fish farm

noun

: a commercial facility for raising aquatic animals for human food
fish-farm transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Foundry Project, which wants brownfield aid to develop a mixed-use plan at 2469 East 71st Street in the vicinity of the Opportunity Corridor that would include art studio space, a CBD grow operation, a fish farm and tech support center. Peter Krouse, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2022 Anglers flock to the fish farm from all over the world, hoping to catch her or one of the other giant species found in the lakes. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 9 July 2021 In Chicago’s meatpacking district, developer John Edel hopes to reinvent the urban food supply with a $4 million, four-story indoor produce and fish farm called The Plant. Christina Couch, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2011 Anglers flock to the fish farm from all over the world, hoping to catch her or one of the other giant species found in the lakes. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 9 July 2021 In 2003, for example, scientists studying isopods in a fish farm off the coast of Turkey found that sea bass with the parasites in their mouths had lower blood counts than ones that still had their tongues intact. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2012 Anglers flock to the fish farm from all over the world, hoping to catch her or one of the other giant species found in the lakes. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 9 July 2021 To put Power Hub to the test, SEV and DONG Energy identified three industrial sites on the Faroe Islands that are major power consumers: HiddenFjord fish farm; a cold storage site called Bergfrost; and Kollafjord Pelagic, a fish processing facility. Sarah Kollmorgen, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015 Anglers flock to the fish farm from all over the world, hoping to catch her or one of the other giant species found in the lakes. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 9 July 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fish farm was in 1865

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“Fish farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20farm. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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