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Definition: aquaculture or aquiculture from Collins English Dictionary

n

1 the cultivation of freshwater and marine resources, both plant and animal, for human consumption or use

aquaculture

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. Formerly a business for small farms, it is now also pursued by large agribusinesses, and by the mid-2010s it had become as significant a source of fish as the as wild fisheries . Successful aquaculture takes into consideration the biology of the aquatic species (feeding, water flow and temperature needs, disease prevention) and engineering design (water source and water quality study, pond and tank containment systems, water filtration and aeration) as well as issues pertinent to any business. Common products of aquaculture are catfish, tilapia (St. Peter's fish), trout, crawfish, oysters, shrimp, and salmon, and tropical fish for aquariums. Caviar from farm-raised sturgeon is one of the more expensive and exotic aquacultural products. Some are raised in huge…
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Full text Article aquaculture

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. Formerly a business for small farms, it is now also pursued by large…
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Full text Article aquaculture

From Science Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia of Marine Science
Experimental shrimp-raising ponds at the...
The process of farming marine organisms including fish, mollusks , crustaceans, and aquatic plants is called aquaculture. Aquatic farmers provide some sort of intervention in the mass rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, and providing protection from predators…
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Full text Article Aquaculture

From The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments
Aquaculture involves the raising of aquatic flora and fauna by monitoring the environmental conditions in which they are raised by the resource owners. The main purpose is to increase the species biomass and harvestable numbers. Aquaculture is a means of producing animal feed, human food and…
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Full text Article AQUACULTURE

From Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink
Seafood cultivated in water. Aqua-culture has long been part of man's history, though the term—from the Latin aqua (water) plus culture —dates in print only to 1867. “Hydroponics”—from Greekhydör (water) and geo (earth) plus pono (work)—refers more specifically to the cultivation of plant life…
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People are eating more fish than ever. Fish accounts for 18.5 percent of the total animal protein consumed around the world. This growing demand for seafood has placed enormous strain on fisheries. Some fish populations, such as cod and Atlantic bluefish tuna, have been harvested nearly to the point…
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Full text Article Asian Aquaculture

From Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems
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Abstract Asia is by far the top producer of aquaculture products, accounting for a whopping 90% of global production. Having now overtaken beef production and being more resource efficient than other livestock production systems, aquaculture is now seen as a key player in the production of animal…
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Full text Article aquaculture

From The Oxford Companion to Food
is the farming of fish and shellfish. Its antecedents lie in the measures taken by many cultures to breed, rear, fatten, or maintain any number of fish species so they might be consumed in the best possible condition. Examples are too many to list but should include mention at least of pioneering…
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From The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion
The cultivation of fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants (such as SEAWEED ) in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments. Though aquaculture began eons ago with the ancient Greeks, it wasn't until the 1980s that the practice began to expand rapidly. Aquaculture “farms” take on a variety…
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Production development of global capture...
1. Introduction 2. Overview of Aquaculture 3. Energy Analysis in Aquaculture 4. Energy Performance of Aquaculture 5. Biophysical Efficiency and Sustainability Glossary aquaculture The farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form…
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WHERE FISH COMES FROM 2006
Fish consumption in wealthy countries between 1997 and 2003 increased by 70% THE AMOUNT OF FISH CONSUMED varies enormously around the world, depending on availability, income and culture, but it provides 2.8 billion people with at least a fifth of their protein. Only half is eaten fresh; the rest is…
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