ABSTRACT
Static water aquaculture is the practice of applied limnology. The limnological principles of production and aquatic ecology are used to artificially augment natural production in the aquatic system of the fish pond through aquaculture management. The traditional management strategy involves the addition of organic or inorganic material, or a combination of the two, to increase productivity, which ultimately results in increased fish production. As long as photosynthesis is not carbon limited, as indicated by low levels of alkalinity, the addition of fertilizer nutrients will increase fish production until it is limited by low dissolved oxygen levels caused by excessive plankton respiration.
