Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) is the practice which combines, in appropriate proportions, the cultivation of fed aquaculture species (e.g. finfish, shrimps) with aquaculture species that extract their inorganic (e.g. seaweeds) and organic food (e.g. suspension feeders such as bivalves and deposit feeders such as sea cucumbers) from the surroundings. Such arrangement creates a balanced ecosystem management approach to aquaculture for environmental sustainability (biomitigation), economic stability (product diversification and risk reduction) and societal acceptability (better management practices).