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Question: Freshwater aquaculture in PR China: trends and prospects
Answer: It is acknowledged that China is the mainstay in global aquaculture, contributingfor example, 65.7 (of 76 321 310 t) and 63.6 (of 38 994 913 t) per cent to totalglobal and freshwater aquaculture production, respectively, in 2011, significantlyincreasing the corresponding contributions from 36.1 and 38.5% of the globaltotal (7 359 881 t) and global freshwater (2 342 706 t) aquaculture productionin 1980. Overall, aquaculture production in China in turn has enabled to reduceour dependence on food fish supplies from a hunted to a farmed origin, like allthe other staples. However, there are very few accounts on different subsectors ofaquaculture in China and even less on variations in aquaculture developmentswithin the country. This review attempts to trace the development trends ininland aquaculture in China in time and space and includes aspects on produc-tion, types and modes of culture, species cultured and marketing. It is evident thatthough inland aquaculture is practised in most provinces of China, the great bulkof it occurs in the area that lies approximately between 110 and 120 °E and 19and 35 °N, in the Yangtze and Pearl River basins. The review also addressesemerging issues on freshwater aquaculture and possible ways of achieving sustain-ability in the long term
(Source: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, 27 Jul 2021)
Source Link: http://hpkx.cnjournals.com/config/hpkx/news_category/2016-03-24/Wang_et_al-2015-Reviews_in_Aquaculture.pdf