Question

Fishing of marine fishes is called as___ and fishing 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 culture of marine fishes. The fishes include finned fishes like sardines, tunas, halibuts and shellfishes like crabs, prawns.
Aquaculture is the term used for culture of inland fishes. It includes fishes of estuaries(brackish water) and fresh water. Fishes like Rohu, Catla, grass carp are the examples. Shellfishes like prawn and crabs are cultured in freshwater as well.