Terminology record for mariculture
| Record No.: | 4/en/7 |
| Author: | ELAD D. F. |
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| Last updated: | 2022-10-26 00:00:00 |
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| TERM | * Mariculture status: recommended
* marine aquaculture (noun) status: accepted * ocean farming (noun) status: accepted * sea farming (noun) status: accepted * marine farming (noun) status: accepted * sea aquaculture (noun) status: accepted * ocean aquaculture (noun) status: accepted | |||
| PART OF SPEECH | noun | |||
| PLURAL | Maricultures ; marine farmings ; ocean farmings ; ocean aquacultures ; marine aquacultures ; | |||
| ETYMOLOGY | Marine aquaculture, also known as ocean farming, mariculture, sea farming, marine farming, sea aquaculture, or ocean aquaculture, are used in the sector of fisheries to mean the same concept. These terms all originated around the 20th century. The very first term, mariculture, originated in the 1950s and became more popular in the 1960s, from then, mariculture became the most popular of all synonyms to date. A second synonym, marine aquaculture, emerged after mariculture in the 1960s. Two other snonyms, sea farming and marine farming, emanated later on in the 1970s and are widely used in many parts of the world. The other internationally less significant synonyms (sea aquaculture, ocean aquaculture, ocean farming) originated alongside the four above-mentioned terms. | |||
| DEFINITION |
Cultivation, management, and harvesting of marine organisms (fish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and aquatic plants) in their natural environment (i.e. estuarine, coastal, and offshore waters) or in enclosures such as tanks, pens, ponds, channels, cages or net enclosed areas in the open sea. | |||
| DEFINITION SOURCE | Fishterm | |||
| USAGE EXAMPLE | Decree No. 95/413 /PM of 20 June 1995 to lay down certain conditions for the application of fisheries regulations., Chapter I, article 2, paragraph 6 : " Mariculture: the development of sea water for the production of animal species, such as fish, molluscs and crustaceans. " | |||
| Notes | Mariculture/sea farming/ocean farming should not be confused with aquiculture, which involves culture in fresh or brackish water. Development of Mariculture (sea farming): Mariculture started by catching wild juveniles and feeding them in a controlled environment. As more knowledge was gained, the degree of control with the production process increased and the farmers increased their influence on | |||
