fishing ground
Noun
Meaning
fishing ground (plural fishing grounds)
An area of water used for fishing (usually a sea area).
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Besides, the association also continues encouraging fishermen to firmly hold on to the sea and their fishing ground; through that contributing to the protection of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the sea and islands.
It also declared that Beijing violated the rights of Filipinos when the latter were blocked from fishing in the Scarborough shoal, which is a traditional fishing ground within the 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Philippines.
The people of Ono-i-Lau in the Lau Islands archipelago claim that Minerva Reef is part of their traditional fishing ground.
Its main ports are Novy Port and Dikson and it is important as a fishing ground although the sea is ice-bound for all but two months of the year.
The area has been a traditional fishing ground of Indonesian fishermen for centuries, and continues.
The marine life on the reefs is believed to be one of the most important reasons why the Norwegian coastline is such a generous fishing ground.