Aquaculture

Question 1

Aeration

Answer 1

adding oxygen to the water

ex. mechanical aeration

Question 2

anadromous

Answer 2

fish that are born in freshwater

Question 3

aquaculture

Answer 3

the cultivation of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, oceans, and land-based facilities.

Question 4

concentrated aquatic animal production(CAAP)

Answer 4

it’s another way to describe aquaculture production

Question 5

crustaceans

Answer 5

a very large group of arthropods with more than 67,000 species.

Question 6

dissolved oxygen(DO)

Answer 6

the amount of gaseous oxygen that’s dissolved in the water.

Question 7

fingerling

Answer 7

small, young fish that are under one year.

Question 8

fishery

Answer 8

an aquaculture operation or the practice of aquaculture

Question 9

freshwater aquaculture

Answer 9

the production of aquatic life that is native to rivers, lakes, and streams, or spends the majority of its life in freshwater.

Question 10

fry

Answer 10

young fish that are ready to eat on their own.

Question 11

hatchery

Answer 11

an aquaculture production facility focused on breeding, nursing, and rearing fish, invertebrates, and aquatic plants to fry fingerlings or juvenile stages.

Question 12

intensive recirculating aquaculture system(IRAS)

Answer 12

an aquaculture system that filters water from the tanks so that it can be reused within the tanks.

Question 13

mariculture

Answer 13

the farming of marine organisms

Question 14

marine aquaculture

Answer 14

production of species of aquatic plants and animals that live in the ocean(saltwater).

Question 15

marine cage

Answer 15

aquaculture enclosers with rigid frames on all sides. these cages are suspended in a body of water. it also allows water to pass freely between the fish and surrounding water resource.

Question 16

net pen

Answer 16

mesh enclosures suspended in a body of water from a rigid structure on the water’s surface.

Question 17

pond

Answer 17

bodies of standing water that are usually smaller than a lake. A pond may be a natural or built structure.

Question 18

raceway

Answer 18

straight-sided channels that are typically made of poured concrete or concrete blocks.

Question 19

salinity

Question 20

silo

Question 21

spawn

Question 22

stocking rate

Answer 22

refers to the number of gallons of water per fish in an indoor system or the number of fish per the amount of space in an outdoor system.