Fish farming

Fish farming

Of, or pertaining to the artificial mass cultivation of fish

Industry: Fishing

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catch curve

Fishing; Fish farming

A graph of the logarithm of number of fish taken at successive ages or sizes.

catch per unit of effort

Fishing; Fish farming

The catch of fish, in numbers or in weight, taken by a defined unit of fishing effort.

The fraction of a fish stock which is caught by a defined unit of the fishing effort. When the unit is small enough that it catches only a small part of the stock -- 0.01 or less -- it can be used as ...

chemical filtration

Fishing; Fish farming

These filters use chemical processes to clean the water. Examples are protein skimmers and any filter containing chemical media such as activated carbon, molecular adsorption pads, or resins.

chiller

Fishing; Fish farming

A device which makes aquarium water cooler. They generally cost at least several hundred dollars, and home brew solutions involving small refrigerators are seldom successful.

chloramine

Fishing; Fish farming

This substance is sometimes used as a bactericide in municipal water supplies. It it poisonous to fish, but can be removed with special dechlorinating compounds. Unlike chlorine, it will not ...

chlorine

Fishing; Fish farming

This substance is commonly used to keep bacteria out of municipal water supplies. It is poisonous to fish, but can be removed with special dechlorinating compounds, or by letting a bucket of water ...