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Marine aquaculture - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Mariculture. (Hierarchy:

Fisheries
Aquaculture
Mariculture

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for marine aquaculture:

Mariculture: /ˈmærɪkʌltʃə(r)/ or /ˈmærɪkʌltʃər/
sea farming: /siː ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
ocean farming: /ˈəʊʃən ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
marine farming: /məˈriːn ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
marine aquaculture: /məˈriːn a·kwuh·kuhl·chuh/
sea aquaculture: /siː a·kwuh·kuhl·chuh/

1.3. Synonyms of marine aquaculture:

There are 6 international synonyms for marine aquaculture. These include:

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Graph 1 : marine aquaculture, ocean farming, sea farming, marine farming, sea aquaculture, ocean aquaculture, mariculture - Google ngram extract ( graph of term etymology and evolution. Source: Google ngram )

1.4. Etymology of Marine aquaculture:

Marine aquaculture, also known as ocean farming, mariculture, sea farming, marine farming, sea aquaculture, or ocean aquaculture, are used in the sector of fisheries to mean the same concept. These terms all originated around the 20^th century.

The very first term, mariculture, originated in the 1950s and became more popular in the 1960s, from then, mariculture became the most popular of all synonyms to date. A second synonym, marine aquaculture, emerged after mariculture in the 1960s. Two other snonyms, sea farming and marine farming, emanated later on in the 1970s and are widely used in many parts of the world. The other internationally less significant synonyms (sea aquaculture, ocean aquaculture, ocean farming) originated alongside the four above-mentioned terms.

1.5. French translation of marine aquaculture:

Marine aquaculture can be translated into French as:

1.6. Definition of marine aquaculture in fisheries:

Marine aquaculture: Cultivation, management, and harvesting of marine organisms (fish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and aquatic plants) in their natural environment (i.e. estuarine, coastal, and offshore waters) or in enclosures such as tanks, pens, ponds, channels, cages or net enclosed areas in the open sea.