0 a period of the year in which the hunting of a particular type of animal, for example birds or fish, is not allowed:
Government scientists are considering various measures which could help to conserve scallop stocks including the establishment of closed seasons for individual fisheries.
It is probably the length of the closed season in fishing.
The minimum size of fish has increased from 10 to 30 kilos, and an 11-month fishing season has become an 11-month closed season.
There are no proposals for introducing a closed season for pest bird species.
I have no power to impose a closed season.
There are currently only three, with no more until the end of the closed season—culling will not take place until the summer.
I think we are the only country in the world which has not a closed season for deer.
There is talk of a six weeks' closed season.
