fishery

/ˈfɪʃəri/ noun (plural fisheries)

Definition

› [C] NATURAL RESOURCES an area of water where fish are caught, especially in order to sell them: The depletion of fisheries has serious impacts on food security.

› [C] PRODUCTION fish farm

› [U or plural] PRODUCTION the business or industry that is involved in breeding, catching, or selling fish: Commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico received $15 million to offset losses and damage to equipment from flooding. The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

(Definition of fishery noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)