fish culture

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noun

the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.

Nearby words

fish, fish and brewis, fish and chips, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck, fish eagle, fish farm, fish flake

Origin of fish culture

First recorded in 1860–65

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Examples from the Web for fish culture

Fish-culture, on the other hand, hatches 95 per cent of the eggs and raises 75 per cent of the fry to the age of yearlings.
The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96|Hugh M. Smith