Aquaculture engineering — is a branch of agricultural engineering that studies aquatic species cultured and the production systems used in their culture. Study, research and development in this area ranges from low intensity man made pond systems to highly intensive… … Wikipedia
Aquaculture — installations in southern Chile Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants … Wikipedia
Aquaculture: Fulfilling Its Promise — ▪ 1999 Introduction by Anne Platt McGinn For 25 centuries fish farming (aquaculture) has been a mainstay of Asian agriculture. Throughout China, India, and Thailand, it prospered on traditional small scale farms. In recent years, however,… … Universalium
aquaculture — aquacultural, adj. aquaculturist, n. /ak weuh kul cheuhr, ah kweuh /, n. the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, esp. fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture. Also,… … Universalium
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture — (IMTA) is a practice in which the by products (wastes) from one species are recycled to become inputs (fertilizers, food) for another. Fed aquaculture (e.g. fish, shrimp) is combined with inorganic extractive (e.g. seaweed) and organic extractive … Wikipedia
Offshore aquaculture — uses fish cages similar to these inshore ones, except they are submerged and moved offshore into deeper water. Offshore aquaculture, also known as open ocean aquaculture, is an emerging approach to mariculture or marine farming where fish farms… … Wikipedia
Copper alloys in aquaculture — A copper alloy pen that has been deployed on a fish farm at depth of 14 feet for one year shows no signs of biofouling. Recently, copper alloys have become important netting materials in aquaculture (the farming of aquatic organisms including… … Wikipedia
Octopus aquaculture — The common octopus, Octopus vulgaris The development of octopus aquaculture, the farming of octopus, is being driven by strong market demands in the Mediterranean and in South American and Asian countries.[1] Octopus live short lives … Wikipedia
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center — The Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) was founded by Dr. William M. Lewis in 1950. The Center is administratively housed in the Graduate School. Faculty have joint appointments in the… … Wikipedia
Ancient Hawaiian aquaculture — The Hawaiian people practiced aquaculture through development of fishponds (Hawaiian: loko iokinaa ), the most advanced husbandry of fishes among the original peoples of the Pacific. These fishponds were typically shallow areas of a reef flat… … Wikipedia