Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Feb 08 2020
Large-scale tilapia cage culture in Lake Malawi
This project document has been developed by a group of trainees who participated during 2019 in the “Fish Culture Development – Africa training course” which is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposed location of this project is Lake Malawi. The project …
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Feb 05 2020
Turtle Excluder Devices (Development and use)
Photo credit: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a turtle escape from a fishing gear. The accidental catch (by catch) of sea turtle in marine environments is a major threat to sea turtle populations worldwide. Often, turtles caught in fishing gear …
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Feb 04 2020
Sponge farming
Photo and caption’s credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo shows the Sponge farming trials in Marakei (Pacific Islands). The following is a summarized review on sponge farming. The promotion of sponge aquaculture has been based on social and environmental factors. The easiness …
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Feb 03 2020
Integrated goat and fish farming in El Salvador
Photo credit: Armando Romero (El Salvador) Description: Armando Romero and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo was taken in a governmental station in El Salvador where goats are integrated with fish farming. The small size of goats, their early maturation, and low capital investment are factors to consider when adopting …
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Feb 02 2020
Polyculture of tilapia and catfish in Sudan – Video
Video credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The inserted video was filmed during the sampling of farmed fish in an earthen pond in Sudan. The species shown in the sample reflects the production basket of fish farming in Sudan. According to FAO statistics, 9000 tons have been …
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Feb 02 2020
Culture of rice eels in Vietnam – Video
Video credit: Mohamed Aaty (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The rice eel (Monopterus albus) is also known as swamp eel, white rice field eel and other local names in Asian countries. This air-breathing species of fish belongs to the Synbranchidae family. The preferred environment for the rice eel includes a wide variety of freshwater …
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Jan 31 2020
Feeding Pangasius catfish in Vietnam (Video)
Video credit: Mohamed Aaty (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Pangasius (Pangasius bocourti) is a species of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. The species is native to the Mekong basin. These fish are important food fish with an international market. They are often labelled in North America and Australia as “basa fish”, tra, “swai”, “bocourti”, …
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Jan 31 2020
Culture of African catfish in Sudan – Video
Video credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The sources of animal protein in Sudan are largely dominated by red meat. In regard to fish and according to the latest FAO statistics, the per capita fish consumption from fish falls below 1.5 kg/year. However, there is a growing …
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Jan 31 2020
Developing shrimp populations resistant to white spot virus in Colombia
Photo credit: Andres Delgado (Colombia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The facility shown in the inserted picture belongs to the Corporación Centro de Investigación de la Acuacultura de Colombia (Colombian Aquaculture Research Center, CENIACUA) located in Punta Canoa, Bolívar Department, Colombia. A selective-breeding program to develop resistant populations of white-leg shrimp …
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