Rakeh visited a fish farm and saw that a combination of five or six species of fishes is present in the single pond.

(i) Name the type of farming observed by Rakesh.


(ii) Mention the advantage of using such farming.


(iii) What are the values shown by Rakesh?

(i) Composite fish culture farming system.

(ii) Advantages are:


a) These fishes do not compete for food.


b) The food available in all the part of the pond is used.


c) Six different types of fishes are reared together.


d) It gives a very high yield.


(iii) Rakesh has concern for decreasing number of fishes as they are an important part of the ecosystem and marine environment. Doing this he is intended to increase the natural productivity of the pond without doing any harm neither to the environment nor to the marine life.


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