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==MSP Challenge==
==MSP Challenge==


Aquaculture may consist of fish farms or algae farms.  
Aquaculture may consist of fish farms or algae farms.  

Revision as of 09:43, 3 October 2022

Aquaculture
Layer Aquaculture.png
Layer Info
Category Activities
Sub-category Aquaculture

Description

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms.

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Aquaculture may consist of fish farms or algae farms.

Aquaculture creates the following pressures on the ecosystem:

Photo credits: "Aquaculture - Coastal net pens off the coast of Maine". NOAA's National Ocean Service (2011). Licence: CC BY 2.0. Not changed. Retrieved from flickr.com on 2022-10-03.Return to aquaculture.

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This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

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This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

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This layer is not available in the Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Types

  • Shellfish farms
  • Mussels and fish farms
  • Mariculture
  • Harvesting in natural sites
  • Fish farm
  • Classified production area
  • Breeding area

Metadata

Data Source

Adapted from Emodnet human activities

Original Title

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Description

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Creation Date

Not available. Provided on 2020-10-09.

Methodology

The layer was implemented in the MSP Challenge as provided by the project partner (CNR-ISMAR).


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