Aquaculture Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Processing

A step in the process before the fish can be delivered to the consumer.

Broodstock (or broodfish)

Are a group of mature individuals used in aquaculture for breeding purposes.

Broodstock

Can be a population of animals maintained in captivity as source of replacement for, or enhancement, of seed, and fry numbers.

Polyculture

Growing more than one species in the same water.

Coldwater Aquaculture

Involves the commercial production of stock that thrive in cool, clear freshwater with temperatures between 50 and 65 F (10.0 and 18.3 C).

Agriculture

Is the art, science, and business-the culture-of producing every kind of plant and animal useful to humans.

Warmwater Aquaculture

Is the commercial raising of stock that thrives in warm, turbid, freshwater with temperatures exceeding 70 F (21.1 C).

FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States.

Aquaculture

The art, science, and business of producing aquatic plants and animals useful to humans.

Salinity

The concentration of dissolved salts in water.

Aquaculture (FAO Definition)

The farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants.

Brackish Water

Water that has more salinity(salt) than freshwater.

Freshwater

Water that is not part of the sea.

Mariculture

Where the crop thrives in saltwater of various temperatures.