Scope of Report Product of Interest (POI): Aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g., lotus). Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled or semi-natural conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish. Market Segmentation REARING PRODUCT TYPE CULTURE SYSTEM DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL Year Range • Equipment • Extensive • Traditional Retail • Chemicals • Semi-Extensive • Supermarkets and • Fertilizers • Intensive Hypermarkets Review Period • Pharmaceuticals • Specialized Retailers 2016 – 2019 • Online Stores • Others Base Year CULTURE REGION v 2020 • Freshwater • Western PRODUCTION TYPE • Marine • Eastern Estimated Year • Brackish Water • Northern & Central • Small Scale • Southern • Medium & Large Scale 2021 SPECIES Forecast Period • Aquatic Animals 2022 – 2026 • Aquatic Plants 2