Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Jan 27 2016
Cage culture of rainbow trout in Lake Tota (Colombia)
Photo credit: Karen Sachica Cepeda (Colombia) Review: Karen Sachica Cepeda and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Lake Tota with its 15,000-acre coverage is the largest lake in Colombia. The lake is located in the east of Boyacá department, inside the Province of Sugamuxi, and is the source of the Upia River which flows into the Orinoco River basin. Lake Tota …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13126
Jan 26 2016
Pond culture of rainbow trout in Ecuador
Photo credit: Diego Mauricio Carrillo Freire (Ecuador) Review: Diego Mauricio Carrillo Freire and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The introduction of trout (Oncorhynchusmykiss) into Ecuador took place in 1940s for sport fishing and then after used in aquaculture. According to FAO statistics, trout production from aquaculture amounted 3,200 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13117
Jan 23 2016
Lake Chad – Not only fish – It is a whole life – (Video)
Credit: Aliadoumadji Rimadoum (Chad) Review: Aliadoumadji Rimadoum and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Lake Chad basin is one of the most important agricultural heritage sites in the world. The lake is shared between Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria whereas each country often has different fishing methods, …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13111
Jan 16 2016
Cage aquaculture of tilapia in Zambia
Photos’ credit: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Review: Alick Grunnie Mbewe and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show Cage fish farming in Lumwana Dam in Solwezi District. This consists of 12 cages measuring 12 m X8 m X2 m deep. The promotion of tilapia cage aquaculture …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13108
Jan 14 2016
Shrimp aquaculture in Colombia
Photo credit: Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta (Colombia) Review: Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted shrimp farm shows a shrimp farm in Punta Canoa Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian shrimp production from aquaculture has witnessed significant fluctuations due to the high losses caused by the Taura …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13102
Jan 12 2016
African catfish from the farm to Ebolowa fish market – Cameroon
Photo credit: Francis Juliot Mougang (Cameroon) Review: Francis Juliot Mougang and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Aquaculture sector in Cameroon is predominantly comprised of small-scale producers locating in most cases in the rural areas. The inserted picture shows the harvest of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) produced in a fish …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13098
Jan 07 2016
Spirulina processing and Dihe consumption in Chad
Photos’ credit: Aliadoumadji Rimadoum (Chad) Review: Aliadoumadji Rimadoum and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Spirulina collection and utilization have a long history in Chad and go back as the 9th century Kanem Empire. In order to produce the “dihé”, the Kanembu women being in charge of the collection of spirulina …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13087
Jan 06 2016
Aquaculture in Burundi (Feed formulation and tilapia reproduction)- Video (in French)
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This video belongs to the “Direction du Centre National de Developpement de l’aquaculture et de la Peche Artisanala”- CNDAPA. The video focuses on aquaculture research; in particular fish nutrition and tilapia reproduction. The video shows the facilities and the descriptions of feed formulation as well as feed ingredients. …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13079
Jan 06 2016
Introduction and utilization of Grass carp in Argentina
Photo credit: Herman Hennig Hernando (Argentina) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) was first introduced in 1970s from Japan at the Chascomús and El Burro lakes in Buenos Aires province to control the growth of dense of aquatic plants in waterways and lentic …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13081
Dec 30 2015
Aggressive feeding outside water by catfish – Video
Video credit: Hai DO Xuan (Vietnam) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org This short video which was filmed in Vietnam shows how African catfish are temporarily leaving pond water trying aggressively to capture feed pellets which could be accidently dropped out of water. One can easily …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13064