shellfishery
nounEtymology Blend of shellfish + fishery.
1
A place where shellfish are caught or processed.
- 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”, in New York Times:
2
The catching of shellfish.