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Aquaculture vs Fishery - What's the difference?

aquaculture | fishery |

As nouns the difference between aquaculture and fishery

is that aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals while fishery is (activity) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

aquaculture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish and other aquatic animals.
  • * 2010 September, Andrew Faulkner, "Caviar", , ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 77:
    • Finally, sturgeon aquaculture would create a sustainable industry.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "aquaculture") ----

    fishery

    English

    Noun

    (fisheries)
  • (senseid)(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
  • (senseid)(countable) A place related to fishing, particularly:
  • # A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground.
  • # A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.
  • # A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.
  • (senseid)(countable) A right to fish in a particular location.
  • (senseid)(countable) A fishing company.

    • Synonyms

    * (fishing) See * (place to capture fish) fishing ground, fishing space, piscary * (place to raise fish) See * (right to capture fish) fishing right, piscary, piscage