Aquaculture

Aquaculture involves cultivating aquatic populations of freshwater and saltwater organisms such as finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants under controlled conditions. Aquaculture laboratories on Federation starships are therefore tailored to the study of aquatic organisms and as such they are usually used to store specimens.

Whilst most vessels have little call for an aquaculture laboratory, specific aquaculture labs can be found aboard the Lowell class Research Base and any Science Lab can be altered internally to perform the same function if required.

Aquaculture labs are manned by Science personnel. See also Hydroponics.