Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Feb 27 2015
Sun-drying of fish in Bangladesh
Credit: Abu Sayed Talukder & Zahangir Alam (Bangladesh) and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the traditional sun-drying method for fish in Bangladesh in which fish are exposed to sun for a period of 3-7 days depending on season (temperature) as well as type and size …
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Feb 26 2015
Biodiversity and culture in Bolivia – Not fishery-related (in Spanish)- Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Submitted by: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) This is the first time to post a video which is not directly related to aquaculture or fishery. However and regardless the language barrier -to me- I enjoyed this video and decided to share it with you. I placed a warning statement in the title “un-related fishery” …
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Feb 25 2015
Oil trapping and swim bladder inflation of marine fish
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture was taken in a marine hatchery in Italy in which gilthead seabream and European seabass are reproduced. The simple devices shown on the water surface of the tank are skimmers which trap oil originating from rotifers being fed an enrichment diet. …
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Feb 23 2015
Development of communal aquaculture in Malawi
Credit: Carolyn Madalo Chinguo (Malawi) The inserted picture shows persons carrying live fingerlings in plastic bags. The oxygen added would ensure a safe arrival of transported fish until reaching the fish ponds. The persons belong to the communities that received free fingerlings for their communal fish ponds and they were rushing to …
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Feb 18 2015
Water quality analysis in a Bolivian fish pond – Video (in Spanish)
Video submitted by: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This short video clip presented very quickly the water quality practices in an earthen pond. Even though, the language of the video Spanish, the contents are easy to follow. The main components shown in the clip are pond …
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Feb 18 2015
Cage aquaculture and job creation in the Asuogyaman District, Ghana
Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) Most of the cage aquaculture in Ghana is practiced in Lake Volta in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern region. As cage aquaculture continues to boom in this district, more and more people get employment in diverse fields. The insert shows the sowing of cage nets which is done …
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Feb 14 2015
First use of “Secchi disk” in measuring water transparency
Being a simple and useful tool, the “Secchi disc” or “Secchi disk” is widely used as a simple tool for measuring the transparency in water bodies including fish ponds. The disk is commonly identified by its circular appearance with its black and white quadrates. The simplicity of the disk goes also …
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Feb 13 2015
Intergated riz-poisson au Sénégal (in French)
Credit: Makhtar Ndiaye (Senegal) Un producteur privé associant la production de riz à l’élevage de tilapia des eaux douces à Richard-Toll dans la région de Saint-Louis /Sénégal. Rizipisciculture est une pratique pas trop fréquente dans cette zone, mais avec une bonne vulgarisation elle pourra prendre un envol, pour vu que les ressources …
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Feb 11 2015
Sea lion show in the Sea World, San Diego, California (USA) – Video
This 8-min video was filmed at the sea lion and otter stadium in the Sea World, San Diego, California, USA. The full show is about twice as long as the current video. The interaction between the audience and the performers along with the well- trained sea lions is high as the whole show is …
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