Learning Objectives
• •Discuss the background of aquaculture.
• • Explain its relation to fisheries.
• • Identify career opportunities.
• • Discuss business opportunities.
3.
What is Fisheries?
•The industry involved in catching, raising, processing, and
marketing fish and other aquatic organisms.
4.
What is Aquaculture?
•Aquaculture is the farming of fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish, and
seaweeds in ponds, cages, tanks, and pens.
5.
Aquaculture and Fisheries
•Aquaculture is one branch of fisheries. Fisheries includes both
capture fishing and aquaculture.
6.
Importance of Aquaculture
•• Food security
• • Employment
• • Sustainable fish production
• • Reduces pressure on wild fish stocks
