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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Jan 2021
Stocking density
Bioeconomy

A measure of the number of organisms in an aquaculture operation per surface area of water, or per unit volume of water.

Delgado, C.L., Wada, N., Rosegrant, M.W., Meijer, S. and Ahmed, M., 2003, Fish to 2020. Supply and demand in changing global markets, Appendix F, WorldFishCenter Technical Report 62, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washinton D.C., World Fish Center, Bayan Lepas, Malaysia.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature