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[[File:Fishfarm egypt.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|Farming on land, a fish farm in Egypt]] | [[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 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: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| | [[File:Map fish Asia.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image|]] | ||
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. | ||
The cultivation of these species is pursued either in a natural settings such as seas or lakes for instance, or in human-built pools which can either be dug in the ground or built and set on land. | The cultivation of these species is pursued either in a natural settings such as seas or lakes for instance, or in human-built pools which can either be dug in the ground or built and set on land. | ||
One reason to explain the lack of awareness in the western world towards the use of Aquaculture in the world is the fact that Asia represents nearly 90%<ref>Estimated at 89.4% in 2016</ref> of the industry, with China alone producing 61.5%. Other large producers include: India (7%), Indonesia (6%), Viet Nam (4.5%), Egypt (1.7%) and Norway (1.7%). | One reason to explain the lack of awareness in the western world towards the use of Aquaculture in the world is the fact that Asia represents nearly 90%<ref>Estimated at 89.4% in 2016</ref> of the industry, with China<ref>China alone produced more farmed-fish than the rest of the world combined every year since 1991</ref> alone producing 61.5%. Other large producers include: India (7%), Indonesia (6%), Viet Nam (4.5%), Egypt (1.7%) and Norway (1.7%). | ||
==== <u>Production of the aquaculture sector<ref name=FAO>Numbers given by the FAO in its 2018 report (numbers are often referring to 2016). Click [http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/i9540en.pdf/ here] for report</ref> </u>==== | ==== <u>Production of the aquaculture sector<ref name=FAO>Numbers given by the FAO in its 2018 report (numbers are often referring to 2016). Click [http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/i9540en.pdf/ here] for report</ref> </u>==== | ||