The growing of fish is called?

• A. Aquaculture
• B. Pisciculture
• C. Mariculture
• D. Ichthyology

Answer: (A)

Growing fish under controlled conditions is called aquaculture. This broad term covers breeding, rearing, and harvesting aquatic organisms, including fish, in managed environments—whether in freshwater, brackish, or marine settings. Pisciculture is a related idea focused specifically on farming fish, which is part of aquaculture but not as broad. Mariculture refers to farming in marine environments, a subset of aquaculture. Ichthyology is the scientific study of fish, not farming. So the best, most general term for the practice of growing fish is aquaculture.