fishery
fishery — noun
- fisherysingular
- fisheriesplural
1. a place in the ocean, a river, or a lake where people catch large quantities of
a place in the ocean, a river, or a lake where people catch large quantities of fish to sell as a business
The cold waters off the coast of Iceland support one of the world's richest fisheries.
collocation: rich fishery / support a fishery
The government closed the salmon fishery along the Fraser River to protect the declining fish population.
collocation: close a fishery + reason
Amina's grandfather worked in the herring fishery off the coast of Norway for more than forty years.
Strict rules now control how many boats can operate in the North Sea fishery each season.
- fishing ground
More specific to the physical location in the water; often used in nautical contexts ('rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland')
- fishing area
Broader and less technical; can describe any water body where fishing happens, not necessarily commercial ('a popular fishing area for tourists')
- fishing waters
Emphasises the water itself rather than the business operation; often used in legal or regulatory language ('territorial fishing waters')
文法句型
adjective + fishery
fishery + verb
in/off + [place name] + fishery
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form (fisheries) even when referring to a single large area. A fishery is defined by the location and the fish species being caught together, so 'the cod fisheries of the North Atlantic' refers to several distinct fishing grounds.