fish farm

noun

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

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Perhaps a fish farm is the most environmentally sustainable method for producing healthy food. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025 Today, after Israeli forces have almost completely destroyed the Gazan fishing fleet and fish farm infrastructure, that yield is now a mere 60 tons, with fish farms completely out of operation, according to Gaza’s agriculture ministry. Cnn’s Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 27 July 2025 While some countries regulate the amount of antibiotics a fish farm can use, others do not.4 2. Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025 These fish were intentionally introduced in the U.S. Southeast by private fish farm and wastewater treatment operators as a means to control algae in aquaculture and sewage treatment ponds. Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fish farm

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Aug. 2025.

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