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mariculture|ˈmærɪkʌltjʊə(r), -tʃə(r)|
[f. L. mari-, mare sea + culture n.]
The cultivation of the resources of the sea, esp. of fish for food. So mariˈcultural a., of or pertaining to mariculture; mariˈculturist, one who engages in or specializes in mariculture.
1903Science 9 Oct. 461 Such maps would be purely agricultural and maricultural, dependent upon the harvests of the land and sea. 1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., Mariculture, the development of the resources of the sea, especially with respect to food-fish; coined in distinction from agriculture. 1969Sci. Jrnl. Dec. 30 The man who studies agriculture stands in a different place from the man who studies mariculture. There are other differences between the two fields but not so basic as the need for the mariculturist to swim. 1970New Scientist 20 Aug. 378/1 The first step in an effort to use the deep ocean water for mariculture, the generation of electrical power and the production of fresh water. 1971McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 23 If we are very optimistic and assume for a moment that the yield of the traditional fishery will not change, mariculture could perhaps lead to an increment in the crop produced from the sea from the present 1% to 1.1%. 1973Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 12 Apr. 12/4 Some areas should be left wild; others should be utilized for recreation; others might be developed and employed for mariculture; and still other areas might be exploited or used as dumping grounds. 1974Victorian (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 2/1 The federal-provincial governments have allotted $38,000 to two companies involved in oyster mariculture in a cost-sharing program to improve and develop the oyster industry in British Columbia. |