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Aquacultured species In contrast to terrestrial farming systems, where the bulk of global production is based on a limited number of animal and plant species, more than 210 different farmed aquatic animal and plant species were reported as being farmed in 2000. In fact this number is considered by some to be higher due to an unspecified 9.7 million tonnes not being reported as specific species. Some examples of the most popular fish species being raised are: Arctic Char, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Cod, Bass, Barramundi, Blue Gill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Carps, Catfish, Chinook Salmon, Crappie, Drum, Halibut, Flounders, Rainbow Trout, Hybrid Striped Bass, Tilapias, Tunas, Walleye and Yellow Perch. There are many more fishes that are cared for in captivity including numerous species of baitfish for recreational fishing and ornamental species. New fish species are being added to the farmed list as research and development efforts identify their farm performance and determine factors such as nutrition and breeding requirements. Other factors such as product quality, market demand / acceptance, price and production costs are also addressed before a species is farmed on a commercial level. Farmed shellfish and crustaceans include; Blue Mussels, Cray Fish, Crabs, Green Lip Mussels, Lobster, Oysters, Shrimps, Scallops, Clams and more. Many aquatic plants are being cultured or sea ranched such as Seaweeds, Duck weed, Sponges and kelps. Other plants including lettuce, tomatoes, Chinese cabbages, Cucumbers, Watercress, and various herbs and ornamental plants are being raised in conjunction with aquaculture. The farming of plants with fish is known as Aquaponics, a practice that is continually expanding in many areas. An excellent resource for researching fish species can be found at Fishbase.org The FishBase search has lists of 29200 Species, 211200 Common names, 40800 Pictures, 37500 References, 1300 Collaborators, and 23 million Hits/month. New window link The next article in this series covers Sustainability and Aqua Farming
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