Abdel Rahman El Gamal
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Sep 21 2019
A technical visit to a cooperative fish feed mill in Cameroon
Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted pictures cover a technical visit to a fish feed mill which is located at Ediki (South West) and managed by Common Initiative Group (CIG). The visit explores whether technical problems do exit in the operation. The …
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Sep 21 2019
Installation of liners in fish ponds in Kenya
Photo credit: Mercy Maiyo (Kenya) Description: Mercy Maiyo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show the lining process in fish ponds located in Nairobi County (Kenya). The pond shown in the picture is 150 m2. The lining is a valid approach whenever the pond soil is not naturally holding water. …
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Sep 20 2019
Aquaculture station and training center celebrates the National Day in Cameroon
Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show a segment of the celebration of Unity Day which is a holiday in Cameroon. This National Day is annually celebrated on 20 May. As seen in the photos, the “Aquaculture station & Training Centre” …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15180
Sep 18 2019
Cobia – a promising candidate for aquaculture in USA – Video
Video credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This short video clip was filmed in the facility affiliated to the University of Miami (USA). Based on its successful culture in first Taiwan and then after in various Asian countries, cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is believed to …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15175
Sep 17 2019
Fish-vegetable-horticulture integration in Malawi
Photo credit: Madalitso Magombo (Malawi) Description: Madalitso Magombo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an integrated farm of fish and vegetables as well as bananas (horticulture) that does exist in Zomba, Malawi and run by one of the fish farmers in the area. The integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) technology …
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Sep 16 2019
Tilapia aquaculture in Guatemala
Photo credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an earthen pond while prepared for tilapia culture. The pond is in Escuintla which is located in south central Guatemala. As shown in the picture, heavy machinery are used in …
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Sep 11 2019
Ovulation in koi carp – Video
Video credit: Mohamed Atta (Egypt) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video has been filmed in a koi hatchery in Vietnam. The focus of this short video is to share how the ovulation looks like in Koi carp which will be almost the same in most fish species. It …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15162
Sep 10 2019
Risk of excessive crowding of fish fry
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an excessive crowding of tilapia fry. The crowding condition is not unique and is commonly witnessed in hatcheries and done for easy scooping and bagging. It is commonly believed that because of the short crowding period, no harm to handled fish is …
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Sep 10 2019
Construction of a small fish pond 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 construction of a small fish pond in Madagascar. Typically, such small-size ponds do not justify the use of machinery. Added to that, the farmer usually does not have the cash …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15156
Sep 09 2019
Tilapia zillii – unwanted in fish ponds but highly demanded in markets in Egypt
Photo credit: Suzan Alfred and Mekki Zakaria (Sudan) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a batch of fish ready for the market. The traditional basket has mainly two fish groups; soles and green tilapia (Tilapia zillii). Whether caught from natural resources such as lakes (like the attached …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=15153