Intensive aquaculture is a form of farming in which the saltwater, brackish or freshwater species, farmed on dry land or in sea cages, do not feed naturally but are fed directly by man.
The administering of food and/or the maintaining of "environmental" parameters and/or the removal of waste substances are also assisted by the use of advanced technologies.
In Italy, intensive farming is the prevalent form of farming. It is practiced primarily in land-based systems, with relatively small artificial basins. Farming is generally highly specialised and usually monoculture.
Marine aquaculture is a form of farming that takes place in the open sea, in offshore or inshore floating cages. In Italy, marine aquaculture includes important productions of: sea bass, sea bream, corbs and white bream.
Intensive aquaculture of marine species on dry land is a form of farming that takes place inside tanks or natural or artificial basins, supplied with seawater. In Europe, aquaculture of marine species on dry land includes important productions of: turbot, sole, sea bream and sea bass.
Intensive freshwater aquaculture is a form of farming that is mostly carried out in artificial basins or tanks on dry land, aimed at increasing species. In Italy, freshwater aquaculture on dry land includes excellent productions of: trout, carp, catfish, sturgeon, eel and char.