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  • Cage (Net Pen): A floating structure (net) used to farm fish in large bodies of water (reservoirs, sea).

  • Carciniculture: The farming of shrimp.

  • Carrying Capacity: The maximum biomass that a system (pond) can support without water quality deterioration or harm to animal performance.

  • Cash Flow: The record and projection of a farm's financial inflows and outflows, essential for management.

  • Certification: An audit process that attests a farm follows specific standards (e.g., ASC, BAP, GlobalG.A.P.).

  • Condition Factor (K): A ratio of weight to length in fish, used as an indicator of health and well-being.

  • Conductivity: A measure of water's ability to conduct electricity, related to the total dissolved salts.

  • Consanguinity (Inbreeding): Mating between related individuals, leading to a loss of genetic vigor.

  • Cost (Fixed/Variable): Costs that do not change with production (Fixed, e.g., rent) and costs that do (Variable, e.g., feed, post-larvae).

  • Crude Protein: The key nutritional component of feed, essential for growth (muscle formation).

  • Crustacean: An arthropod with a hard exoskeleton (e.g., shrimp, crab).

  • Culture Cycle (Production Cycle): The complete period from stocking to harvesting.

  • Cyanobacteria: Blue-green algae, many of which can produce toxins or cause "off-flavor."