Fish farming

Fish farming

Of, or pertaining to the artificial mass cultivation of fish

Industry: Fishing

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sustainable yield

Fishing; Fish farming

The number or weight of fish in a stock that can be taken by fishing without reducing the stock biomass from year to year, assuming that environmental conditions remain the same.

tac

Fishing; Fish farming

Total allowable catch is the total regulated catch from a stock in a given time period, usually a year.

trace elements

Fishing; Fish farming

These are chemicals that are needed in small amounts by the aquarium creatures to survive, like vitamins. They must be replenished with food, water changes, or specific additives.

This form of a wet/dry filter provides primarily filtration. Water is dripped over some media which is also exposed to the air. This promotes very efficient nitrification. The water may drip from a ...

ultraviolet sterilizer

Fishing; Fish farming

A device which uses UV light to kill bacteria and other tiny organisms.

under gravel filter (UGF)

Fishing; Fish farming

This filter provides both mechanical and biological filtration. It consists of a perforated plate placed on the bottom of the aquarium and then covered in gravel. Water is pulled through the gravel, ...