shellfishery
/ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃəri/
noun
- The industry or business of catching, farming, or processing shellfish (such as clams, oysters, lobsters, or crabs).
- New regulations were introduced to protect the local shellfishery from overharvesting.
- Many families have worked in the shellfishery for generations.
- The coastal town's economy depends heavily on shellfishery.
- A place where shellfish are caught or farmed, such as a designated area of ocean or a shellfish bed.
- The bay is a rich natural shellfishery for oysters and clams.
- They closed the shellfishery after a harmful algae bloom was detected.
- The government maps show all the licensed shellfisheries along the coast.