aquaculture
noun
aqua·cul·ture
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variants:
or less commonly aquiculture
Definition of aquaculture
: the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
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Other Words from aquaculture
aquacultural
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adjective
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adjective
aquaculture
transitive verb
aquaculturist
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noun
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noun
Examples of aquaculture in a Sentence
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The local government on the Yucatán peninsula was apparently looking for someone to explore octopus aquaculture. — Tik Root, Time, "Inside the Race to Build the World's First Commercial Octopus Farm," 21 Aug. 2019 Brown has also been talking to a businessman who hopes to burn waste wood to heat an indoor greenhouse-aquaculture operation. — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, "A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires," 19 Aug. 2019 While Asian carp were originally imported to the U.S. to devour nuisance algae blooms in sewage treatment facilities and aquaculture ponds, the carp escaped confinement due to flooding and developed a mixed diet in the wild. — Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, "Asian carp have never breached a body of freshwater the size of Lake Michigan. Here’s the bizarre way they could survive and thrive in the world’s fifth largest lake.," 12 Aug. 2019 At 6,000 years old, the freshwater aquaculture system that traps eels in Budj Bim is older than Stonehenge—and is vital to the area’s Aborigine culture and economic success. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "UNESCO's Newest World Heritage Sites, in Photos," 11 July 2019 Our findings help us to understand the environmental factors that make these zones so favorable, which will aid in restoration and aquaculture efforts. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Oysters in peril as warming climate alters the water in their habitats," 8 Aug. 2019 The company modifies Atlantic salmon, a species that forms the backbone of the worldwide salmon aquaculture industry. — Washington Post, "Bioengineered salmon won’t come from US’s biggest farm state," 9 June 2019 Booming shrimp aquaculture, however, ironically requires further mangrove clearance to create space—as seen graphically in Sri Lanka. — Adam Moolna, Quartz India, "How mangroves could protect us from storms like Cyclone Fani," 7 June 2019 More than 10 years ago, while teaching aquaculture at the New York Harbor School, Malinowski began having his students plant oysters as part of the curriculum. — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, "Eat Oysters in New York City to Help Clean Up the City’s Waterways," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aquaculture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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