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Definition of fishery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fishery

noun
 
/ˈfɪʃəri/
 
/ˈfɪʃəri/
(plural fisheries)
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  1. a part of the sea or a river where fish are caught in large quantities
    • a herring fishery
    • coastal/freshwater fisheries
  2. (also fish farm)
     a place where fish are bred (= kept in order to produce young) as a business
    • a trout fishery
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