SINCE 1828
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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Hydroponic farming is also increasing in Connecticut, and a new indoor aquaculture operation called Pierless Fish Corp. opened up in a former factory building in Waterbury last year. — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, "Connecticut’s Farming Landscape Continues To Evolve," 25 June 2019 Aquarium releases, aquaculture and fishing boats can all unwittingly introduce invasive species to delicate coral environments. — Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN, "Can the world's first land-based coral farm save our reefs?," 13 June 2019 Loss of mangrove protection from cyclones then worsens coastal deterioration. Mangroves aren’t only lost to aquaculture, or harvested for wood, however. — Adam Moolna, Quartz India, "How mangroves could protect us from storms like Cyclone Fani," 7 June 2019 For example, Asian carp—a common term for a group of related species including bighead, silver, grass, and black carp—were brought to the southern U.S. to clean algae and vegetation from aquaculture ponds and sewage lagoons in the 1960s and '70s. — Christina Nunez, National Geographic, "Invasive species, explained," 5 June 2019 From the 1970s to 1990s, about 35% of the world’s mangroves were lost due to urbanization, aquaculture, timber, and reductions of the freshwater flows that keep these swamps alive. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "More mangroves? Economies recover faster after tropical cyclones," 4 June 2019 Aidan Doust of Marshfield, a Quincy College student, has aced his final project for a course in aquaculture. — BostonGlobe.com, "Tea by the sea, Korean peace medals, and $2,000 to fight hunger," 13 July 2018 SriRaj Kantamneni, a managing director at Cargill, says the company also plans to use facial-recognition technology on species including hogs, poultry and in aquaculture. — Jesse Newman, WSJ, "Six Technologies That Could Shake the Food World," 2 Oct. 2018 These can last for weeks or months, killing off kelp forests and corals, and producing other significant impacts on marine ecosystems, fishing and aquaculture industries. — Smithsonian, "Ocean Heatwaves Are Getting Longer and More Intense," 2 June 2018These 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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