WorldWide Aquaculture

Preparing a pond before stocking is one of the most important steps in starting a productive fish-growing cycle. Fish introduced into a pond with poor water quality, excessive organic matter, unwanted fish, damaged banks, or unsuitable soil conditions may face stress before feeding even begins. Good preparation gives farmers a chance to correct those problems while the pond ...

Algae are a natural part of fish-pond ecosystems, and their presence is not automatically a problem. Microscopic algae called phytoplankton form an important part of the pond food web and produce oxygen during daylight through photosynthesis. The phytoplankton blooms are essential in commercial fish ponds because they supply dissolved oxygen and help absorb nitrogenous fish ...

High in the mountains, forests do much more than provide habitat and cover steep slopes.

They are also closely connected to the movement of water through entire landscapes.

Rain and snow falling on mountain forests interact with tree canopies, roots, soils, leaf litter, rock layers, streams, and groundwater before continuing downhill.

These proc...

A farm can produce much more efficiently when its different activities work together instead of operating as completely separate systems.

That is the basic idea behind integrated fish farming systems.

Integrated fish farming combines aquaculture with other agricultural activities such as crop production and livestock raising. Water, nutri...