Question

Obtaining fish by fish farming is called as
(a) Capture fishing
(b) Culture fishery
(c) Aquaculture
(d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: They live in pure water. It includes fishes like rohu, carps, mirgils, and others. They are placed in ponds, where fertilized and supplementary feeds are provided from time to time.
Fish farming is also known as pisciculture involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures such as fish ponds, usually for food.

Complete answer:
Obtaining fish by fish farming is called a Culture fishery. They live in pure water. Example of culture fishery includes rohu, carps, mirgils, and others
Culture fisheries are the cultivation of selected fishes in confined areas with utmost care to induce maximum yield. Culture takes place in ponds, which are fertilized and supplementary feeds are provided to fish to induce maximum yield.
Obtaining fish from natural resources is a method of Capture fishery. It involves both marine and freshwater environments. Eg of capture fishery are oysters, bhetki.
Aquaculture is the farming of fish, algae, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants and other organisms. The methods involve fish commercially in tanks or enclosures such as fish ponds, usually for food.
So, the correct answer is ‘Culture fishery’.

Note:
Fishes in fish farms are harmed in numerous ways. As with land animals, even if their lives were fine, they would still be harmed by premature death, which deprives them of potential positive experiences in the future. But they are also harmed because they have a poor quality of life. Some of the causes for this are Handling and transportation, crowded conditions, Light disturbance, Hunger.