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What is aquaculture? Give an example of an animal that can be multiplied by aquaculture.

Solution: Aquaculture is defined as the culture or farming of all the aquatic plants and animals for economic use. Therefore, aquaculture is the breeding of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.

Aquaculture may multiply fish, shellfish, and crustaceans (prawns, crabs, and other crustaceans). The animals that can be multiplied by aquaculture are fishes, lobsters, crabs, mollusks, etc.