Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Jul 29 2020
Aquaponics in Togo
Photo credit: Sabi Asma (Togo) Description: Sabi Asma and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted pictures show one of the aquaponics projects in Togo. This one is a private farm located in Plateau Region, prefectures of Kpele, and locality of Bodze. This particular farm was established in 2012. The fish component …
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Jul 28 2020
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquaculture with a special emphasis in Africa
I delivered this presentation in an online workshop held on 27 July 2020. The management of the workshop took place at the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA), Dokki, Egypt. The structure of the workshop included three main presentations (this is one of the three) as well as presentations from selected African countries. By the …
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Jul 13 2020
Supersaturation of dissolved oxygen in fish ponds
Photo credit: Samy Ndala (Congo DR) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The supersaturation of dissolved oxygen (DO) is often observed near the surface of water bodies as a result of the strong the photosynthetic activity resulting from phytoplankton abundance. This occurs during bright sunlit days in eutrophic water bodies such as …
Permanent link to this article: http://fishconsult.org/?p=15542
Jul 05 2020
Co-culture and rotated culture of lotus and fish
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Lotus-aquaculture culture system has been practiced for long time in China and is being evaluated recently in some Asian countries where lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is native macrophytes. Several fish species have been used in such integrated systems including carps, tilapias and others. The two culture forms …
Permanent link to this article: http://fishconsult.org/?p=15537
Jul 04 2020
Traditional fishery in Gorgol River (Mauritania)
Photo credit: Vaghih El Bechiry (Mauritania) Description: Vaghih El Bechiry and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a group of fishermen while fishing in Gorgol River “Gorgol Noir” which is an open fishery resource and hence there is no fishing license is required. In order to achieve enough sustainability …
Permanent link to this article: http://fishconsult.org/?p=15533
Jul 03 2020
Training small-scale fish farmers in Cambodia
Photo credit: Nyro Tum (Cambodia) Description: Nyro Tum and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a field day tailored to make potential small-scale farmers acquainted with aquaculture. Field days are typically conducted to train farmers who are already practicing fish farming targeting to introduce enhanced technologies and/or addressing current …
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Jun 16 2020
Collection and preparation of mangrove oyster by Senegalese women
Photo credit: KIVA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) In Senegal, the mangrove roots and mud are home of several hundreds of known species of fish, bivalves and oysters, and crustaceans, which are very important especially for domestic consumption. Women are the ones who are in charge of the collection of oyster …
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Jun 16 2020
Pangasius feeding in Vietnam – Video
Video credit: Mohamed Atta (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Vietnam has the lead in the production of striped catfish (Pangasius sp.) that is exported to over 100 countries. According to FAO statistics, about 1.3 million tons of Pangasius has been produced from aquaculture in 2018. The culture of Pangasius is …
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Jun 03 2020
Fish production and consumption in Mauritania
Photo credit: Vaghih El Bechiry (Mauritania) Description: Vqghih El Bechiry and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The fish display shown in the picture exists in the central market located in Mokama city, South of Mauritania. The fish displayed in the market are caught from Foum Laklet Lake about 80 km from Mokama. …
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May 20 2020
Artificial reproduction of Pacu in Paraguay
Photo credit: Ariel Montiel Benitez (Paraguay) Review: Ariel Montiel Benitez and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is an important fish species with high commercial value in Paraguay. The availability of sufficient number of the species fingerlings would be essential towards the expansion of pacu aquaculture in Paraguay. The artificial reproduction …
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