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shellfishery

shellfishery

6.1
A business that catches or grows sea animals with shells like oysters and clams
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cultivo de mariscos
  • The coastal town relies heavily on its shellfishery to boost the local economy by harvesting clams and oysters.
  • shellfishery surveys

Examples

  • The name Ernest Ingersoll is well-known to many shellfishery biologists as the author of two outstanding monographs on the shellfisheries of the United States and Canada in the 1880s.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Ingersoll may have been chosen to write the shellfishery monographs because he had demonstrated experience in observing various areas in the West.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The year before he began his shellfishery surveys.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Perhaps he did not realize how valuable they would come to be to future generations of shellfishery biologists.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Shellfishery Monographs

    Academic text (1991)

  • Ingersoll never mentioned his shellfishery surveys and monographs for the U.S. Fish Commission and the Census Bureau in his later writings.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In 1879, Ingersoll also began his U.S. shellfishery surveys (Fig. 3).

    Academic text (1991)

  • Many environmentalists support sustainable practices in the shellfishery to protect marine ecosystems.

  • During the summer months, the shellfishery attracts tourists eager to enjoy fresh seafood caught from local waters.

Synonyms

fishery
vsshellfishery
53 3.4

A place where people catch and prepare fish to sell

focuses on oysters, clams, and mussels rather than other seafood products
fishing industry
vsshellfishery
6 1.9

Businesses that catch, prepare, and sell animals from the sea

focuses on oysters, clams, and mussels rather than all seafood businesses
aquaculture
vsshellfishery
  • Specialized
4 6.6

Raising fish, shellfish, or seaweed to eat

includes both wild harvest and farming rather than only controlled cultivation
mariculture
vsshellfishery
  • Specialized
7.3

The farming of fish, shellfish, and seaweed in the ocean for sale

also covers wild harvesting as well as cultivation

Surface Forms

shellfishery singular
shellfisheries plural

Morphology

shellfishery = shellfish (transparent) = shell + fish + ery

The word is formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ery' to the clear compound 'shellfish', yielding a place/industry sense that learners can deduce.

Etymology

Shellfishery is made from shell, fish and the ending -ery, where -ery means 'a place or business', just like in bakery. So a shellfishery is a place or industry where people catch, farm, or sell shellfish like oysters, clams, and mussels.