Aquaculture

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Aquaculture and Mariculture

Types of aquaculture

  • 1/4 bivalves [1]
  • 1/4 seaweed and algae [1]
    • Largely produced for chemicals [1]
  • 1/2 fish [1]
    • salmon
      • largest market value produced [1]
    • shrimp

Potential Mitigation of Over-fishing

Impacts on Coral

    • Coral reefs are used to provide an ecosystem for aquaculture farming. [2]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lucas, John. "aquaculture." Current biology : CB 25.22 (2015): R1064-5. Web.
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Fisheries." NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program. US Department of Commerce, 13 July 2015. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. Web.
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