shellfishery

English

Etymology

Blend of shellfish +‎ fishery

Noun

shellfishery (countable and uncountable, plural shellfisheries)

1. A place where shellfish are caught or processed.
   • 2007 July 5, Andy Newman, “Raritan Bay Border War Flares Anew Over Clams”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It may come as a surprise that there is a shellfishery worth defending in New York City waters.

2. (uncountable) The catching of shellfish.