Question

Farming of marine fishes is called as _________ and farming of inland fishes is called as __________ .

• A. mariculture, aquaculture
• B. mariculture, sericulture
• C. sericulture, fish farming
• D. apiculture, vermiculture

Answer 1

The correct option is A

mariculture, aquaculture

Mariculture is the term used for farming of marine fishes (seawater fishes) for food. The fishes that are grown in mariculture include finned fishes like sardines, tunas, halibuts and shellfishes like crabs, prawns. Aquaculture is the term used for farming inland fishes which include fishes of estuaries (brackish water) and freshwater. Fishes like rohu, catla, grass carp are examples of fishes cultured by aquaculture. Shellfishes like prawn and crabs are cultured in freshwater as well.