Definition of aquaculture
:the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for food
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noun
aqua·cul·ture
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ˈä-kwə-ˌkəl-chər
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variants:
or less commonly
aquiculture
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Preliminary surveys suggest a laboratory primarily used for fisheries research and aquaculture experienced some flooding but avoided major damage, Palmer says.
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Closed tank aquacultures (completely cut off from open ocean) have zero impact on the environment, so we like those too.
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Considering that 80% of American seafood is imported, aquaculture offers an opportunity to improve local economies.
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HB 4884: Prohibit aquaculture in the Great Lakes, inland lakes and streams.
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Headwater Farms hasn’t had regulatory issues with Lake County, which considers activities there to be allowed by the state aquaculture license.
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But the real action happens in the pond just outside the restaurant, where owner (and sustainable-aquaculture advocate) Perry Raso maintains a vast network of oyster farms.
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Baby eels, called elvers, are a major fishery in Maine, where fishermen sell them to dealers so they can be sent to Asian aquaculture companies to be raised to maturity and used as food.
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Steve Reifenstuhl, the general manager of an aquaculture association that runs several hatcheries in southeast Alaska, brought the video to Ms. Chenoweth’s lab.
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Did You Know?
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.
Origin and Etymology of aquaculture
Latin aqua + English -culture (as in agriculture)
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