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Jul 22 2013
Marine cage aquaculture in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) Sea cage farming is also promoted in the mariculture zone as an alternative livelihood to the fishing communities to increase production and family income. Cages are usually installed in cove areas classified into floating and fixed cages for the culture of milkfish, tilapia, grouper, siganids, pompano, seabass and other fin fishes …
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Jul 22 2013
Integrated aquaculture-mangrove system (aquasilvi) in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) An environment-friendly mangrove aquaculture system, aquasilvi promotes harmonious and co-existence between fishery species and mangrove trees in a semi-enclosed system. The aquasilvi culture experiences demonstrate how aquaculture can be integrated with rural development as a strategy for poverty alleviation and environmental conservation. The culture system helps in providing alternative livelihood to …
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Jul 20 2013
Red Sea fishes (Hermit crabs)
Photo credit: To a gentleman who I met once and it is shame to miss his name (thanks friend for the collection you shared with me years ago and forgive my weak memory) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal General information: There are more than 600 species of hermit crabs in the world; out of which few species are …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8424
Jul 19 2013
Red Sea fishes, Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)
Photo credit: To the gentleman who I met once and it is shame to miss his name (thanks friend for the collection you shared with me years ago and forgive my weak memory) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: The Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus is a species that belongs to hawkfish family Cirrhitidae. Longnose hawkfish reach about 12 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8417
Jul 17 2013
Recreational fishing (Hamata – Red Sea – Egypt)
Photo credit: Waleed Masood (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Hamata is the most southerly diving resort in Egypt’s Red Sea; situated about 180 km south of Marsa Alam, and about 360km south of Hurghada. Recently, Hamata is quickly …
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Jul 17 2013
Fish quarantine facilities in India
Photo credit : G. Venkata Raju (India) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal There are several fish quarantine stations/facilities located in India including the ones near the Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata airports. The Chennai quarantine facility is the one …
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Jul 16 2013
Farming practices of seaweed in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) Seaweed farming is widely practiced activity in coastal areas, sheltered with strong winds and wave action. Various methods are used in seaweed farming depending on the location and area of the farm such as modified fixed bottom monoline, long line method, and bamboo raft method. Note: We decided not to watermark …
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Jul 16 2013
Seaweed culture in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) Seaweed culture has gained a considerable adoption in the Philippines, in fact making up the large bulk of aquatic organisms production. The high cost of feeds for milkfish, tilapia and other farmed finfishes coupled with the growing market demand for seaweeds have encouraged many fish farmers to shift to seaweed farming …
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Jul 16 2013
Integrated rice-prawn culture in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) In this integrated system, 10% of the area is allocated for the culture of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii while 90% of the area is used for rice paddies. In this system, prawn ponds are located on the upper part beside the rice area. Water coming out from the prawn pond loaded …
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