noun
marine ranching; ocean ranching
A rare technical term for aquaculture where juvenile fish are released into the sea and later harvested. The more common Japanese term is 海洋牧場 (かいようぼくじょう) or 栽培漁業 (さいばいぎょぎょう).
マリンランチングは、稚魚を放流して自然の海で育てる漁業の一種です。
Marine ranching is a type of fishery where juvenile fish are released and raised in the natural sea.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but seen in some texts.
Loanword from English 'marine ranching'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a direct borrowing of the English term used in fisheries science.