漁 業(ぎょぎょう)

ぎょぎょう

noun

fishing industry; fisheries

1. fishing industry; fisheries; commercial fishing

The industry of catching fish and other marine products for commercial purposes. Covers both ocean and freshwater fishing operations.

漁業(ぎょぎょう)が盛(さか)んな町(まち)だ。

It's a town where the fishing industry thrives.

日本(にほん)の漁業(ぎょぎょう)は近年(きんねん)衰退(すいたい)している。

Japan's fishing industry has been declining in recent years.

沿岸(えんがん)漁業(ぎょぎょう)に従事(じゅうじ)する人(ひと)が減(へ)り続(つづ)けている。

The number of people engaged in coastal fishing continues to decline.

Refers to the commercial fishing industry as a whole. Composed of 漁(ぎょ) (fishing) + 業(ぎょう) (industry/business).

Common collocations

沿岸(えんがん)漁業(ぎょぎょう): coastal fishing
遠洋(えんよう)漁業(ぎょぎょう): deep-sea fishing
漁業(ぎょぎょう)権(けん): fishing rights
漁業(ぎょぎょう)組合(くみあい): fisheries cooperative
漁業(ぎょぎょう)に従事(じゅうじ)する: to be engaged in fishing

Similar words

水産業(すいさんぎょう): marine products industry — broader, includes aquaculture and processing
釣(つ)り: fishing — recreational fishing, not commercial
養殖(ようしょく): aquaculture — farming fish rather than catching wild ones

Cultural note

Japan is an island nation with a long fishing tradition. The fishing industry plays an important role in Japanese culture and cuisine, though the number of fishers has been declining steadily.

Related Words

Compare: 水産業(すいさんぎょう) (marine products industry)

Compare: 釣(つ)り (fishing)

Compare: 養殖(ようしょく) (aquaculture)

Related: 水産(すいさん) (marine products, fisheries)

Compare: 林業(りんぎょう) (forestry)

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