What is
How long have aquaculture techniques been used?
Over 5000 years
What does mariculture deal with?
marine fish
Polyculture
the practive of raising several different species of animals at the same time
FDACS
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida's rank in aquaculture nationwide
9th
Where did aquaculture start & what year?
Ancient China 3500BC
Where was mariculture first used?
lagoons of the mediterranean sea
Florida Aquaculture Policy Act
Established aquaculture as agriculture
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
Primary reptile in FL production
American Alligator, 14 farms
What did the first forms of aquaculture involve?
Seining/harvesting juvenile fish and putting them in holding pens to grow so there would be more food for later
When was mariculture used? (years)
400-300BC
Ornamentals
The industry that includes marine and freshwater fish, invertebrates, snails, coral, and live rock
IFAS
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Freshwater ornamentals, Saltwater ornamentals, and koi
What did egyptian hieroglyphics depict?
Intensive tilapia fish culturing
What did japan learn to cultivate in mariculture?
oysters, carp, algae(seaweed), and pearls
"other" commodities
frogs, baitfish, game fish
FAA
Florida Aquaculture Association
What rank is Florida for clam shellfish nationally?
3rd
What kind of aquaculture was used in rome?
Oyster Farming
What is unique about ancient rome's form of aquaculture/mariculture?
Roman oyster cultivation is the first known form of aquaculture that is still being used in today's aquaculture industry
Food Fish include
Tilapia, catfish, sturgeon, striped bass, cobia, pompano and red drum
SALT
Sharks Aquaculture Life Training
What rank is Florida for oyster shellfish nationally?
6th