Mariculture
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Mariculture, sometimes called marine farming or marine aquaculture, is a branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other animal products, in seawater. Subsets of
Salmon pens off Vestmanna in the Faroe Islands, an example of inshore mariculture
An onshore microalgae cultivation facility in Hawaii
Fish cages containing salmon in Loch Ailort, Scotland, an inshore water
RV Celtic Explorer, Galway Bay, Ireland
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture is a type of aquaculture where the byproducts, including waste, from one aquatic species are used as inputs for another. Farmers combine fed aquaculture with inorg
Mariculture
…types raised by mariculture are shrimp, oysters (including artificial pearl cultivation), clams, mussels, and abalone. Shellfish can also be used in integrated multi-species cultivation techniques, where shellfish can utilize waste generated by higher trophic-level organisms. The Māori people of New Zealand retain traditions of farming…
Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) cultivated in proximity to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Note the salmon cage (polar circle) in the background.
IMTA systems in freshwater pond
Off-bottom snail grown on bamboo split in IMTA
Snail produced on pond bottom of IMTA