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Aquaculture

Aquaculture (also spelled aquiculture) is the cultivation of the natural produce of water such as fish and shellfish. Mariculture should be a specialized subset of aquaculture.

Some examples of aquaculture include raising catfishes in freshwater ponds, growing culture pearl etc.

See also: agriculture, food



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