This review addresses the following issues: Contribution of aquaculture to total fishery over an extended period of time Mode of aquaculture development in Egypt starting by historic information Aquaculture development and natural resources (land and water) Aquaculture practices in relation to the limitation of natural resources (intensification, integration, rotation) Production basket focusing on tilapia Aquaculture …
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Oct 03 2013
Feeding of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in floating cages in Chile
Credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala via Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga (Peru) One of the photos shows a feed silo located in a central place among fish cages while the second photo shows the transfer of feed to individual cages using compressed air.
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Oct 01 2013
Culture of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Nicaragua
Credit: Silvio Rene Picado Ramirez (Nicaragua) The introduction of Nile tilapia into Nicaragua goes back to 1956. However, the contribution of tilapia to aquaculture in Nicaragua was only felt during 1980s till the present. Different levels of intensification are practiced in Nicaragua. The photos show some practices in relation to the farming of tilapia in aquaculture …
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Sep 30 2013
Use of the phototactic behavior (attraction to light) in the collection of fish larvae
This single-slide bite address the utilization of the attraction of fish larvae to light to enable an efficient and safer collection of larvae. http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Attracting-fish-larvae-to-light-for-their-collection.pdf
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Sep 29 2013
Culture of blood cockle (Anadara sp.) in Thailand
Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Blood cockle contributes by around 27% (82,000 tons) of shell fish production and about 9% of total brackish water aquaculture production. For extensive culture, blood cockle seeds are collected from the wild, but since 1973, spats of Anadara granosa have been imported from Malaysia to overcome the shortage of natural supply …
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Sep 27 2013
Night recreational fishing in Hamata (Red Sea) – Video
Video credit: Waleed Masood (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The video shows the catch by two members of the sport fishery team while using two different fishing methods; long line and hook and line. Hamata is the most southerly diving resort in Egypt’s Red Sea; situated about 180 km south of Marsa Alam, and …
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Sep 26 2013
Desert aquaculture: Integration of intensive tilapia culture and horticulture crops in Egypt – Video
Credit: Mohamed El Gazzar (Egypt) This project is is located in Mullak Valley, Ismaelia, Egypt. This integrated project has two main components; fish and horticulture. The total acreage of the project is 8 hectares. Fish production component includes four 250-m3 tanks of 130 cm water depth. One of which, is allocated for the production of …
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Sep 25 2013
Sea pens (habitat, description, feeding, reproduction) – Video
This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA) Introduction: Sea pens are colonial invertebrate marine cnidarians which belong to the order “Pennatulacea”. They are named because of their upright feathered appearance that resemblance the old fashioned quill pens. It is believed they occur in shallow and deep waters in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. …
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Sep 22 2013
Comparison of experimentally elaborated food from regionally available products with commercial foods of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Mexican highlands
Credit: Juan Suárez Sánchez (Mexico) Rosario Rivera Meneses, Juan Suárez Sánchez, Luz del Carmen Pérez González, Johannes C. Van der Wal, Hipólito Muñoz Nava and Salvador Morales Moreno, 2013. Comparison of experimentally elaborated food from regionally available products with commercial foods of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Mexican highlands. [gview file=”http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Commercial-foods-of-common-carp-Cyprinus-carpio-in-the-Mexican-highlands.pdf”]
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Sep 22 2013
Sea water ice (features and uses)
This one-slide bite tackles the sea-water ice in regard to the rationality and effectiveness in preserving fish. A comparison between freshwater ice and sea-water ice has been highlighted especially in regard to the melting temperature and possible effect on chilled fish. http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Sea-water-Ice.pdf
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