| "> | | | | Edible seaweeds are also seafood, and are widely |
| Seafood is any sea animal or plant that is served as | | | | eaten around the world, especially in Asia. See the |
| food and eaten by humans. Seafoods include | | | | category of sea vegetables. The harvesting of wild |
| seawater animals, such as fish and shellfish (including | | | | seafood is known as fishing and the cultivation and |
| molluscs and crustaceans). By extension, in North | | | | farming of seafood is known as aquaculture, |
| America although not generally in the United Kingdom, | | | | mariculture, or in the case of fish, fish farming. Seafood |
| the term seafood is also applied to similar animals from | | | | is distinguished from meat, although it is still animal and |
| fresh water and all edible aquatic animals are | | | | is excluded in a vegetarian diet. |
| collectively referred to as seafood. | | | | |