mariculture

[ mar-i-kuhl-cher ]

noun

1. marine aquaculture.

mariculture

/ ˈmærɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

1. the cultivation of marine plants and animals in their natural environment

Word History and Origins

Origin of mariculture¹

1900–05; < Latin mari-, combining form of mare sea + culture, on the model of agriculture

Word History and Origins

Origin of mariculture¹

C20: from Latin mari-, mare sea + culture

Example Sentences

The researchers examined historical fisheries and seafood farming, or mariculture, databases including data from UBC's Sea Around Us to find out quantities of key nutrients that were available through fisheries and seafood farming in the past, and used predictive climate models to project these into the future.

From Science Daily

Breaking the blue horizon, two of Blue Ocean Mariculture’s 110-foot-tall netted pyramids protrude, swaying with the waves.

From National Geographic

Interest in mariculture, the cultivation of marine organisms in their natural environments, in Alaska has historically been contingent on funding.

From Seattle Times

“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

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