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.

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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.