fish farm

noun

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

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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 The Tolmin Angling Club, a conservation society that has hatched and raised marble trout since 1989, opened a new fish farm in 2015, not far from Hisa Franko. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 The company plans to expand its fish farming operations in Taiwan, the U.S., and Brazil and aims to enhance market penetration through the establishment of fish farms and diversification of revenue streams. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Environmental Concerns Swai are typically raised in fish farms, which have harmful environmental effects. Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fish farm 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jan. 2025.

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