Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the cultivation, under controlled conditions, of aquatic organisms, including fish (especially salmon, tuna, carp, tilapia, catfish, cod, bream, trout, and eels), crustaceans (particularly shrimp), mollusks (particularly oysters, clams, cockles, scallops, and mussels), and plants (mainly seaweed but also algae). These aquatic organisms are farmed in oceans, bays, estuaries, lakes, ponds, rivers, and inland saltwater wells. Saltwater aquaculture is also called mariculture.