Question

What is the difference between fishing and pisciculture?

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Fishing	Pisciculture
1.	Fishing means catching fish and other aquatic animals from natural water bodies such as seas, rivers and lakes.	Pisciculture means breeding and rearing fish in controlled water bodies such as ponds, tanks and reservoirs.
2.	It depends mainly on naturally available fish.	Fish are raised scientifically for commercial production.
3.	It is a capture activity.	It is a culture or farming activity.
4.	Example: Catching fish from the sea.	Example: Rearing rohu or catla in a fish pond.