fishery

Everyday

1. A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm. tree →
2. A fishery is the business or industry of catching fish. tree →

In the lessons

Geography and environment lessons (overfishing, fishing quotas, sustainable fisheries), and coastal life in Canada, Ireland, Iceland and New Zealand. Phrases: sustainable fishery, cod fishery, fisheries minister.

Examples

• The cod fishery off Canada closed after overfishing. tree →
• The village depends on the fishery for jobs. tree →
• A trout fishery breeds fish in ponds. tree →
• Sustainable fisheries leave enough fish to breed. tree →
• The government sets rules for fisheries. tree →
• We visited a salmon fishery in Scotland. tree →
• He remained behind, and made himself useful on the farm and at the fishery. tree →

Note

Plural fisheries. Look for the blue «sustainable» fish label. In maths, quotas are fixed amounts of fish allowed each year.