mariculture

IPA/ˈmærɪkʌltʃə(r)/
IPA/ˈmærɪkʌltʃər/

mariculture — noun

1. the activity or industry of raising fish, shellfish, or sea plants in seawater s

1.名詞C1
釋義

the activity or industry of raising fish, shellfish, or sea plants in seawater so they can be sold or eaten.

例句

After wild fish catches fell, the town expanded mariculture along its rocky coast.

expand mariculture along + coast

In Hualien, local families use mariculture to raise oysters in the shallow bay.

use mariculture to raise oysters

同義詞
  • aquaculture

    broader term that also includes farming in rivers, ponds, and tanks

  • fish farming

    narrower everyday term that usually makes people think of finfish

  • marine aquaculture

    near-equivalent formal term often used in technical writing

反義詞
  • wild fishing

    catching sea life from nature instead of raising it

  • wild harvest

    taking marine organisms from natural waters rather than growing them

文法句型

develop/expand + mariculture

mariculture + of oysters/seaweed

mariculture + farm/industry

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most common in scientific, policy, and industry writing. It refers to farming in the sea, so freshwater ponds belong under aquaculture instead.

常見錯誤

The farm's pond project is mariculture.
The farm's pond project is aquaculture.
💡mariculture only refers to farming in the sea, not fresh water.