Pisciculture

Pisciculture is the artificial breeding and transplantation of the fish is called Pisciculture or fish farming Pisciculture mainly involves raising fish commercially in enclosures for food Pisciculture is the principal form of aquaculture , the most important fish species produced in fish farming are carp, tilapia, salmon, and catfish.

There are two main types of Pisciculture
1.The Rearing in imprisonment of young fishes to an edible stage
2.Stocking of natural waters with eggs
Importance of Pisciculture is:
it has a major role in augmenting  food production as the world demand for fish products  is increasingly  steadily
It helps to utilize the vast areas like paddy fields can be used for circulating of fishes
Pisciculture generate employment for many people in the rural areas of developing countries