community n Attrib community stage: waterfront facilities to serve the common needs of fishermen in a settlement for the landing and handling of the catch; STAGE.
   1963 WILLIAMS 17 Some fishing communities may see fit to seek the benefit of a government-provided community stage. This is shoreline modification which perhaps makes fishing more attracive, not necessarily more productive. T 175/7-65 Where a community stage is to, there's no shortage o' water for gettin' in to the wharf. 1979 NEMEC 257 The St Shotts' 'community stage' is a relatively large (180 feet long, 26 feet wide) wooden structure which is employed by the great majority of crews each summer in storing 'saltbulk fish.' 1976 Decks Awash Aug, p. 32 All fish from the community stage goes to the plant in La Scie.

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