Photo credit: Sharmala Naidoo (South Africa) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Website founder) Introduction: Cuttlefish are sea molluscs that belong to the order Sepiida and to the Cephalopoda class. The photo that shows a specimen of “Pharaoh Cuttlefish” was taken at Sahar landing site, the Sultanate of Oman. The pharaoh cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) is a large cuttlefish species that …
Category: Fisheries
This category includes fishery practices, fishing boats and gears as well as related activities in landing sites. Lake fishery management is a major part of this category including stock enhancement programs
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Jun 20 2014
Utilizing the reeds in Lake Burullus, Egypt
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Site founder) Lake Burullus is a large, elongate, and shallow lake that is located between the two Nile branches forming the delta in Egypt. The salinity in the lake varies according to the distances from the main water sources of the lake; the salinity increases …
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Jun 16 2014
Safari Fishing in the Red Sea, Egypt
Video credit: Waleed Masood (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (The video channel founder) The warm climate in the Red Sea region contributes the all-year recreation fishery. Moreover, the diversity of species, the rich coral reef fauna makes the sport fishery in the Red Sea an enjoyable experience whether for Egyptians or for the tourists …
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Jun 15 2014
Repairing a fishing canoe in Ghana – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Credit: Ivan Venkonwine Kaleo (Ghana) The fisherman in this Video (Name: Mohammed) is patching up some cracks and holes in his canoe. Actually he did not use the canoe for sometime and so the sun had had an effect on this wooden boat. The fisherman uses cotton wool and heated sheabutter to …
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Jun 09 2014
Artisanal fishing boats at “Ambowe”, landing site, Libreville, Gabon
Credit: Chantal Sengue Ngoulou and Jean Michel Megne Me Zeng (Gabon) The photo shows the landing of artisanal fishing boats at the landing of Ambowe north of Libreville, Gabon. There are twenty docks and around Libreville. These canoes have an average length that ranges between 4-8 meters. Much of these canoes are motorized. The white objectives …
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May 17 2014
Taboo days and conservation of fishery stocks in Ghana
Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) In most part of Africa including Ghana, taboo days were set aside by ancestors during which natives including fishermen do not work. These traditional off-days had been utilized as a means of conservation of our natural resources. Among such days are Thursdays were fishermen at the Kpong fish Landing Site in the …
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