Freshwater aquaculture

Unit 1 - Aquaculture

Expected learning outcome

• Define aquaculture
• List the activities comprising aquaculture
• Compare the origin of aquaculture and agriculture
• Appreciate the consequences of late origin of aquaculture
• Understand the special difficulties aqua-culturists face compared to agriculturists
• List the few domesticated species of aquaculture
• Know the state of the world aquaculture in terms of production, dominant species being cultured, top five countries producing fish through aquaculture and know region wise production of aquaculture.