FISHERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fishery mean? 

• FISHERY (noun)
  The noun FISHERY has 1 sense:

1. a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold

  Familiarity information: FISHERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISHERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fishery; piscary

Hypernyms ("fishery" is a kind of...):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fishery"):

pearl fishery (a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters)

Derivation:

fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)

 Context examples 

This could also result in smaller adult fish, with significant impact on fisheries.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)

In the Southeastern U.S., salt marshes have endured massive grass die-offs as a result of intense drought, which can affect everything from fisheries to water quality.

(Biodiversity in salt marshes builds climate resilience, NSF)

By using a genetic tool called DNA barcoding, Brazilian researchers could help prevent illegal fishing of threatened shark species and hence help prevent the collapse of some fisheries.

(New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood, SciDev.Net)

The lakes also support major economies, including fisheries and tourism.

(Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future, National Science Foundation)

Such losses will be dramatic as most countries in the Pacific are dependent on fisheries for food and livelihoods.

(Pacific island fish migrating to cooler seas, SciDev.Net)

These include supporting local, small-scale fisheries and reorienting the global fish trade towards better and more equal distribution of catches.

(Fairer fish trade could fix nutrient deficiencies in coastal countries, SciDev.Net)

The new findings have important implications for fisheries and lobster farming, which require healthy coastal ecosystems, including seagrass beds, to thrive.

(Microbe diversity is key to healthy coastal ecosystems, National Science Foundation)

Ending overfishing is a quick, deliverable action which will restore fish populations, create more resilient ocean ecosystems, decrease CO2 pollution and increase carbon capture, and deliver more profitable fisheries and thriving coastal communities.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The change, which could happen over a period as short as one year in some areas, could significantly impact marine food webs and lead to cascading changes across ocean ecosystems, including disruptions of fisheries.

(Marine organisms in Southern Ocean will face shallower zone for life, National Science Foundation)

The largest harmful algae bloom ever recorded happened in the summer of 2015 off the West Coast of North America from Alaska to California, and resulted in the closure of fisheries to protect consumers from potential shellfish poisoning.

(Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic, National Science Foundation)