How to Use seed stock in a Sentence

seed stock

noun

• Fishermen seek the elvers in Maine because of the fish’s role as seed stock in Asian aquaculture.
  — Washington Post, 23 May 2018
• The baby eels are used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies and can fetch more than $2,000 per pound at the docks.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2020
• The idea would be to preserve seed stock to repopulate bull kelp when conditions are right.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• Fishermen in Maine search for the eels, called elvers, in rivers and streams every spring so they can be sold to Asian aquaculture companies as seed stock.
  — Washington Post, 20 May 2018
• Baby eels are valuable because they are sold to Asian aquaculture companies as seed stock to be raised and used as food.
  — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
• The proposal stems from flooding at the entrance from an unexpected thaw in the permafrost, though none of the seed stocks were affected.
  — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 28 Feb. 2018
• In all, Alaska has 70 open farm permits, which include eight with nurseries, and five hatcheries to provide seed stock to aquatic farmers.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2020
• The longest part of the manufacturing process involves growing cells in large stainless-steel vessels and then adding in the seed stock of the vaccine, which experts say takes a minimum of three to four weeks.
  — Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg.com, 23 Nov. 2020
• Yellowstone elk provided much of the seed stock that successfully restored elk around the western United States over the 20th century.
  — Ben Long, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2020
• Their offspring provided seed stock to transplant and establish herds across California, paid for with money from hunter’s licenses and tags.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2020
• The move was designed to prevent plundering of the massive concentrations of vulnerable fish that could serve as seed stock to help rebuild populations should a major fish kill occur.
  — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2018
• Add 1 ladle reserved sunflower seed stock and cook, stirring continuously, until liquid is mostly absorbed, about 2 minutes.
  — Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017

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