Editing Carp (section)

==Aquaculture==
[[File:Cyprinids aquaculture production.png|thumb|Aquaculture production of cyprinids by species in million tonnes, 1950–2010, as reported by the [[FAO]]<ref name="faostat">Based on data sourced from the [http://faostat.fao.org/site/629/default.aspx FishStat database]</ref>]]
{{see also|Aquaculture in China}}

Various species of carp have been [[domesticated]] and [[fish farming|reared]] as [[food fish]] across Europe and Asia for thousands of years. These various species appear to have been domesticated independently, as the various domesticated carp species are native to different parts of [[Eurasia]]. [[Aquaculture]] has been pursued in [[China]] for at least 2,400 years. A tract by [[Fan Li]] in the fifth century BC details many of the ways carp were raised in [[Fish pond|ponds]].<ref>[http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_china/en National Aquaculture Sector Overview: China] ''FAO'', Rome. Retrieved 26 July 2011.</ref> The common carp (''Cyprinus carpio'') is originally from [[Central Europe]].<ref>
{{cite journal
|last1=Zhou|first1=Jian Feng
|last2=Wu|first2=Qing Jiang
|last3=Ye|first3=Yu Zhen
|last4=Tong|first4=Jin Gou
|title=Genetic Divergence Between ''Cyprinus carpio carpio'' and ''Cyprinus carpio haematopterus'' as Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, with Emphasis on Origin of European Domestic Carp
|journal=Genetica
|date=2003
|volume=119
|number=1
|pages=93–97
|doi=10.1023/A:1024421001015|pmid=12903751
|s2cid=36805144
}}
</ref>  Several carp species (collectively known as [[Asian carp]]) were domesticated in [[East Asia]]. Carp that are originally from [[South Asia]], for example [[catla]] (''Gibelion catla''), [[rohu]] (''Labeo rohita'') and [[mrigal]] (''Cirrhinus cirrhosus''), are known as [[Catla catla|Indian carp]]. Their hardiness and adaptability have allowed domesticated species to be propagated all around the world.

Although the carp was an important aquatic food item, as more fish species have become readily available for the table, the importance of carp culture in [[Western Europe]] has diminished. Demand has declined, partly due to the appearance of more desirable table fish such as [[trout]] and [[salmon]] through [[intensive farming]], and environmental constraints. However, fish production in ponds is still a major form of aquaculture in Central and [[Eastern Europe]], including the [[Russian Federation]], where most of the production comes from low or intermediate-intensity ponds. In [[Asia]], the farming of carp continues to surpass the total amount of farmed fish volume of intensively sea-farmed species, such as salmon and [[tuna]].<ref>Váradi, L. (2001). Review of trends in the development of European inland aquaculture linkages with fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 8: 453–462.</ref>