(すいさんぎょう)

すいさんぎょう
noun
fisheries industry, fishing industry
1. fisheries industry; fishing industry; aquaculture industry
The industry encompassing fishing, aquaculture, and the processing and sale of marine and freshwater products. An important sector in Japan's economy.
日本(にほん)水産業(すいさんぎょう)世界的(せかいてき)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Japan's fishing industry is world-famous.
水産業(すいさんぎょう)従事(じゅうじ)する(ひと)()っている。
The number of people working in the fisheries industry is declining.
地球(ちきゅう)温暖化(おんだんか)による海水温(かいすいおん)上昇(じょうしょう)水産業(すいさんぎょう)深刻(しんこく)影響(えいきょう)(あた)えている。
Rising sea temperatures due to global warming are having a serious impact on the fisheries industry.

USAGE: 水産業(すいさんぎょう) covers all aspects of the fishing and aquaculture industry, including catching, farming, processing, and selling marine products. Japan, as an island nation, has historically had one of the world's largest fishing industries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水産業(すいさんぎょう)従事(じゅうじ)する: to work in the fisheries industry
  • 水産業(すいさんぎょう)振興(しんこう): promotion of the fishing industry
  • 水産業(すいさんぎょう)関係者(かんけいしゃ): fisheries industry workers/stakeholders

The word is a compound of 水産(すいさん) (marine products, fisheries) and (ぎょう) (industry, business).