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2. Aquatic weed harvester - Wikipedia

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   Aquatic weed harvester. An aquatic weed harvester, also known as a water mower, [1][2] mowing boat and weed cutting boat, [3] is an aquatic machine specifically designed for inland watercourse management to cut and harvest underwater weeds, reeds and other aquatic plant life. [4] The action of removing aquatic plant life in such a manner has ...

3. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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   Retention basin. A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. [1][2][3] It is used to manage stormwater runoff, for protection against flooding, for erosion control, and to ...

4. Raceway (aquaculture) - Wikipedia

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   A raceway, also known as a flow-through system, is an artificial channel used in aquaculture to culture aquatic organisms. Raceway systems are among the earliest methods used for inland aquaculture. A raceway usually consists of rectangular basins or canals constructed of concrete and equipped with an inlet and outlet.

5. Weir - Wikipedia

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   Weir. A weir on the Yass River, New South Wales, Australia, directly upstream from a shared pedestrian-bicycle river crossing. Time-lapse video of a new tilting weir being installed in the Caldicot and Wentloog Levels. A weir / wɪər / or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and ...

6. Fish processing - Wikipedia

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   This 16th-century fish stall shows many traditional fish products. The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. Although the term refers specifically to fish, in practice it is extended to cover ...

7. Fish farming - Wikipedia

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   Fish farming. Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of aquatic animals such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and so on, in natural or pseudo-natural ...

8. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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   Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs (shellfish, squid, octopus) and edible marine invertebrates. Fishing techniques include hand-gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping.

9. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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   Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water.