RANCHING

Commercial raising of animals, mainly for human consumption, under extensive production systems, within controlled boundaries and paddocks (e.g. in agriculture), or in open space (oceans, lakes) where they grow using natural food supplies. In Fisheries, animals may be released by national authorities and re-captured by fishermen as wild animals, either when they return to the release site (e.g. salmon) or elsewhere (sea breams, flatfish). See: Stocking ; Culture-based fisheries