Another word for fishery
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Noun
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- The taking of fish in waters that one does not own but that by custom or law are open for such use by the public.
- A fishery.
- A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases.
- The amount that this container can hold:
- A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.
- A tank, bowl, or other water-filled enclosure in which living fish or other aquatic animals and plants are kept.
- A place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants.
- A fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish.
- A dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water, as for a millrace, or to regulate or measure the flow.
- a place where fish are abundant, as off Newfoundland
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