About: Urban aquaculture

Urban aquaculture (also spelled aquiculture) is the aquatic farming of organisms, including all types of fish, cuttlefish, mussel shrimp and aqua plants within the urban environment (rivers, ponds, lakes, canals). In essence, urban aquaculture is the practice of aquaculture in an urban, or urbanising, environment. Urban aquaculture systems can be associated with a multitude of different production locations, species used, environment, and production intensity. The use of urban aquaculture has increased over the last several years as societies continue to urbanise and demand for food in urban environments increases. Methods of production include recirculating systems; land-based culture systems; multifunctional wetlands; ponds, borrow pits and lakes; cages and culture-based fisheries. Most