fish farming and aquaculture

• what is meant by fish farming

  this is when fish breed and grow to maturity in ponds lakes and estuaries in managed enclosures
• what are the advantages of farming fish rather than traditional livestock

  fish convert food into protein more efficiently a greater proportion of fishes bodies that are edible and farming fish also has a lower carbon footprint
• explain how pollution can be a fish farm problem

  waste from fish farms can get to water around the fish pens and lead to eutrophication
• what is meant by eutrophication

  this is when a body of water is overly packed with nutrients and minerals leading to overgrowth
• explain how resources used can be a fish farm problem

  farm fish can eat large amount of food which is often of a fish this is inefficient
• explain how environmental toxins can be a fish farm problem

  environmental toxins such as pesticides and more concentrated farmed fish and wild fish
• what are examples of environmental toxins found in bodies of water


  pcbs and pesticides