Question

What is a hatchery in pisciculture? What is its function?

Answer 1

Hatchery:

1. Pisciculture is the practice of raising and breeding fish to obtain products useful to human beings.
2. A fish hatchery is a facility for artificially breeding, hatching, and rearing fishes in their early life stages, particularly fin-fish and shellfish.
3. Aquaculture and some commercial fisheries rely on hatcheries for seed.
4. The advantages of hatcheries include meeting demands for the fishes when they're out of season and genetic improvement to enhance quality and yield.