Question
How do you differentiate between capture fishing, mariculture and aquaculture?
Solution
(i) Capture fishing the method of obtaining fishes from natural resources.
(ii) Mariculture is the culture of marine fishes for commercial use. It is the farming of marine fish of high economic value in seawater. For examples the farming of finned fishes like mullets, bhetki, pearl spots etc.
(iii) Aquaculture involves the production of aquatic animals that are of high economic value such as prawns, lobsters, fishes, crabs, etc.
