Fishery Terms

noun the act of gathering a crop

verb to gather a crop

• The farmers were busy harvesting the crops in the fields.
• We're going to go out and start harvesting the apples soon.
• Let's head out to the orchard and do some harvesting.
• She spent years harvesting knowledge from books and experiences.

noun the spawn of other aquatic animals, such as the eggs of a lobster or the young of an oyster

• The chef prepared a delicate dish of smoked salmon roe for the guests.
• I tried caviar for the first time and it was actually just fish roe.
• Let's grab some sushi and load up on that roe!
• The company's profits have been steadily increasing, like the growth of roe in a fish population.

noun a young eel, especially one that has not yet reached the stage of migration to freshwater

• The elver population in the river has been steadily declining due to pollution.
• I heard that elvers are really difficult to catch because they are so slippery.
• Let's go down to the river and try to scoop up some elvers.
• The young interns at the office were like elvers, eager and full of potential.

noun a marine mollusk with a long, soft body, eight arms and two tentacles, typically able to change color and expel ink as a defense mechanism

• The chef prepared a delicious squid dish for the guests.
• I tried squid for the first time and it wasn't bad at all.
• Let's grab some calamari, I heard this place makes the best squid in town.
• His mind was like a tangled web of thoughts, a squid's ink cloud obscuring clarity.