Some Details on Fish Farming
	Fish Farming, Increasing Worldwide, Has Impact at Oberlin		R. Dinakaran Michael says that fish farming, which is relatively new to the U.S. (China and India are the world leaders) provides not only finfish and shellfish for the commercial food market, but also bait fish and fingerlings to stock lakes and rivers for sport fishing. Government agencies involved in restocking natural bodies of water depend on aquaculture, as do the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Another sector is the aquarium trade; $4 billion is spent internationally on ornamental fish, including $1.6 billion in the United States. Fish farming also supplies captive brood stocks for species on the verge of extinction--for example, the sturgeon, which has been overfished in Ohio for its roe.
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