aquaculture
noun
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For most of the modern history of aquaculture, only costly fish and shellfish like salmon and shrimp were harvested. But new technologies are allowing cheaper and more efficient cultivation of fish for food, and such common fish as cod are now being farmed. Seaweeds and other algae are also being grown--for food (mostly in Asia), cattle feed, fertilizer, and experimentally as a source of energy. Aquaculture is now the world's fastest-growing form of food production.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
Florida is one of a few states that farm the reptiles, which are the primary aquatic reptile aquaculture product in the state.
—Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
On the flipside, in a majority of aquaculture systems, farmers provide their fish with feed.
—Frida Garza / Grist, Quartz, 17 June 2024
Invasive carp is a blanket term for giant fish that were first introduced in the U.S. in the 1970s to control weeds and algae blooms in wastewater treatment plants and aquaculture farms.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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“Aquaculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquaculture. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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