fishery

noun

fish·​ery ˈfi-shə-rē 

plural fisheries

1

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

2

: a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals

3

: a fishing establishment

also : its fishermen

4

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

5

: the technology of fishery

—usually used in plural

Examples of fishery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As for the health of the Florida fishery, the core of the crab’s range, harvests peaked in the 1990s, said Grandy. —Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

If products are merchandised poorly, no one will want to purchase it and money will not circle back to fisheries and the Alaskan economy could suffer. —Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Since 2015, the CCG has also deployed vessels to the North Pacific to conduct fishery law enforcement in accordance with an international treaty. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

The program collects data to assess and manage major fisheries off the California coast, surveying marine life and monitoring indicators of ocean and environmental change. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

fishery

noun

fish·​ery ˈfish-(ə-)rē 

plural fisheries

1

: the activity or business of fishing

2

: a place or establishment for catching fish