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a) Extensive:
Adoption of traditional techniques of aquaculture
e.g. dependence on natural productivity and little
control over the stocks.
b) Intensive:
Adoption of full complement of culture techniques including
scientific pond design, fertilization, supplemental feeding or
only feeding without fertilization; full measure of stock
manipulation, disease control, scientific harvesting, high level
inputs and high rate of production.
c) Semi-intensive:
Adoption of mid-level technology, partial dependence on
natural productivity, fertilization, supplementary feeding, with
stock manipulation, medium level inputs and medium rate of
production.
KINDS OF AQUACULTURE
As habitats of aquaculture, there are three categories of
waters, viz. fresh, salt and brackish.
Fresh waters, generally abounding in the inland areas of a
country,
the salt water of the seas and oceans
And brackish water normally; naturally occurs in estuaries,
deltas of rivers, lagoons and backwaters.
Polyculture
Polyculture, as the name implies, is the culture of
several species in the same water body. The
culture system generally depends on natural food
of a water body sometime augmented artificially
by fertilization and/or by supplementary feeding. If
artificial food is given it is a common food
acceptable to all or most species that are cultured.