etymology
Fishery is simply fish plus the ending -ery, which means a 'place' or 'business', like in bakery. So a fishery is a place where fish are caught, prepared, and sold.