How to Use inshore in a Sentence

inshore

1 of 2 adjective
  • They fish in the shallow inshore waters of the Atlantic.
  • Visible through a tangle of sea-grape trees, swells gently foamed over the inshore reefs.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • From the coast, the inshore water continues to clear, though mid-week rains may bring more mud down the coastal rivers soon.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The ring re-emerged when inshore hydraulics from big seas from last week’s storm combined with high tides to exhume it on the coast.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • The Gulf Stream brings in larger creatures that swim inshore and frequent reefs to hunt.
    — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • There were nine offshore and inshore boats, and men were welcome to participate.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Sight fishing in shallow water is one of the most exciting ways to chase fish on inshore waters.
    — Nate Matthews, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Darcie Arahill is a full-time female angler who has videos for inshore and offshore fishing.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The deal involves offshore fishing, not the inshore lobstering that has been in dispute.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The inshore fishing is mainly the die-hard tog fishermen, searching for a blackfish.
    — Dan Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • And then there are the roosters, vicious inshore predators that grow to 100 pounds and chase prey right into the surf.
    — Nate Matthews, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
  • And rather than affecting all three kinds of inshore shrimp nets, the devices will be required only in the most common ones, called skimmer nets.
    — The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • The system was developed to prevent inshore ships from colliding.
    — Tristram Korten, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2020
  • New divers can move at their own pace at this inshore site, literally walking from the beach into the water during their first open water dives.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Mahi, tuna, grouper and sailfish were a few of the offshore targets, while snook, sea trout and large mangrove snappers were some of the inshore species being caught.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • These are trolled very slowly around channel buoys, artificial reefs, jetties and along the break line where dark inshore water meets green beach water to form a rip.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Usually there is more breeze outside the islands, but sometimes an offshore breeze fills in after midnight and the inshore track may be more favored.
    — Michael Lawler, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Louisiana's inshore shrimp season will open statewide Friday.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • This wasn’t too much of a shock since similar previous studies have shown little sharks evacuating the safety of these inshore shallows in the wake of a storm.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • Even after inshore abundance declined, long-range party boats offered multi-day trips to distant ledges and banks well into the current century.
    — Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The conditions were immaculate, and other tow teams had appeared—coming in from the sea on skis, since the inshore white-water zone was still too ferocious to cross.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • From the coast, the heavy rains and wind have slowed inshore fishing, pushing reds and trout down Mobile Bay, but the bite should pick up quickly as soon as the flush of freshwater passes.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Lots of fishermen will be heading to inshore waters, where the crappie fishing has been outstanding at Berlin and West Branch reservoirs.
    — cleveland, 5 May 2022
  • That said, most anglers who are shopping for a saltwater fly and reel combo are going to go after inshore fish—bluefish, striped bass, sea trout, redfish—instead of big offshore fish such as mahi and marlin.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Offshore anglers are connecting with marlin slow-trolling small blackfin tuna, while inshore kings and Spanish are still active and can be caught trolling spoons on number 2 planers.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Rescue a Reef originally started as a citizen science project and grew into a a massive rescue effort to rebuild the nation’s only inshore reef.
    — Brooke Henderson, miamiherald, 24 July 2017
  • From the coast, heavy rains have pushed many inshore fish down the bays to seek salty water, so best action is now in Mississippi Sound and lower Mobile Bay for reds and trout.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 23 July 2021
  • The small-mesh trawl fishery that operated in the New York Bight, and killed many immature whiting, probably drove down inshore numbers, although the fish remained abundant offshore.
    — Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
  • New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to expand the rules, officials said Tuesday.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The populations of abalone, rockfish and other marine species that depend on inshore kelp forests to survive are being decimated, confirmed the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2019

inshore

2 of 2 adverb
  • The first is inshore fishing—bays, rivers, sounds, and harbors.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Gandy said fishermen reported few landings inshore with most of their catches coming offshore.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Driftwood that escapes inshore tidal currents can get caught in the North Pacific Gyre, which pulls it far to the west.
    — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018
  • There are different theories as to why whales strand themselves, from chasing prey too far inshore to trying to protect a sick member of the group or escaping a predator.
    — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The warm water in late spring allowed lobsters to move inshore earlier in the year than usual, which led to early landings, and an unexpected and significant price drop.
    — Smithsonian, 2 June 2018
  • Kings and Spanish are moving back inshore as the water clears and becomes more salty again after earlier storms—both will be around until the baitfish leave, sometime after mid-October.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021

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