A Brief Overview of the History of Fish Culture and its Relation to Fisheries Sciences

Extended abstract and presentationThe brief historical occurrence of aquaculture introduces the science that evolved from the early studies on cod\ud propagation in 1864, and the export of these concepts about stock enhancement through protection of early life history stages\ud through what has always been considered the ‘critical periods’ during which the majority of natural mortality takes place. The\ud next most important issues discussed are the why’s and how’s of fish culture, and where the habitat and feed comes from, and\ud the related social and ecological enigmas