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Harvesting of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus from Busa Dam, Ghana

Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This photo shows the harvesting of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus from the Busa dam with a surface area of 5.0 ha in the Wa Municipal district of the Upper West Region, Ghana, from cages. This is the first cage to be mounted in the three Northern Region under the Food Security and …

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Capture fishery in the Northern part of Ghana

Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) The two photos show a model of capture fisheries in the Northern part of Ghana, Upper West Region. Fisheries activities are usually done in dams/reservoirs meant for irrigation and water points for livestock. According to the government policy, 5% of all irrigable dams are allocated to fisheries activities. The Fisheries Commission …

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Discharging fish hatchery waters into a rice farm (Ghana)

Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This is a private farm which is situated by the State owned Hatchery called the Pilot Aquaculture Demonstration Centre at Ashiaman in Tema (Accra, Ghana). The discharged water from hatchery ponds is directed to this private rice farm that utilizes the nutrients loaded in the water and provides a manuring service …

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Artisanal fishery in the Siiru Dam, Wa West District, Ghana

Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This is also capture fisheries in the Siiru dam in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This dam has a surface area of 65 ha and it is the largest dam in the whole of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This shows a fisherman harvesting …

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Establishment of a tilapia farm project in Dawenya, Ghana

This project proposal has been developed by a team of aquaculturists who participated in Warm Water Fish Production training course in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Abdel Rahman El Gamal. The team propsed the establishment of a 63-ton tilapia farm in Dawenya, Ghana. The rationality behind choosing Ghana for this project as well as the choice of all-male …

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