Salt and Fish Farming

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What valuable mineral is found in seawater?

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Salt

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How is salt collected from seawater in warm climates?

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Seawater is pumped into large open-air ponds called salt pans, where it evaporates in the Sun, leaving salt behind.

Front

Where and when did fish farming begin?

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Fish farming began in China about 5500 years ago.

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What type of fish were initially grown in Chinese fish farms?

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Common carp.

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What were the common carp fed in early Chinese fish farms?

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They were fed the young silkworms.