Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as...

43
Aquaculture

Transcript of Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as...

Page 1: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Aquaculture

Page 2: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 3: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. 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

Page 4: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

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

Page 5: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

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

Page 6: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 7: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 8: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Marine aquaculture

Page 9: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 10: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 11: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 12: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 13: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 14: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 15: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 16: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Aquaculture

Fingerlings- this refers to a very young fish

Page 17: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Indoor ponds

Page 18: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Indoor Ponds

Page 19: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Indoor Ponds

Page 20: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Indoor Ponds

Page 21: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 22: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Freshwater farming

These are fishes that are reared inland in freshwater

Such as

Tilapia&

Cascadura (armoured catfish)

Page 23: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Cascadura

Page 24: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 25: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Tilapia fish

Page 26: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 27: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 28: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 29: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 30: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Freshwater farming

Page 31: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Freshwater farming

Page 32: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 33: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 34: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 35: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Tilapia Farming

Page 36: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 37: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 38: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 39: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 40: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.
Page 41: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Harvesting

This is where the fish is matured and ready to be removed from the pond to be processed and sold to supermarkets

Page 42: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.

Question

Answer the following question :

Explain what is aquaculture? Identify fishes reared in ponds in the Caribbean

Page 43: Aquaculture. Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture.