fishing fleet

collocation in English

meaningsoffishingandfleet

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fishing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/
the sport or job of ...
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fleet
noun[C]
uk
/fliːt/us
/fliːt/
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a ...
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(Definition offishingandfleetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffishing fleet

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The term 'thefishingfleet' had a much longer life.
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During 1970-90, the world'sfishingfleetgrew at twice the rate of the global catch, doubling in both ships' numbers and tonnage.
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Some restructuring of thefishingfleetis inevitable and right, but we must avoid radical contraction leading to permanent structural damage.
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Are we to infer from that statement that in future the rest of thefishingfleethas to keep pace with rising costs?
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Will the word "seaman" include men of thefishingfleet, and will they be entitled to a vote in the same way?
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It has one of the largest merchant fleets in the world, and the largestfishingfleet, and frequently uses both on naval tasks.
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An efficient fishing industry must be based on ports accustomed to deal with afishingfleet.
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Attitudes to the issue depend on local circumstances and the concerns of the localfishingfleet.
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We are discussing granting a new subsidy to part of afishingfleetwhen we do not know its future size.
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Do we know exactly what size offishingfleetwe are aiming at?
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Consequently, we must give some thought to the size of the labour force which will be required for the newfishingfleetwhich is envisaged.
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Then, we will be able to decide the shape of ourfishingfleet.
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Thefishingfleetcapacity has expanded enormously in response to technological advances.
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We have two major priorities to help to get thefishingfleetin shape.
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The whole of the whitefishingfleetis in a very bad position.
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We are putting ourfishingfleetat a deliberate disadvantage by expecting it to pay that additional amount.
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That would at least give the local inshorefishingfleetan exclusive six-mile offshore band in which to fish.
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In all the plans the welfare and security of ourfishingfleetmust be the predominant factor.
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I say that because there is a progressive diminution in the tonnage available for thefishingfleet.
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We do not only bring in the third biggestfishingfleetin the world.
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