Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Dec 21 2019
Culture of all-male tilapia in Senegal
Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean Marie and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show the production and distribution of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings in Senegal. Typically, all-male tilapia is produced via hormonal treatment using 17-alpha methyl testosterone. The pictures have been taken in a private tilapia hatchery …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15308
Dec 15 2019
Culture of rainbow trout in Pakistan (Overview)
Photo credit: Yousuf Jan (Pakistan) Description: Yousuf Jan and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Historically, the culture of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Pakistan; in particular in Gilgit Baltistan dates back to 1906-1908 starting with aged ova that were carried to Gilgit by Potters and then hatched under the supervision of experts …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15302
Dec 07 2019
Fish Culture Development training course – 2019 (Prior to graduation)
The inserted pictures have been taken on Thursday (December 5), the day of my very last contribution to this program. This 11-week “Fish Culture Development” training course has been annually organized and supported since 1989 by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). Eng. Hend Arafa (EICA, Director General), and Eng. Manal attended one of …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15296
Nov 26 2019
Fish sale at Saadan landing site (Tanga – Tanzania)
Photo credit: Farida Mohamed (Tanzania) Description:Farida Mohamed and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture was taken in an open landing site at Saadan (Tanga) in which fish sale takes place. In this market, men are normally the fish sellers while women are usually the fish buyers. The fish shown in …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15266
Nov 25 2019
Culture of ornamental fish in Kenya (Video)
I filmed this video during my visit to this farm (September 2018). The production of this farm is highly diversified having food fish and ornamental fish. The ornamental fish especially the koi carp is the main product of the farm where considerable variation in the size, variety and so the price do exist. The farm …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15262
Nov 23 2019
Aquaponics in Ukraine
Photo credit: Tamara Dombrovska (Ukraine) Description: Tamara Dombrovska and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a part of an aquaponics in Ukraine. The project is located at Vasylkiv city (30 km from Kiev). The aquaculture recirculating system hosts tilapia and African catfish; both species have been imported from the …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15258
Nov 20 2019
Beach-seining fishery in Sri Lanka
Photo credit: Mahanamanam Geeganga Gamage Gunasena (Sri Lanka) Description: Mahanamanam Geeganga Gamage Gunasen and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the beach seine fishing which is a kind of traditional fishing practice used in coastal fishery. The net is long about 500m which can cover about 2 ha of …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15251
Oct 25 2019
Regulating Nile perch fishery in Tanzania
Photo credit: Bilali Bandali (Tanzania) Review: Bilali Bandali and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) According to FAO statistics the catch of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) from Tanzanian waters amounted 73025, 68403 and 70626 tons in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are the fishery resources of Nile perch …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15223
Oct 21 2019
Promoting the role of women in fish culture in Senegal
Photo credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean-Marie Sambou and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows fish cages of 10-m3 volume each. These net cages are a part of a promotion project targeting women in particular. The project is sponsored by CORPSAFRICA; an NGO caring mainly on woman having a …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15240
Oct 21 2019
Cage culture of tilapia in Madagascar
Photo credit:Marcel Jean Adavelo (Madagascar) – Review:Marcel Jean Adavelo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the culture of tilapia in cages in Boeny Region, situated in the Northwestern side of Madagascar. The target of this experimental unit is to collect the necessary information needed before promoting cage culture …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15237