mariculture
noun
mari·cul·ture
ˈmer-ə-ˌkəl-chər 
ˈma-rə-
: the cultivation of marine organisms in their natural environment
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Get up close and personal with mariculture practices in Coos Bay.
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Alaska’s current mariculture permitting program provides no preferences for Alaska Natives or state residents.
—Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture—raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
—WIRED, 15 July 2023
Sustainable Mariculture: As mentioned above, TNC is shaping a productive seaweed mariculture industry in Belize aimed at reducing fishing pressure and restoring ecological balance by providing economic alternatives and nursery habitat for fish and invertebrates.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 9 June 2022
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Alaska’s current mariculture permitting program provides no preferences for Alaska Natives or state residents.
—Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture—raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
—WIRED, 15 July 2023
Sustainable Mariculture: As mentioned above, TNC is shaping a productive seaweed mariculture industry in Belize aimed at reducing fishing pressure and restoring ecological balance by providing economic alternatives and nursery habitat for fish and invertebrates.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 9 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for mariculture
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“Mariculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mariculture. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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