Article: Aquaculture

Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Jul 31, 2007

Aquaculture

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farming, fish, shellfish, algae, breeding, hatchery, fishing, stocking, water quality, food safety, aquatic animal health, organic loading, fisheries, fisherfolk, shrimp, mangroves, freshwater aquaculture, marine aquaculture, pond aquaculture, commercial aquaculture, fish food

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Sustainable aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in a way that does not impair the long-term ability of the environment to support these organisms and does not significantly harm the ecosystem. Aquaculture involves intervention such as regular stocking, feeding, and protection from predators to enhance production of these species for harvesting. It may require ecosystem conversion (e.g. mangroves to shrimp farms) and has led to invasive species, gene mixing, pollution from feeds, and the hunting of predators.

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L'Homme et l'Environnement works for the promotion of conservation by development and underlines the importance of the work in association with rural populations to handle the dramatic problem of the threats of overexploitation and disappearance of natural resources.

Bay of Bengal Programme create awareness among fishermen to use their marine resources in a sustainable manner

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