migratory fish

collocation in English

meaningsofmigratoryandfish

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migratory
adjective
uk
/maɪˈɡreɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmaɪ.ɡrə.tɔːr.i/
A migratory bird or animal is one that migrates (= travels to a different place, usually when the ...
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fish
noun
uk
/fɪʃ/us
/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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(Definition ofmigratoryandfishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This reflects the partial inaccessibility of the floodplains inside the embankment bymigratoryfishspecies.
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Flounder is amigratoryfish, which is found in estuaries most of the year.
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The department has already arranged to monitor the effect of the work on the mussel fishery and onmigratoryfish, including salmon.
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Themigratoryfish—namely, salmon and sea trout—are under severe pressure.
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There is then the equally serious problem of the downstream passage of salmon kelts, smolts and othermigratoryfishspecies, especially shad.
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Migratoryfishdo not just contribute to the economy but are a part of the natural heritage.
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The salmon, along with other species, is amigratoryfishwhich starts its life in a river.
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So far as concernsmigratoryfish, substantial expenditure is now planned on a greatly improved fish pass.
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Migratoryfishwould have to negotiate the barrage itself, pass through the altered tidal zone downstream and an 11-kilometre stretch of impounded water upstream.
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These arrangements are intended to promote the effective conservation ofmigratoryfishstocks.
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Was any progress made on the special problem ofmigratoryfishwhich breed in fresh water and can be caught in large quantities at sea?
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Clearly at that time they were worried aboutmigratoryfish.
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That could affectmigratoryfishas well as human health.
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The difficulty is that, historically, the legislation relating to the exploitation ofmigratoryfishrevolves around salmon as a food resource.
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To ensure they stay removed requires only a one-line provision banning the taking ofmigratoryfish, salmon or sea trout, by any defined netting instrument.
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I am a strong supporter of the case that we must ensure thatmigratoryfishhave a free and uninhibited passage.
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I am serious about these matters because estuarial barrages are a great obstacle tomigratoryfish.
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The fish monitoring scheme will be for marine and coarse fish, as well asmigratoryfishsuch as salmon, sea trout, shad and elvers.
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I am glad that there is this requirement because such passes are essential for the free passage ofmigratoryfish.
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