Danish Aquaculture |
The amount of aquaculture farms grouped on technology of production, 2006. |
Number of | |||||||
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Plants | Ponds | Canals | Tanks | Cages | Mollusc robes | Other | |
Freshwater farms | 302 | 6.611 | 462 | 3.946 | 40 | 0 | 172 |
Seawater farms | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
Recirculated fish farms | 42 | 117 | 48 | 825 | 4 | 0 | 316 |
Land based seawater farms | 7 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mussel farms | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 554 | 8 |
Other technology | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 416 | 6.774 | 524 | 4.776 | 266 | 554 | 497 |
Note: If more than one type of plant is stated, the total amount of farms are divided in the following order: freshwater farms, seawater farms, recirculated fish farms, land based seawater farms, mussel farms and other technologies. |
Source: The Danish Directorate of Fisheries' Aquaculture register |