Did you know? Aquaculture quick facts

10-09-2008 | Home | News

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing business. Research and new insights are therefore also going fast. Below some interesting facts that you might not know yet.

Did you know…….?

That in many parts of Asia, aquariums are considered
standard office furniture
That the cold and windy port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands is home to
a tropical shrimp farm
That
the number of species
under aquaculture production in the world grows larger every year, with the
majority of growth in numbers provided by saltwater species
That fish feel pain and suffer stress just like mammals and birds
That there are over 25,000 identified species of fish
on the earth
That aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. and
global agricultural economies
That about 75% of farmed shrimp is produced in Asia, in particular in
China and Thailand
That farmed Atlantic salmon contains 3-4 times more fat that wild salmon
That fish have a specialized sense organ called the lateral line which
works much like radar and helps them navigate in dark or murky water
That more fish become
vegetarian as a result of high fish meal and oil prices
That
Mexico, Ecuador, China
and India produce the majority of the farm raised white shrimp to the
U.S.
That there are hundreds of species of catfish
That the Penaeus
vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) and the Penaeus monodon (giant tiger prawn)—account for roughly
80% of all farmed shrimp
That the name Salmon means “resident of salt
water”