Animal Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine

Aquaculture

The farming of aquatic organisms like fishes, aquatic plants, molluscs, crustaceans etc., is known as aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aqua farming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish.