Meaning & use
aquiculture
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnical
The business or practice of raising fish, shellfish, and water plants for food.
Grammar: Used as a mass noun: talk about aquiculture in general, not 'an aquiculture'.
Patterns
- aquiculture of something
- commercial aquiculture
- aquiculture industry
The coastal town depends on aquiculture for most of its jobs.
Modern aquiculture supplies a large share of the seafood we eat.
She studied aquiculture and now manages a shellfish farm.
Common combinations
- commercial aquiculture
- Commercial aquiculture has grown quickly along the southern coast.
- aquiculture industry
- The aquiculture industry provides work for hundreds of families.
- sustainable aquiculture
- New rules aim to support sustainable aquiculture.
- aquiculture farm
- They visited an aquiculture farm that raises oysters.
Synonyms and how they differ
- aquaculture
- This is the usual and preferred spelling in scientific and everyday writing; aquiculture is a less common variant.
- fish farming
- This everyday term refers mainly to raising fish, while aquiculture can also include shellfish and water plants.
Word family
- aquacultural adjective
- Relating to the raising of fish and water plants.
- aquaculturist noun
- A person who works in or studies aquaculture.
Commonly confused: aquiculture or agriculture? aquiculture or aquaculture?
aquiculture vs agriculture
Agriculture is farming on land; aquiculture is farming in water.
aquiculture vs aquaculture
Aquaculture is the standard spelling of the same word; aquiculture appears less often and may look like a mistake to some readers.
Practice
Aquiculture is mainly concerned with ______.
Choose one answer.
Aquiculture means farming in water, especially fish and shellfish. 'Raising crops' describes agriculture, not aquiculture.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “aquiculture”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.