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[[File:Færøsk havbrug.1.jpg|thumb|Raising [[Salmon]] on the [[Faroe islands]]]]
A '''fish farm''' is a place where [[fish]] are bred. In most cases, this is done for [[food]]. There are two basic types of fish farms:
*Those where the fish are raised in [[tank]]s
*Those where fish are raised in specially prepared areas of the [[ocean]]s, [[lake]]s or [[River|rivers]].

The most common fish species raised by fish farms are [[salmon]], [[carp]], [[tilapia]], [[catfish]] and [[cod]].<ref>[http://www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/global-aquaculture-production/en Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics: Aquaculture Production] 2008 [[FAO]] Yearbook, Rome.</ref>

There are many problems related to fish farming:
*Sometimes fish can escape. This is only an economic impact if the fish also occur naturally but can have a big impact if they do not.
*The fish in the farms need to be fed, for this other (smaller) fish need to be raised.
*Diseases and [[parasite]]s may be a problem, because they spread much easier
*Fish farms have a bad effect on the surrounding habitat

==References==
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[[Category:Aquaculture]]


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