fishery

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the business or activity of catching, processing, and selling fish

   The coastal town depended on the herring fishery.

2. 2
   noun

   a place or area where fish are caught or raised

   The river fishery was closed during spawning season.

3. 3
   noun

   the legal right to fish in a particular area

   The estate claimed an ancient fishery in the stream.

From fish plus -ery, the suffix used for activities, places, and trades. It can name the industry, the fishing ground, or the legal right to fish there.

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