Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Jun 25 2015
Why PL12 is the recommended stage for shrimp grow-out?
Photo credit: David Kawahigashi (Thailand – David Kawahigashi – Vannamei101) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo is for a batch of post-larvae 12 (PL12) of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) that are ready for stocking in grow-out facilities. From hatching, it takes about 21 days to reach the PL12. …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12739
Jun 24 2015
Commercial fish processing 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 the packaging section of one of the leading companies in Zambia that sells fish and fish fillets. This company was established in 1999 as a privately owned company whose core …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12735
Jun 19 2015
Feeding caged salmon – Video
Video credit and permitted by: The Scottish Salmon Company In this 1:30-min video, I would like to draw your attention to the monitoring system which allows the farm management to watch feeding activity in each cage and this would certainly help avoid overfeeding with its economics and environmental consequences.
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12728
Jun 18 2015
Intensive tilapia aquaculture in Morocco
Photos’ credit: Walid Salah El Din (Egypt) Review: Walid Salah El Din and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos have been taken in a commercial aquaculture project in Tangier region, Morocco. The area dedicated for fish farming is about 28 hectares, on which tilapia and crayfish are farmed. The farm depends …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12719
Jun 17 2015
Sturgeon nutrition and feeding
Photo credit: Facundo Marquez (Estuario del Plata – Uruguay) Review: Facundo Marquez and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This photo has been taken in a commercial caviar producing farm in Uruguay. The feed mill shown in the inserted photo belongs to the farm and produced feed and feed ingredients are certified …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12713
Jun 16 2015
Female fish farmer while managing her farm in Zambia
Credit: Numel Phiri (Zambia) Review: Numei Phiri and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo is taken in a small-scale fish farm in Zambia. The farm which belongs to a female fish farmer, has a total of 3 ponds; 2 breeding ponds (5mx5m) each and one production pond (20mx25m), the …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12708
Jun 12 2015
Construction and management of a typical fish farm in Burundi
Photo credit: Nick James (Rivendell Hatchery – South Africa) Review: Nick James and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an earthen fish pond under construction which is located near Bujumbura, Burundi. The average size of the pond in this private farm is 0.5 ha while …
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Jun 12 2015
Maintenance of cages in Lake Volta, Asuogyaman, (Ghana)
Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) As cage aquaculture continues to boom in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana, more and more people get employment in diverse fields. The insert shows a diver in a private cage farm in Lake Volta. His work primarily is to dive into the lake to check the conditions of the cages. This …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12699
Jun 09 2015
Dried “dagaa” in Musoma Market (Tanzania)
Photo credit: KIVA-API (build.kiva.org) Review: KIVA – API and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Musoma is a small town located in the northeastern corner of Tanzania, right on the shores of Lake Victoria. The local market shown in the picture is close to the lake shore, where one can see a pile …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12695
Jun 08 2015
Crab while eating Scallops; its favorite food – Video
This video was filmed in deep sea water in Scotland Video credit: Grant Campbell (Scot-Hatch Ltd, Scotland) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Sea stars and crabs are generally thought to have the largest predatory impact on seeded scallops of a variety of species. During sea ranching, a population …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12691