shellfishery
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[edit] Noun
shellfishery (countable and uncountable; plural shellfisheries)
- A place where shellfish are caught or processed.
- 2007 July 5, Andy Newman, “Raritan Bay Border War Flares Anew Over Clams”, New York Times:
- It may come as a surprise that there is a shellfishery worth defending in New York City waters.
- 2007 July 5, Andy Newman, “Raritan Bay Border War Flares Anew Over Clams”, New York Times:
- (uncountable) The catching of shellfish.
