Aquaculture: Aquatic Animals and Plants

Aquaculture is concerned with the farming of aquatic plants and animals, such as fish, algae, crustaceans, mollusks, etc. In aquaculture, freshwater and saltwater organisms are cultivated under controlled conditions. Niche industries such as shrimp farming, oyster farming, fish farming, algaculture, and cultivation of ornamental fish fall under aquaculture. Increasingly, practices such as integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and aquaponics are being used in aquaculture today, which integrat...