Definition of AQUACULTURE

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Recent Examples on the Web The dockside value of the commercial oyster harvest in the bay for Maryland was $8.6 million for the 2017-2018 season, according to the stock assessment, though additional economic value is added through aquaculture, processors and seafood dealers. — Washington Post, "Chesapeake Bay oysters get more attention at pivotal time," 23 Dec. 2019 In South-east Asia, the trees have been uprooted mainly by aquaculture, but also by palm oil refineries, construction, and rice agriculture. — Jessica Wapner, Quartz, "Vietnamese women are hit harder by climate change—but they’re starting to fight back," 1 Dec. 2019 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) last month proposed to issue a five-year aquaculture permit to Cooke for steelhead. — Author: Evan Bush, Anchorage Daily News, "Cooke Aquaculture seeks to farm native steelhead in Puget Sound after 2017 Atlantic salmon escape," 1 Nov. 2019 Jim Winton, a senior scientist emeritus at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, said past movement of aquaculture fish worldwide has spread diseases. — Author: Evan Bush, Anchorage Daily News, "Cooke Aquaculture seeks to farm native steelhead in Puget Sound after 2017 Atlantic salmon escape," 1 Nov. 2019 The first assault is on the Nile itself, which is turned to blood, thereby ruining both agriculture and aquaculture in one swoop, a profanation with religious consequences. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "This Pilgrim Republic," 28 Nov. 2019 If Nakajima and his colleagues are correct in arguing that a mixture of young fish and adults suggests farming, then Jiahu could be the earliest example of aquaculture in the world. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Aquaculture may be the future of seafood, but its past is ancient," 17 Sep. 2019 As a result, the lagoon is the only one in the county used for aquaculture, boating and other commercial and recreational purposes. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Effort to preserve coastal smokestack gets cold shoulder from commission," 10 Sep. 2019 Once Europeans arrived in the area, clam aquaculture fell by the wayside. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "People and clams have a more complex history than you might think," 14 Oct. 2019

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“Aquaculture.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquaculture. Accessed 27 January 2020.