Legal Definitions - libera piscaria

Definition: Libera piscaria (lib-uh-ruh pis-kair-ee-uh) is a term used to describe a free fishery, which is 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. It is also known as a right of fishery.

Examples:

• A fisherman who has been granted the right to fish in a particular river by the monarch has a libera piscaria.
• Common fishery is a fishing ground where all persons have a right to take fish.
• Several fishery is 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.

These examples illustrate the different types of fishery rights that exist. A fisherman who has been granted a libera piscaria has the exclusive right to fish in a particular river or arm of the sea. Common fishery, on the other hand, is a fishing ground where anyone can fish. Several fishery is a right to fish in waters that are not owned by the fisherman or the person who granted the right to fish.