fishery
/ˈfɪʃəɹi/ noun C1- Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
- A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground (for example, a territorial one). · the collapse of the fisheries
- A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
- A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
- A right to fish in a particular location, such as territorial fishing waters.
- A fishing company.
Plural fisheries
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