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fishery

[fish-uh-ree] / ˈfɪʃ ə ri /


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He smiled with pride at the state of the fishery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It had been decades since sharks last patrolled the reef off the coast of Fiji's Naidiri Village, but they returned this year following a community-led effort to protect the fishery and plant thousands of corals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

At the moment, McKinney holds the edge, sitting in first place halfway through the four-day tournament after bringing in a 30-pound bag of smallmouth Friday—a colossal, record-breaking haul for a smallmouth fishery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Muir said work is being progressed "as a priority" to develop a temporary cessation scheme to support permit holders affected by the closure of the yellow eel fishery.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The fishery was where most of the University’s works of hands were made.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

But it’s more than just Greenland sharks at risk, with an estimated 79 million sharks dying in fisheries in 2019.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Our communities deserve to know what’s in the water ... and what it means for our health, our fisheries, and our future,” Padilla said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

After independence, he had served as defence minister, then foreign minister and had been heading the fisheries ministry when his troubles began.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The EU typically requires members to participate in its common fisheries policy, although EU officials had suggested they could offer some flexibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Harvests brought up from the deep by the haenyeo accounted for 60 percent of Jeju’s total revenue from its fisheries, and haenyeo women became the main revenue-earners in their families.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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