aquacultures
Cultivating aquatic life
Aquacultures is the plural of aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms—fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other marine or freshwater life.
The term covers everything from salmon farms to oyster beds to shrimp ponds.
The region's aquacultures have transformed the local economy.
Small freshwater bodies
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- cagesBarred enclosures for confinement
- racewaysCompetition tracks or conduits
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
nursery · stocking · feeding · harvesting · grow-out · spawning · broodstock · fingerlings
Farmed freshwater food fish
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
clams · catfish · carp · trout · seabass · barramundi · crayfish · abalone
Marine creatures as cuisine
- fish mealGround dried seafood product
- fish oilMarine-derived nutritional supplement
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- caviarCured fish eggs
seaweed · kelp · algae · spirulina · nori · wakame · fish fillets · smoked fish
Unsustainable marine harvest
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- disease managementControlling illness progression systematically
antibiotic use · habitat restoration · carrying capacity · environmental monitoring · organic certification · carbon footprint · pollution control
Self-operating system design
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- genetic selectionChoosing organisms by traits
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
vaccine development · remote monitoring · biosecurity · genomics
Plant cultivation in nutrient water
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
ponds
Small freshwater bodies
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- cagesBarred enclosures for confinement
- racewaysCompetition tracks or conduits
hatchery · nursery · stocking · feeding · harvesting · grow-out · spawning · broodstock · fingerlings · water quality
tilapia
Farmed freshwater food fish
mussels · clams · catfish · carp · trout · seabass · barramundi · crayfish · abalone · scallops
seafood
Marine creatures as cuisine
- fish mealGround dried seafood product
- fish oilMarine-derived nutritional supplement
- roeAquatic reproductive material
caviar · seaweed · kelp · algae · spirulina · nori · wakame · fish fillets · smoked fish · shellfish
overfishing
Unsustainable marine harvest
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
disease management · antibiotic use · habitat restoration · carrying capacity · environmental monitoring · organic certification · carbon footprint · pollution control
automation
Self-operating system design
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- genetic selectionChoosing organisms by traits
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
probiotics · vaccine development · remote monitoring · biosecurity · genomics
hydroponics
Plant cultivation in nutrient water
- intensiveConcentrated and thorough
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
aquaculturescommercial fishing
Harvesting seafood for profit
wild harvest · deep-sea fishing · trawling · wild harvesting · hunting and gathering
aquaculturesagriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
livestock farming · animal husbandry · crop cultivation · ranching · dryland farming