*Warmwater aquaculture
*Coldwater aquaculture
*Mariculture or marine culture
Warmwater aquaculture is the commercial raising of stock that thrives in warm, often turbid, freshwater with temperatures exceeding 70 ° F.
Four main categories of criteria were employed to locate areas suitable for warmwater for farming in ponds:
*Growth and over-wintering
*Water availability
*Engineering capability of pond construction
*Economics
In warmwater aquaculture, net pens and cages usually are placed in reservoirs and water quality limitations are similar to those encountered in ponds.
Many important aquaculture species are considered warmwater species, with an optimum temperature around 30 ° C.
Examples of warmwater species include catfish, crawfish, baitfish and many sport fish. The majorities of cultured shrimps are warmwater species and can be raised only where there is a secure of warm water.
Compared to cold-water species, warmwater species in general tend to have a greater tolerance for lower dissolved oxygen or DO levels.
Warmwater aquaculture
