[fish.ery] n, pl -er.ies (1528) 1: the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (as sponges, shrimp, or seals): fishing
2: a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals
3: a fishing establishment; also: its fishermen
4: the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters
5: the technology of fishery--usu. used in pl.