fish farm

noun

: a commercial facility for raising aquatic animals for human food
fish-farm transitive verb

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With one of the world’s largest salmon reception facilities on the north side of Stad and many fish farms south of Stad, Mowi sees the tunnel as a key to reducing delays and preserving the quality of its products. David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 There was not much the fish farm’s workers could do, other than pick it out and soldier on. Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024 Shot mostly outdoors — in fish farms and flower fields, in bustling streets and crowded markets, and often around the kind of trees its title gestures toward — Khajehpasha’s feature is awash in nature. Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 Galvanized by this data, environmentalists and First Nations just won a battle to evict commercial open-net fish farms from the area, which compete with the orcas’ food supply. Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fish farm 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fish farm was in 1865

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“Fish farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20farm. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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