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

Better to target the invasive and voracious snakehead or blue catfish; their mortality is not only possible but desired by fisheries officials. —Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024

Now, imagine a scenario in which the blue crab fishery, the watermen who fish them and crab-picking gatherings are a thing of the past. —Washington Post, 12 July 2024

The state agency’s role included protecting and promoting the commercial and sport fisheries downriver, whose participants were predominantly white. —Tony Schick, ProPublica, 25 June 2024

In the late 1800s, California had a commercial fishery for white sturgeon, but the population soon crashed and the fishery was shut down in the early 20th century. —Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024

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