aquaculture
noun
aqua·cul·ture
ˈä-kwə-ˌkəl-chər 
ˈa-
variants
or less commonly aquiculture
: the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
aquaculture
transitive verb
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For most of the modern history of aquaculture, only costly fish and shellfish like salmon and shrimp were harvested. But new technologies are allowing cheaper and more efficient cultivation of fish for food, and such common fish as cod are now being farmed. Seaweeds and other algae are also being grown--for food (mostly in Asia), cattle feed, fertilizer, and experimentally as a source of energy. Aquaculture is now the world's fastest-growing form of food production.
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Applying the right technologies to sort fish side-streams can instead ensure that aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic processing industries can exploitproduction of new products and ingredients.
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Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Officials said the world’s aquaculture production has increased by 54% since 2011 and remains one of the fastest growing agricultural producing sectors.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
They were first imported to the southeastern U.S. in the 1970s to control weeds in aquaculture farms and eventually escaped into the river.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Souza told us about the early islanders’ sophisticated system of aquaculture and pointed out the eel, barracuda, and — excitement! — puffer fish that live in the ponds today.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Officials said the world’s aquaculture production has increased by 54% since 2011 and remains one of the fastest growing agricultural producing sectors.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
They were first imported to the southeastern U.S. in the 1970s to control weeds in aquaculture farms and eventually escaped into the river.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Souza told us about the early islanders’ sophisticated system of aquaculture and pointed out the eel, barracuda, and — excitement! — puffer fish that live in the ponds today.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Aquaculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquaculture. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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aquaculture
noun
aqua·cul·ture
ˈak-wə-ˌkəl-ˌchər
äk-
: the cultivation of living things (as fish or shellfish) naturally occurring in water
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