Aquaculture in Indonesia
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Indonesia produced 490000 tons of shrimp in 2004, which was 8% of the world production for the year.[1] In 1999, 507.513 ha of Indonesia was occupied by aquaculture, 60% of which being brackish water ponds, 28% being integrated rice-fish farming, and 12% being freshwater ponds.[2]
Inland waters include rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs or dams, fields and ponds.[3] Aquaculture can be divided into two types namely brackish water fisheries and freshwater fisheries.[3] Indonesian brackish water fisheries in the north coast of Java do a lot, the east coast of Aceh, Riau, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.[3]
