(Optional) Summarize the aquaculture industry.

Summarization should include

  • primary aquaculture species for food or recreation
  • ecological comparisons between wild-caught and farmed-fish practices
  • regulations concerning the propagation of native fish species and environmental issues resulting from raising fish in tanks, ponds, raceways, or hatcheries.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How can fish farming benefit fresh and saltwater ecosystems?
  • How can fish farming harm ecosystems?
  • What aquaculture systems have the least environmental effect?
  • How could effluent from an aquaculture facility affect the environment?