Chapter 12 Improvement of Food Resources Questions-10
Questions
1. How are fish obtained?
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Fish are obtained by two ways:
(i) Capture fisheries from natural resources
(ii) Fish farming by culture for commercial purposes.
2. What are the advantages of composite fish culture?
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Combination of five or six fish species in a single fish pond is known as composite fish culture. Basis of selection of species is food habits so that they do not compete for food among themselves. As a result, the food available in all parts of the pond is utilized without competing with each other. This increases the fish yield from the pond.
