word | aquaculture |
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definition | The farming of plants and animals (such as kelp, fish, and shellfish) that live in the water. |
eg_sentence | The farming of oysters by the Romans was an early form of aquaculture that has continued to the present day. |
explanation | For most of the modern history of aquaculture, only costly fish and shellfish like salmon and shrimp were harvested. But new technologies are allowing cheaper and more efficient cultivation of fish for food, and such common fish as cod are now being farmed. Seaweeds and other algae are also being grown—for food (mostly in Asia), cattle feed, fertilizer, and experimentally as a source of energy. Aquaculture is now the world's fastest-growing form of food production |
IPA | ˈækwəˌkəlʧər |
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