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== So what is Aquaculture and “fish farming”? == | == So what is Aquaculture and “fish farming”? == | ||
[[File:Fishfarm egypt.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image| | [[File:Fishfarm egypt.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|Farming on land, a fish farm in Egypt]] | ||
[[File:Seafoodfarm china.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|(Click on image for more detailed zoom) Farming in | [[File:Seafoodfarm china.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|(Click on image for more detailed zoom) Farming on water in Luoyuan Bay, China. Underneath the water is a vast network of lines, cages, and nets for the growth of various seafood species.]] | ||
[[File:Map fish Asia.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|China alone produced more farmed-fish than the rest of the world combined every year since 1991.]] | [[File:Map fish Asia.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|China alone produced more farmed-fish than the rest of the world combined every year since 1991.]] | ||
Aquaculture, as its name entails, involves the cultivation of fish (such as carp, salmon, trout, etc…), crustaceans (such as shrimps or crabs), mollusks (such as oysters or mussels) and aquatics plants in a constrained environment. | Aquaculture, as its name entails, involves the cultivation of fish (such as carp, salmon, trout, etc…), crustaceans (such as shrimps or crabs), mollusks (such as oysters or mussels) and aquatics plants in a constrained environment. | ||