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Shellfish farming | shellfish culture | aquatic mollusc culture

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for shellfish farming, shellfish culture and aquatic mollusc culture: 🔊

Shellfish farming /ˈʃelfɪʃ ˈfɑːmɪŋ/

1.2. Synonyms of shellfish farming:

2 international synonym(s) for shellfish farming. Notably:

🍧 Shellfish culture 🔉 ▶
🍧 Aquatic mollusc culture 🔉 ▶

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of shellfish farming, shellfish culture and aquatic mollusc culture:

Conchyliculture

1.4. Definition of shellfish farming in fisheries:

Shellfish farming, also known as shellfish culture, aquatic mollusc culture, is defined as: culture of shellfish

Other Definitions of Shellfish farming per Country

In United Kingdom:

“shellfish farming” means the cultivation or propagation of shellfish with a view to their sale or their transfer to other waters or land; but only where such activity is required to be authorised as an aquaculture production business under regulation 6 of the Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/85).

✏️ Source -- Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013, Section 6, Sub-paragraph 63 ( Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 )

1.5. Plural of shellfish farming:

Shellfish culture;

2. Notes on shellfish farming

NB: Shellfish is the plural form. 'Shellfishes' is only used when referring to various species of shellfish.

Branches of shellfish farming

The most common types of shellfish farming are:

oyster farming (breeding of oysters);
halioticulture (abalone farming);
mussel farming (mussel farming);
pectiniculture (scallop farming);
veniculture (clam farming);
cerastoculture (cockle farming);
astaciculture is the farming of crayfish;
peneiculture (sea shrimp and freshwater shrimp farming) is practised in France, Prawns are farmed in large quantities in Brazil, the imperial prawns ;