ocean ranching
n.— «Don’t ever refer to it as farming—but home grown fishes are the Alaska’s largest agricultural crop. Instead, call it “ocean ranching.”» —“Home grown fishes, Salmon sales slip, Funds for injured fishermen” by Laine Welch SitNews (Ketchikan, Alaska) Apr. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What’s the official state fish of Hawaii? It’s the humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa. The name translates as “little triggerfish with a small snout like a pig,” puaʻa being the Hawaiian word for “pig.” The triggerfish is named for the large spine on its back...
During a live appearance on Louisiana’s Red River Radio, a listener introduced Martha to a phrase worth savoring: when the moistures meet. In the world of traditional farming, where the moistures meet refers to the moment when soil moisture and...