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Aug 31 2013
Conservación de Cocodrilo americano (Crocodylus acutus) en Centro de Acuicultura Tuna Carranza (Peru) – in Spanish
Source and credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala (Peru) a través de: Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga Actividades en Ejecución: Se cuenta con 288 ejemplares de diferentes edades (12 neonatos, 4 reproductores, 8 adultos, 18 pre-adultos y 246 juveniles). Adaptación del Cocodrilo Americano en ambientes controlados Reproducción y manejo del Cocodrilo Americano en cautiverio, logrando cerrar su ciclo …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9021
Aug 30 2013
Historic tragedy (when moray eels are involuntary fed on human)
Source of the photo: Les merveilles de la science – Chapter Pisciculture, by: Louis Figuier. Publisher: Furne, Jouvet et Cie. Year : 1869 Caption of the photo (in French): L’affranchi pollion faisant jeter un esclave aux murènes de ses viviers Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This is sad to review this tragedy that was happening during …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9016
Aug 30 2013
Packing hatchery produced fingerlings of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Egypt – Video
Video credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken at the Egyptian Aquaculture Center (Kafr El Sheikh) during the Warm water fish production training course (2012). The video shows the packing of the hatchery produced fingerlings of African catfish, Clarias Gariepinus. Hatching technology for the mass production of catfish …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9008
Aug 29 2013
Extraction of the pituitary gland of African catfish (a training tool) – Video
Video credit: Amal Magga (South Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken during the Warm water fish production training course. The video shows in details how the pituitary gland was successfully allocated and extracted. You will notice how the …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8998
Aug 28 2013
A smart overwintering system for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Egypt – Video
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Realizing that Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) could be threatened during several nights in Northen delta region (e.g. Kafr El Sheikh) during winter season. During this sensitive period of time, water temperature may drop to 8 or 9 C for few hours during nights. …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8993
Aug 28 2013
Fish sale by basket (Alexandria – Egypt) – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Lylian Wilfred Lugobola (Tanzania) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video shows fish sale by basket as promoted by some retail fish shops in Alexandria, Egypt. Each basket has one marine fish species. Usually fish are not iced indicating by fish sellers that fish are very fresh and are just …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8987
Aug 28 2013
Commercial fish feed production in Egypt (Video)
Video credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Fish feed industry is witnessing a steadily development in order to cope with aquaculture development which is about a million tons at the present. Fish feed is produced through different types of feed mills. This video shows feed production in commercial feed mills which are …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8983
Aug 28 2013
Historic information (1930) – Canoe use and improvement
Sources: C. W. Bishop, C. G. Abbot and A. Hrdlicka, Man from the farthest past. 1930. Publisher: Smithsonian Scientific Series Caption of the photo: Primitive canoes of the Australian aborigines. Bark canoes of various types are found in several widely separated regions. The following paragraph is cited from the above source: The canoe proper, made …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8979
Aug 27 2013
Sampling of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fingerlings in Egypt (Video)
Credit: Warm water Fish Production training course (2012) This video shows the sampling of grass carp fingerlings in the Barrage (Kanater) Station, Egypt. This is a part of the whole program on the biological control of aquatic plants in River Nile and canals using grass carp. The Channel Maintenance Research Institute (CMRI) is in charge …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8972
Aug 27 2013
Historic information – Group of Swiss lake dwellings
Sources: E.B. Worthington, Man from the farthest past, 1938. Publisher: Smithsonian Scientific Series Caption of the photo: Reconstruction of group of Swiss lake dwellings built over the water on piles. After Schmidt. The following paragraph is cited from the above source: Real architecture first appeared during the Neolithic phase of man development. Men then learned …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8966