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aquaculture

/ak-wuh-kuhl-cher, ah-kwuh-/US // ˈæk wəˌkʌl tʃər, ˈɑ kwə- //UK // (ˈækwəˌkʌltʃə) //

水产养殖,水产养殖业,海水养殖,海水养殖业

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture.

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Examples

  • They’ve built community technical education centers to address shortages of boat mechanics, nurses, and aquaculture workers.

  • People are really trying to make fish-fed aquaculture better now.

  • Once consumers caught on and began boycotting farmed fish, the aquaculture industry adopted a furtive strategy of mislabeling their seafood and doubling their marketing budgets.

  • Overuse in medicine, agriculture, and aquaculture spread antibiotics through the environment and allowed microbes to adapt.

  • Despite the testing that remains, Miller said, the project represents a meaningful step toward innovation in the aquaculture industry, innovation that wouldn’t have been possible not too long ago.

  • Look for this aquaculture to catch on as mankind, unfortunately, continues to pollute our waterways.