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aquaculture

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aq·ua·cul·ture  (kw-klchr, äkw-) also aq·ui·cul·ture (kw-klchr, äkw-)
n. In both senses also called aquafarming.
1. The science, art, and business of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish or shellfish, such as oysters, clams, salmon, and trout, under controlled conditions.
2. Hydroponics.

aqua·cultur·al adj.
aqua·cultur·ist n.

aquaculture [ˈækwəˌkʌltʃə], aquiculture
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use

aquaculture  (kw-klchr, äkw-)
1. The science of cultivating marine or freshwater food fish, such as salmon and trout, or shellfish, such as oysters and clams, under controlled conditions.
2. See hydroponics.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aquacultureaquaculture - rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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aquaculture
nAquakultur f


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Aquaculture of salmon constitutes a rapidly growing worldwide industry with an expanding globalized market (1,2).
To help ensure the security of this food source, government officials meeting at the August 2005 Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States endorsed the Abuja Declaration on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa.
We wanted to see if it was possible to farm fish and shellfish offshore, in an extreme environment like the Gulf of Maine," says Richard Langan, director of the University of New Hampshire's Open Ocean Aquaculture project, which is also raising halibut, mussels and sea scallops in sunken cages.
 
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