fishery
Commercial seafood operation
A fishery is a place where fish are caught commercially, or the industry and business of catching, processing, and selling fish.
The term extends to the fish population itself within a particular area: The cod fishery has been depleted by overfishing.
Fisheries may be wild, where fish are caught in their natural habitat, or they may be fish farms where fish are raised in controlled environments.
Government agencies typically regulate fisheries to prevent overharvesting and protect marine ecosystems.
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
endangered · protected · sanctuary · replenishment · restoration · stewardship · enforcement · monitoring
Net-dragging fishing method
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- gillnetMesh that snares by gills
- longlineFishing line with many hooks
- purse-seineEncircling net with drawstring
angling · trapping · spearfishing · jigging · dredging · pot · weir · seine
Safe anchorage for ships
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- bayPartially enclosed water
- inletWater extending into land
- coastalOf the shoreline
lagoon · creek · fjord · dock · wharf · pier · marina · waterfront
Net-dragging fishing boat
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- boatWatercraft for travel
- netFinal amount remaining
- fishfinderSonar showing underwater life
sonar · winch · buoy · float · anchor · hold · crate · tackle
Venue for trade
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- tradeExchange of commodities
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
livelihood · employment · industry · revenue · auction · wholesale · processing · ice
Egg incubation facility
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- tilapiaFarmed freshwater food fish
- carpWhine about trivialities
trout · catfish · salmon · shrimp · prawns · oysters · mussels · shellfish
One who catches aquatic prey
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- captainOne who commands
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- matePartner or companion
crew · navigator · trawlerman · processor · inspector · auctioneer · gillnetter · longliner
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
bycatch · endangered · protected · sanctuary · replenishment · restoration · stewardship · enforcement · monitoring · ecosystem
trawling
Net-dragging fishing method
purse-seine · angling · trapping · spearfishing · jigging · dredging · pot · weir · seine · harpoon
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
coastal · lagoon · creek · fjord · dock · wharf · pier · marina · waterfront · shoreline
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
fishfinder · sonar · winch · buoy · float · anchor · hold · crate · tackle · hook
market
Venue for trade
commodities · livelihood · employment · industry · revenue · auction · wholesale · processing · ice · canning
hatchery
Egg incubation facility
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- tilapiaFarmed freshwater food fish
carp · trout · catfish · salmon · shrimp · prawns · oysters · mussels · shellfish · mollusks
fisher
One who catches aquatic prey
mate · crew · navigator · trawlerman · processor · inspector · auctioneer · gillnetter · longliner · seiner
- Maritime ColoniesNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, Charlottetown
- fishing industrytrawling, trawlers, trawl net, gillnetting, trawler
- food sourcesfarm, farmer, farms, ocean, rancher
- industrial sitesfactory floor, oil refinery, factories, petrochemical plants, plants
- resource sitesmine, quarry, oil well, oil field, gas field
- small businessesbakery, restaurant, salon, boutique, florist
fisherymarine sanctuary
Protected ocean habitat area
marine reserve · no-take zone · wildlife refuge · conservation zone · nature preserve
fisherycattle ranch
Bovine breeding enterprise
ranch · poultry farm · dairy farm · pig farm · feedlot
- fly fishermanOne casting artificial insects
- ice fishermanOne who angles through holes in frozen water
- deep sea fishermanOne who catches offshore
- fisherman sandalsWoven-strap open shoes
- fisherman's pieBaked fish with potato topping
- fisherman sweaterTextured wool pullover, nautical origin