Farming of marine fishes is called as .

mariculture

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The correct option is A mariculture
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, etc.

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