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aquaculture

[ak-wuh-kuhl-cher, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌkʌl tʃər, ˈɑ kwə- /
NOUN
tank farming
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"We buy the glass eels, which we raise in these tanks," said Takayuki Hiranuma, president of a high-tech aquaculture farm that operates the restaurant.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The report, by the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative, a global investor network representing $80 trillion in assets, analyzed water risk for 60 large global meat, dairy and aquaculture companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 26, 2025

Assuming a 10% tariff on this, the trade body for the Chilean aquaculture industry forecasts a trade loss of more than £1bn.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Areas used for aquaculture have since suffered chronic tidal flooding, leading to oversalinization, and land has been lost, the study said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Hawaii was also unique within Polynesia in using mass labor for aquaculture, by constructing large fishponds in which milkfish and mullet were grown.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond