aquaculture
pronunciation
How to pronounce aquaculture in British English:
UK [ˈækwəkʌltʃə(r)]
How to pronounce aquaculture in American English:
US [ˈɑːkwəkʌltʃər]
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- Noun:
- rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
Word Origin
- aquaculture (n.)
- 1869, from aqua- + culture (n.).
Example
- 1. Using new technologies , we can develop aquaculture that is " clean " and not dependent on fishmeal coming from wild fisheries-as is largely the case today .
- 2. Just as chinese factories are the go-to source for inexpensive toys , electronics , and clothes , the country 's aquaculture industry has quickly come to dominate production of cheap , mass-produced fish .
- 3. On the surface water is harvested , energy is generated , and food is grown via urban agriculture and aquaculture .
- 4. That would be feasible , wang argues , because the 1 00000 tons of fish hauled from the yangtze each year is less than 1 % of china 's freshwater production , including aquaculture .
- 5. This is another area where chinese aquaculture is like chinese manufacturing : both are at the mercy of buyers like wal-mart , which demands ever-lower prices even as costs rise along the production chain .