The fish is called Ganlu black carp, which literally means "sweet dew black carp" in Chinese. People living ... The history of local fishermen farming the fish can be traced back to 1924.

China, the birthplace of aquaculture, produces more farm-raised ... years the Chinese have perfected the practice of pond poly-culture, a method of growing freshwater fish like carp that are ...

Chinese farmers started raising carp in their rice fields at least 2,500 ... Now, off Panama, he operates the largest offshore fish farm in the world. He has some 200 employees, a big hatchery ...

Steaming is one of the simplest, healthiest and most popular ways of cooking fish. The carp is particularly good for dispersing heat in summer, but other river fish will do just as well.