aquafarms
Oceanic cultivation sites
Aquafarms are facilities where fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants are raised commercially in controlled environments—ponds, tanks, or ocean enclosures.
The practice, aquaculture or aquafarming, produces seafood more predictably than wild fishing: Most salmon sold in supermarkets comes from aquafarms.
To aquafarm is to operate such a facility.
Seafood harvesting enterprise
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- maricultureCultivating ocean organisms commercially
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
- recirculatingFlowing back through again
raceways · tanks · ponds · biomass · fry · fingerlings · larvae · nursery
Farmed freshwater food fish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- barramundiLarge Australian gamefish
trout · carp · oysters · mussels · clams · seaweed · algae · prawns
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- brackishMildly salty water
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- offshoreAway from land
inland · coastal · tidal · ocean · estuarine · salinity · currents · lagoons
Mesh devices for catching
- catchSeize or snag
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- processingSystematic operation on data
gutting · filleting · grading · sorting · depuration · purging · cropping · seining
Not harmful to nature
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- biodiversityRange of life forms
fishery
Seafood harvesting enterprise
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- maricultureCultivating ocean organisms commercially
- polycultureMulti-species crop system
recirculating · raceways · tanks · ponds · biomass · fry · fingerlings · larvae · nursery · aeration
tilapia
Farmed freshwater food fish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
barramundi · trout · carp · oysters · mussels · clams · seaweed · algae · prawns · abalone
marine
Relating to the sea
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- brackishMildly salty water
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
offshore · inland · coastal · tidal · ocean · estuarine · salinity · currents · lagoons · embayments
nets
Mesh devices for catching
processing · gutting · filleting · grading · sorting · depuration · purging · cropping · seining · collection
ecofriendly
Not harmful to nature
- low-impactMinimally stressful on body
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
aquafarmscommercial fishing
Harvesting seafood for profit
wild harvest · deep-sea fishing · trawling · traditional fishing · sport fishing