![]() ![]() The term phytoplankton covers a huge range of organisms that form the basis of the food web, including protists e.g. Planktonic protists: the basis of the food web In the UK, aquaculture production was 197,000 tonnes worth $1.3 billion. Atlantic salmon is the most important fish species with the largest proportion of export revenue, grown mainly in Norway and the UK. In Europe, fish and molluscs dominate the industry. ![]() Among crustaceans, marine shrimps dominate the production and make them an important income source for developing countries in Asia and Latin America. Besides aquatic animals, 97% of all aquatic algae come from seaweed farms and microalgal production is rapidly increasing. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2020), the contribution of aquaculture to the global production of finfish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals had increased up to 46%, representing 114.5 million tonnes worth $263.6 billion, by 2018 compared with 26% in 2000, and is predicted to double by 2050. ![]()
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