Tag: culture systems

Culture of mud crab in Asia

Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)       Increased market demand as well as the price of mud crabs, coupled with dwindling wild stocks, resulted in great interest in mud crab aquaculture in many countries especially in Asia where crabs are at highest demand. Among the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13200

Sistemas de cultivo de abanico (Argopecten purpuratus) en Perú – in Spanish

Credit: David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) Desarrollado a lo largo del litoral peruano, empleando principalmente sistemas suspendidos (Long Line). Los niveles de producción de estas especies son de mayor escala (mayores a 50 TM/año). El principal destino de comercialización es el mercado internacional. Su principal desventaja consiste en una fuerte dependencia de las condiciones ambientales para …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=10169

Culture systems of Peruvian scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) in Peru

Credit: David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) The culture of Peruvian scallop has developed along the Peruvian coast, mainly systems using suspended (Long Line). Production levels of this species are larger scale (greater than 50 tons/year). The main target market of the scallop is the international market. The main disadvantage of this system lies in its dependence on …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=10163

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 …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9393

Potential culture of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Mexico (in Spanish)

Credit: Jorge Valdiviezo (Mexico) Una especie de gran potencial en México es e bagre de canal Ictalurus punctatus, la cual se cultiva para consumo humano y para repoblar algunos embalses. Se produce en sistemas intensivos y semi-intensivos por medio de jaulas flotantes, estanques de concreto, tanques circulares y canales de corriente rápida o raceways. Su producción …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=6902