Water bodies are used for the production of various types of food such as fishes, prawn, lobster, crabs, aquatic plants, algae & other aquatic organisms. Cultivation / rearing of these organisms is called as aqua fanning or aqua culture. The aqua farming is of two types –
(A) Fresh water culture : Rivers, lakes, ponds, springs etc. are fresh water culture resources in which fishes, water chestnut etc are cultivated.
(B) Marine culture : The cultivation of fishes, algae (brown & red), prawns etc. in the oceans is called as marine culture.
