Aquaculture

/ˈɑkwəkʌltʃər/ noun

Definition

The farming and breeding of fish, shellfish, plants, or other aquatic organisms in controlled water environments for food production.

Etymology

From Latin 'aqua' (water) + English 'culture' (from Latin 'cultura', cultivation). The term was standardized in the 1960s as the practice became industrialized worldwide.

Kelly Says

Aquaculture now produces more food protein than beef farming—salmon farms alone are biotech marvels where selective breeding has made farmed fish grow 3x faster than wild ancestors, but escaped farmed salmon can devastate wild populations!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውሃ እንስሳት ማስፈልግ
wuh-ah in-saat ma-se-f-el-g
ARالعربية
زراعة الأسماك
za-ra-ah al-asma-k
BNবাংলা
জলজ পোল্তি
jol-jo pol-ti
CACatalà
aqüicultura
ah-kwee-kool-tyoo-rah
CSČeština
akvakultura
ak-vah-kool-tyoo-rah
DADansk
akvakultur
ah-kvah-kool-toor
DEDeutsch
Aquakultur
ah-kvah-kool-toor
ELΕλληνικά
υδατοκαλλιέργεια
ee-da-to-kal-lee-er-gee-ah
ESEspañol
acuicultura
ah-kwee-kool-too-rah
FAفارسی
پرورش آبزیان
paroo-sh ab-zee-aan
FISuomi
vesiviljely
vessi-vil-je-ly
FRFrançais
aquaculture
ak-wa-kool-tyor
GUGU
જળકૃષિ
jhal-kru-shi
HAHA
fada-fada
fa-da-fa-da
HEעברית
חקלאות ימית
hak-la-ot ya-mit
HIहिन्दी
मत्स्य पालन
matsya paalan
HUMagyar
vízgazdálkodás
veez-gahz-dah-l-ko-daash
IDBahasa Indonesia
akukultur
ah-koo-kool-toor
IGIG
akwa-ikpe
ah-kwa-ee-kpe
ITItaliano
acquacultura
ak-kwat-kool-tyo-rah
JA日本語
養殖
you-jiki
KKKK
суйық шаруашылық
soo-ee-k sha-roo-a-shy-lyk
KMKM
ការធ្វើស្រូវ
ka-ar th-vheu-sr-ou
KO한국어
수산업
su-san-eop
MRMR
जलक्रीषी
ja-la-kre-shee
MSBahasa Melayu
akukultur
ah-koo-kool-toor
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြီး ကျွန်
yay-khee kyoo-n
NLNederlands
aquacultuur
ah-kwat-kool-toor
NONorsk
akvakultur
ah-kvah-kool-toor
PAPA
ਜਲ-ਕૃषੀ
jal-kru-shee
PLPolski
akwakultura
ah-kvah-kool-tyoo-rah
PTPortuguês
aquicultura
ah-kee-kool-tyoo-rah
RORomână
acvacultură
ahk-vah-kool-tyoo-rah
RUРусский
аквакультура
akva-kultura
SVSvenska
akvakultur
ah-kvah-kool-toor
SWKiswahili
ukulima wa samaki
oo-koo-lee-mah wa sa-ma-kee
TAதமிழ்
ப Fisheries
pa-ish-ri-ez
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవసాయం
vyavasayam
THไทย
การเลี้ยงสัตว์น้ำ
gaan liang sat nam
TLTL
akwakultura
ah-kvah-kool-tyoo-rah
TRTürkçe
su ürünleri yetiştiriciliği
soo eh-re-lee-yee yeh-tee-shree-chih-lee-geh
UKУкраїнська
аквакультура
akva-kultura
URاردو
ماہی گیری
mahi-ge-ree
VITiếng Việt
nuôi trồng thủy sản
nui trong thuy san
YOYO
àwọn àṣọ
ah-wun ash-oh
ZH中文
水产养殖
shuǐchǎn yǎngzhì
ZUZU
ukulima wamahloni
oo-koo-lee-mah wa-mahl-oh-nee

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