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fish farm

American  

noun

  1. a facility in which fish are bred for commercial purposes.


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Etymology

Origin of fish farm

First recorded in 1860–65


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Then, they traced the fishmeal to the fish farm and to where the seafood was sold by retailers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Residents objected, arguing the planned flood would destroy a local fish farm and harm several crested newts, which are also protected by law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

You’ll make two different salsas and tortillas and even fish for your trout on their on-site fish farm.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025

An animal welfare charity says it filmed tonnes of dead and dying salmon being removed from a fish farm just hours before MSPs visited the site.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

Corn feeds the catfish raised in a fish farm.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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