Fish farm
man-made body of standing water used for pisciculture
A fish farm is a place where fish are bred. In most cases, this is done for food. There are two basic types of fish farms:
- Those where the fish are raised in tanks
- Those where fish are raised in specially prepared areas of the oceans, lakes or rivers.
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The most common fish species raised by fish farms are salmon, carp, tilapia, catfish and cod.[1]
There are many problems related to fish farming:
- Sometimes fish can escape. This is only an economic impact if the fish also occur naturally but can have a big impact if they do not.
- The fish in the farms need to be fed, for this other (smaller) fish need to be raised.
- Diseases and parasites may be a problem, because they spread much easier
- Fish farms have a bad effect on the surrounding habitat
References
change- ↑ Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics: Aquaculture Production 2008 FAO Yearbook, Rome.