mariculture
noun
mari·cul·ture
ˈmer-ə-ˌkəl-chər 
ˈma-rə-
: the cultivation of marine organisms in their natural environment
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Get up close and personal with mariculture practices in Coos Bay.
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Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
The act of raising sea plants and bivalves — known as mariculture — is accelerating across the globe.
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Juliet Eilperin,
Anchorage Daily News,
31 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture—raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
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WIRED,
15 July 2023
The Marine Biological Laboratory’s cephalopod mariculture team declared success in breeding the pygmy zebra octopus as a new lab animal.
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Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Mar. 2022
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Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
The act of raising sea plants and bivalves — known as mariculture — is accelerating across the globe.
—
Juliet Eilperin,
Anchorage Daily News,
31 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture—raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
—
WIRED,
15 July 2023
The Marine Biological Laboratory’s cephalopod mariculture team declared success in breeding the pygmy zebra octopus as a new lab animal.
—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Mar. 2022
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“Mariculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mariculture. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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