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What is mariculture?


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Mariculture:

  1. Mariculture is the farming of marine creatures for food and other goods such as pharmaceuticals, food additives, jewelry (cultured pearls, for example), nutraceuticals, and cosmetics.
  2. Mariculture is practiced either in the natural marine environment or in land- or sea-based enclosures such as cages, ponds, or raceways.

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