Category: Videos

Cage farming of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) in Rayaan Depressions, Egypt (Video)

Credit: Course participants in EICA/JICA training course (2011) Cage farming of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) has been tried recently in Rayaan Depressions in Egypt. The water salinity of the depressions is steadily increasing due to evaporation making the system suitable to marine cages. The stocked fingerlings are produced in private marine hatcheries while the …

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Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Description & key biological parameters, distribution range & habitats, and feeding habits) Video

This photo was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA. The green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas is the largest species of the Cheloniidae family. Green sea turtles are named after the green color of their body fat which is green from the plants they eat. Description and key biological parameters: Green sea turtles are one of …

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Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia labiate (distribution, description & behavior, life cycle, feeding behavior)- Video

This video was taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium Source: www.fishconsult.org Moon jellyfish, Aurelia labiata belongs to the genus Aurelia and is a cnidarian of the Ulmaridae family. Distribution: moon jellyfish are found in most seas in Europe, Japan, and Gulf of Mexico as well as in the Pacific Coast of North America. They live in pelagic habitats and they are often …

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Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) – Video

This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA The Pacific sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens which lives in the Pacific Ocean is a free-floating, large jellyfish with a bell of up to about 30-50 cm across in diameter. It has four long oral arms surrounding its mouth. Sea nettles have bright distinctive colors which make them a popular …

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The Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini (Life history and conservation status) – Video

This short video was taken on 09 June, 2012 at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Life history: The Giant Pacific Octopus is a short-lived animal, with life spans of 3-5 years. When sexually mature, females may lay 20,000 – 100,000 eggs over a period of several days. Eggs are intensively cared for by the females until …

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The Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini (Introduction and distribution)- Video

This short video was taken on 9 June, 2012 at: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Introduction: The Giant Pacific Octopus or North Pacific Giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), is claimed to be the largest or the second largest octopus in the world. This animal belongs to the genus Enteroctopus, order Octopoda. Octopuses are cephalopod mollusks characterized …

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Feeding of tilapia fry using a long handled feeder (Egypt) – Video

This video shows the feeding of tilapia fry in a hapa fixed in an earthen pond in Egypt). The long handled feeder helps to carry out feeding from a distance and to spread the powdered feed over the surface of the nursing hapa.

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Activities carried out on Uburimyi N’ubworozi station in Burundi – (Movie)

Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: www.fishconsult.org This 17-min movie has been produced by Uburimyi N’Ubworozi (Burundi). The movie shows various activities carried out on the station including a brief on the reproduction of African catfish (Clarias garepinus) and brood stock maintence. The movie also shows a glance on the activities of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) …

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Hand sorting of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus – Video

Credit for the video: El-Sadig Hagar (Sudan)   Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video shows a hand grading process of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus.  We notice the ability of fish to move (walk) using its pectoral fins. This particular video was taken during the sorting of African catfish to be used in a predation study …

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Reproduction of African catfish in Burundi (in French) – a 27-min movie

Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: fishconsult.org The movie has been developed and owned by Kunagura Ubworozi (Burundi). This 27-minute movie includes the handling of African catfish broodstock, checking the sexual maturation, extraction of pituitary gland, adminstration of the pituitary gland extract, and the ovulation of female broodstock. The movie also presents the sacrificing of catfish …

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