pearling
noun[U]
uk/pɜː.lɪŋ/us/pɝː.lɪŋ/theactivityorbusinessofcollectingpearls(=small, roundwhiteobjectsthatforminside theshellsof aseacreatureand are used to makejewellery):
Fiftyyearsago theeconomyof Doha relied on pearling andfishing.
Theoldpearlingfleetwasreplacedbyhugeoiltankers.
- Thepeoplehad avarietyofjobs,includingfishingand pearling.
- Thebackdropof the pearlingindustryaddsabeautifuldescriptiveelementto thestory.
- Every now and again some of the pearling luggers come this way.
Commercial fishing
- aerator
- bycatch
- crabbing
- dragnet
- drift net
- factory ship
- fish
- fisherman
- fishery
- fishing
- lobster pot
- outfish
- oyster bed
- trawl
- trawler
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