fishery

noun

fish·ery ˈfi-shə-rē

plural fisheries

: the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (such as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : fishing

: a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals

: a fishing establishment

also : its fishermen

: the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters

: the technology of fishery

—usually plural

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The candidates are pitching different priorities, from fisheries and missing Indigenous people to energy costs and oil drilling, as rural communities face voting-access barriers. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Gunnar Knapp, a professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Anchorage and a prominent fishery economist, told me that the trawling issue has become about more than just fishing regulations. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Rivers, wetlands, fisheries and the natural resources around them have long been part of our communities and our cultural traditions. — Dana Adkins, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Stoett argues that if a market is used to encourage removal, the commercial activity should exist because the species needs to be reduced, contained, or eradicated—not because the goal is to establish a sustainable fishery for that species. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fishery

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First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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fishery

noun

fish·ery ˈfish-(ə-)rē

plural fisheries

: the activity or business of fishing

: a place or establishment for catching fish

fishery

noun

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