Aquaculture vs. Pisciculture

The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.

the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of agriculture, but under water.

rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food

Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation () of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lotus).

Example: ‘farming’;

The rearing or cultivation of fish.

Fish culture. See under Fish.