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May 27 2012
An artisanal fishing boat “Aliyab” in South Sudan
Credit: Juma Frezar (South Sudan) The local name of this artisanal fishing boat is “Aliyab” after the name of Aliyab city in the state of Lakes where these boats are built by specialized boat builders. Boats are made of doum palm (gingerbread tree). The length of this type of fishing boat ranges from 3-4 meters. The …
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May 27 2012
Banded jewelfish (Hemichromis fasciatus) in aquaculture in Gabon (in French)
Credit: Charles Ibinga Maganga (Gabon) Hemichromis fasciatus, élevé au Gabon comme prédateur en étang d’élevage monosexe du Tilapia nilotica (les mises en charge se font en raison de 10% du nombre total de tilapia mis en charge). En effet, en élevage associe avec l’Oreochromis niloticus, il assure par sa prédation une régulation de la population …
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May 27 2012
Fish feed formulation in Gabon (in French)
Credit: Charles Ibinga Maganga (Gabon) Préparation d’aliment; mélangeur des sous produits: farine de viande « commandé en cote d’ivoire » et son de blé « SMAG /LBV » + huile de palme « SIAT/Gabon », ici à SODEPAL (Société d’Exploitation du Parc de la Lekedi) au sud-est du Gabon dans une zone rurale (Bakoumba); ainsi donc pour cet aliment très huileux, il faut …
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May 27 2012
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=3598
May 20 2012
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 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=3585
May 19 2012
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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May 19 2012
Integrated rabbit-fish in rural development programs
This information bite addresses the integration between rabbits and aquaculture. Number of rabbits for a specific acreage of a fish pond is recommended based on field observations. The advantages of rabbits in this integrated system have been covered especially in regard to its biological characters, its husbandry and the premium meat quality. The bite recommends …
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May 18 2012
Warm Water Fish Production Training course (2012)
The technical session of the 110-day “Warm Water Fish Production” training course started in Cairo on Monday 08 May, 2012. This course is supported by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The participants in the course are Alain Murekambanze (Burundi), Jean-Marie Manirambona (Burundi), Elie Badai (Cameroon), Jean Blaise …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=3559
May 18 2012
Karoga Fish station, Gitega Province (Burundi)
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) The photo shows the Karoga Fish station, Gitega Province in Burundi. There are 10 earthen ponds in the station, in which Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is farmed. It is planned to introduce African catfish, Clarias gariepinus to the station. Station ponds are fertilized by pig manure which are farmed beside. The station belongs to the Nationl …
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