Dictionary

fishery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfɪʃəɹi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fishery From fish + -ery.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
2. (countable, uncountable) A place related to fishing ▸ A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground (for example, a territorial one).
   • This fishery, which at its peak produced more than 80,000 tons a year, is now in decline. 1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 May 2015:
   • the collapse of the fisheries
   • The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy. 2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2016:
   • While the present conservation of Maryland fisheries is largely concerned with the oyster, which promises such great future returns, the foodfishes should not be neglected. 1904, “Report of the Conservation commission of Maryland for 1908-1909”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), number 3:
3. (countable, uncountable) A place related to fishing ▸ A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place related to fishing ▸ A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
5. (countable) A right to fish in a particular location, such as territorial fishing waters.
6. (countable) A fishing company.

Forms

Deriveds

codfishery · crayfishery · swordfishery · agrofishery · silvofishery · nonfishery · goldfishery · shellfishery · sportfishery · several fishery

Synonyms

piscary (right to capture fish) · fishing right (right to capture fish) · fishing space (place to capture fish) · fishing · fishing ground (place to capture fish) · fish farm (place to raise fish) · piscage (right to capture fish) · piscary (place to capture fish)

Translations (66)

ar مَصْيَدَة (place related to fishing) · cy pysgodfa (place related to fishing) · kk балық аулау кәсібі (fishing) · hi मत्स्य पालन (fishing) · el ψάρεμα (fishing) · el αλίευση (fishing) · cmn 漁業 /渔业 (fishing) · fi kalanviljelylaitos (place related to fishing) · cmn 水產業 /水产业 (fishing) · tr balıkçılık (fishing company) · fi kalastus (fishing) · hu horgászat (fishing) · ko 수산업 (fishing) · gl pesca (fishing) · ru рыболо́вство (fishing) · bg риболов (fishing) · fi kalapaikka (place related to fishing) · cy pysgodle (place related to fishing) · ja 漁業 (fishing) · el αλιευτική ζώνη (place related to fishing) · ko 어업 (fishing) · ja 水産業 (fishing) · nb fiskeri (fishing company) · fi kalankäsittelylaitos (place related to fishing) · vi ngư nghiệp (fishing) · pl łowisko (place related to fishing) · kk балықшылық (fishing) · tl pangisdaan (fishing) · nn fiskeri (place related to fishing) · pt pesca (fishing) · da fiskeri (fishing) · pt pesqueiro (place related to fishing) · ga iascaireacht (place related to fishing) · hu halászat (fishing) · fi kalastusyritys (fishing company) · gl pesqueira (place related to fishing) · nn fiskeri (fishing company) · rup piscãrilji (fishing) · fr pêcherie (fishing) · el ψαρότοπος (place related to fishing) · da fiskeri (fishing company) · ro pescărie (fishing) · nb fiskeri (fishing) · vi ngư trường (place related to fishing) · fr pêcherie (place related to fishing) · ca peixatera (place related to fishing) · de Fischerei (fishing) · vi công nghiệp cá (fishing) · nn fiskeri (fishing) · fi kalatehdas (place related to fishing) · fi kalastusalue (place related to fishing) · nb fiskeri (place related to fishing) · vi nghề cá (fishing) · pl przedsiębiorstwo rybołówcze (fishing company) · fi kalankasvattamo (place related to fishing) · fi kalavedet (place related to fishing) · pl rybołówstwo (fishing) · tr balıkçılık (fishing) · fi kalatalous (fishing) · fi apaja (place related to fishing) · hu halászterület (place related to fishing) · el αλιεία (fishing) · uk риба́льство (fishing) · hu tanya (place related to fishing) · bg риболовен район (place related to fishing) · az balıqçılıq (fishing)