Give the merits and demerits of fish culture

Give the merits and demerits of fish culture. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
Demerits:

  • Threat to biodiversity,
  • only economically important and valued fishes will be cultured.

Merits:

  • Large amount of desired fishes can be obtained in small area,
  • Increased quality of food as fishes are cheaper source of protein.