Aquaculture in Indonesia

Aquaculture in Indonesia is commonly practiced by raising fish on human feces as in China, India, and Vietnam.[1] Indonesia produced 490000 tons of shrimp in 2004, which was 8% of the world production for the year.[2] In 1999, 507.513 ha of Indonesia was occupied by aquaculture, 60% of which being brackish water ponds, 28% being integrated rice-fish farming, and 12% being freshwater ponds.[3]

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