Aquaculture is the large-scale breeding, confinement, and harvesting of aquatic animals for human consumption. It operates as an industrial production system in which animals are confined in controlled water environments and managed for accelerated growth, high stocking density, and continuous yield.
While practices vary by species, water system, and geography, the underlying structure remains consistent.
See it by species
This index includes aquatic species that are bred, confined, and killed for human consumption within organised aquaculture systems, regardless of scale, environment, or regulatory framing.
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Scope This record documents how carp are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how catfish are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how cephalopods—particularly squid and octopus—are exploited…
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Scope This record documents how eels are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how fish are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how pangasius are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how prawns are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how salmon are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how sea bass are exploited within…
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Scope This record documents how sea bream are exploited within…
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Scope This record documents how shrimp are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how tilapia are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how trout are exploited within globally…
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Scope This record documents how tuna are exploited within globally…
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