mariculture
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mariculture
1900–05; < Latin mari-, combining form of mare sea + culture, on the model of agriculture
Example Sentences
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Interest in mariculture, the cultivation of marine organisms in their natural environments, in Alaska has historically been contingent on funding.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021
“For years, people have talked about mariculture and there’s been different kinds of task forces and things, and everything has come back to ‘Well, we need money to do things,’” Dillon said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2021
As the current commodity-based food system collapses, Lankard said, local agriculture and mariculture, artisanal products, and subsistence foods will become more valuable than ever.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2021
“Attention needs to be placed on whether current mariculture is providing an ecosystem service to the Drakes Estero ecosystem today,” he wrote.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2011
“I don’t think the mariculture operation is incompatible with an objective of having a healthy population of harbor seals in Drakes Estero,” wrote Peter Boveng of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2011
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