aquafarming
Raising fish commercially
Aquafarming is the cultivation of fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants in controlled environments—ponds, tanks, or ocean enclosures.
The term is interchangeable with aquaculture: Salmon aquafarming has transformed the seafood industry.
It includes raising species for food, stocking, or conservation purposes.
Seafood harvesting enterprise
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- racewaysCompetition tracks or conduits
tilapia · catfish · trout · salmon · carp · bass · shrimp · prawns
Edible marine mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- scallopsEdible hinged-shell mollusks
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
kelp · salmon · sea bass · cages · offshore · saltwater · shellfish · spat
Not harmful to nature
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- organicFrom living matter
- aquaponicsFish-plant water farming
low-impact · ecosystem · habitat restoration · waste management · water recycling · disease prevention · certification · biosecurity
Supply with sustenance
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- fishmealDried ground seafood
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
protein · phytoplankton · zooplankton · amino acids · vitamins · growth rate · formulation · supplements
Produce or relinquish
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- grow-outHair returning naturally
- market sizeTotal potential sales volume
- processingSystematic operation on data
grading · sorting · netting · seining · purging · weight gain · biomass
fishery
Seafood harvesting enterprise
raceways · tilapia · catfish · trout · salmon · carp · bass · shrimp · prawns · crawfish
oysters
Edible marine mollusks
seaweed · kelp · salmon · sea bass · cages · offshore · saltwater · shellfish · spat · estuary
ecofriendly
Not harmful to nature
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- organicFrom living matter
aquaponics · low-impact · ecosystem · habitat restoration · waste management · water recycling · disease prevention · certification · biosecurity
feed
Supply with sustenance
nutrients · protein · phytoplankton · zooplankton · amino acids · vitamins · growth rate · formulation · supplements · live feed
yield
Produce or relinquish
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- grow-outHair returning naturally
- market sizeTotal potential sales volume
processing · grading · sorting · netting · seining · purging · weight gain · biomass
- fish farmingfish farm, fish farms, pisciculture, mariculture, hatchery
- shrimp fishingshrimp boat, shrimp boats, trawling, trawler, trawl nets
aquafarmingcommercial fishing
Harvesting seafood for profit
wild harvest · deep-sea fishing · trawling · longlining · hunting and gathering
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