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fish culture

American  

noun

  1. the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.


Etymology

Origin of fish culture

First recorded in 1860–65


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That subject may be found fully presented in treatises on fish culture, and should command the immediate attention of the authorities in all the states.

From Soil Culture by J. H. Walden

Mr. Thomson has given much attention and been quite successful in fish culture.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom

There would appear, then, to be a good time coming for fish culture, and those who earnestly follow it.

From Amateur Fish Culture by Charles Edward Walker

For example, this country is now enjoying the benefits of fish culture, but why did we not enjoy it a hundred years ago?

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan

The result was that he took me over and introduced me to Mr. Harris, the editor of the American Angler, an illustrated magazine of fish, fishing, and fish culture, issued monthly.

From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior

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