Maritime version of "aviation"

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Is there an English noun that encompasses maritime activities in the way that aviation encompasses aeronautical activities?
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The accepted answer (seafaring) below fits my needs perfectly but I had an afterthought that I ought to give an example of expected usage, so-
example:

"I would like to me other people who have an interest in ________"

Cascabel · Accepted Answer

seafaring

(mass noun) The practice of regularly traveling by sea.

‘Canadian seafaring is a fraction of what it once was’
Lexico
...and from Merriam_Webster

(noun) the use of the sea for travel or transportation

"On islands spanning from the Taiwan Strait to Polynesia live the Austronesians, best known for their seafaring."
Most words dealing with activities at sea are adjectives, such as maritime, and nautical. There may be other nouns, but I cannot find them.

Maritime version of "aviation"

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