Aquaculture
Aquaculture
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants.
Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions
Freshwater species reared in the Caribbean
Tilapia
Cascadura
Prawn/Crayfish
Trout
Catfish
Aquaculture
Benefits of Aquaculture -
Fish is a cheap source of protein Aquaculture forms the basis for integrated farming
Fish is highly nutritious
Local production reduces dependence on foreign sources of protein (imports) and save scarce foreign exchange
Utilizes available land space
Creates employment opportunities
Offals can be converted to fish meal which is used to feed animals e.g pigs
Easy to set up and maintain. (minimal skill needed)
Use of dung/ faces as food for fish
Integrated farming systems
Farm animals that can be used together with fish in an integrated farming system are- Cattle/buffalo, Pigs, Ducks, and Poultry.
The economic benefits of a fish farm into an integrated/animal farming system:
Increased income
Added income
Use of dung/faeces as food for fish
More efficient use of farm labour
Grazing for ducks, poultry and cattle,
Fish offal converted to fish meal to be fed to animals
Marine aquaculture
Aquaculture
Fingerlings- this refers to a very young fish
Indoor ponds
Indoor Ponds
Indoor Ponds
Indoor Ponds
Freshwater farming
These are fishes that are reared inland in freshwater
Such as
Tilapia&
Cascadura (armoured catfish)
Cascadura
Tilapia fish
Freshwater farming
Freshwater farming
Tilapia Farming
Harvesting
This is where the fish is matured and ready to be removed from the pond to be processed and sold to supermarkets
Question
Answer the following question :
Explain what is aquaculture? Identify fishes reared in ponds in the Caribbean