Mariculture

We now have the technology, knowledge, and capability to successfully implement large scale mariculture. Historians say that agriculture made it possible for man to grow and expand as it has done over the last few thousand years so now one can wonder what the future holds if and when mariculture is implemented into the everyday workings of society. Could it be the next giant leap for mankind?.
             There are many different methods to mariculture. For the most part mariculture entails the confinement of fish to earth ponds, concrete pools, or cages suspended in open water. In these enclosures, the fish can be supplied with adequate food and protected from natural predators. Some of the most common methods for mariculture are transplantation, hatchery stocking, and enclosures and retainers. Transplantation involves the movement of fish populations from a good fishing area to a location that does not exhibit a great fishing catches. In this way areas of low fish concentration are injected with an influx of fish that help to make the average much higher and thereby bring the overall population to a higher state. .
             The next method of mariculture is hatchery stocking this process happens when people create a safe environment such as tanks, pools, or concrete or earth ponds into which they pour fish eggs. These eggs are cared for and are provided with the essential things such as nutrients and correct temperatures in which to thrive. The fish are born and raised to a certain stage and then are moved to open waters or such places as lakes, streams, and ponds. In this way these habitats are provided with ample supplies of fish and other marine organisms. Another method involves the use of enclosures and retainers. This certain method can be described in three separate ways, natural feed, supplemental feed, and no natural feed. The natural feed method works by separating the desired fish and the food providers of the fish from there predators in there own natural waters by the use of netted embayments and cages, thereby allowing the provider to grow and multiply in its own habitat and this in turn allows the fish to multiply.