Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and marine plants and animals.
AEvidently, all aquaculture is done in water and, because it is a farming activity, involves the considerations of property (i.e. the farmer owns the products) and activity (i.e. work is done in order to raise the animals or plants). Aqua = water, Culture = The breeding or growing of animals or plants. Sometimes, the terms "aquiculture" and "aquafarming" are also used. Aquaculture includes mariculture and freshwater culture fisheries.
Mariculture is a specialized branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean, an enclosed section of the ocean, or in tanks, ponds or raceways which are filled with seawater. An example is the farming of marine fish, including finfish and shellfish e.g., prawns, or oysters and seaweed in saltwater ponds. Non–food products produced by mariculture include : fish meal, nutrient agar, jewellery (e.g., cultured pearls), and cosmetics.