Fish farming

Fish farming

Of, or pertaining to the artificial mass cultivation of fish

Industry: Fishing

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bycatch

Fishing; Fish farming

Bycatch (or by-catch) is the portion of a fishing catch caught unintentionally in a fishery, in addition to the targeted catch, and discarded as unwanted or commercially unusable.

fishery

Fishing; Fish farming

The industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals.

biological filtration

Fishing; Fish farming

These filters make use of bacteria to break down wastes in the water into substances which are less toxic to the inhabitants, in a process known as the nitrogen cycle. Examples are under gravel ...

biological reference points

Fishing; Fish farming

Fishing mortality rates that may provide acceptable protection against growth overfishing and/or recruitment overfishing for a particular stock. They are usually calculated from equilibrium ...

biomass

Fishing; Fish farming

Measure of the quantity, usually by weight in pounds or metric tons (2,205 pounds = 1 metric ton), of a stock at a given time.

brackish

Fishing; Fish farming

Water that part-way between freshwater and marine. A number of species prefer partly-salty water.

brine shrimp

Fishing; Fish farming

Sometimes sold as sea monkeys, these shrimp grow to about 1/4 inch and are used as a live food for fish. They are easily hatched and their eggs may be stored dry for years.