Various methods of aquaculture can be used to grow species of marine fish. consider the figure below, which shows one way that an aquaculture system can be set up. explain whether this represents an open or closed system and one benefit of using this type of system.

The system is open.

An open system is one where mass is able to flow in and out of the system. The mass entering this system is the water that is added to the fish tank, and the leaving mass is the waste that is generated.

The primary advantage of using this system is that the quality of the water supplied to the fish may be maintained, meaning the fish are healthy and do not have to live in waste, as they would have to if the system was closed.