Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Sep 28 2013
Culture of milkfish, Chanos chanos in different environments and systems in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) According to 2005 statistics, the production of milkfish in brackishwater in the Philippines comprised the largest proportion of milkfish production, followed by fish cage farming in marine waters and finally the culture of the species in pens in freshwater areas. In regard to the productivity of the species per unit …
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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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9326
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9320
Sep 25 2013
Fish ponds of Research and Production Center (Pacific University), Colombia
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) This image was taken in the Centro de investigación y produccion acuicola Henry von Prahl “Research and Production Center Aquaculture Henry Von Prahl” of the Pacific University, in the municipality of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca – Colombia. In the photo one can see a coconut palm and lush greenery around in …
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Sep 25 2013
Farming of blue mussel, Mytilus edulis in Kiel Fjord, Germany
Credit: Yvonne Roessner (Germany) The attached photos are from Germany on the farming of Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) in the Kiel Fjord (Western Baltic Sea, brackish water with approximately 15 PSU salinity). Mussels are grown on longlines (100m long, 7.5m distant from each other, 10 m water depth). On the longlines mussel substrates (collector material during …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9305
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 23 2013
Culture of Cachama white (Piaractus brachypomus) in Colombia
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) The fish specimen shown in the photo is White Cachama, (Piaractus brachypomus) which belongs to the family Serrasalmidae. The Cachama white is a native to Colombia and widely distributed within South America, The species enjoys consumer preference and so good market due to its good quality flesh. This species suits well …
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Sep 23 2013
Use of top netting to exclude fish-eating birds (Colombia)
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) The top structures seen over the fish ponds are lines of thread, which are used as a network to prevent fish poaching by birds. These lines of thread are made of weather-resistant materials, and must be placed at a height of 1.8 meters above pond dikes to act against birds and …
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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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