He also thinks charges that the nursery grounds are being raided are unfounded.
They are vital nursery grounds for fish and fowl.
The nursery ground is at the mouths of rivers.
Most young halibut ultimately spend from five to seven years in rich, shallow nursery grounds such as the Bering Sea.
It provides nursery grounds for young fish, crustaceans and mollusks.
"In the case of Athens, then, you've got this plant in a prime shad-spawning and nursery grounds," she said.
Martin Hope acquired nursery grounds in Queens Road along with a greenhouse.
It is an important breeding and nursery ground for fish, crustaceans, and coelenterates.
After spawning, the spawn may or may not drift to new grounds which become their nursery grounds.
An estuary is a nursery ground for fin fish and shellfish.
