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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Fishing. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Fishing

Marine navigation. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquatic navigation
Marine navigation

River navigation. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquatic navigation
River navigation

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for water police, navigation police, port police and nautical police:

Water Police: /ˈwɔːtə pəˈliːs/;
navigation police: /ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃən pəˈliːs/ ;
port police: /pɔːt pəˈliːs/;
nautical police : /ˈnɔːtɪkəl pəˈliːs/.

1.3. Synonyms of water police:

There are 3 international synonyms for water police. These include:

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1.4. Etymology of water police, navigation police, port police and nautical police:

"Water police", also known as "nautical police", "navigation police" are synonyms that originated before the 19^th century.

"Water police" came from water + police. The term freshwater got into standard English usage around the early 19th century. Earliest publications we could find were published around the 1800s. Some of which include:

Votes & Proceedings - Volume 2 By New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council · published in 1800. "Water police" was used in page 248, in the excerpt: “... Water Police Office Clerk and Accountant…"

"Navigation Police" came from navigation + police. "Nautical Police" came from Nautical + police. Both terms got into standard English usage around the early 19th century. Earliest publications we could find were published around the 1800s. Some of which include:

A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis; ... The Sixth Edition, Corrected and Considerably Enlarged. By P. Colquhoun, ... By Patrick Colquhoun · published in 1800. " Navigation Police " was used in page 248, in the excerpt: “... Navigation Police of the River Thames…" .
A Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames: Containing an Historical View of the Trade of the Port of London ... With an Account of the Functions of the Various Magistrates and Corporations Exercising Jurisdiction on the River ... By Patrick Colquhoun . published in 1800. " Nautical Police " was used in page vi, in the excerpt: “... If these objects shall be attained by a correct System of Nautical Police and by a sense of the …"

1.5. French translation of water police, navigation police, port police and nautical police:

Water Police can be translated into French as:

1.6. Definition of water police in fisheries:

Water Police, also known as navigation police, port police, or nautical police, is defined as: police officers, usually a department of a larger police organization, under the authority of the State, responsible for the control and protection of water resources by monitoring and controlling water quality to prevent pollution, and ensure the application of laws concerning water resources. They do so by patrolling coastal seawaters, rivers, estuaries, harbors, lakes, canals or a combination of these, in watercrafts.