Q1-MODULE 10-FISH CULTURE

It is a system of farming system which involves very high stocking density and fish are fed wholly with formulated feed.

• Extensive Fish Farming System

• Integrated Aquaculture System

• Intensive Fish Farming System

• Semi-intensive Fish Farming System

This culture system also includes rice-fish integration, horticulture-fish system, mushroom-fish system, and Seri-fish system.

• Extensive Fish Farming System

• Integrated Aquaculture System

• Intensive Fish Farming System

• Semi-intensive Fish Farming System

. A desirable fish species to culture for its herbivorous feeding habit, which reduces production cost but has rapid growth rate compared to other herbivorous fishes thus giving more profit to the farmer.

• Catfish

• Grouper

• Milkfish

• Tilapia

Which are examples of fishery products that are cultured?

• Clownfish and Puffer fish

• Milkfish and Tilapia

• Mantis shrimps and soles

• Yellow fin tuna and Sardines

What makes milkfish a desirable species to culture?

• It has slow growth rate

• It has a carnivorous feeding habit.

• It has no tolerance to a wide range of salinity

• It is shiny and with attractive appearance

Which of the following are the reasons why many people culture tilapia?

• It is easy to raise, slow-growing fish, can survive any bodies of water and environment

• It is easy to raise, fast-growing fish, can survive any bodies of water and environment

• It is easy to raise, slow-growing fish, can’t survive any bodies of water and environment

• It is easy to raise, fast-growing fish, can’t survive any bodies of water and environment

Although beneficial to people, fish culture also poses adverse impacts on environment, people and the community. Which of these impacts is caused by conversion of agricultural land to ponds?

• Decline in local food crops

• Displacement of native species

• Loss of mangrove ecosystem

• Water and soil salinization

Overfishing can endanger the population of stocks of some species in the wild. How does fish farming help in preventing the depletion of wild stocks from the sea?

• Fish farming provides more hiring possibilities and more jobs

• Fish farming provides extra income to supplement the earnings of the family

• Fish farming provides alternative sources of fish instead of fishing the same species from the sea.

• Fish farming buffer zones that protects the rest of the sea from pollution.

Which of the following statement is a way to prevent possible hazard brought about by fish culture/farming?

• chemical toxicity - because of the use of pesticides and antibiotics

• decline in local food crops - because of conversion of agricultural land to ponds

• sustainable use of sea resources – aquaculture provides opportunities to replenish stocks in the wild

• use of proper site evaluation and design procedures

It is the business or industry of producing fish through husbandry and is synonymous to fish culture.

• Animal Breeding

• Fish Farming

• Juvenile Farming

• Grow-out Farming