Aquaculture or fish farming, the production of fish for human consumption in confined operations, is one of the fastest growing sectors of food production, growing at an average of 9% a year between 1975 and 2007.
ˈækwɐkˌʌltʃɚɹ ɔːɹ fˈɪʃ fˈɑːɹmɪŋ, ðə pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv fˈɪʃ fɔːɹ hjˈuːmən kənsˈʌmpʃən ɪn kənfˈaɪnd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz, ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈæstɪst ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ sˈɛktɚz ʌv fˈuːd pɹədˈʌkʃən, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ æɾ ɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt ɐ jˈɪɹ bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.