Definition of aquaculture

Aquaculture is a relatively new word used to describe the art, science and business of producing aquatic plants and animals useful to humans.

It is an art because it takes a considerable degree or intuitive skill to do well, and a science because its practitioners need to understand the basic of aquatic biology, as well as the chemistry and physics. 

Fundamentally, aquaculture means farming in water instead of on land. It is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans and aquatic plants, and embraces all kinds of aquaculture.

It has had rapid, global development during the recent 40 years particularly, fish and crustacean culture. 

Agriculture and fisheries are part of heritage, but aquaculture, especially in the developed countries, is a latecomer and has to make its way in regularity circumstances that are much more rigorous.

Farming implies some sort of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding and protection from predators.

Aquaculture occurs in three general environments:
*Warmwater aquaculture
*Coldwater aquaculture
*Mariculture or marine culture
Definition of aquaculture