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Definition of Shellfisheries
1. shellfishery [n] - See also: shellfishery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shellfisheries
Literary usage of Shellfisheries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... A Report Upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts by David Lawrence Belding (1909)
"matters pertaining to the shellfisheries, whether it be regulations or the
restocking of ... A few good laws only are necessary for the shellfisheries. ..."
2. Shell-fish Industries by James Lawrence Kellogg (1910)
"The present laws have essentially in a marked degree converted the shellfisheries,
the undivided property of all the inhabitants of the State, into holdings ..."
3. Shell-fish Industries by James Lawrence Kellogg (1910)
"From time to time, however, special grants have been made to certain towns,
carrying control of the shellfisheries; special acts of the General Court of ..."
4. Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston by Boston Public Library (1908)
"... A partial report upon the shellfisheries of Massachusetts. ... Preliminary report
upon the shellfisheries of Massachusetts. ..."