Legal Definitions - fishery

Definition: Fishery refers to the right or liberty of taking fish. It can also refer to a fishing ground.

Examples:

• Free fishery: An exclusive right of fishery, granted by the monarch, to take fish in public water such as a river or an arm of the sea.
• Right of fishery: The right of persons to fish in public waters, subject to federal and state restrictions and regulations, such as fishing seasons, licensing, and catch limits.
• Several fishery: A right to fish in waters that are neither on one's own land nor on the land of a person who granted the right to fish.
• Common fishery: A fishing ground where all persons have a right to take fish.

These examples illustrate the different types of fishery rights that exist. Free fishery is an exclusive right granted by the monarch, while right of fishery is a right granted to individuals subject to regulations. Several fishery is a right to fish in waters that are not owned by the person fishing, and common fishery is a fishing ground where everyone has the right to fish.