Editing Science and technology in China (section)

=== Aquaculture and fishing ===
[[File:Cyprinus carpio.jpeg|thumb|The [[common carp]] (''Cyprinus carpio'').]]
In 2008 the [[fishing industry in China]] accounted for 34% of the global output. [[Aquaculture in China]] had more than twice the output of capture fishing and contributed 62.3% of the global aquaculture output.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/fishery/sofia/en|title=FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture - Topics|work=fao.org}}</ref> The rapid growth of aquaculture is in part due to Chinese research such as regarding the artificial breeding of [[carp]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_china/en|title=FAO National Aquaculture Sector Overview (NASO)|date=1 February 2005|work=fao.org}}</ref><ref name="research">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafs.ac.cn/english/Research-Achievement.html|title=CAFS-Research Achievement|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328012249/http://www.cafs.ac.cn/english/Research-Achievement.html|archive-date=2012-03-28|access-date=2012-05-24}}</ref>